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

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme was developed in response to the recommendation by the Seafood Task Force for a deminimis short-term support scheme for the inshore sector to help it deal with the difficult trading conditions that have arisen because of Brexit.  It will also help the sector transition to longer-term restructuring measures.  It...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine had made significant progress to deliver a licensing system which meets the needs of all those who apply for forestry licences. This is regardless of whether that application comes from a private individual or company which wishes to plant trees, a forest owner who wishes to fell their crop, or Coillte who...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is recognised as a global threat to health, livelihoods, food security and the achievement of many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The second One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (iNAP2) was developed after stakeholder engagement and one of its five strategic objectives is to promote research and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a high-level priority of my Department to deliver Ireland’s second One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021-2025 (iNAP2), in conjunction with the Department of Health and stakeholders, to mitigate the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Several projects are currently underway in the iNAP2 that use and build upon research findings and data generated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In the case of felling licences, a licensee is required to erect a notice at the entrance to the land to which the licence relates, upon commencement of the works advising the public that tree felling is being carried out in accordance with that licence. There are no statutory provisions requiring the licensee to provide the Department with notification of when the permitted project is to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021 my Department issued 1,534 Coillte felling licences. These were scheduled to be utilised in each of the years 2021, 2022 and in 2023. The total volume of all these licences together accounts for the 5 million cubic metres referenced in the question. The figures for the total volume actually felled during 2021 are a matter for Coillte.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: TAMS has proven itself to be a really important and popular scheme which has driven important farm investments. To date, expenditure under TAMS II has exceeded €379m. Payments under the TAMS II scheme continue to issue on an ongoing basis. TAMS continues to be a hugely successful and beneficial scheme, and I am delighted that it will continue in 2023 in a bigger and better way with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As you know, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced in December 2018 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 for vessels over 18m targeting sprat...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together. The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure which forms part of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. Farmers may apply for one of the approaches available under ACRES, namely the ACRES Co-operation approach, available to farmers in eight defined high priority geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: 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. I have referred the query to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Horse Board (IHB) is a co-operative society made up of individual shareholders and is registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act. The IHB is an affiliate of Horse Sport Ireland. However, the IHB operates independently of my Department and therefore the running of their elections is a matter for the organisation itself.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. I am aware of the pressures impacting the forestry sector and met with representatives last week to explain progress towards finalising the new Forestry Programme for the period 2023 to 2027 and to reiterate my commitment to supporting the sector. A thriving and resilient private forestry sector will continue to be central to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Oct 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 operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Oct 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 operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Oct 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 operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently valid licences issued for approximately 7,000ha that could be utilised before the end of 2022. Of these 2,194 ha represents 714 applications with a GPC3 component, approved since 1st January 2022. My Department has written out to all applicants with a valid licence in February this year encouraging them to utilise their licence and I would encourage anyone with a valid...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The COFORD Council is a stakeholder platform that provides advice to the Department on the development of the forest sector. The current Council has recently published a number of reports covering areas from forest genetics, timber forecasts to climate change. COFORD has recently published a series of statements on the importance of forests and wood products for climate change...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The target of 8,000 hectares of new afforestation per year as set out in the Climate Action Plan 2021 includes all of my Department's tree planting measures that are 0.1 hectares or more in size. This includes the small-scale tree planting referred to in the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 and it is currently intended that this will form part of our delivery on the 8,000 target. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, the price of beef, as with any commodity, is a commercial matter. Neither I nor the Department has any role in the determination of commodity prices However, I am, acutely aware of the pressures being faced across the agri-food sector due to the increase in input costs. Since the invasion of Ukraine, I have taken a proactive approach to dealing with the...