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Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputies McNamara and Healy-Rae for their contributions, logic and rationale in the context of the amendment. I listened to them and we also gave this a lot of thought before the debate. I understand what Deputy McNamara's amendment seeks to achieve, but it concerns something the Bill, as it stands, will allow, as he pointed out, to be done through regulation. It is important the...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As I said, I take the points the Deputies made in regard to the need for the regulator to have capacity to require the information, but I am satisfied the powers provided in the legislation, as it stands, to be able to do that by regulation will be strong enough and, importantly, flexible enough to ensure they can work efficiently and that the regulator can be empowered to get the information...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 14: In paragraph (d), to delete “the regulator shall be authorised to”.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 14: In paragraph (d), to delete “agri-food” and substitute “agricultural and food”.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 3 to amendment No. 14: In paragraph (d), to delete “(vii) salary, and” and substitute “(vii) salary.”.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 4 to amendment No. 14: To delete paragraph (e) and substitute the following: “(4) Data referenced under paragraph (d)of subsection (3)may be in paper or electronic form, held by a business involved in the agriculture and food supply chain, or otherwise on their behalf.”.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 16: In page 11, after line 33, to insert the following: “(7) Where the regulator believes that data relating to a business obtained underparagraph (d)of subsection (3)is or is likely to be of a commercially sensitive nature and is not in the public domain, the regulator shall not publish the data without the consent of the business (notwithstanding section...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seaweed Harvesting (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development recognised that the potential for seaweed in Ireland remains underdeveloped but that the sector is attracting new entrants and is highly innovative. It was recognised that as capacity in the Irish sector builds, there is a need for development agencies to innovate and provide support. Following on from this, on 15 May 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, in December 2018, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18 metres would be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18 metres targeting sprat was allowed to enable adjustment for these vessels, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. GLAS payments have issued to this herd for scheme years 2015 – 2021 inclusive. An administrative penalty was imposed on the 2022 GLAS Advance payment of the person named. However this penalty has been removed following appeal. A refund of this penalty will issue as part of the 2022 Balance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that the Government has committed €1.3 billion to the new Forestry Programme, which is the biggest and largest funded Forestry Programme ever introduced by any Government here, and it has been designed to have an emphasis on close to nature forestry and to ensure that farmers will be its primary beneficiaries. The Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027 is subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. Under Section 10 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, HRI has responsibility for negotiating and awarding contracts for media rights. The arrangements for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. Farm safety is a major issue, with fatal incidents on farms accounting for just over two in five of all workplace fatal incidents. There was an average of 19 fatal incidents per year on Irish farms over the past decade. Unfortunately, this year to date, there have been three fatalities on farms. In addition, data from the Teagasc...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I concluded my first in-person trade mission to China last Friday. During this visit I had engagements with Chinese Government counterparts, and with leading Chinese customers for Irish agri-food products. I also visited the SIAL food and beverage trade fair, and attended two EU-funded Seminars promoting EU dairy and meat production systems. In all of these engagements I outlined the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the agriculture sector was assigned a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. It is a challenging and ambitious target but is one that farmers and the industry are committed to achieving. It is also a target that is reflective of the unique position of agriculture in the context of the overall economy. My Department has several ambitious...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised both at national and EU level. I am a strong supporter of assisting the next generation take over the farm when the time is right to do so. Food Vision 2030, our shared strategy for the agri-food sector also recognises the importance of generational renewal and proposes a number of actions. There are a range of measures in place at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership of all greyhounds. TheICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The ICC has informed this Department that there were 11,047...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 May 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: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Solar Capital Investment Scheme opened Wednesday 22nd February 2023. It is anticipated that the first Tranche of TAMS 3 including the solar investment scheme will close on 16th June. The scheme does not operate on a first come first served basis and all applications will go through a ranking and selection process after the closing date. Selected applications will then receive an approval...