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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Exchequer Grant to Bord Bia in 2022 made available under my Department's Vote amounted to the sum of €53m. If this were to increase by 10% this sum for 2023 would amount to €58.3m.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious global health challenge, and a high priority for my Department. Taking a One Health approach together with the Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency, my Department has developed national action plans to mitigate the risk of antimicrobial resistance from a public health, animal health and environmental perspective (iNAP 2017-2020...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A late transfer application was submitted on behalf of the person named in 2017 but with incomplete documentation. The final part of this documentation was received and the Department is currently examining the submitted application and will contact the person involved shortly.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The global agri-food market has been extremely volatile in recent times, with much uncertainty caused by, firstly, Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, by the impacts on supply chains and the international trading system arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite this challenging backdrop, our agri-food sector's resilience and success in developing new markets...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1138 and 1139 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued 4,050 forestry licences last year, which was an increase of 56% on the number issued in 2020 albeit this was a challenging year for the sector. Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, it is our ambition this year to increase the...