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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of 2022 Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Sucklers (BEEP-S) is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd though improvement in the quantity and quality of performance data that is collected. This is done through the enhancement of the national herd dataset for genetic evaluations, with a view to supporting the adoption of best...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and for the Government. Considerable funding is provided to support animal welfare charity organisations. In December 2022, I awarded record funding of over €5.8 million to 99 animal welfare charities throughout the country, through the Animal Welfare Grant Programme. This is evidence of my own and the Government’s ongoing...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1883 and 1890 together. I established the Seafood Task Force in 2021 to examine measures which could be taken to mitigate the impact on the Seafood Sector and Coastal Communities of Brexit and the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Task Force had significant representation from the industry including inshore fisheries representation and developed a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation (Regulation EU 1380/2013) sets down the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources.  Within this legal framework, I consistently work to support the interests of inshore fishers. I have strongly pursued the delivery of the restriction on larger vessels inside 6 nm, which is a commitment in our...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, 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 would 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 was allowed...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department’s agri-environment scheme, ACRES, has proved very popular with farmers all over the country, including in the Burren region. Tranche 1 of the Scheme was over-subscribed, including in the Burren where some 1,000 applications were received compared to the 300 that were in the old Burren scheme. This means more farmers in the Burren scheme are benefitting from an...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I understand that there is a cargo service to the Aran Islands using a roll-on roll-off cargo ferry operator which operates under contract with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. This vessel had been using a slipway within Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre which will soon no longer be available as the area where this slipway is located will form...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to reassure the Deputy that I recognise the value and importance of maintaining a vibrant and sustainable small-scale sea-fishing sector. As the Deputy may be aware, 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 would be excluded from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 01stJanuary 2017. GLAS payments have issued to this Herd for scheme years 2017 – 2021 inclusive. Processing of the balancing payments for the Low-Input Permanent Pasture action are at an advanced stage. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: To help encourage on-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided through the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. The solar PV systems currently grant-aided under TAMS include...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A General Felling Licence issued to an individual in 2013 and was valid until 1st July 2015. I understand that the people mentioned in the details supplied to the question are the neighbours of the licence holder. Concerns arise in relation to the replanting associated with that licence. The circumstances of this case and the avenues open to the Department remain under consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I have committed to helping the cohort of farmers known as forgotten farmers. The details of the eligibility requirements and benefits to successful applicants for any scheme to support the forgotten farmer group are being finalised. I am committed to supporting this cohort of farmers who find themselves in this situation, in many cases, through no fault of their own. The eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that I announced the roll-out of the Brexit Adjustment: Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023 last January. The BALAMI Scheme was one of the recommendations of the Seafood Sector Taskforce which I established following Brexit. This scheme is proposed to be funded in the main from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). Just last week I announced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Harness Racing Association (IHRA) is a representative body for Harness Racing in Ireland. My Department funded the Indecon Review of the Irish Harness Racing Sector at a cost of some €57,000 in 2017 and a five-year Strategic Plan for the IHRA at a cost of some €64,000 in 2018. In addition, from 2016 to date, grants totalling some €175,000 have been paid to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme is a voluntary scheme under the CAP Strategic Programme (CSP). Farmers who choose to participate in the scheme must comply with all four mandatory actions/requirements within the scheme, which contribute to the overall payment the farmer receives in each year of the multi-annual scheme. It is however acknowledged that in the context of the sire and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Producer Organisations are officially recognised bodies established by fishery or aquaculture producers in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 on the Common Organisation of the Markets in Fishery and Aquaculture Products (CMO Regulation). Recognition can be achieved through a relevant group applying to the national competent authority which, in the Irish case, is my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A Bioenergy Scheme to facilitate the establishment of energy crops (willow and miscanthus) for use in renewable energy production was in operation from 2007 to 2015. This scheme provided significant support to offset establishment costs for energy crops but there was little uptake at the time. This scheme has now ceased, and the Department is not aware of any plans to make compensation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to advise that due to continued high output in forestry licensing this year, we have seen considerable reductions in the backlog of forestry licences and a year-on-year increase in the number of licences issued. We have invested significantly and strategically in easing the licensing backlog. It has reduced from 6,000 in August 2021, to 3,700 in January of this year and now...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department operates a competitive funding programme for public good research under broad thematic, cross-cutting areas, including forestry. This is done through a diverse portfolio of competitive research funding instruments to address complex and inter-connected challenges and opportunities in the Irish agri-food, forest and bioeconomy sectors. In relation to forestry research,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: On aggregate in Ireland grasslands are a net emitter of CO2, nonetheless, my Department is aware of the significant contribution that on-farm carbon sequestration, particularly through our soils, trees and hedgerows, can make in the continued viability and sustainability of the agri-food sector. Therefore, I believe it is essential that on all on-farm sequestration is accurately reflected in...