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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is being retrieved and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the National Dairy-Beef calf programme is to support decision-making on farms through better quality data on herd performance, to increase the economic and environmental efficiency of beef from the dairy herd, and to facilitate further the integration of the dairy and beef sectors by providing support for farmers who are rearing progeny from the dairy herd. It is exchequer...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The table below details the allocations for specific beef sector schemes from 2019 - 2023. It does not include the exceptional aid schemes in this period €78 million for BEAM (Beef Exceptional Aid Measure) in 2019 and €50 million for the BFP (Beef Finisher Payment scheme) in 2020. It also must be recognised that beef farmers can avail of a range of other schemes under the RDP...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the swans in question were submitted to my Department under its Avian Influenza (AI) Surveillance Programme, a year-round programme which acts as an early warning system for the presence of AI in our wild bird population. The aim of the programme is to inform the Department’s risk assessment of the threat posed by the AI virus to poultry and captive birds. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department constantly monitors the needs of the agri-food sector. Along with regularly meeting with representatives of the sector, holding formal consultations and attending public forums, we monitor developments in farm incomes, viability, structures, key commodities, food industry trends and other key economic indicators. My Department prepares and publishes an Annual Review and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 781 and 785 together. My Department constantly monitors the needs of the agri-food sector. Along with regularly meeting with representatives of the sector, holding formal consultations and attending public forums, we monitor developments in key economic indicators. My Department prepares and publishes an Annual Review and Outlook (ARO), which provides...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to supporting farmers of all sizes and types in all parts of the country. I believe the incoming CAP is a well-funded and farmer-friendly CAP that will support our farm families over the next five years. A range of measures are included in Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strategic plan to benefit small and medium sized farms: - Complementary Redistribution...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Continuing to grow market opportunities for dairy, meat and seafood products at home and abroad is a key goal of Food Vision 2030, the overall strategy for the future development of the agri-food sector. To support the strategic goals of developing and diversifying agri-food export markets, Bord Bia received an allocation of €55m in Budget 2023. This funding will enable Bord Bia...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. Farm safety is a major issue and continues to be the most dangerous occupation in terms of fatalities in the workplace, with children and the elderly particularly vulnerable. There has been an average of 20 fatal incidents per year on Irish farms over the last ten years. There was a significant reduction in 2021 when there were 10...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I remain confident that the outlook for the Irish dairy Industry remains very positive. The Irish dairy sector is robust, sustainable and modern. It is well placed to meet the challenges we face into in the time ahead. Despite the negative impacts of Brexit, COVID-19 and the Ukraine/Energy-crisis, the industry has proved to be remarkably resilient. The industry continues to grow and evolve...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Irish sheep farm families produce a world-class product that is in demand across many global markets, and I am very conscious of the important role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) sheepmeat exports worth approximately €385 million, or 57,737 tonnes were exported in 2021,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I have provided significant support to the pig sector this year as all pig producers have had to deal with enormous pressures in recent months. As the Deputy will be aware, on the 23rd March 2022, the EU Commission announced the provision of exceptional adjustment aid to producers in agricultural sectors which have been impacted by Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. The...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As in other meat sectors, global trade conditions will be crucial in determining the outlook for the Irish poultry sector over the medium to longer term. Poultrymeat, which is a food high in protein, has seen an increase in demand in recent years and this increase has seen a 10% increase in the average price paid in August 2022 when compared to the average price paid at the beginning of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector is a sector that plays a critical role in Irish agriculture. It is a sector I have backed with new and innovative schemes and a sector that I will continue to support in the future. In recent years I have supported the sector through targeted policy interventions and supports. This has included the Protein Aid scheme that was introduced in 2015 with a budget of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 793 and 794 together. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a challenging disease to control and eradicate. I am acutely aware of the financial and emotional trauma associated with a tB breakdown. It causes significant hardship for farmers and farming families, and I am fully committed to the objectives of the Bovine TB Eradication Strategy which aims to reduce and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Veterinary Medicines are regulated at a European level by EU Regulation 2019/6, which Ireland implemented earlier this year in S.I. 36 of 2022. This Regulation sets out that all veterinary medicinal products for food producing animals should be subject to a veterinary prescription unless certain criteria are met, as laid out in Article 34 of the above-mentioned Regulation. The Health...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continually monitors the levels of employment in the agriculture and wider agri-food sector. Employment figures are primarily sourced from the Central Statistics Office's (CSO) quarterly Labour Force Survey. Looking at trends over the period 2019 to 2021, employment in the overall agri-food sector has grown by 6,400 to 170,400 people. This represents 7.1% of the total...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) is the competent authority for Statutory Instrument (S.I.) Number 113 of 2022; the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2022. These Regulations give effect to Ireland's 5th Nitrates Action Programme. My Department works closely with DHLGH on the Regulations and development, as well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Chair and members of the committee. I welcome this opportunity to present the SIA to the committee today. As in previous years, a rigorous assessment has been undertaken to examine the implications for Ireland of the potential fishing opportunities for the year ahead. The past few years, as we know, have been particularly challenging for our fishing industry. In addition to...