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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 24: In page 19, line 21, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I cannot accept either amendment. I just do not believe it is appropriate, the right way to go here or, indeed, coherent with the rest of the Bill. In relation to amendment No. 29, as I explained in the Dáil on Second Stage, the reason I am not accepting the amendment is that the board of the regulator is, under the legislation, responsible for the strategic direction of the office,...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 32: In page 26, line 2, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 40: In page 31, line 15, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 46: In page 54, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(6) In this section, “Act of 1972” means the European Communities Act 1972.”. Amendment No. 46 makes an editorial change, inserting "Act of 1972" in referencing the European Communities Act 1972. Amendment No. 47 deletes lines 15 and 16 as a result of the editorial...

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill, which I am pleased to bring forward, legislates for two areas. The first part seeks to modernise the area of veterinary medicines and medicated feed. As Deputies may be aware, at EU level last year, we saw the implementation of two new regulations in this area. The Bill will reinforce those regulations in Irish legislation in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has secured funding of €1.3 billion for the next Forestry programme 2023-2027. Subject to State Aid approval, this will support the biggest and best-funded Forestry Programme to date in Ireland. This Programme will replace the previous Forestry Programme of 2014-2020 (extended to 2022), which expired at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy in the required time. 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: Animal Welfare (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The Act was passed, after a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The establishment to which the Deputy is referring to was issued with a licence on the 7thof December 2017. Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by the Department in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended) and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process is complex and involves consultation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Marine Institute are the Competent Authority for Fish Health in Ireland and the maintenance of the Register of Aquaculture Establishments to which the Deputy refers. The site in question is one of the oldest in the country and was established in 1851. The Deputy's question regarding the licencing of the site is more appropriately directed to Inland Fisheries Ireland whose principal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below shows that there were a total of 170 staff working in the Forestry Divisions of my Department as of 31 December 2022; Grade Staff at 31/12/2022 Full Time Equivalent Director of Forestry 1 1 Senior Inspector 2 2 Forestry Inspector Grade 1 12 12 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The attached table is an overview of the staff directly involved in Forestry in my Department. The figures represent a snapshot of the staffing complement in each of the years in question, as staff numbers vary throughout the year. Grade 2012 Staff 2013 Staff 2014 Staff 2015 staff 2016 staff 2017 Staff 2018 Staff 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland my Department has provided support totalling over €8.9 million to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme (introduced in 2013) and more recently via the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) introduced in July 2020. I have secured a package of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The care and management of trees adjacent to roads is the responsibility of the landowner on whose land the roadside trees are growing. It is advisable that landowners make themselves aware of the full legal extent of their land ownership and of any obligations arising from this. My Department does not offer funding for the removal of roadside trees, but has recently published guidance on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine operates the very successful Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme (TFBS), which will pay grants to farmers to reinstate derelict farm buildings. The Scheme is run in conjunction with the Heritage Council and has seen farm buildings renovated and returned to agricultural use across the country. It is important to protect vernacular buildings,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the new CAP 2023-2027, the Eligible Hectare is the basis for payment for all area-based schemes such as the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme (ANC) and the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS). As part of the Eligible Hectare, any land taken up with features such as stonewalls, hedges, drains, small ponds, or National Monuments is eligible for payment. These features...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that the Department has recently secured funding of €1.3 billion for the Forestry Programme 2023-2027. Subject to State Aid approval, this will support the biggest and best-funded Forestry Programme to date in Ireland. This funding provides unprecedented incentives to encourage the planting of trees that can provide a valuable addition to farm income and also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We recently secured funding of €1.3 billion for the Forestry Programme 2023-2027. Subject to State Aid approval, this will support the biggest and best-funded Forestry Programme to date in Ireland. This funding provides unprecedented incentives to encourage the planting of trees that can provide a valuable addition to farm income and also to help meet our national climate and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 891 to 893, inclusive, together. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a challenging disease to control and eradicate. As of the 5th February 2023, on a 12-month rolling basis, herd incidence has reduced to 4.28%, a slight decline compared to 4.31% at same time last year. In the past 12 months 4,475 TB Herds were restricted, compared to 4,585 in the previous 12-month...