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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (5 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Farmers should be adequately rewarded for the work they put into ensuring that Irish food has an assurance of quality, safety and taste. In general, retail multiples do not purchase pig meat or poultry meat directly from farmer suppliers, but from meat processing companies. Prices paid to farmers or charged to consumers are not controlled by Government and are, obviously, subject to market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has recycling arrangements in place for the appropriate disposal of multiple products including general waste, compostable waste, recyclable waste, glass bottles, confidential waste, polystyrene recycling, WEEE recycling and furniture recycling. In the main, all services are secured through the OGP Framework with service providers...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The landowners are important and they count. That is why both I and the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, travelled there and met the farmers directly. We made a commitment to them that we were going to work to put a package together. I had hoped to have it concluded at this stage but we have the outline of the package very clear. I and my officials are engaged with the Minister and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Harkin for raising this important issue. I recognise the work she has done on this issue over the past while. I am working to address it and wish to bring peace of mind as quickly as possible to the landowners in the area. As the Deputy referenced, I visited those affected by the landslide last November together with the Deputy, the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Work Permits (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The 2015 Task Force identified that only vessels in the Polyvalent, Specific and Beam Trawler segments of the fleet, whose Length Overall is greater than 15m are eligible for inclusion in the Atypical Work Permit Scheme for non-EEA fishers. There are currently 174 such eligible vessels on the Irish Fleet Register. Information on the number of vessels is derived from the Irish Fleet Register,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has now received all of the information required to process this application and the case be resolved as quickly as possible. Officials in my Department will continue to keep the person named updated on progress of this transfer of entitlements.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Minister of State Pippa Hackett met with Commissioners Virginijus Sinkevicius and Janusz Wojciechowski recently to update them on Irish forestry, particularly the extensive public consultation undertaken on the Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050 and the subsequent development of the new Forest Strategy and Forestry Programme. My Department also actively...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department published the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 in February this year. The plan informed stakeholders of our targets for the delivery of afforestation, felling and forest road licences, and of our commitment to reducing the backlog. It represented a year-on-year increase of 30% on 2021, with a target of 5,250 licences. We are broadly keeping pace with our projections with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department makes available various forestry statistics on its website, particularly the Forestry Divisional Monthly Reports, which may be found here gov.ie - gov.ie - Forestry Division Monthly Reports (www.gov.ie). Afforestation is a permanent land use change and therefore my Department is required by law to consider potential impacts on the surrounding areas and countryside. These...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: To date in 2022, there is an overall significant increase on all licensing categories compared with last year. Up to 30th September, 2022 3,629 licences have issued. July, August and September have shown significant signs of improvement in afforestation licensing and we intend to maintain this momentum. There are currently 516 licences remaining to be processed of the 1,683 licences...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Policy Group was established in November 2020 to help inform forest policy development in Ireland. The Forestry Policy Group has met on ten occasions and members have also participated in the four Working Groups of Project Woodland, which, as the Deputy may be aware, was established in early 2021 to improve the forestry licensing system and to drive forward the planting of trees...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The introduction of the legislation to remove the requirement for planning permission for Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme projects less than 10ha in size that involve the replacement of broadleaf high forest with conifer species is a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I understand that his Department completed the first stage in the Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has recently published a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050. A new Forestry Strategy for Ireland is currently being developed. The draft Forest Strategy to 2030 has been shaped by the extensive public feedback received on the Vision over the last twelve months. This draft Forest Strategy will be subject to a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has recently published a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050. This Shared National Vision has been informed by a series of extensive consultation methods with the public. These consultations included a public attitudes survey, an online survey, a study of the attitudes of rural communities, a citizens’...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The named individual applied to participate in the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) on the 7th of May 2020. However, the person named did not satisfy the minimum stocking requirements and did not therefore qualify for payment under the scheme. An appeal has been received by my Department in respect of the 2020 ANC scheme and I can confirm that this appeal has been deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that neither I nor any Minister of State or any of the staff in my Department have taken domestic flights for work purposes during my term in office. My predecessor and his advisor used domestic flights on two occasions in 2019 as part of a return journey from two Foreign Trade missions. The table shows details of these flights. Date of Travel Passenger ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ). Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC). The organisation consists of 89 affiliated clubs from Ireland and Northern Ireland, all of whom must abide by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages with stakeholders on an ongoing basis and I met with the organisation named in advance of the Budget to discuss their submission. The issues raised were considered in the context of Budget 2023 deliberations. On Tuesday 27th September, I announced details of my Department’s 2023 Budget. The 2023 Estimates provide a gross Vote of €2.14 billion, the highest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 748 to 751, inclusive, together. Under Section 32 of the Forestry Act 2014 and Regulation 20 of the Forestry Regulations 2017 I am empowered and in some cases I am statutorily obliged to refuse an application for an Afforestation Licence, whether or not the applicant has also applied for financial assistance under the Afforestation Grant and Premium...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage have responsibility for wildlife, including the wild deer population. My Department is aware of the reported increase in the national deer population, which has resulted in the migration of wild deer into some areas where they were not present previously....