Results 7,261-7,280 of 24,065 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of current contracts for fishers employed under the terms of the Atypical Work Permit Scheme for non-EEA Workers in the Irish Fishing Fleet comes to 295. This figure represents original applications or renewal contracts submitted to my Department’s Central Depository Unit on behalf of non-EEA workers within the past 12 months. The table below provides a breakdown of these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The global food security situation is concerning, especially the impacts on developing countries. International efforts must focus on the approximately 1.7 billion people across 100 economies who are severely exposed to challenging economic conditions and diminished food security, which is being exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine. The link between hunger and conflict is well known and this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Our beef and suckler farm families produce a world-class product that is in demand in markets across the globe. Beef exports totalled €2.4 billion in 2021, a 3.1% increase on 2020 figures. Teagasc forecasts that EU beef supply will decline in 2022 and that UK supply will remain unchanged. The outlook for Irish beef exports remains generally positive for 2022 according to Bord Bia....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This application is currently being processed and a DAFM Inspector will be in touch with the applicant shortly to arrange the next step of the process, which is an on farm inspection. Once all procedural steps are complete a decision will issue to the applicant as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This application is now at the final stage of processing and a decision will issue to the applicant very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sheep Welfare Scheme is an animal welfare scheme that was introduced in December 2016, initially as a four year scheme. Existing sheep farmers who wished to participate in the scheme were required to submit an application to join the scheme by the closing date of 3rd February 2017. As set out in the terms and conditions of Year 1 of the scheme, participants in the scheme who wished...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to support animal welfare charities involved in rescuing and rehoming animals through the Animal Welfare Grant Programme for Registered Animal Charities. In December 2021, I awarded record funding of over €3.7 million to 98 animal welfare bodies throughout the country through this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The funding stream offered by Department to non-profit organisations dedicated to animal welfare and animal sanctuary is through the Animal Welfare Grant Programme for Registered Animal Charities. The call for grant applications for this year's awards was launched in June this year and applications received are now being evaluated by my officials . These applications for annual funding from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for the question. The 2021 Power report found that the greyhound industry provides and supports considerable employment both directly and indirectly across the Irish economy. It is estimated that in 2019, the industry supported over 4,000 full-time and part-time jobs in the economy. In addition, there are over 6,000 active greyhound owners. The total number of people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The reason that we are providing funding is that there has been a structure and support in place for the greyhound racing industry for many years now. It is particularly important to support it. It is something that we are continuing to do. The structure and the oversight of the industry is also important. The legislative underpinning of the whole sector was significantly changed and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The public funding goes into our racetracks and funding prize money, which helps to support and underpin the industry and the jobs in the industry. The funding also goes into welfare measures and supports the welfare of greyhounds. As the Deputy said, without the funding the greyhound racing industry would be very much undermined. I am aware the Deputy has no problem with doing away with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Brendan Smith for raising this issue and for his ongoing advocacy on behalf of the farming community. I have asked that all of the work be completed as quickly as possible. The working group will meet at the end of this month and I look forward to progress being made there. Overall, we can take heart from the fact that by everyone working together in the TB forum and by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Paul Murphy for his question. As he will be aware, the Government will soon establish and publish our sectoral emission ceilings. The Climate Action Plan 2021 set out a reduction range of between 22% and 30% for the agricultural sector from an emissions baseline of 23 MT CO2 equivalent in 2018. The achievement of this target will take a whole-of-government and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I know agriculture and the day-to-day lives of farm families would not occupy Deputy Paul Murphy’s daily workload or time very much. We have to consider the important role that agriculture plays in food production in this country. It is also important to know and understand that because we do not have the industrial base that other developed countries have, agriculture makes up a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy likes to use the term “big agri-business” but our farm families, on which our agriculture is based, do massive work.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is Deputy Paul Murphy’s industrialised farming model. He is the only one who uses that language. We have a family farming model in this country which, frankly and thankfully, the Deputy does not really have a bull’s notion about or an understanding of. It is based on work that farm families do right across the country. People throughout the food supply chain try to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Brendan Smith for raising this issue. As somebody who is a strong advocate on behalf of farmers in his constituency and as a former Minister for agriculture, this is an issue he has worked on consistently over the last number of years. I too am acutely aware of the emotional and financial burden that comes with a TB breakdown for a farm family, so making significant progress...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I recently met with the TB forum. The next meeting of the financial working group is on 21 July. That will be attended by officials from my Department and representatives of the farming organisations. The group has held five meetings this year so I look forward to it completing its work. It was the TB forum that was set up 16 months ago and it has a number of working groups under it. It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Costs (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As Deputy Griffin knows, these issues and challenges have been very much on the Government's mind in recent months, both at an Executive level and also among our parliamentary party members. It is something on which the Deputy has also engaged very closely with the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, and me, and we will continue that engagement. The measures introduced in recent months...