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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. Officials in my Department are currently collating the information requested and I will respond to the Deputy within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 674 and 675 together. The Department has engaged in preliminary work on the scope for the possibility of introducing mandatory electronic identification (EID) of bovines against a background of the benefits that could accrue to stakeholders including the Department and introduction of EU Animal Health Regulation which will become operational on 21...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Pearl Mussel Project is operationally independent of my Department and is run by the Pearl Mussel Project Team. The information below is sourced from the Project Team. The breakdown per county of payments made are shown below. These payment levels reflect year one of the programme and the environmental quality on the ground. This is very much a baseline level prior to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department is currently involved in the preparation of a National Land Cover map as part of a project led by Ordnance Survey Ireland, in co-operation with several agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The group of technical experts have agreed that the Fossitt classification system, is appropriate with adaptations,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 678 and 694 together. PGI status requires products to be produced in accordance with a particular technical specification and producers are required to meet that specification. This is in addition to the legal requirements applying to food production in EU Member States. My Department officials have been working with Bord Bia on the various technical and legal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) started in 2019. Accordingly, there were no payments for the preceding years 2015 to 2018. Also included are the number of applicants under the BEEP-Suckler Scheme. Payments are not due to issue under this Scheme until later in 2020. County ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Sheep Welfare Scheme is a four year scheme that was introduced by my Department in 2016 and runs from 2017 - 2020. Initial payments under the scheme commenced in November 2017. Payments under the scheme are in the form of an advance payment which issues in Quarter 4, and a balancing payment which issues in Quarter 2 of the following year. As such, payments do not issue per quarter and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Please see table below that provides a county breakdown for each scheme year for the numbers of unsuccessful applicants to the Sheep Welfare Scheme. There are a number of reasons as to why an application for participation in the scheme would be unsuccessful. Typical reasons for this in the first year of the scheme were that applications were returned to my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Dara Calleary) The information requested is provided in the below table. The 2020 scheme year payments have yet to commence and are scheduled for November when the 2020 advance payment will be made. ">GLAS Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The below table provides figures in relation to the number of unsuccessful applications per county in respect of GLAS. Applications are unsuccessful if they do not meet the required criteria as per the terms and conditions. Tranche County Count GLAS1 Carlow 6 GLAS1 Cavan 25 GLAS1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land Use (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department obtains information on the number of farmers operating on land such as commonage land and land eligible for schemes such as the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme from the annual applications for participation in a number of schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme and the ANC. The two tables provide information derived from those applications. Table A: The number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 685 and 686 together. Please find below tables for each Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme year from 2015 - 2020 showing the following information: Scheme Years 2015 - 2019: Total number of eligible applications, total number of applications paid, total amount paid per county and the value of the average payment received by individuals in that county....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Over the years 2018 and 2019, an increase in funding amounting to €48 million was secured for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme by my Department, bringing the total annual budget for the scheme to €250 million for 2019 and 2020. The budget for the ANC scheme, and indeed for other schemes administered by my Department, for 2021 and future...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The table below shows the total breakdown in funding for the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme between EU and Exchequer funding in the years 2015 - 2020. As my Department has secured additional funding for the Scheme in recent years, this has been funded via the Exchequer and thus the balance between EU and Exchequer funding has changed over the relevant period. Please note,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. Officials in my Department are currently collating the information requested and I will respond to the Deputy within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department maintains linear hedgerow data in relation to a subset of farmers who have Ecological Focus Area obligations under the Greening Scheme. However, it does not currently maintain a national dataset on the area of hedgerows per county. The information relating to scrub is currently being collated and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government makes a number of commitments for the forestry sector in Ireland. These include the alignment of the licensing and appeals processes with other similar processes, a commitment to implement the recommendations of the Mackinnon Review and to ensure the licensing system is sufficiently resourced to clear the existing backlog. The Deputy will be aware...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: It is not possible to provide a response to the Deputy in the required timeframe. I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 42A.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 governs the monitoring of carcase classification. My Department fully endorses and supports the objective of ensuring a robust system of carcass classification and maintaining the confidence of farmers in it. To this end, carcase classification controls in slaughter plants are carried out by a dedicated team of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Statistics on area farmed and livestock numbers are compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on a regional rather than a county basis in most cases. The table details, in respect of 2019 shows: - area farmed (Utililsable Agricultural Area) in June by region and by type of land use - number of cattle in June by region and by county - number of sheep, pigs, poultry etc by region Number...