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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising (4 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department only shares personal data with third parties where there is a legal basis to do so and in line with our obligations under Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Regarding the specific example cited by the Deputy-  Irish Bioenergy association IrBEA compiled the content for the Green Waste leaflet and no personal data was shared with IrBEA by my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (4 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is aware of the impact caused by flood event of last July in the Shannon Callows area and the subsequent difficulties in harvesting fodder in the callow regions. In this regard, I would like to highlight that my Department paid out €56 million in funding to farmers under the 2022 Fodder Scheme in response to the Ukraine crisis.  A further €30 million has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 502 together. There is no national map which zones public lands for forestry. However a new National Land Cover map released at the end of 2022 maps the distribution of different land types. The National Land Cover Map was produced by the National Mapping Division of Tailte Éireann (formerly Ordnance Survey of Ireland) in partnership with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460, 461, 462, 464 and 465 together. The farmer definition remains as published in the scheme document as follows: Applicants that can pass the Departments Active farmer check and that are an approved member of Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) scheme in the application year and a member of either BISS or Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has examined the relevant records and have confirmed that, in line with the terms and conditions of the scheme, an inspection was carried out in this case as part of the 2022 Fodder Support Scheme application. Following the outcome of this inspection, the applicant requested a review of the original decision made by the inspector. Payment was held pending the final decision of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deer Tree Shelter, Hare and Deer Fencing Scheme (DTS) opened for applications from 25 September, 2023. The scheme assists applicants to protect forests which may be susceptible to damage by deer in the vicinity. Alder, however, is not palatable for deer to eat and therefore is not susceptible to deer damage. For this reason Alder was not eligible under the previous Forestry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is an agri-environment climate measure under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. ACRES is designed to deliver significant long term environmental improvement through the participation of a significant number of farmers on the most appropriate land. The Government has committed €1.5 billion to ACRES over its duration....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In accordance with the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations, (S.I. No. 113 of 2022, as amended), the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in consultation with me, last year agreed and published criteria to determine whether the period for slurry spreading could be extended beyond the 30th of September up to the 15th of October. These scientific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The questions raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question posed by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: A reply is currently being prepared and will be forwarded to the Deputy directly once finalized.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: There is no statutory surveillance or control programme for TB in goats in Ireland, as there is in cattle. Whilst there is a compensation scheme available to eligible herdowners of bovines in the event of a TB outbreak, funded in part from disease levies collected on milk supplies and and bovines slaughtered or exported live, there is no compensation scheme available to or collection of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended) and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Payments under the 2022 Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) commenced in December 2022 for all applications which were cleared at that time. Payments continued to issue into calendar year 2023 as further cases were cleared. The table below outlines details of all payments made under the 2022 Tillage Incentive Scheme in calendar years 2022 and 2023. 2022 Tillage Incentive Scheme ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1stJanuary 2017. GLAS payments have issued to this herd for scheme years 2017 to 2022, inclusive. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within my Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. Processing of the outstanding payments in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 477 together. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 478, 479 and 480 together. The Liming Programme was introduced by my Department to incentivise the use of Lime a natural soil conditioner, which corrects soil acidity by neutralising the acids that are present in the soil. Almost 41,000 applications were received from farmers seeking to participate in the Programme. In response to this phenomenal level of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, it is my aim to deliver a licensing system which meets the needs of the forestry sector at all stages of the licencing process. This is regardless of whether that application comes from a private individual, a forest owner or Coillte. We recognise that each licence has a value, particularly to the rural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The numbers of data breaches recorded by my Department, since 2016, are as outlined in the table below. It should be noted that no records of data breaches were maintained before this time. The current operational procedure is that the majority of low-risk data breaches are not reported to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in line with DPC guidance on this issue. 2016 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...