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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: An application for a tree felling licence was received from the person named in July 2019. The proposed tree felling is within the 15km zone of impact for six designated sites, including the Blackwater River SAC, which is protected for freshwater pearl mussel. The potential impacts of the tree felling operations on these sites cannot be excluded. For this reason, the application was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Progranmme 2014-20 is the principal source of development funding for the fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors. The Programme includes a €12 million Fisheries Local Action Group Scheme which aids community and micro enterprise projects in fisheries and aquaculture communities, mostly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The person named applied for grant aid under tranche 17 for the Animal Welfare Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme and the Dairy Equipment Scheme of TAMS II. Both applications have passed the initial administrative checks required and now the applications will be subject to the ranking and selection process which will be carried out shortly. Ranking and selection is the process of ranking...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised, however, that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure Scheme (BEAM) appeal was received from the named person on 18 February 2020. The Agriculture Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management. The closing date for receipt of applications for this programme was 15th May 2020. Applications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) came into effect in 2015 as part of the new Common Agricultural Policy. The precursor to BPS was the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) which commenced in 2005 and came to an end on 31st December 2014. All SPS entitlements held expired on that date and new BPS entitlements were allocated under to eligible farmers. In order to receive a set of BPS entitlements,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The person named submitted an application on 7 December 2018 under the TAMS II Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme. The application was approved and a payment claim was subsequently submitted on 19 March 2020. In this case, the applicant delivered a different investment than the one applied for and, in line with the Terms and Conditions of the scheme, a penalty was applied. A review...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: While no legal basis exists for a mandatory compensation scheme under EU legislation in respect of the particular subtype of the disease identified, a once-off financial support scheme has been established. Any of these affected flock owners are eligible to apply and subject to meeting the criteria as laid down in the terms and conditions for this one scheme will receive ex gratia payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (16 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: TAMS II is currently scheduled to close to new applications on 31 December 2020. As there has been a delay in agreeing the EU budget and the new CAP reform regulations, transitional arrangements will be made to provide legal and financial certainty for RDP schemes for 2021. The European Commission has therefore introduced draft transitional Regulations to cover the period between the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (16 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The person named submitted an application for the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme on 10/5/2019. All requirements for the 2019 scheme year were met by the person named and payment in full issued on April 7 2020. The person named made an application for the 2018 ANC scheme on 14 May 2018. The Terms and Conditions of the 2018 ANC scheme require that a number of requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (16 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Equine slaughter plants whose meat is destined for human consumption must meet the requirements set out in detailed EU regulations relating to food safety and animal health and welfare.The slaughter process and the handling of equines destined for slaughter at each of the slaughter plants approved by my Department takes place under strictly supervised conditions. There is an appointed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (16 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Bord na gCon 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. Bord na gCon 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 Bord na gCon and therefore the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (16 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Coillte is a commercial State body under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is operationally independent of my Department and I have therefore passed the questions which are specific to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy. I welcome the establishment of Coillte Nature in June 2019 and the recent launch of the Dublin Mountains Conversion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (16 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Under EU Intra Community Trade Directive, 64/432, cattle being exported for breeding and production must come from officially tuberculosis-free herds and, in the case of all animals over 42 days of age, must at the time of export, have been tested with negative results to the intradermal tuberculin test during the 30 days prior to certification for export. Failure to meet this EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department is aware of spring frost events that took place in May of this year that affected forestry plantations across the Midlands and the West of Ireland. The Department is monitoring the recovery of crops through routine inspections and surveys to ascertain the extent and severity of any frost damage arising. A Departmental Circular to the Forestry Sector was issued on 12thJune, 2020...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (15 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Orders of the Dáil of yesterday, that a motion re approval of nomination by An Taoiseach of a member of the Government shall take place immediately following Leaders' Questions today, the proceedings on the motion shall conclude within 40 minutes, speeches shall be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Under Budget 2020, €3 million was allocated to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to pilot new agri-environmental schemes to support the Government’s Climate Action Plan objectives in 2020. The Department have established a working group to progress with a particular focus on the use of the European Innovation Fund framework which facilitates locally-led...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (15 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The person named submitted an application for grant-aid on 5 June 2020 under the Animal Welfare, Nutrient and Storage Scheme of TAMS II in tranche 17. This tranche also closed on 5 June 2020. All applications received in a given tranche are initially be subject to an administrative check. This includes an examination of the documentation supplied. It should be noted that the submission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (15 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 governs the monitoring of carcase classification, carcase presentation and weighing. To date, in 2020, officers from the Carcase Classification Division of my Department have conducted over 260 inspections across 32 factories (mechanical and manual grading plants) and...

Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (14 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I move: That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government, on 18th February, 2020, agreed to the appointment of Sinéad Gibney as Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and, on 12th June, 2020, agreed to nominate Rosaleen McDonagh, Ray Murphy, Lucy Michael, Jim Clarken, Adam Harris, Kathleen Lynch and Michael Finucane and, on 6th July, 2020, agreed to...