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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agricuture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been involved in and has funded research in breeding ash trees for resistance for almost ten years. Teagasc is leading the research in Ireland on improving the genetic tolerance of ash to the ash dieback disease, which is carried out with research funding support from the Department and in collaboration with Coillte, Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has engaged extensively with all stakeholders on the future of the CAP and on the development of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027 including various groups within the equine sector. TAMS has been a hugely successful helping to drive on-farm improvements in every county across the country. To date under the CAP expenditure, TAMS has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that responsibility for Dog Breeding Establishments lies with Department of Rural and Community Development as provided for by the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. An establishment keeping six or more bitches of more than six months of age capable of being used for breeding purposes falls within the scope of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I recognise that there is concern around potential increases in the Brazilian national herd in the context of such increases having negative impacts on the environment, and in particular on the Amazon rainforest and its ecosytems. The EU-Mercosur political agreement of June 2019 includes provisions which require commitments from both the EU and from Mercosur countries to meet their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This refers to a previous Parliamentary Question on the trawling ban on vessels over 18 metres inside six nautical miles and the ongoing court case. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that last January I announced the roll-out of the €35m Brexit Adjustment: Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023. The BALAMI Scheme was one of the recommendations of the Seafood Sector Taskforce which I established following Brexit. This scheme is proposed to be funded in the main from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. The Scheme assists the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cost of Living Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The price of fertiliser remains a significant economic burden on farmers and there is no sign of fertiliser prices easing in the short to medium term as prices are being driven by a number of factors including global demand, energy prices and availability. I have taken a proactive approach to supporting our farm families throughout this period and will continue to do so. In January,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to advise that this year we have seen considerable improvements in the issuance of forestry licences. To date, we have issued 3,914 licences which is 92% of our expected output at this point in the year and there are currently 953 approved afforestation licences with just under 7,000 hectares ready for planting. The backlog has reduced from 6,000 in August 2021, to 3,700 in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland has never made any claims to Rockall, nor has Ireland ever recognised British sovereignty claims over Rockall and accordingly has not recognised a 12 nautical mile territorial sea around it either. This remains the position of the Government. The Government has been in contact with the relevant Scottish and UK authorities on Rockall over recent years and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Security (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current crisis is challenging established assumptions on food security. Now, more than ever, having countries like Ireland producing safe, sustainable and nutritious food is needed. Ireland is among the most food secure countries in the world. In fact, according to the Global Food Security Index for 2022, Ireland placed second. Ireland is part of the EU single market and participates in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the stress caused by a TB breakdown on a farm and I am committed to driving down TB rates. As a result of the EU Animal Health Law Regulation 2016/429, new requirements in relation to TB testing have been introduced. These regulations came into effect in April 2021 and are directly applicable to all EU member states. The Bovine TB Stakeholders Forum, which comprises of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120, 125 and 134 together. To help encourage on-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided through TAMS to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. TAMS is an On-Farm Investment Scheme which is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the recent Government decision on sectoral emissions ceilings as part of the Climate Action Plan, there was a firm recognition of the role that agriculture can play in renewable energy generation and as a positive contribution to decarbonising the energy system. The role of Irish farmers in renewable energy systems is three-fold through: Establishing energy efficiencies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the agriculture sector was assigned a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030 based on a 2018 baseline of 23MT CO2 eq. This reduction in emissions will contribute to the economy wide reduction of 51% by 2030. It is a challenging and ambitious target but is one that farmers and the industry are committed to achieving. The Climate Action Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Over the past year, significant price rises have occurred primarily in the energy sector with natural gas and oil prices reaching record highs. These price rises have been amplified by the impacts of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine and have significant implications across all sectors, including the agri-food sector. Dairy processing is a critical industry both for consumers in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Basic Payment Scheme and related area-based scheme opened for applications in February 2022. 128,360 applications were received by 16th May deadline, which is in line with the number of applications in previous years. Applications submitted within amendment and late application deadlines brought the total number of applications submitted for 2022 to 128,747. However, the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) carry out a census of agriculture every 10 years, with the last census held in 2020. Since the census held in 2010, the total number of farm holdings dropped by 4,823, or 3.4%, from 139,860 to 135,037. The census provides data on the number of family farm holders who regard farming as their 'sole', 'major' or 'subsidiary' occupation. Since the census held...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The working paper, the Deputy refers to, outlined a series of actions to support horticultural growers who are dependent on peat as a growing medium.The aim of these actions is to address the short-term issue of supply, the medium-term issue of future access to peat and also the longer-term issue of replacement with alternatives for all sectors within horticulture, including mushrooms. Short...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It is the successor to the Green Low Carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) which was available under Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It is a voluntary scheme whereby farmers, when approved into the Scheme, undertake...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023 – 2027 and is the successor to the Green Low Carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) which was available under Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. The EU budget agreement provides a certain level of funding to Ireland over the...