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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 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 (18 Jan 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: Forestry Sector (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The COFORD Council is a body appointed by the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to advise the Minister and the Department on issues related to the development of the forest sector in Ireland. The current membership of the COFORD Council covers the period 2019 to 2023 and is listed in the table below. The Council comprises stakeholders from a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry in Ireland operates within a legal and regulatory framework.  This is necessary in order to protect forests and also to ensure that forestry operations and activities are carried out in compliance with the principles of sustainable forest management.  Reforestation after felling is essential to prevent deforestation, which would otherwise counteract the benefits of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1757, 1767 and 1824 together. The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027.  It is a voluntary scheme whereby farmers, when approved into the Scheme, will undertake certain actions on their land for at least five years. There are two...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to delivering a support package for the cohort of farmers who are known as the Forgotten Farmers. Many of these farmers find themselves in this situation through no fault of their own. It is not possible to determine the number of farmers in County Mayo who meet the requirements to be considered under the proposed scheme to address the issue of forgotten farmers....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m targeting sprat was allowed to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Applicants for multi-annual schemes must be mindful that these involve multiannual commitments, and that the terms and conditions of such schemes make it clear at the outset that failure to meet these commitments can result in the recovery of the payment. For example, the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), which will open for applications this spring, is a multi-annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1761 to 1763, inclusive, together. The named Society has issued 2,441 full pedigree foal identification documents in 2022. It has 278 cases where there are delays in issuing the identification documents. The Society has advised me that delays can occur in cases where, for example, incomplete/incorrect applications are received, unsuitable DNA samples...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has overseen the drafting and enactment of nine Bills in the past 10 years. Information requested on these enactments is set out in the table below. All of the Acts have been enacted to some extent and the extent of the commencement is indicated in the third column of the table. Part 12 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 was subsequently repealed by the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, I cannot comment on individual cases. Any evidence of specific cases of animal cruelty or neglect of an animal’s welfare should be brought to the attention of my Department by calling the animal welfare helpline on 01 6072379 or by emailing animalwelfare@agriculture.gov.ie. At the request of the Tánaiste, I am leading an interdepartmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Pensions (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take question Nos. 1766 and 1818 together. As the Deputies may be aware, Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and as such is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Any pension increases granted are at the discretion of Coillte and are subject to the approval of the Minister for Agriculture, Food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The map of the eight Co-operation Project (CP) zones was developed to facilitate the implementation of locally targeted and adapted agri-environment measures under the Co-Operation stream of the Agri-climate, Rural, Environment Scheme (ACRES).  An interdepartmental working group with representatives from my Department, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, EPA and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) is funded under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. It provides support to sheep farmers for carrying out actions that improve animal health and welfare in the sheep sector and builds on the progress made by the Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS). The first year of this five-year scheme will run from 1st February 2023 to 31st December 2023. With...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027.  It is a voluntary scheme whereby farmers, when approved into the Scheme, will undertake certain actions on their land for at least five years. There are two approaches available to farmers under ACRES, namely the ACRES General approach...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the monitoring and reporting of emissions from the pig and poultry sector, including licensing of many of these facilities. In recent years, a number of specific initiatives and actions have been put in place at farm level to reduce ammonia emissions, in line with our legal obligations, across all enterprises. These include...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department does not keep a record of reports of breaches on the Register of Sellers and Suppliers of Pet Animals and the Register of Premises. In 2022, two registrations were revoked. The Department continues to develop its controls in respect of this legislation and is advancing its plans and approach to effective enforcement, working to achieve full compliance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government has committed €1.5 billion to ACRES with the aim of supporting family farm incomes while also encouraging farmers on the climate and biodiversity ambitions. The initial aim of ACRES was to accommodate 50,000 entrants over two tranches. Tranche 1 of ACRES opened for applications on Monday 17th October 2022 and closed Wednesday 07th December 2022. Phasing the intake...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Food Vision 2030 has four main missions, made up of 22 goals and 218 actions, to enable Ireland to become a “World Leader in Sustainable Food Systems”. Its success depends on effective implementation and oversight. A formal implementation plan for Food Vision 2030 was published in May 2022 and this identifies stakeholders, deliverables and a timeframe for each of the actions....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Engagements (18 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have had several opportunities to visit co Kildare since taking on the post as Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Kildare is a vibrant agricultural county with excellent farmers across all types and systems. It is also an important hub for the equine industry. My Department's flagship laboratory complex is in Backweston, Co Kildare, and I have visited on a number of...