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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Protein Aid Scheme is a Voluntary Coupled Income Support under article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. The scheme is designed to provide a direct financial support for farmers who grow eligible protein crops which fix nitrogen in the soil from the atmosphere, thereby resulting in reduced chemical nitrogen fertiliser dependency. A budget of €35 million over the lifetime of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Protein Aid Scheme is one of a series of measures I have introduced to support the tillage sector in improving our self-sufficiency in the production of grain and protein crops. Protein crops including beans, serve as a valuable break crop in tillage rotations and play an important role in fixing nitrogen from the atmosphere, helping to reduce nitrogen fertiliser usage. The Protein...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 499 and 500 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme was developed based on a recommendation of the Seafood Task Force. In making the recommendation, the Task Force recognised and cited conditions which were required to be included in the scheme in order to satisfy EU regulations and guidelines. The scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Food Vision Dairy Group last year to advance the actions for the dairy sector identified in the Food Vision 2030 strategy, taking account of the requirement for the sector to contribute to achieving the targets set for agriculture emissions in the Climate Act process. The first priority for the Group was to chart a pathway to achieving the legally binding target of a 25%...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme will benefit farmers, rural communities and our overall climate and environment. The new Programme is subject to State Aid approval under the Guidelines in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: International research collaboration is important in developing solutions to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions from agriculture and is a critical element of my Departments research funding programme. The establishment of the Joint Research Mechanism in May 2022, governing the collaboration between my Department and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) New Zealand,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, In January this year I convened a Working Group on the Control of Dogs. The Group is composed of officials at my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, representatives of the County and City Managers Association, including representatives of local authority dog wardens and veterinary inspectors, and representatives of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, policy responsibility for deer and other wildlife resides with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I am aware of the importance of the sustainable management of our national deer population for agriculture, forestry as well as overall biodiversity within nature ecosystems. In order to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Costs (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has no function in terms of fertiliser prices, beyond the regulatory function of ensuring fertiliser products placed on the market are in keeping with the regulatory framework. However I have continued to monitor the market situation given the negative impact that high fertiliser prices have had on farmers’ expenditure and profitability. Figures from Eurostat suggest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: All ACRES participants are subject to the same scoring timelines. The Deputy will be aware that over 46,000 farmers applied to join the ACRES Scheme and I was pleased to approve entry to the Scheme to all those that qualified earlier this year. ACRES comprises two streams, Co-operation Project (CP) and General. Participants in the eight CP Zones will receive results-based...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Jun 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: Forestry Sector (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 to 511, inclusive, together. I will not be correcting or making any amendments to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 26 May 2022. My response on that date stated two things and I quote directly “Ash dieback disease was first found in Ireland in late 2012”and I further stated in that same reply “The exact origin of ash...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is in the table below. Capital Allocations for The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2021 - 2023 Year Amount €000 2021 299,293 2022 316,679 2023 462,950 Of which Non-Core Capital funding Funding 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2006, the EU introduced a restructuring mechanism intended to reduce overall production of sugar, acknowledging the then global over supply and resultant low prices being achieved. Ireland secured €353 million as part of the reform package with some €220 million being distributed to beet growers and a further €6 million to machinery contractors in the sector. As...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23), launched on 21 December 2022, provided for a climate delivery taskforce to be established to focus on the specific areas or initiatives of climate delivery that require cross-Government collaboration in all relevant departments in the agriculture sector. My Department’s Climate Action Management Board (CAMB) is chaired by the Secretary General...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme will benefit farmers, rural communities and our overall climate and environment. The new Programme is subject to State Aid approval, from the European Commission under the Guidelines in the agricultural and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I note that the Deputy mentions a figure of €271 million being provided from Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) in Budgets 2022 and 2023 to my Department. For consistency with previous answers on BAR funding my officials consider the total BAR budget for 2022 and 2023 to be €278m, the difference being a €7m capital investment scheme for meat and dairy processing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Seafood Development Programme has been the main source of funding for the seafood sector since 2016. Under this programme there have been a wide range of projects and schemes to support the sustainable development of fishing activities. The Sustainable Fisheries Scheme in particular has provided funding for on board investment in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The energy transition of the Irish fishing fleet is important in terms of responding to climate change, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and facilitating the fleet in becoming more sustainable in both environmental and economic terms. The development of electric or renewable propulsion for fishing vessels is in its infancy and faces significant barriers to development. While longer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that all open competitions for recruitment to my Department, including those for veterinarians, already are open to citizens beyond the E.U. For instance, citizens of the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are eligible. In addition, a spouse or child of such citizens can be eligible as can persons awarded international protection under the...