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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Section 15 provides for the transitional arrangements after the commencement of section 9 of the Bill, permitting requests for reviews of decisions of appeals officers to the agriculture appeals review panel. It specifically provides for arrangements relating to decisions and appeals in existence before the commencement of section 9, and allows for the review of those pre-existing decisions...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Section 16, which is Part 3, amends section 24 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 by removing the requirement that the chair and members of the Aquaculture Licenses Appeals Board vacate their office on attaining the age of 70 years. Basically, it means that somebody over 70 years can be a member of the appeals board, which I think is absolutely fair.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank members for the assessment the committee did in advance and its pre-legislative report, which we sought to accommodate as best possible. I look forward to trying to bring this legislation through the Dáil and Seanad over the next period.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome Deputy Kenny again to the role of Opposition spokesperson on agriculture, food and the marine and wish him well. He was always good to work with in the past. He is an able operator. I thank the Chairman and members of the committee. I am pleased to be here today for Committee Stage of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024. The Bill amends the Agriculture Appeals Act...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 aims to encourage a substantial increase in afforestation by offering attractive and diverse options for planting. This government has committed €1.3 billion of funding to the Programme in order to support our national ambition of 8,000 hectares of afforestation per year. The Afforestation Scheme 2023-2027 offers landowners a choice of 12 Forest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Infrastructure (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The safety of Solar PV systems, both at installation phase and for subsequent use by farmers, is of paramount importance to me. With this in mind, my Department maintains a list of approved solar PV panel installers from which TAMS applicants can select an installer to carry out the installation works. All registered solar installers that are included on this list must provide evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its business needs and utilises workforce planning to identify and address these requirements for all our locations. Recruitment is ongoing at present and the Human Resources Division of my Department utilises all mechanisms available to fill these posts. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (25 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is currently progressing the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill the drafting of which is complete. The Bill is to be published in the Oireachtas in the coming term.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: This is a matter for the ESB. I am aware of the potential for restrictions on the export capacity of individual farms in respect of which support for the installation of solar panels is sought. I understand that ESB Networks may place restrictions on the maximum export from a farm depending upon the capacity of the local network to take electricity from renewable sources. It is my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish suckler herd. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has responsibility for S.I. No 63/2015, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulation 2015 and S.I. 427/2015 - Microchipping of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Under these Regulations, all dogs over 12 weeks of age (or younger if sold before 12 weeks) must be microchipped. It is illegal to sell/supply a dog that is not microchipped. The microchip number must be registered; this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The implementation of the Bovine TB Eradication Strategy 2021-2030 is overseen by the Bovine TB Stakeholders Forum along with support from three working groups – a Scientific group, an Implementation Working Group and a Finance Group to ensure all aspects of the Strategy are addressed. The Bovine TB Stakeholders Forum and its working groups comprise of representatives from across the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) introduced an on-line system for horse passport applications in July 2024. It is anticipated that this system will lead to efficiencies in processing and enhance turnaround times following receipt of valid passport applications. HSI have advised me that the breeder submitted paper based applications in June 2024. They have confirmed the DNA results for the three...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has received, and responded to a total 998 Freedom of Information requests from 2022 to date. Of these 998 requests, 252 were refused in their entirety. The full breakdown by year is provided in tabular form. In order to allow FOI bodies to properly conduct their business, it will sometimes be necessary to exempt from release, certain types of information in some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone was announced. A significant part of the objective of this measure was to manage the fishing effort on sprat stocks which are primarily targeted within inshore waters. This measure was the subject of extended legal proceedings, the outcome of which, received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish suckler herd. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, through the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform have received approval for Recovery and Resilience Programme funding, intended to help support the initial development of biomethane in Ireland. The Government approved the inclusion of a biomethane section, upscaling a biomethane industry in Ireland, within...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. For welfare purposes Section 2(1) of the Animal Health and Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. The Agriculture Appeals Office has, however, provided details as requested by the Deputy as follows: Appeals open by month: Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There are several Irish authorised products for vaccination to protect against blackleg (caused by a bacterium called Clostridium chauvoei). Despite a decrease in the availability of some of these vaccines, I am advised that market data indicates that overall supply of clostridial vaccines to the market is adequate to meet demand. Whilst, periodically, a specific brand/type of...