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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is to provide support to suckler and beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS) is to further increase the economic efficiency of and enhance animal health and husbandry on suckler farms. Applications for this scheme were accepted through the www.Agfood.ie online portal from 03 August 2023. The original closing date of 12 September 2023 was extended to 23.59hrs on 26 September in order that applications could be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Earlier this year the I introduced the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act (No. 21 of 2023) which was signed into law 11th July 2023. One of the key elements of the Act is providing for matters relating to the regulation of veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed left to national law by new EU regulations which came into force in 2022. The Act...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department introduced a National Fertiliser Database to register all Professional Fertiliser End Users and Fertiliser Economic Operators and to record the movement of fertiliser from point of import or manufacture to end user. There are highly integrated supply chains on the island of Ireland and the introduction of the National Fertiliser Database will not disrupt them. Farmers and other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: At the national level, Carbon Farming is an important enabler for the agriculture and land use sectors to meet our climate targets. As set out in the most recent Climate Action Plan (2023), I have committed to the development of an enabling framework which can potentially reward farmers and land owners partaking in emission mitigating and carbon removal activities. It is important that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish tillage sector is an important and integral component of the Agri-Food industry which I have strongly supported in recent years. The importance of the tillage sector is recognised in the Food Vision 2030 strategy and in the Climate Action Plan 2023 where a target is set out to increase the area in tillage to 400,000 hectares. This is an ambitious target, but I firmly believe...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware and fully appreciate the many challenges that tillage growers have experienced in 2023 as a result of unfavourable weather conditions throughout the crop growing season, and I am aware of some unharvested crops in a number of areas. The case for additional risk management tools such as voluntary insurance schemes were examined in the preparation of Ireland's CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In recognition of the difficulties experienced by the tillage and horticultural sectors this year, I secured €9.53 million from the EU Agricultural Reserve of which €7.147 million will go to support the tillage sector and €2.382 to the horticulture sector. The tillage allocation will be distributed as a one-off flat rate payment of €28 per hectare on the area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department requested the television company provide all of the footage available, and any other information it had in relation to the allegations outlined in the programme. Following receipt of this material in relation to the allegations, my Department commenced and continues its investigation into the matter with a view to taking whatever action is appropriate. As this matter is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector is a sector I have strongly supported in recent years. I doubled the annual budget for the Protein Aid Scheme from €3m to €7m and the Tillage Incentive Scheme resulted in payments of almost €11 million to scheme applicants last year. I have committed to pay the €200 maintenance on new ground from 2023 also. The Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1465 was adopted on 14 July 2023 and provides for emergency support for the agricultural sectors affected by specific problems impacting on the economic viability of agricultural producers. It is the third emergency aid package in 2023. The first two emergency aid packages were introduced in April and June 2023 and provided aid to Bulgaria,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has no involvement in, or responsibility for any such designation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The composition of the board of Teagasc, the Teagasc Authority, is prescribed in the First Schedule of the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act of 1988. While there is no provision reserving appointments for individual sectors, the Act provides for strong stakeholder representation from across the agri-food industry within an overall cap of 11 Board members . It includes the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. My Department is currently engaging with the European Commission with a view to obtaining approval to introduce a Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme under the current CAP Strategic Plan. The key objective of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2023 the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Support for Sustainability (CRISS) and ECO schemes replaced BPS (Basic Payment Scheme) and Greening payments. The above-named herd applied on 5thApril 2023 under the BISS and associated schemes. In 2022, €1,915.91 was paid to the applicant at advance payment stage, comprising €1,330.49...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. I wish to advise that On Farm Capital Investmentsis included as a measure under the current CAP Strategic Plan to provide support for capital investments on farms. Any operational support for transport cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (the Fund), under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. The Fund is distributed in accordance with Section 12(6) of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, with 80% going to Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and 20% to Rásaíocht Con...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the statutory Agriculture Appeals facility operates independently of my Department. I have been informed that the Agriculture Appeals Office received an appeal from the person named on 20thSeptember 2023. I am also informed the Agriculture Appeals Office requested the Department’s statement on the grounds of appeal and the related documents and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not engaged the company (details supplied).

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Natura lands (SAC and SPA) are incredibly diverse and important agricultural lands within the State. A number of supports are already in place within specific Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) schemes for these lands. Specifically in ACRES CP, farmers will receive payment according to the score i.e. quality of their designated land and this is supported by a suite of...