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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides public information about the Department's wide range of schemes, services and policies. Online advertising is one of the channels used to communicate this information. Outlined below in a table is a breakdown of expenditure on online advertising, including on social media, by year for the period requested. This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that my attention has not been drawn to any such instance in my Department, and I am advised that no such accounts exist.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Company Takeovers (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, both enterprises mentioned are private companies and as such this is a commercial matter in which neither I, nor my Department, have any role.  It is important that there is competition in the market to ensure that farmers have various routes to markets for the top-class produce made on their farms.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below sets out the total amount of farmer scheme payments made on a per county basis for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. County 2020 2021 2022 Total CARLOW 36,403,149 33,908,932 38,629,634 108,941,714 CAVAN 63,614,938 61,344,986 67,847,211 192,807,135...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below sets the total amount of farmer scheme payments made under the Basic Payment Scheme on a per county basis for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. 2020 2021 2022  County Number of Payees Amount Number of Payees Amount Number of Payees Amount ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below sets the total amount of farmer scheme payments made under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme on a per county basis for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. 2020 2021  2022 County Number of Payees Amount Number of Payees Amount Number of Payees ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below sets the total amount of farmer scheme payments made under Sheep Welfare, BDGP, BEEP S, Dairy Beef, BEAM and Beef Finisher Schemes on a per county basis for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. 2020 2021 2022 County Number of Payees Amount Number of Payees Amount ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: With effect from 1stFebruary 2020, sellers and suppliers of pets animals, including animal welfare charities, that sell or supply six or more pet animals in a calendar year (and are not registered as a Dog Breeding Establishment)  must comply with the requirements of SI. No 681 of 2019 - Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019. This a legal requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132.  One of the conditions of the BEAM scheme under which funding was provided by the EU was that there had to be an element of reduction or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the New Entrant priority category of the 2022 National Reserve to my Department on 13th May 2022.  This application was submitted under a herd number held jointly by the person named and a second person of the same name.  In line with the EU Regulations governing the operation of the National Reserve, under a herd number held in joint...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy is aware that I established the Seafood Task Force to examine the implications of the EU/UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the Fishing Industry and Coastal Communities and to consider initiatives and make recommendations to address those implications. The Task Force had among its members representatives from across the seafood sector including Producer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 752, 773, 774, 788, 790, 792 and 794 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 fund....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Firmly rooted in the Sectoral Emission Ceiling (SEC) of a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for agriculture is the delivery of indigenous production of up to 5.7 Twh of biomethane via Anaerobic Digestion (AD). While  energy policy formation, including renewable energy, is the direct responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC),...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Commission published its proposal for a certification framework for Carbon removals on 30thNovember 2022 2022 climate.ec.europa.eu/document/fad4a049-ff98-476f-b 626-b46c6afdded3_en. This certification framework proposes that the Commission (i) develops certification methodologies, in consultation with experts and stakeholders; and (ii) harmonises the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Discussions are active and ongoing between the relevant parties to examine all aspects of a potential transfer of local authority veterinary services to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine. These discussions are likely to continue for some months at least. At this time no decision has been made as regards what aspects of the local authority services, if any, may transfer to my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the case referred to and I commend the authorities for taking the necessary action to alleviate the suffering of the animals in question.  My Department does not have the information that the Deputy requests. The Deputy will be aware that the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010, which regulates the operation of dog breeding establishments is an  Act under the remit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (31 Jan 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Incomplete skeletal remains of seven dogs were submitted for post mortem examination to my Department's laboratories at Backweston on 1st September 2022. It was not possible to determine when these animals had died but traumatic injury, evident in six of the dogs, was the most probable cause of death. Greyhound Racing Ireland arranged for tissue samples from these dogs to be sent to another...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The parts of the question raised by the Deputy in relation to the number of thoroughbred foals born in 2022, the number registered to race on the track and the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.  The question raised by the Deputy regarding the number of horses injured and killed in horse racing, horse training and point-to-point racing is an operational...