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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Dara Calleary: 1484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for the introduction of new farm schemes such as the rollover of GLAS and extension of TAMS; the options available to farmers that have exited schemes such as AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32301/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2020)

Dara Calleary: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason those in receipt of farm assist payments are excluded from receiving the enterprise support grant in order to assist in returning an off-farm business after Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23388/20]

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

Dara Calleary: Teagasc is the primary education provider for the farming community delivering a wide range of programmes on a full-time, part-time and distance education basis including the Green Cert Programme.  I am advised that Teagasc has not cancelled any courses arising from COVID 19. In regard to full-time courses, its agricultural colleges plan to reopen in September...

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

Dara Calleary: ..., dogs, cats and ferrets moved between EU Member States must be accompanied by an EU pet passport, be microchipped, and have a valid rabies vaccination. Premises engaged in the commercial export of dogs and certain other (non-farmed) animals from Ireland must be registered with my Department. Before export, these animals must undergo a clinical examination by an authorised veterinarian,...

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

Dara Calleary: On 24 July, I met with the organisation named as part of a range of introductory meetings with the farm organisations.   We had wide-ranging discussions on a series of issues including CAP funding, Budget 2021, the Beef Task Force, Brexit and the on-going efforts to re-open the Chinese market for Irish beef.   I look forward to working with all stakeholders to...

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

Dara Calleary: ...;11m are still outstanding to be claimed. The additional allocation in the July stimulus for these investments under TAMS will help to ensure that we can meet the growing demand from applicants as well as driving significant growth in on-farm electricity generation.

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

Dara Calleary: ...and to identify the location of badger setts.  A targeted removal program would follow the completion of these surveys which involved trapping/removing badgers within a 2Km radius of the affected farm, and by this means the local badger densities would be maintained at an average of 0.5 badgers Km2, which is below the 2-3 badgers Km2normally found in the areas of Ireland where cattle...

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

Dara Calleary: ...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 opportunities for derogation farmers to improve efficiencies and continue to reduce their environmental footprint with particular regard to water, climate and air quality. The measures in Ireland’s nitrates...

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

Dara Calleary: ...of the beef herd.  The Programme for Government includes commitments to work with farmers to address the climate and biodiversity crisis, while rewarding farmers for adapting to more sustainable farming methods.

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

Dara Calleary: ...-2020. Notwithstanding the challenging negotiations, the overall outcome is a positive one.  Ireland has succeeded in the objective to maintain the CAP budget for the 2021-2027 period for the farming sector and rural development.  The Commission's original proposal for the CAP included a 15% cut in rural development expenditure and a 4% cut in...

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

Dara Calleary: ...the outcome of the negotiations in respect of the CAP for Ireland.  Ireland has consistently rejected proposed cuts to the CAP budget post-2020, particularly given the additional environmental and climate demands being made of farmers, and the need to meet the higher levels of environment and climate ambition set out in the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies.  ...

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

Dara Calleary: Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 (RDP) represents a substantial investment, by both the EU and the National Exchequer, in the agri-food sector and in Irish farmers. The RDP is co-funded by the EU’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ( EAFRD) to a sum of €2.19 billion over the programme lifespan. This EU funding is...

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

Dara Calleary: My Department is the competent authority for the carrying out of official controls to verify that dairy farms are fully compliant with the EU Hygiene Package of legislation on the production, control and marketing of products of animal origin and animal health issues in relation to the production of, inter alia, dairy products. Official controls are carried out annually by my Department on a...

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

Dara Calleary: The vast bulk of my Department's Communications Budget is spent on advertising in respect of press notices in the specialised farming press, provincial and national newspapers. The expenditure set out in the table below includes the publication of Statutory Notices that are required to comply with various national and EU legislative requirements. Decisions on the placement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Veterinary Inspectors and Technical Agricultural Officers of my Department around the country are tasked with striving to ensure that animals are being farmed ethically, developing initiatives aimed at cultivating best practice, particularly in relation to animal health and welfare, and conducting disease control related inspections at farm level under Animal Health and Welfare...

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

Dara Calleary: ...objective throughout the negotiations on the post-2020 EU budget has been the retention of a sufficient budget for CAP post-2020.  This is particularly important in light of the ongoing needs of farmers, including the requirements of higher levels of environment and climate ambition set out in the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: ... for the TAMS budget must be to get applicants with existing approvals who do not intend to proceed with the investment to let us know so that we can use the that financial commitment for other applicants.  My Department has raised this with farm organisations and with the advisory bodies who have a key role to play in communicating this message to farmers. Tranche...

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

Dara Calleary: The CSO Farm Structure Survey in 2016 estimated that there are 137,500 farms in Ireland, with 137,100 of these classified as family farms (99.7%). The CSO defines these farms as those that "are operated as family based enterprises". The CSO estimated that the average farm size in Ireland is 32.4 hectares. The Teagasc National Farm Survey preliminary estimates for 2019 found that on average...

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

Dara Calleary: The CSO Farm Structure Survey in 2016 estimated that there are 137,500 farms in Ireland, with 400 of these not classified as family farms (0.3%). The CSO defines these “Commercial Farms” as “registered as companies which paid all their workers as employees (including management) or farms connected with institutions (e.g. schools, colleges, religious communities, prisons...

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

Dara Calleary: Teagasc published a report on the Sustainability of Small Farming in 2017. The report focused on a sample of farms with less than €8,000 of 'Standard Output' (i.e. the average monetary value of the agricultural output at farm-gate price). They found that 37% of farms nationally were classified as small farms, farming 16% of the total farmland area and producing approximately 5% of the...