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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Farmers are required, on an annual basis, to submit a Basic Payment Scheme application to support their claim for all area based payment schemes.  This application must detail the lands being farmed in the current year including any commonage lands. The Department is required to ensure that all claimants on commonage land have the required documentary evidence to support their right...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A new agri-environmental scheme to be known as the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (‘ACRES’), has been proposed as part of Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan which is currently with the EU Commission for approval. We have committed €1.5 billion in funding for the scheme over the lifetime of the next CAP - the largest single investment by any Government in an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee in March.  I tasked the Committee with preparing a multi-sectoral response to identify those issues that will arise for feed, fodder, fertiliser and other inputs, and to develop contingency plans and advice to assist farmers in managing their farm enterprises.  Central at that time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: On the 12th of January 2022, I announced a support scheme for the inshore fisheries sector to assist inshore fishers in adjusting to the impacts of Brexit on their businesses.  The Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme was implemented over the period January to March 2022 and is closed since 31 March.  Some 754 inshore fishing vessel owners received aid...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Michael Collins for the question. I am taken by his change of approach to the decommissioning fund. He constantly opposed it in the House previously. I note he is seeking for it to be----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I see the Deputy is supporting the fund now and seeking an early date.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: We are engaged with the European Commission in terms of getting approval for the scheme. I hope to have approval soon and to have the scheme up and running as quickly as possible. There is a challenging situation at the moment for fuel and the cost is impacting on fishermen. I am meeting all fisheries representative organisations next week to discuss this issue. I have been in close...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I was pleased to announce on 12 May a new €45 million Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme. The scheme delivers on a recommendation of the Seafood Taskforce and offers grant rates of between 30% and 50% for capital investment in SME seafood processing enterprises, varying depending on the degree of value adding in the project.  The scheme is designed to counter the adverse...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The total funding for the CSP for the period 2023-2027 is €9.83 billion. The EU budget agreement in 2020 provided a total CAP funding for Ireland of €7.53 billion over the five-year period from 2023 to 2027. This funding is split between Pillar I (Direct Payments and Sectoral Interventions - €5.97 billion) and Pillar II (Rural Development - €1.56 billion). ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agile Executive group, a consortium made up of experts from Munster Technological University and Donegal Yarns, who were appointed to carry out the wool review have now competed this review and have presented their final report to my Department. This report will be published very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Both I and the Department are fully committed to encouraging the use of Low Emission Spreading Equipment (LESS) equipment. To date, interest in grant aid for the purchase of LESS equipment under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) has been very strong. An indicative budget of €395m was made available for TAMS under the current RDP (2014-2020). The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Some 15,493 farmers have applied to participate in both the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S) and the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) for 2022.  Payments under the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes are scheduled to issue in December 2022. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A total of 1,715 applications were received for the Multi Species Sward Measure, which closed for applications on 14thApril.  This resulted in 1,691 approvals being issued covering an area of 10,217ha.  A very small number of applicants, 24 in total, were ineligible, principally for not meet the minimum application area of 1 Hectare as set out in the Terms and Conditions....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A total of 317 Organic Farming Scheme applications were received in 2021 as outlined in the table below.  A small number did not satisfy the eligibility conditions of the scheme while others had an active valid Organic Farming Scheme contract.  The 380 applications received in 2022 are currently being processed and approval letters will issue later this year.  I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme provides funding to processors who wish to invest in developing facilities for the processing, preparation, grading, packing and storage of organic products. It is a demand led scheme and all eligible applications received are assessed based on the terms and conditions of the scheme. I am fully committed to the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current Organic Farming Scheme provides for contracts of five year duration for farmers who are converting to organic farming practices.  A higher in conversion payment is provided for the first two years while a reduced maintenance payment rate is provided for the remainder of the contract. The decrease in average payment per participant in the Organic Farming Scheme can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ‘Forgotten Farmer’ is a term used to describe a group of farmers who had set up their agricultural holdings prior to 2008, were under 40 in 2015 and held low value payment entitlements, but were ineligible for young farmer supports under the CAP from 2015.    As the purpose of the young farmer supports from 2015 was to provide support to farmers in the early years...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Consultations (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The consultation on the potential for a fibre based hemp sector in the State was initiated by my Department under a commitment given in the Programme for Government.  My Department did not engage any external consultants for this consultation or for the writing of the report so the issue of costs did not arise.  

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As set out in the terms and conditions of the Sheep Welfare Scheme, the rate of payment is set at €10 per eligible breeding ewe on completion by the participant of both of their selected scheme actions.  Payment is made up to the applicable reference number of animals determined for payment for the scheme year. Where an applicant does not complete the actions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department, in partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment and the Department of Finance, has worked with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to deliver a number of loan schemes that support SMEs in Ireland, including farmers, fishers and SME food businesses. Public funds provided for these schemes mainly relate to the provision of...