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

Charlie McConalogue: Carbon measurement at farm level will become ever more important in the context of the recently agreed sectoral emissions ceilings of a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for agriculture and as a mechanism to demonstrate environmental ambition at farm level. Through the Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) and the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS),...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725, 726, 729, 730, 731, 732, 756, 771, 772 and 783 together. I am 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The new National Forestry Strategy and Forestry Strategy Implementation Plan(including the Forest Programme) has been put out to public consultation and they are available to view now on my Department's website. The aim of the new Progamme is to enable Ireland to use its potential for afforestation to help meet its national emission reduction obligations, while at the same time increasing...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the draft Forest Strategy Implementation Planwhich includes the next Forestry Programme for the period 2023 – 2027 is currently undergoing a period of public consultation. Having secured an additional €12 million in Budget 2023 for Forestry to reach a total budget of €112m, the Department is currently engaged in detailed discussions with the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided support totalling over €7m to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) introduced in July 2020....

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

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAF) has provided support totalling over €7m to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) introduced in July 2020....

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

Charlie McConalogue: According to the latest Census of Agriculture carried out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in 2020, over 96% of the 135,037 farm holdings in Ireland are operated as “family farms”. CSO define family farms as "farms which are operated as family-based enterprises". With just under 4% of the total, CSO define "Commercial Farms" as "farms registered as companies which paid all...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the current number of staff in the Communications Division of my Department which includes the press office, communications and social media staff, is set out in the table below: Grade Number of staff Principal Officer 1 Assistant Principal Officer 2 Higher Executive...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, in April of 2021, I signed Statutory Instrument SI No. 198 of 2021 which sets out the Regulations to give effect in Irish law to EU Directive No. 2019/633 on Unfair Trading Practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. At that time, I also established the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Enforcement Authority in my...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Forests and the establishment of new forests play an important role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to the development of an enabling framework for the potential trading of carbon credits, and which rewards farmers for emissions reductions and carbon removals, including through potential private sector investment. Like many other EU...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 739, 759 and 784 together. I ampleased to advise that this year we have seen considerable improvements in the issuance of forestry licences. To date this year 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 nearly 7,000 hectares ready for...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I have met with landowners whose forests have ash dieback and I am more than aware of their concerns. Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided support totalling over €7 million to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme, introduced in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the draft Forest Strategy Implementation Planwhich includes the next Forestry Programme for the period 2023 – 2027 is currently undergoing a period of public consultation. Having secured an additional €12 million in Budget 2023 for Forestry to reach a total budget of €112m, the Department is currently engaged in detailed discussions with the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The ‘Issues impacting the Forestry Sector’ report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and the Marine recommends a review of a decision made by the Department to restrict the planting of unenclosed land in December 2010, to no more than 20% of any one application. Unenclosed land is, in general, less fertile and more exposed than enclosed land and trees...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that my Department owns 20 properties that are currently vacant and a list of the relevant properties is attached for information. <a href="https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/debates/quest ions/supportingDocumentation//2022-10-25_pq743-25102022_en.x lsx">Vacant Property listings</a>

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm for the information of the Deputy that there are no properties being leased by my Department that are currently vacant.

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, arising from the war in Ukraine, I met with the main farm organisations and Teagasc on the 8th March this year, at which I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee. I tasked the Committee with preparing an industry response to the emerging crisis in feed, fodder, fertiliser and other inputs, and to develop contingency plans and advice to assist...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following a review announced in Budget 2018 by my colleague the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donohoe TD, and in recognition of the Government's commitment to facilitate the development of solar energy projects in Ireland, a revised approach was introduced to qualifying agricultural property for the purposes of agricultural relief from Capital Acquisitions Tax or Capital Gains Tax retirement...

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

Charlie McConalogue: All afforestation must undertaken in a legally compliant and sustainable manner. Following a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in 2018 and subsequent High Court rulings which had transformative implications for the process of screening forestry licence applications for likely environmental effects, approximately 75% of licence applications are now referred for ecological...