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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Teagasc operates as a non-commercial State body under the remit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It has statutory responsibility for the provision of education, research, and advisory services to the agricultural sector, and develops its programmes in conjunction with clients and partners overseen by the Teagasc Authority, which is representative of the main stakeholders...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Insurance Coverage (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to acknowledge the important role that horse shows and agricultural shows play in rural Ireland, showcasing all that is good about horse breeding, farming and farm families. The matter of escalating insurance costs and the difficulties experienced by country shows in obtaining insurance is a common and concerning challenge across the country among all community and sporting...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 970 to 972, inclusive, together. The Deputy may be aware that the first confirmed finding of Ash Dieback Disease (Hymenoscyphus fraxineaus) in Ireland was made on 12th October 2012 at a forestry plantation site which had been planted in 2009 with trees imported from continental Europe. The fourth cycle of Ireland’s National Forest Inventory (NFI) was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am well aware that as ash dieback disease progresses nationally and within individual ash plantations, the potential health and safety risks associated with forest plantations, roadside and parkland ash trees will become an issue of increasing importance for landowners, workers and visitors. As with any other health and safety matter, site-specific issues together with any measures,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 974 and 975 together. The strict licensing of veterinary medicinal products for use in Ireland is the competence of the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) and is continually under review where any adverse reaction or event is reported. All veterinary medicinal products containing pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) which are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 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: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy my Department has not had any staff seconded from company (details supplied) in the last ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that there have been no instances in which my Department availed of services and or consultancy and or advices from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is 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 is subject to State Aid approval under the Guidelines from the EU Commission. It is also subject to an ongoing Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment process, which is well advanced. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 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 rural areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, it is my aim to deliver a licensing system which meets the needs of all those who apply for forestry licences. This is regardless of whether that application comes from a private individual who wishes to plant trees, a forest owner who wishes to fell their crop, or Coillte who wishes to supply sawmills...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. The Fund is distributed in accordance with Section 12(6) of the Act, with 80% going to Horse Racing Ireland and 20% to Rásaíocht Con Éireann. In the period 2001 to 2023, a total of some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a familiar tree in the Irish landscape, in forests roadsides, hedgerows and in private gardens. Ash dieback disease is now widespread throughout the country and its impact on ash trees in forests, on roadside and hedgerow ash in private gardens and in other locations is evident. The care and management of trees in rural gardens including those adjacent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, I announced in June 2022 the launch of the €56 million Fodder Support Scheme. The aim of the scheme was to incentivise farmers, in particular drystock farmers, to grow more fodder (silage and/or hay) to ensure Ireland did not have any animal welfare issues over the 2022 winter and 2023 spring....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, I announced in June 2022 the launch of the €56 million Fodder Support Scheme. The aim of the scheme was to incentivise farmers, in particular drystock farmers, to grow more fodder (silage and/or hay) to ensure Ireland did not have any animal welfare issues over the 2022 winter and 2023 spring....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, I announced in June 2022 the launch of the €56 million Fodder Support Scheme. The aim of the scheme was to incentivise farmers, in particular drystock farmers, to grow more fodder (silage and/or hay) to ensure Ireland did not have any animal welfare issues over the 2022 winter and 2023 spring....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that the first confirmed finding of Ash Dieback Disease (Hymenoscyphus fraxineaus) in Ireland was made on 12thOctober 2012 at a forestry plantation site which had been planted in 2009 with trees imported from continental Europe. In March 2013, my Department introduced a Reconstitution Scheme (Chalara Ash Dieback) to restore forests planted under the afforestation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being prepared and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware the Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s flagship agri-environment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It will pay farmers €1.5 billion over its lifetime. This is the largest sum ever committed to an agri-environment scheme. A key feature of ACRES is the introduction of a results-based system agri-environmental scheme...