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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: TAMS II measures provide grants for capital investment in physical assets to assist the agriculture sector, including the pig sector, to develop their businesses. An increase in the investment ceiling for the Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme under TAMs was a key recommendation from the PISG and this is currently being put in place. Other supports stemming from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (National Pig Identification and Tracing System)(Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 364 of 2010) requires that any person who keeps any pigs, must, at least annually, conduct a census on his/her holding, at a time determined by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  The 2019 Pig Census was conducted on 13 October 2019.  The information...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Extensive research funded by DAFM since the 1980s concluded that badgers posed a significant disease transmission route for bovine TB (bTB). Therefore, it was critical to address this risk as part of the eradication programme. Commencing in 2002, systems were put in place whereby serious breakdowns of bTB were investigated by a state veterinarian. If evidence was established of infection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information requested is set down in the Table below. The categorisation reflects the description on the DAFM animal health IT system. Herd TB Restrictions count by Herd Type 2019 and 2020 to date. Total Suckler Dairy Beef Other Herds Restricted in 2019 4,060 1,750 1,183 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: A bTB Stakeholder Forum was established in 2018 to consider initiatives consistent with achieving eradication by 2030. The Forum finalised its report last year containing a series of proposals which had broad stakeholder support. I will be launching a renewed TB strategy in the near future which will be informed by the Forum Report. Stakeholders have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainable Development Goals (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all countries of the United Nations, has seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is a whole-of-government response to the delivery of Ireland’s SDG commitments. My colleague, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment has lead responsibility for promoting and overseeing the coherent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department does not provide direct grants to students in the seven Agricultural Colleges run by Teagasc.  State support for Teagasc activities is provided yearly via block Grant in Aid funding which Teagasc then distributes across its research, advisory, education and training services to fund specific programmes, initiatives, actions etc. The Grant in Aid allocation for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The current EU approval of glyphosate runs until December 2022. The EU process to consider if the approval can be renewed has started and is both detailed and rigorous. A technical dossier was formally submitted to the European Commission on 8 June 2020 by a group of interested companies known as the Glyphosate Renewal Group. The dossier will be made available to the public during the summer....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: In recent years, the priority of my Department has shifted to the encouragement of generational change for farmers by assisting the development of our young farmers. There is a range of supports in place, including specific agri-taxation measures to incentivise this generational change. These agri-taxation measures specifically aimed at young farmers include 100% stock relief on income...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: In December 2017, Ireland secured a renewal of its nitrates derogation for the period 2018 – 2021 on the basis of a strengthened set of water protection measures. There is an obligation to review Ireland's Nitrates Regulations in 2021 and the Nitrates derogation will be considered as part of this review. Ireland conducted a voluntary interim review in 2019 to examine further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: While there is currently no specific carbon neutral beef standard, my Department is progressing a range of actions aimed at improving the environmental sustainability of agri-food production in general. and beef production in particular. Current schemes, such as the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme-Sucklers (BEEP-S), are focused on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 952, 953 and 954 together. My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHC), located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. Funding is made available on an annual basis by my Department to the Fishery Harbour Centres, including Ros an Mhíl,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information requested by the deputy is set out in the table below. Year Programme Amount (in millions) 2010 EAGF 2007-2013 1,305 2011 EAGF 2007-2013 1,298 2012 EAGF 2007-2013 1,285 2013 EAGF 2007-2013 1,231 2014 EAGF...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 956 and 958 together. Ireland’s key objective throughout the negotiations on the post-2020 EU budget has been the retention of a sufficient budget for CAP post-2020. Notwithstanding the challenging negotiations, the overall outcome is a positive one.  Ireland has succeeded in the objective to maintain the CAP budget...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below   EAFRD Receipts 2010 to 2020 Pillar II Year Programme Amount (in  € millions) RDP 2007-2013 Amount (in € millions) RDP  2014-2020 2010 2013-2007 RDP (Includes Leader) 295 2011 2013-2007...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information requested is currently being compiled and a reply will issue to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: An application under the BEAM scheme was submitted under appeal by the person named on the 19th August 2019 as they believed they had animals eligible for payment under the scheme.  The tag numbers provided by the person named as part of the appeal were reviewed by officials from my Department and it was determined that they did not meet the eligibility criteria for payment under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: There are no plans to reopen the current GLAS scheme as it is fully subscribed and all funding is committed. This is also the case for our Rural Development Programme as a whole and all schemes therein are fully subscribed and the entire €4 bn budget is committed. The Programme for Government has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy including our ambition...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I assume the Deputy is referring to discussions on the Multiannual Financial Framework at the European Council. The retention of a sufficient budget for the post-2020 CAP has been a key objective of Ireland throughout the negotiations on the post-2020 EU budget.  The recent agreement at the European Council in July represents a positive outcome, as we have sought, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 963 and 964 together. The majority of actions in GLAS must be delivered on a parcel with a reference area on IACS as per the scheme terms and conditions. Due to this, GLAS does not hold data on scrubland. Furthermore, the hedgerow actions are measured in metres and not hectares as per the specifications. The below table provides the average...