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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to the protection of human rights and the promotion of equality for its employees, customers, external stakeholders and interested parties. Our latest Statement of Strategy (2021-2024)sets out as a core value “A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and the fair and equal treatment of all” and this applies both internally and externally. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 governs the use of animal by-products within the EU. In particular, Article 48 of this Regulation sets out the controls that must be in place for the dispatch of animal by-products, including animal manure, between Member States. The latest available figures from the EU Trade Control and Expert System below do not indicate an increase in dispatches of animal...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The average price of a house in Northern Ireland-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: So much for Sinn Féin policies.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government has done more for farm families, coastal communities and rural Ireland than any previous Government. Despite Sinn Féin having access to its magic money tree before the most recent general election, its manifesto for rural Ireland and agriculture was by far the weakest of those of any of the political parties. Since we have entered government, there has not been a single...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Meanwhile, the Government has delivered in excess of €5 billion for farmers and fishers in direct and indirect supports.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Building on that, we have created a new Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, that will deliver €10 billion for the farm families of Ireland. We have delivered a 50% increase in Pillar 2 funding for CAP supports. We are delivering an agri-environmental scheme that will give farmers €10,500. We have increased the supports to our suckler sector to €250 per cow, compared with...

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

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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The COFORD Council is a stakeholder platform which advises my Department on issues related to the development of the forest sector in Ireland. In its recent report ‘Forests and wood products, and its importance in climate change mitigation’ COFORD advised that 16,000 ha of annual afforestation is required if Ireland is to achieve the government target of 18% forest cover by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I and Minister of State Hackett have had meetings with Coillte over the course of 2021 and 2022. These meeting range from in person and virtual. This is line with engagements with other state agencies under the ageis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Minister McConalogue had engagements on the following dates: 10/2/2021 7/5/2021 8/7/2021 13/1/2022 Minister of State Pippa...

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

Charlie McConalogue: This was an administrative error by the Department. The decision was notified to the persons named by letter on 2ndMarch 2022. This letter also informed them of their right to have the matter reviewed should they so wish. I can confirm that a request for a review was requested in an email from the Deputy to a Department official on 15th March 2022. The review has now been considered and a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Climate Action Plan 2021 includes a commitment for the Government to develop an enabling framework to facilitate the development of a carbon farming initiative in Ireland. To address this commitment, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has convened a Carbon Farming Working Group. This group is drawing on expertise from across semi-state and governmental Departments to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Due to the Division's data retention policy, the Division no longer holds specific information on this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued 5,310 forestry licences in 2019, 2592 in 2020 ( a year in which licence output was affect by court judgements which led to a very significant change in procedures and to delays) and 4,050 in 2022. We have committed to issuing 5,250 in 2020 an increase of 30% on 2021 and as part of that output we are intend clearing older...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has published its target for felling licences in 2022, with the aim of issuing 1,830 private felling licences, an increase of 36% on 2021 and 1,530 Coillte felling licences the same number as issued in 2021. To the end of June, 1,746 felling licences have been issued. This is ahead of the overall felling target of 1,690 for the end of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department did not directly engage the services of the two organisations mentioned during the period from 1st January 2020 to date. However, the services of one of the companies was availed of through OneLearning, the Learning and Development Shared Service for the Civil Service (part of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) and the details of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This tree felling application was received on 15th June 2021 and it is currently referred to the National Monuments Service (NMS). Without prejudice to what advice NMS may yet return, at this juncture it is hoped that a response will be forthcoming in the coming days and the file will then be further progressed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This tree felling licence application was received on 9th November 2020, a Further Information Request (FIR) was issued on 8th December 2020. A final reminder was issued to the applicant on 27th April 2022. An amended application was received on 6th May 2022 which necessitated the application being re-referred to the prescribed bodies. Responses were received from the prescribed bodies in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The tree felling licence application referred to in the details supplied in the question is under active consideration. The application was received on 15th September 2020. Revised harvest and reforestation maps were received on 23rd June 2022. A Further Information Request (FIR) will be going out shortly, as there are a number of issues with the revised maps that were received. Once...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Felling licence number for the applicant mentioned in the details supplied is TFL00554820. This application was received on 5th October 2020. The Department received revised replanting and harvest maps from the applicant on 22nd June 2022 on foot of a Further Information Request (FIR) request sent on 26th April 2022. The file has now been referred to Departmental Ecologists for...