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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1258 to 1260, inclusive, together. Funding of €8 million was announced for a Liming measure as part of Budget 2023. This measure will support farmers in offsetting some of the cost associated with purchasing and applying lime to correct soil acidity. Research shows that achieving optimum soil pH, not only unlocks soil phosphorous and potassium but...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The details which the Deputy has requested are in large part already publicly available.  My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-2020 has over recent years been the principal source of public funding for the sustainable development of our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors and has been co-funded by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform you that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. As the Deputy will be aware, the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) was established in 2018 pursuant to Section 14A of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001.  The Agriculture Appeals Office provides the administrative and secretariat support to the FAC. In the matter of an electronic FAC...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is proposed that additional supports for health and safety measures will be available under the new Capital Investment Scheme from 2023 onwards. Submissions for changes to TAMS were sought last year and all changes requested have been considered when drafting the new schemes and finalising the Investment list. Livestock underpasses are one of the items under consideration for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1264 to 1267, inclusive, together. My Department’s primary function in relation to Avian Influenza (AI) is to help protect and control outbreaks of the disease in poultry and captive birds. My Department monitors the avian influenza disease situation in wild birds to inform the risks presented to poultry and captive birds. To this end, this Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1268 and 1291 together. As the Deputy may be aware Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and as such is operationally independent from my Department. Any pension increases granted are at the discretion of Coillte and are subject to the approval of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with the consent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A legal and regulatory review of forestry licensing was carried out by Alice Whittaker and colleagues of Philip Lee LLP and, following extensive stakeholder engagement, their Report, together with the supporting documents, has been published on my Department's website at the following link: gov.ie - Regulatory Review of Forestry (www.gov.ie) As stated in their report, between 1st...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the Appropriate Assessment process for this application, it was reported that Rhododendron was recorded on this site during a field survey.  Rhododendron is an invasive alien species in Ireland. I replied on 8th September that a further information request should issue shortly.    However, I now understand that rather than seeking further information...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Impact Assessments (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1271 to 1273, inclusive, together. The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (EIA) Regulations came into effect in September 2011 and were amended in April 2013 and September 2017. These Regulations were introduced following European Court of Justice rulings that Ireland had failed to adequately implement certain aspects of the EIA Directive (EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied to participate in the 2022 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme on 14th May 2022.  In order to be eligible for payment under the scheme, applicants must meet the minimum livestock requirements as set out under the terms and conditions of the scheme. According to records held by the Department, the person named does not hold any livestock and has therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

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: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

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: Forestry Sector (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1277 and 1303 together. My Department has recently published a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050 which was informed by a series of extensive engagements and consultation. This Vision has informed a new Forestry Strategy for Ireland, which has been developed through Project Woodland.  In parallel, a draft Forest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Officers from my Department and from Rasaíocht Con Eireann, and accompanied by an ISPCA officer, were involved in the initial stages an investigation of the remains. Post mortem examinations were then carried out on seven canine skeletons recovered from the bog in my Department's Regional Veterinary Laboratory in Backweston Laboratory Campus, Co. Kildare. Rasaíocht Con...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

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: Greyhound Industry (8 Nov 2022)

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: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure which forms part of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023 – 2027.  While I provided information on the draft Scheme on 21st June 2022, I announced the formal opening of the Scheme on 19thOctober 2022, for which applications may be submitted until 21st November 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1282, 1306 and 1310 together. ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme) is Ireland's new agri-environment climate scheme under Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan 2023 - 2027. This new €1.5 billion flagship agri-environment scheme is a farmer-friendly scheme to help address biodiversity decline while delivering an income support for up to 50,000 farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES, the new agri climate rural environment scheme, will enable the participation of some 50,000 farmers in a targeted, innovative and environmentally ambitious scheme, through the ACRES General approach or the ACRES Co-operation approach. This new scheme builds upon the experience of farmers participating in previous agri-environment schemes such as GLAS and REAP (Results-Based...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1284 and 1285 together. There are two approaches within the new ACRES scheme - an ACRES General approach and an ACRES Co-Operation approach. The ACRES Co-Operation approach is available to farmers in defined high priority geographical areas with the ACRES General approach available nationally outside those areas. The map of the eight Co-operation Project (CP)...