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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy not least our ambition to allocate €1.5bn to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP. I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget. This will be included in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and we aim to pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I am very conscious of the important role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector, and its valuable contribution to the rural economy. To date, the existing sheep welfare scheme has delivered supports of €50.3 million to over 21,000 farmers since its inception in 2016. Under the new programme for Government, we have committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for his question which I recognise has been raised from a well-meaning perspective; however, my Department has no function in this matter which is a commercial issue between a private veterinary practitioner and a client.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Govt has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy not least our ambition to allocate €1.5bn to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP. I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget. This will be included in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and we aim to pilot some...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Forestry Sector (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190, 191 and 192 together. I am acutely aware that delays in issuing licences has led to difficulties for some in the sector. My Department is intensively engaging with all relevant stakeholders on these issues. The current licensing difficulties are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP). These were introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Diseases (23 Jul 2020)

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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The Act was passed, after a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Applications for forestry licences are processed under a formal consent system and every application must be carefully assessed for its potential impact on the surrounding countryside and environment. The application for afforestation by the person named is near to some designated sites and potential impacts on those sites must be considered. In this respect, the applicant submitted a Natura...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Applications for forestry licences are processed under a formal consent system and every application must be carefully assessed for its potential impact on the surrounding countryside and environment. The application for afforestation by the person named is near to some designated sites and potential impacts on those sites must be considered. In this respect the applicant submitted a Natura...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 490 and 514 together. A letter from a member of the public addressed to Minister Humphreys (dated January 22nd) was received in DAFM on 24thJanuary, and was passed to the appropriate senior line manager for consideration. It was passed to the Department without any representations, notation or any other contact from Minister Humphreys. Once received the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 491, 492 and 493 together. The commencement of the Forestry Act, 2014 in May, 2017 brought about significant changes in the consent process for forestry operations. Felling licences are now valid for up to 10 years and may cover several felling events, such as thinning then clear felling on the same plot. Landowners considering future operations, have the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 transferred the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. The Licensing Authority is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, an official of the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval. It should be noted that the appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Progranmme 2014-20 is the principal source of development funding for the fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors. The Programme includes a €12 million Fisheries Local Action Group Scheme which aids community and micro enterprise projects in fisheries and aquaculture communities, mostly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The person named has submitted an application under TAMS II, tranche 17 under the Animal Welfare Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme. This application has passed the initial administrative checks required and will be subject to the ranking and selection process. Ranking and selection is the process of ranking each application in each tranche using certain pre-defined criteria. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. My predecessor, together with Ministers of State Hackett and Heydon and officials from my Department met the CEO, the Chairperson of the Board and officials from HRI on Tuesday 14thJuly 2020. The items discussed included: - HRI’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The person named has submitted an application under TAMS II, tranche 17 under the Animal Welfare Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme. This application has passed the initial administrative checks required and will be subject to the ranking and selection process. Ranking and selection is the process of ranking each application in each tranche using certain pre-defined criteria. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Bord na gCon (BnG) 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. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Section 26 of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958 establishes the Irish Coursing Club (ICC)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Greencastle Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that Local Authority in the first instance, and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, thereafter. My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maritime Safety (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: This proposed project by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has been assessed in the wider context of the provision of existing specialised professional sea survival training facilities within the State and the cost, both construction and operational, of such a facility. There are existing professional sea survival training facilities based at the National Maritime College of Ireland,...