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- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Just give me the-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: We had increased payments last year for higher than expected costs in operating the scheme last year, including payments to veterinary professionals for testing. We will monitor expenditure during 2023 and adjust as necessary for any additional funding needed to maintain the programme.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: There will be. It has reduced. I am not sure if we have the figure. It has been reducing over the last two or three years. Our TB rates for two or three years were increasing. We have been making progress again and the TB forum has done really good work here. Overall, our EU allocation has reduced. I will see if I can get the exact figure for how much. We are still getting EU funding...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Our overall herd incidence rates are marginally down and the figures are starting to move in the right direction after two or three years of going in the wrong direction.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Which line?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Training and development and incidental expenses.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: It went from €6.7 million last year to €9.9 million this year. In 2023, we will see the return or replacement of up to seven attachés along with increases in local hire supports. Mr. McNally might wish to add to that.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: It related to possible consultancy dealing with the Food Vision implementation and also mink farming.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: They are finished. It is all done and dusted.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: It is since the end of last year.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Yes.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: We will be working through the compensation process with the three farmers concerned, but all mink have now been removed from the farms.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: It was an increase in the cost of the new certifying body for the rural development programme and increased costs associated with the CAP strategic plan.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Is this under appropriations-in-aid?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: There is actually an administrative error in that, which we will be correcting. There is €8 million included in that which is incorrect. That is actually staying the same.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Well spotted.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: I do not think we have that detail today, but we can come back to the Deputy with the detail in writing.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: Which subhead is this?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: I am not sure. It is a fair question. I will get the Deputy a written response on that.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (8 Feb 2023) Charlie McConalogue: It is a fair point.