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

Dara Calleary: The CSO's 2016 Farm Structures Survey provides detailed information on the number of farms by size on a regional basis. The average farm size in 2016 was 32.4 hectares. However, farms in the Border Midlands and West region averaged 27.1 hectares in 2016, compared to 38.3 hectares in the South and East region. Data on farm size by county is not readily available. Tables 1 provides a...

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.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this matter and for his contact over the past days. As the Deputy has said, the pier in Union Hall is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its operation, maintenance and development lies with Cork County Council and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I have, therefore, no direct remit in this...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: On Union Hall pier, my Department has no specific remit on the matter but we will reach out to Cork County Council given the case the Deputy has made to me over a number of days to ascertain the viability of those alternatives. With regard to Dinish pier, my Department is engaging with the company and much discussion is under way. I am anxious to see the project proceed. I will take the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: There are no marine piers in Tipperary.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: A Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) is a product, which must be produced, processed or prepared in a particular geographical area, and where a specific quality, reputation, or other characteristics are attributable to that area. I believe that such schemes can provide a positive economic opportunity for producers and for rural areas. Officials from my Department have been working...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Food Industry (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to the establishment of a new authority to be called the National Food Ombudsman to enforce the provisions of Directive (EU) No. 2019/633 Unfair Trading Practices (UTP Directive), which must be transposed into Irish law by 1 May 2021. Any proposed measures that extend beyond the minimum harmonisation requirements of the UTP Directive would...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy not least our ambition to allocate €1.5bn to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP. I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget. This will be included in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and we aim to pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I am very conscious of the important role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector, and its valuable contribution to the rural economy. To date, the existing sheep welfare scheme has delivered supports of €50.3 million to over 21,000 farmers since its inception in 2016. Under the new programme for Government, we have committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for his question which I recognise has been raised from a well-meaning perspective; however, my Department has no function in this matter which is a commercial issue between a private veterinary practitioner and a client.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Govt has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy not least our ambition to allocate €1.5bn to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP. I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget. This will be included in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and we aim to pilot some...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Forestry Sector (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190, 191 and 192 together. I am acutely aware that delays in issuing licences has led to difficulties for some in the sector. My Department is intensively engaging with all relevant stakeholders on these issues. The current licensing difficulties are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP). These were introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Diseases (23 Jul 2020)

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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The Act was passed, after a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Applications for forestry licences are processed under a formal consent system and every application must be carefully assessed for its potential impact on the surrounding countryside and environment. The application for afforestation by the person named is near to some designated sites and potential impacts on those sites must be considered. In this respect, the applicant submitted a Natura...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Applications for forestry licences are processed under a formal consent system and every application must be carefully assessed for its potential impact on the surrounding countryside and environment. The application for afforestation by the person named is near to some designated sites and potential impacts on those sites must be considered. In this respect the applicant submitted a Natura...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 490 and 514 together. A letter from a member of the public addressed to Minister Humphreys (dated January 22nd) was received in DAFM on 24thJanuary, and was passed to the appropriate senior line manager for consideration. It was passed to the Department without any representations, notation or any other contact from Minister Humphreys. Once received the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 491, 492 and 493 together. The commencement of the Forestry Act, 2014 in May, 2017 brought about significant changes in the consent process for forestry operations. Felling licences are now valid for up to 10 years and may cover several felling events, such as thinning then clear felling on the same plot. Landowners considering future operations, have the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 transferred the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. The Licensing Authority is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, an official of the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval. It should be noted that the appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the...