Results 461-480 of 24,015 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: We get an annual report, which has a significant breakdown of detail regarding how the funding is spent and the returns for that. Then we have the strength and health of the sector. The horse racing sector has been performing really strongly in terms of jobs and economic output. Likewise, we have seen an uptick in the strength of the greyhound sector and greyhound racing too, which has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There is, yes. They would meet and have to comply with all auditing requirements, and with the Comptroller and Auditor General as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Mythen. With regard to Rásaíocht Con Éireann, for example, a minimum of 10% of all funding must go towards welfare services. With regard to HRI, 20% has to be applied for integrity services. On HRI, I think it was Deputy Kenny who was asking about the capital breakdown.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: At my last meeting with it, it informed me it was exceeding that 10% level. Obviously, as the fund increases the percentage requirement will still apply, so the figure spent on it will increase too. It is a key requirement. In terms of the plans it has in place, we will be seeing an increase. It is being stepped out further compared to where it is at present. With regard to the capital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I will come back to the Cathaoirleach further on this. It is not something I have discussed with the sector. I will get the committee a note on it. I allocated funding to harness racing last year in the budget. It was the first time an allocation was made to it. It is a sector we would like to see supported and developed. On the particular point relating to a tote, the Irish Harness...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Fitzmaurice is addressing the challenges in the sport horse sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland and Rásaíocht Con Éireann work very well with the funding that is allocated. They administer it very well and effectively. There have been challenges with the sport horse sector, working through Horse Sport Ireland in recent years. It is known the previous board stood down 18 months or more ago. I stepped in to appoint a new board to try to bring the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am not sure which rules the Deputy is referring to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am not aware, Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There would be an obligation on the HRI and Rásaíocht Con Éireann to monitor closely with their committees and stakeholders, but also through an annual report which is published. There is ongoing engagement with my Department and thorough auditing, plus oversight by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Very much so. Funding is contingent on continuing progress and development in respect of welfare safeguards. Rásaíocht Con Éireann has done exceptional work. Its new traceability system has over 50,000 greyhounds registered and the greyhounds are monitored throughout their lifespan. There has also been very significant investment in rehoming programmes. It has been good to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In that respect, I welcome the Commission's recent proposal to amend the 2012 regulation on measures to address unsustainable fishing of shared stocks by non-EU countries. Moving on to the sustainability impact assessment itself, an open consultation process was initiated on 16 September, whereby stakeholders were asked to submit their comments and observations on the ICES scientific advice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: It has been there since 2020 and I believe it is spending more than the 10% on it as well. That is the minimum requirement; it must be spending at least 10% of the funding on welfare.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: These figures, provided by the Central Statistics Office, refer to imports and exports under combined nomenclature (CN) code 27030000 - Peat, including peat litter, whether or not agglomerated. This description includes all types of peat and does not differentiate between peat used for horticulture or that used for heating. This description also includes briquettes. Peat agglomerates also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is not readily available and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of legal cases taken against my Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024 is as follows: Total Cases Per Year: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Grand Total 13 18 14 14 6 8 15...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The numbers of data breaches recorded by my Department, since 2016, are as outlined in the table below. It should be noted that no records of data breaches were maintained before this time. The current operational procedure is that the majority of low-risk data breaches are not reported to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in line with DPC guidance on this issue. For operational and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Travel (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. The information is currently being compiled and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not incurred expenditure on public relations in the past ten years or to date in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Consultations (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by my Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, is set out in the table below. Year Fees incurred € 2014 1,020,603 2015 1,346,289 2016 2,128,131 2017 2,750,390 ...