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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In October 2019, Coillte and Bord na Móna announced a new initiative to plant approximately 4 million native trees across 1,500 hectares of Bord na Móna land that is no longer used for peat production. Bord na Móna formally ended all peat harvesting on its lands by the end of 2019. As a result of this cessation in peat harvesting, industrial cutover peatlands are becoming...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department did not award any contracts through procurement competitions to companies (details supplied) since 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Travel (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the deputy for the question however we are awaiting the final costs to be submitted from the embassies of the various countries that my Ministers of State and I visited as part of the 2023 St Patrick's Day travel. The Embassies arranged accommodation and internal travel which is then billed to the Department. Once the final costs are in I will forward the material to you.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and the Naval Service. As Minister,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that pupils participating in the school milk scheme who attend DEIS classified schools are exempt from a parental contribution for the school milk scheme and receive school milk free of charge. A parental contribution is in place for those pupils attending non-DEIS classified schools. Ireland receives a fixed annual funding allocation for the School Milk Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, I established the Seafood Task Force to examine the implications of the EU/UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the Fishing and Seafood Industry and Coastal Communities and to consider initiatives and make recommendations to address those implications. The Task Force published its report in October 2021, recommending initiatives with an estimated value of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Brand Development Oversight Group was established, after being agreed upon by stakeholders at Beef Taskforce meetings in September and October 2020, to oversee and advise on the creation and implementation of a distinct brand for suckler beef to be led by Bord Bia. The Suckler Brand Development Oversight Group is chaired by my Department and includes a range of stakeholders from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 764 and 765 together. I regard a viable sheep sector as an integral element of a balanced regional economy and I know that sheep farmers are committed to producing a world-class, safe and sustainable product. I also recognise the pressure that sheep farmers have been under as a result of the recent downturn in the markets. Market prices, however, are a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and the Government. Considerable funding is provided to support animal welfare charity organisations. In December 2022, I announced the record allocation of over €5.8 million in funding to 99 animal welfare charities throughout the country, under the Animal Welfare Grant Programme. This marks the largest award of grant funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to the period in question, in 2016, my Department brought forward two prosecutions for failure to comply with the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015. No prosecutions were taken from 2017 to 2022 inclusive by my Department. Enforcement records on canine identification are not centralised and therefore my Department only has access to information relating to prosecutions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has recently updated the requirements for entry onto the Pet Sales Register. The new requirements include the need that the entity must be inspected by either a Private Veterinarian Practitioner, Irish Greyhound Board welfare officer or DAFM veterinarian, and must also supply details of the number, and breed, of animals kept on the premises. The Department does not keep a record...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Hen Harrier Project is operationally independent of my Department and is run by the Hen Harrier Project Team. The Project team are responsible for the administration of the project and associated payments. Any queries relating to payments due should be addressed directly to the Project team.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table. In addition, staff from my Department who are working abroad, occasionally need to rent a vehicle locally for short term use. Typically, such instances relate to official visits where it is more efficient and cost effective to rent a vehicle for the duration of the visitors’ work. There are no quarterly or annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Reserve provides for an allocation of payment entitlements on land on which the successful applicant holds no entitlements. This land is commonly referred to as ‘naked land’. Ireland is obliged to implement EU funded schemes under the CAP in line with EU Regulations governing the operation of the schemes. In this regard, there are EU Regulatory provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Strategy Forum was established last year and one of the main objectives of that group is to continually review the actions contained in the Review of Organic Food Sector and Strategy for its Development 2019 – 2025.Together with this, the Organic Strategy Forum was tasked with identifying and agree critical actions to increase participation in organic farming and guide the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 773 and 774 together. The Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme provides funding to organic processors who wish to invest in developing facilities for the processing, preparation, grading, packing and storage of organic products. It is a demand led scheme and all eligible applications received are assessed based on the terms and conditions of the scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The 2013 Animal Health and Welfare Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare for all animals. My Department devotes significant attention and resources to animal welfare. In December 2022, my Department provided €5.8 million in grants to animal welfare organisations throughout the country that are directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The 2013 Animal Health and Welfare Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare for all animals. My Department provided €5.8 million in grants in December 2022 to animal welfare organisations throughout the country that are directly involved in protecting animals. In addition to supporting their rescue activities,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023 to 2027 is outlined in Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) scheme is the successor scheme to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and from 2023 to 2027 will be based on payment entitlements. In the years 2015-2022, there were varying amounts of clawback of payment entitlements where...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I know how crucial all payments are to our farm families and I am committed to delivering all payments associated with my Department as quickly as possible. The new CAP 2023 -2027 came into force this year and payments will commence in the final quarter of the year across a very broad range of schemes. This CAP is dramatically different to that which preceded it. A whole suite of new...