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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (8 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) first received the draft guidelines for the European Commission’s revision of the State aid rules for the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas in January 2022, when they were provided to all Member States. The European Commission launched a public consultation on these guidelines in February 2022.  DAFM...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (8 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: One of the solutions proposed to addressing the barrier to more farmers joining the organic farming scheme was the introduction of an annual participation payment. This is to cover the administration costs for farmers on issues like annual certification.  The Department introduced this under the new Organic Faming Scheme and organic farmers will now receive a participation payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Minister and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Forestry Act 1988 sets out the governance of Coillte and provides that the number of Directors shall be not more than nine. Directors, with the exception of the one worker Director on the Board...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electricity Generation (8 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: All Solar PV installers registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are required to install solar PV systems in accordance with the requirements of Specification S198 – ‘Minimum Specification for the Installation of Solar PV Panels’, thus ensuring that systems are correctly installed in a safe manner and fit for purpose. Investments completed...

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. I think it will outline a good bit of the context.

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 thank the Chairman and members for providing time to go through and discuss the Revised Estimates for 2023. The Department’s budget for 2023 was designed to lay the groundwork for strategic supports for the agriculture and fisheries sectors while providing farmers and fishers with supports to deal with the immediate and ongoing fallout of the illegal invasion of the Ukraine and 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: What was the final part of the Deputy's question?

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 included for the first time. It was included in one allocation before-----

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: Obviously, what I am trying to achieve now is to take in all 46,000 people. That requires the logistical capacity to be met to make sure it works properly and that everybody can be accommodated and things go the way they should so that it delivers in the way it needs to. It also requires budgetary adjustment. I have been engaging across government, particularly with the Department of...

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 an expert in the technicality. I do not believe it can apply to that. The key objective is to try to make sure we are promoting investment, making farming more efficient and backing farmers in that regard. That is what the schemes are designed to do. Then there are specific responses to challenges that exist. Obviously, there is a challenge around Ukraine at the moment, and...

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: That is true.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (2 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The burning of vegetation is controlled by the Wildlife Acts. It is an offence under Section 40 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (amended by Section 46 of the Wildlife Act, 2000) to burn, from 1st March to 31st August in any year, any vegetation growing on any land not then cultivated. Individuals who are found to burn vegetation within that prohibited period are liable to prosecution by An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (2 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have referred the matter to Coillte for further direct follow-up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Food Vision Dairy Group was established in 2022 to advance the actions for the dairy sector identified in the Food Vision 2030 strategy; taking account of the requirement for the dairy sector to contribute to achieving the targets set for agriculture emissions in the Climate Act process, i.e. a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by 2030.   The Dairy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (2 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424, 425, 426, 427, 428 and 429 together. Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Minister and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I am, therefore, not in position to comment on any operational issues relating to the establishment of the new investment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (2 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies requires that Government  Departments  should  ensure  that  they  have  written  oversight agreements  with  State  bodies  under  their  aegis  which  clearly  define  the terms of the State body’s relationship with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (2 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 432 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) supports research and innovation to enable the agri-food and forest sector deliver greater efficiency, sustainability and the development of a strong bioeconomy. It has a variety of funding instruments with which to do this and these are aligned with important policy, legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 434 together. The attached table shows the value of grants paid in each year from 2015-2022 for broadleaves  and conifers planted by county. The Deputy should note that some conifers (Scots Pine, primarily) which were planted in small amounts, are in fact,  native trees and some broadleaves ( Sycamore and Beech) are not strictly native...