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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: In Ireland, fish quotas are a public resource owned by the State and are made available to fishing vessels based on an overall policy framework which has been developed over the past 30 years.  The key commercial whitefish quotas (cod, haddock, monk, hake etc) are managed on a monthly basis with maximum catch limits set for vessels.  Pelagic stocks such as mackerel and herring are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The 2019 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ Global Assessment Report is extensive and well-informed and will be a useful reference for the sustainability of fisheries and the biodiversity of the seas around Ireland going forward. In recent years, good work has been carried out on improving the sustainability of fisheries and reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: On 24 July, I met with the organisation named as part of a range of introductory meetings with the farm organisations.   We had wide-ranging discussions on a series of issues including CAP funding, Budget 2021, the Beef Task Force, Brexit and the on-going efforts to re-open the Chinese market for Irish beef.   I look forward to working with all stakeholders to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I met with Fisheries Commissioner Virginius Sinkevicius by video link on 23 July to discuss Ireland's fisheries priorities, in particular our concerns regarding the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on our fishing industry. I explained to the Commissioner that I had met with representatives of Ireland's fisheries sector the previous day and heard first-hand the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The indicative allocation for all of the TAMS scheme over the course of the Rural Development Plan is €395m. This indicative amount also includes funding for renewable energy investments.  There are approximately 50 renewable energy investment items funded across the seven schemes under TAMS II. There are significantly growing numbers of applications under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: On 22 July, I met with the fishing industry representatives from the catching, processing and inshore sectors from the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), the Irish South and West Fish Producers’ Organisation (ISWFPO), the Irish South and East Fish Producers' Organisation (ISEFPO), the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation (IFPO), the National Inshore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is a set of rules for managing European fishing fleets and for conserving fish stocks.  Under this policy EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas.  In relation to the access so-called "super trawlers" have to Irish waters, I should point out that all foreign fishing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I would like to assure the Deputy that Fisheries is an important priority for Ireland. We are seeking to protect the interests of the Irish fleet in terms of both access and the quota share it currently enjoys in UK waters. From the outset of the negotiations, Ireland and our EU partners have been clear on our level of ambition in this area and on the fact that progress on an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme 2014-2020 is the vehicle for financial supports to the seafood sector and is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.  However, the current programme is coming to a close. The development of a new operational programme for the sustainable development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is a set of rules for managing European fishing fleets and for conserving fish stocks. Designed to manage a common resource, it gives all European fishing fleets equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds and allows fishermen to compete fairly. The current CFP came into force on 1 January 2014 following an extensive reform process and is due...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rockall Island Ownership (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I am advised by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that the position is as follows. The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the body of water that stretches from 12 nautical miles offshore out to a distance of 200 miles. The seabed beneath the EEZ is the continental shelf. Largely due to efforts made by Ireland throughout the 1970s, international law is now clear that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department makes extensive forestry statistics available on its website.  The table below shows the number of forestry applications granted in each county from 2015 to 30thJune, 2020. County 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Carlow 1 15 16 2 5 1 Cavan 20...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Convergence is a feature of the current CAP and the new CAP proposals intend to continue with this policy. Ireland has supported this element of these proposals. Convergence aims to redistribute and flatten the value of CAP payment entitlements and like all elements of the CAP, there are differing views regarding its implementation. Under the current CAP some €93million was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: TAMS II measures provide grants for capital investment in physical assets to assist the agriculture sector, including the pig sector, to develop their businesses. An increase in the investment ceiling for the Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme under TAMs was a key recommendation from the PISG and this is currently being put in place. Other supports stemming from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (National Pig Identification and Tracing System)(Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 364 of 2010) requires that any person who keeps any pigs, must, at least annually, conduct a census on his/her holding, at a time determined by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  The 2019 Pig Census was conducted on 13 October 2019.  The information...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Extensive research funded by DAFM since the 1980s concluded that badgers posed a significant disease transmission route for bovine TB (bTB). Therefore, it was critical to address this risk as part of the eradication programme. Commencing in 2002, systems were put in place whereby serious breakdowns of bTB were investigated by a state veterinarian. If evidence was established of infection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The information requested is set down in the Table below. The categorisation reflects the description on the DAFM animal health IT system. Herd TB Restrictions count by Herd Type 2019 and 2020 to date. Total Suckler Dairy Beef Other Herds Restricted in 2019 4,060 1,750 1,183 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: A bTB Stakeholder Forum was established in 2018 to consider initiatives consistent with achieving eradication by 2030. The Forum finalised its report last year containing a series of proposals which had broad stakeholder support. I will be launching a renewed TB strategy in the near future which will be informed by the Forum Report. Stakeholders have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainable Development Goals (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all countries of the United Nations, has seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is a whole-of-government response to the delivery of Ireland’s SDG commitments. My colleague, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment has lead responsibility for promoting and overseeing the coherent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department does not provide direct grants to students in the seven Agricultural Colleges run by Teagasc.  State support for Teagasc activities is provided yearly via block Grant in Aid funding which Teagasc then distributes across its research, advisory, education and training services to fund specific programmes, initiatives, actions etc. The Grant in Aid allocation for...