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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: We might potentially set it up without a fee and see how it goes. I will have to take legal advice on whether it is possible for someone's first complaint to be without a fee and the second to have a fee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I do not know whether that would prejudice a second complaint over a first complaint. If we were planning a fee it would not be significant. We want to avoid a situation whereby somebody can fire off complaints at the press of a button.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A fee of €30 or €50 would potentially change the pitch but not act as a barrier to anybody with a genuine complaint.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes. We have 69 pages of heads in front of us and a great deal of thought has gone into this Bill, but the reason for the legislative process is to examine it fully. The reason for pre-legislative scrutiny is for the joint committee to have the opportunity to engage with other key stakeholders and feed that back. We have done a great deal of work in getting it to this point and I look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: May I say something briefly? I thank the Chair and the other members of the committee for their engagement and time and for their thorough examination of the Bill. I also thank my team - Ms Robinson, Mr. Collins and Mr. Kinsella. I also thank Ms Sinéad McPhillips, assistant secretary in the Department, who has led on this Bill. I thank my former private secretary, Mr. Aiden Kelly,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Ms Robinson wants to make a further point, if that is okay.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The officials in the Records Branch of my Department have advised me that a comprehensive reply has recently issued, together with copies of relevant documentation. Arising from the delay in replying to this request, the fees that would normally apply in these circumstances have been waived in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Stakeholders included Horse Board Ireland, animal welfare and farming organisations.  My Department's policy is to regularly review existing legislation with a view to improvement and evolution.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The main compensation provision of the bovine TB programme is the On Farm Market Valuation Scheme which compensates eligible herd-owners up to the market value an individual animal would have attained on the open market at the time of its valuation under the scheme. The valuations are carried out by independent valuers who are informed by 'Summary Market Prices' which reflect the most up...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, as listed below. No. State Body 1 Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) 2 Bord Bia 3 Bord Iascaigh Mhara 4 Rásaíocht Con Éireann - (Greyhound Racing Ireland) 5 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that funding of €100,000 was committed in Budget 2021 to conduct a review of the potential demand in domestic and international markets for wool-based products such as insulation and fertilisers. Following a competitive public procurement process, the successful tenderers ‘The Agile Executive’ a consortium of experts from Munster Technological...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flexible Work Practices (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The total number of people employed by my Department is 4,022. This figure includes temporary staff, seconded staff and staff on leave of absence.  If these categories are removed, the number is reduced to 3,888.  Throughout the pandemic, approximately half of my staff were in attendance in their usual workplaces. This was due to the essential nature of the work that my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Illegal dumping and associated matters are primarily a matter for the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. The legal and regulatory provisions that govern forestry licensing ensure that important environmental provisions are taken into account when approving forestry licences but there is no specific provision in relation to fly tipping. For those reasons, there are no plans...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is quite detailed. It is being collated and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that a decision was made early in the current pandemic to close the public counter in Records Branch to protect staff from any unnecessary exposure to the COVID-19 virus. It is planned that public attendance at Records Branch will recommence from Monday the 4th of July but such attendance shall be by appointment only.  Members of the public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Boglands (unfit for grazing) owned by farmers are not included in the agricultural area (and this has always been the case). Therefore, they are not eligible for payments nor covered under the CAP, thus it is not possible to consider compensatory mechanisms within CAP. It should be noted that the value of blanket bogs (which may typically occur in uplands/commonage areas) and peat rich...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, my Department has provided support totalling over €7 million to owners of ash plantations impacted by disease through the Reconstitution Scheme (Ash Dieback) (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (RUS – Ash dieback) introduced in July 2020. Applications for RUS are received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious global public health threat and addressing the challenge is a high priority for government. My Department, together with the Department of Health and with the support of the Environmental Protection Agency, have developed a comprehensive cross-sectoral approach to antimicrobial resistance. Ireland's first National Action Plan on Antimicrobial...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (28 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to providing a user-friendly, high quality and receptive service to farmers in particular, amongst numerous other stakeholders. Where it is considered that my Department falls short of such service, my Department’s Customer Service Complaints Procedure can be availed of by relevant stakeholders including farmers. The data set out in the table below...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied successfully for GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1st January 2017. The GLAS contract was selected for an on-farm inspection on 02ndMarch 2020. Notification of the inspection findings issued by letter 23rdFebruary 2021. A 100% baseline penalty was applied to the Traditional Hay Meadow action. This penalty of €3,122.23...