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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (12 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied under the 2022 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme on 1st May 2022. I can confirm that he has satisfied the eligibility criteria under the scheme and payment will issue to him shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the beginning of the crisis, staff of my Department have been assisting in Ireland’s response to the invasion of Ukraine. Recognising the exceptional circumstances, temporary arrangements have been put in place to allow people travelling from Ukraine to Ireland to be accompanied by their pets, even if the pets are not in compliance with EU Travel Regulations. The Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (12 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department carries out year-round avian influenza (AI) surveillance sampling to inform its risk assessment of the threat posed to poultry and captive birds. While my Department is responsible for the protection of the health of Irish poultry, wildlife comes under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (12 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Common Agriculture Policy Strategic Plan (CSP), for the period 2023 to 2027, is the primary vehicle for disbursing the expected carbon tax to farmers and rural communities. The projected carbon receipts for the period 2022-2027 are, in the main, included in the indicative budget of €9.8bn for the CSP. The budget includes EU funding of €5.97bn for Pillar I and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy regarding the total amount of co-financing provided by the State in relation to funding from the European Multiannual Financial Framework between 2014 and to date in 2022 is set out in the enclosed tables. The information requested by the Deputy regarding the total amount of co-financing provided by the State in relation to funding from the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister for Finance announced in the Budget that a new Defective Concrete Products Levy will be introduced in April 2023. This levy will be self-assessed and administered by the Revenue Commissioners. The list of types and standards of concrete products subject to the Levy were set out on budget day and can be found at gov.ie - Budget 2023: Taxation Measures (www.gov.ie) Further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Gender equality is a key objective of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a priority for the Government. It is also a core principle of the European Union and the new CAP Regulations place particular focus on promoting the participation of women in the socio-economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. Improving gender balance, gender...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: All flight bookings by my Department are tightly controlled and air travel is only used when this is the most efficient manner to achieve business needs. Any request for a flight booking must specify a valid business reason and must be authorised at Assistant Secretary General level or equivalent. This approach applies to both domestic and foreign flights. Neither I nor any Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The rules on the identification of equidae are governed by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (Animal Health Law), as supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/963. This EU legislation provides that the single life document (equine passport) issued in respect of an equine is the definitive mechanism for identifying that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1stJanuary 2016. Payments issued for scheme years 2016 – 2020 inclusive. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. Processing of the 2021 Advance Payment for the person named are at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a high priority for my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to organisations involved in rescuing and rehoming animals. In December 2021, I provided record funding of €3.7million to 98 animal welfare bodies throughout the country. This funding was provided to these organizations for the direct provision of care for animals throughout 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department provides a range of supports to beekeepers and their representative bodies in recognition of the important contribution bees make to agriculture and biodiversity. The main financial support available to beekeepers is through the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. This scheme can assist registered beekeepers invest in apiaries and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Varroa mite is one of the most serious concerns for honey bee health globally and is now endemic in Ireland. The National Apiculture Programme is co-funded by the Department and the EU and provides funding to carry out applied research for the Irish apiculture sector which will be beneficial to many beekeepers in Ireland. As part of the current National Apiculture Programme, research is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Forest certification is a voluntary process for forest owners in Ireland, where an independent third party assesses the quality of forest management and production against a set of requirements predetermined by a public or private certification organization such as PEFC or FSC. It is market driven and outside the control of my Department and a matter for each individual forest owner as to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Indicative Budget for on-farm investments for the period 2022-2027 is €404m. This includes an indicative budget of €304m under the current Rural Development Programme, and an indicative budget of €100m is proposed under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. Both programmes will run in parallel for the years 2023-2025. In the recent Budget, I announced an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department provides grant aid through the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II) 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 for on farm use only. TAMS is a On-Farm Investment Scheme which is co-funded by the EU Commission, and under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, in December 2018, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18m will 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Further to the approval by the Government last week (Tuesday, 4 October 2022) of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023 – 2027, my Department is currently finalising the details of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), including the Scheme Terms and Conditions. A lot of information has already been provided, including the final Specifications for the actions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The existing Sheep Welfare Scheme, which was introduced in December 2016, initially as a four year scheme, will end on 31st January 2023 and the final balancing payments under this scheme will commence issuing to participants in the scheme in Q2 2023. The Sheep Welfare Scheme will be replaced by the Sheep Improvement Scheme, which will be introduced under the new CAP. This new scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 788 and 789 together. The core targeted support for the sheep sector from 2023 will be the Sheep Improvement Scheme which aims to build on the progress made by the Sheep Welfare by providing support for actions that improve animal health and welfare in the sheep sector. The programme has an annual budget of €20 million and provides for a payment of...