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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Jul 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provided financial support to farmers for using technology and genomics to improve the national herd. Farmers had to meet standards on genotyped animals. The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S) was to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd though improvement in the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provided financial support to farmers for using technology and genomics to improve the national herd. Farmers had to meet standards on genotyped animals. There are no participants in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) in 2023 as the scheme ended in 2022. It has been replaced by the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) which will run...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S) was to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd though improvement in the quantity and quality of performance data that is collected. This was done through the enhancement of the national herd dataset for genetic evaluations, with a view to supporting the adoption of best practice and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S) is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd though improvement in the quantity and quality of performance data that is collected. This is done through the enhancement of the national herd dataset for genetic evaluations, with a view to supporting the adoption of best practice and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department’s dairy inspectorate carries out frequent risk-based official controls at Infant Formula establishments involved in the manufacture and packing of Infant Formulae and Follow-on formulae which are intended for placing on the market in EU Member States or for export to non-EU countries. Controls are carried out to verify that infant formula composition and labelling is...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme (HEPS) was a support measure introduced in 2022 with a budget of €2.8 million. The Scheme was launched as part of a package of support measures announced by the EU Commission providing for exceptional adjustment aid to producers in the agricultural sectors. HEPS provided a once-off payment to growers in those horticulture sub-sectors most...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme (HEPS) was a support measure introduced in 2022 with a budget of €2.8 million. The Scheme was launched as part of a package of support measures announced by the EU Commission providing for exceptional adjustment aid to producers in the agricultural sectors. HEPS provided a once-off payment to growers in those horticulture sub-sectors most...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Food production and export is a major component of the Irish economy and the development and enhancement of new international markets for agrifood products remains an important part of the remit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with approximately 90% of the food produced in Ireland being exported. Chief amongst this has been the Irish meat sector which has continued...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has a Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) who fosters awareness of equality and disability issues among staff and provides support, advice and guidance to staff and managers in ensuring staff with a disability have equal opportunities throughout their career in my Department. The Disability Liaison Officer also facilitates reasonable accommodations as appropriate for employees with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland is obliged to report and account for all greenhouse gases in Ireland under our international obligations and this includes sequestration and emissions from forestry. This does not imply ownership but simply reflects the requirement for those reductions and emissions to be included in the State’s climate inventory. There is no such similar mandatory accounting framework for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP 2023-2027 has commenced this year and payments will issue in the fourth quarter of the year across a very broad range of schemes. With this being the first year of the new CAP Strategic Plan, a whole range of new schemes are being introduced along with substantial changes to existing schemes, over a relatively short time period. I am fully committed to making payments to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy pointed out, families bereaved during the Troubles continue to feel the pain and the loss, and continue to seek the truth, accountability and justice. Existing mechanisms for dealing with the legacy of the past, while not perfect, deliver important outcomes for those families, such as the vindication of a murdered loved one's innocence. In its legacy Bill, the UK Government...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy was the only one to mention anyone's name in the two-hour debate yesterday. My contribution was about how we, as a Government, are working to support family farms across the country and to ensure that farmers and the families that depend on them and the rural economies that depend on them are strongly supported by the Government. That is our focus from an agricultural point of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It seems clear from the Deputy's contribution that there is lots of investment happening in new schools in his constituency. That certainly is my experience in Donegal, where we have had unprecedented investment in new schools and school facilities. The Minister, Deputy Foley, with the backing of the Government, has made capital spending a priority to ensure young people are studying, and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this pressing issue. It is an issue that the Department of Finance is currently working its way through. The objective of the Government is to ensure that those who are actively farming their land are not put in a situation whereby because the zoned land tax will apply to them, they cannot continue to farm or must sell the land. They need to be able to apply...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy. The findings of the research undertaken in the scoping study on the sexual exploitation of children and young people in Ireland are deeply troubling. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is working closely with the senior management of Tusla on the matter and will prioritise a review of the findings of the scoping study and its...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy. As he knows, I have provided numerous briefings to outline the position and the challenges we have had over the past six months. The factual position is that we are between forestry programmes. We are currently waiting for state aid approval of our new forestry programme. That means we have not been in a position to issue new licences in recent months and will be...