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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department and I engage regularly with stakeholders, including the organisation referred to, on a range of issues. The current situation in relation to the cost and availability of farm inputs is a significant concern and one that I am acutely aware of, and it has been at the forefront of stakeholder engagement since the beginning of the crisis. I know that winter finishers are facing a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 749 and 764 together. Under EU Regulation, it is currently prohibited to target, retain on board, tranship or land spurdog (also known as picked dogfish) in the waters around Ireland. While there is a very limited quota available for use only in pilot schemes designed to reduce by-catches, any such schemes are subject to European Commission approval and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (the Fund) as provided for under Section 12 of the Horse...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. A total of €51.633 million was paid out in racehorse prize money in 2020. HRI contributed €35.346m of this amount with the balance of €16.287m contributed by...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 754 and 755 together. The horse racing industry makes a valuable contribution to our economy. It is estimated that the thoroughbred industry has an annual economic impact of €1.84 billion with direct and indirect employment of 29,000 people. The wide geographic distribution of this industry contributes to the achievement of more balanced regional...

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

Charlie McConalogue: All EU and national legislation relevant to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is enforced by a large team of authorised officers assigned to specific geographic locations across by DAFM's Regional Office network. These officers work closely with their counterparts in the Local Authorities and other Government Departments and agencies. Compliance notices are issued,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Enforcement of equine identification legislation is largely undertaken by authorised officers across the Regional Offices of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine who liaise with authorised officers in the Local Authorities and other organisations as required. The Department's policy is to adopt a fair and proportional approach in dealing with breaches of equine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised at national and EU level and is a priority for Government. I am a strong supporter of generational renewal and assisting the next generation take over the farm when the time is right to do so. Budget 2023 provides for a €2.14 billion allocation for my Department, the highest ever level of funding allocated to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Achieving a 25% reduction in GHG emissions from agriculture by 2030 is a significant challenge and one in which research will play a critical role. I committed to increase climate Research investment at COP26 as part of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) initiative. An example of this in practice is that over 60% of the funding in the research Call run by my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The budgetary provision for my Department In 2023 is €2.14 billion, which represents a 13% increase on last year’s allocation. I am a strong supporter of the beef and sheep sectors. They play a huge role in driving economic development across the country and are pivotal to the success of our overall agri-food industry. I will introduce a new scheme to continue the beef...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government ‘Our Shared Future’ contains a commitment to seek to resolve the issue of support for the category of farmers known as Forgotten Farmers. I have asked officials in my Department to examine options to address the issue of forgotten farmers with a view to identifying measures to support this group. I am committed to helping this cohort of farmers and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 765, 773 and 798 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. ACRES is a well-funded and farmer-friendly scheme which I am excited to see roll out. It will be an important income support for our farm families while also helping...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current Programme for Government has set an ambitious target to achieve 7.5% of the utilisable agricultural area under organic production, which is also consistent with the target proposed by Food Vision 2030. There has been a significant increase in the allocation for the Organic Farming Scheme in 2023. Under the new CAP, for the years 2023-2027, I have secured a budget of €256m...

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

Charlie McConalogue: On 16th June 2021, the UK and Australian Governments announced that they had reached a political agreement in principle for a new UK-Australia trade agreement. The agreement has not yet been ratified or entered into force. I note that the agreement provides for significant new market access for Australian goods exports to the UK. This is also the case for the most sensitive agriculture...

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. This is an ambitious and challenging target for our sector but one that I believe we can reach with farmers keen to continue to play a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not now, nor has it ever in the past, held human resources or other related records regarding staff members in semi-state bodies, including records relating to their individual terms of employment, be that pay and related aspects, including (but not limited to) redundancy terms or payments.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 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 €377m. 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: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Support under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is payable upon activation of an eligible hectare per payment entitlement. In general terms, an eligible hectare is one that is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for a non-agricultural activity, is predominantly used for such activities. An area is predominantly used for agricultural activity, if that activity...