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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), fisheries conservation policy is an exclusive Union competence.  The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, consults with third countries in relation to shared stocks, including highly migratory pelagic stocks such as Mackerel and Blue Whiting. From 2014 to 2020, Mackerel was managed under a UN Coastal...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named person submitted their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 04/05/2022 in which he declared certain parcels eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Following a review of parcels by Satellite Imagery, a parcel within this application was identified as having being burned between 1st March and 31st August.  It is specified in the 2022 BPS...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1288 and 1304 together. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation (Regulation EU 1380/2013) provides that the European Commission will report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the CFP by the end of 2022. Earlier this year, I established a national Common Fisheries Policy Review group of relevant stakeholders to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the challenges being faced by the fishing sector arising from the increased costs of marine fuel. I met with representative groups from the industry in July, September and again in October to discuss this matter and provide them with a progress report on the schemes being developed to support the fishing fleet and wider seafood sector. These schemes, developed in line with...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Support was provided under the current Rural Development Programme for prospective beef Producer Organsiations  to engage a facilitator to help with recruitment and start-up activities.  In recognition of the key role that Producer Organisations can play in strengthening the position of primary producers in the supply chain, I have enhanced the support for early-stage producer...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1292 to 1296, inclusive, together. Bovine Embryo Collection and Production Teams/Centres are approved to operate by my Department under Regulation 4(3) of S.I. No. 19 of 2009 titled the European Communities (Bovine Breeding) Regulations 2009.  Approved centres are notified to the EU and the approval is open ended. Centres are liable for inspection...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1297 and 1298 together. In April 2021 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689, of the 17thDecember 2019, supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council, came into effect. Annex IV, Part 2, Section 2 of this regulation requires that for herds to maintain their TB Free Status all animals, over the age of six weeks,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 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: Horse Racing Industry (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The numbers of equines identified with Weatherby's passports, which can thus be considered to be thoroughbred horses, recorded on my Department's central equine database as having been moved to knackeries (for disposal) in the State in the years 2020 and 2021 and to mid-October 2022 are set out in the Table below. My Department does not capture nor record the reasons behind the movements to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has issued the following licences for the years 2017 to 2022 (up to 4thNovember): Year No. of licences issued Afforestation (Hectares) Forest Roads Felling (Hectares) 2018 4,919 855 (4,025ha) 461 (74km) 3,603 (39,845ha) 2019 5,310 588 (3,550ha) 542...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following Brexit and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, I established the Seafood Task Force, which included representation from the fisheries sector and which made a series of 16 recommendations to assist the seafood sector in terms of both short-term survival and long-term transformation. Given that these recommendations were industry led, it has been my priority to implement these for...

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

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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the Public Sector Reform Programme to deliver reform and innovation across the public service, the National Shared Services Office (formerly PeoplePoint) was established in 2012.  The National Shared Services Office (NSSO) leads on shared services strategy and the implementation of shared services across the Civil Service. The NSSO is responsible for the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that officials in my Department attended a Harvard programme during the period specified.   The programme was coordinated by the Senior Public Service Support Team within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER). Officials in my Department's Learning and Development function are liaising with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to obtain the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) formed part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It provided for funding of up to €300 million over the six-year programme and addressed widely acknowledged weaknesses in the maternal genetics of the Irish suckler herd, made a positive contribution to farmer profitability and reduced the greenhouse gas intensity of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for Teagasc, I have referred the matter to Teagasc for direct reply.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is attached in tabular form, as requested. The figures in the table include both deep sea containers and roll on-roll off freight units. Containers/freight units may contain several consignments of interest to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, each requiring separate controls, thus the number of controls is considerably higher than...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The transportation of meat carcasses for human consumption is governed by the EU Regulation (EC) No. 853 of 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, the conditions of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below which shows the number of participants and the total expenditure by scheme and by year. Please note that the figures in relation to the Results-based Environment-Agri Pilot (REAP) project and the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) is presented by the Scheme year (that is, the amounts shown are what was paid...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that while I cannot share personal details relating to an individual, I can state that my Department engages and cooperates fully with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. I can assure the Deputy that had that organisation issued an instruction or given advice to my Department, including in relation to former employees, it would have been implemented promptly.