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- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (21 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I regard a viable sheep sector as an integral element of a balanced regional economy. Sheep farmers are hugely committed to producing a world-class, safe and sustainable product and the Government recognises that. Market prices are a commercial matter between suppliers and buyers and the Government has no role in determining commodity prices in the sheep sector. I do recognise the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: Commonage has been included as a Tier 1 action within the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) to incentivise farmers to help ensure that habitats on such lands are maintained/restored to good condition through appropriate management practices. Any participant in ACRES with eligible commonage lands undertook as part of the ACRES contract to allow all commonage parcels to be...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: Commonage has been included as a Tier 1 action within the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) to incentivise farmers to help ensure that habitats on such lands are maintained/restored to good condition through appropriate management practices. As a registered shareholder in a commonage parcel, each shareholder has the right to declare that share for the various department...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Mar 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: Greyhound Industry (21 Mar 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 primarily of all greyhounds. TheICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The number of non-coursing greyhound pups...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Mar 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 the figures for...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (21 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs), located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. In addition, the Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: Usually a forest that is replanted is not eligible for grant aid, even where no grant was received for the first planting. As the Deputy may be aware, the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the prior Forestry Programme of 2014-2020 (extended to 2022) which expired at the end of 2022. The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 has been developed in alignment with Ireland’s new draft...