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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Interest Rates (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1966 and 1971 together. The amount of interest that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been charged by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced is as follows: 2017€585 2018€8,661 2019€24,505 2020€3,558 2021€758 2022nil As regards the 12 State Agencies under the aegis of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is the national governing body for equestrian sport in Ireland and has 23 affiliate organisations. HSI receives funding from my Department and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media (through Sport Ireland). HSI is responsible for devising and implementing strategies for the development, promotion and marketing of an internationally...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that in the absence of case-specific details, it is only possible to provide an answer to this question in general terms. As a general principle, it is settled law that private property rights (including turbary rights) are not absolute in nature and may be delimited by law, as occasion requires, with a view to reconciling their exercise with the exigencies of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are no former Secretaries General currently seconded from my Department to other roles in agencies or institutions.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) (formerly the Turf Club) is the regulatory body for horse racing in Ireland. The role of the body as the regulator of horse racing was set out in legislation under the Irish Horse Racing Industry Act 1994 however the body itself remains a private entity. The role of the IHRB is provided for under the Irish Horse Racing Act 2016 and subsequent...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to the Results-Based Environment Agri Pilot Project (REAP) in May 2021. They have already received their participation payment. The REAP contract for the person named was selected for inspection and the environmental results-based payment will issue once this inspection is finalised and approved for payment. The payment is determined by the field score...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri- Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) was introduced in 2010 and ran until 2018 under four separate tranches. The Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) was launched in 2015, under Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, as the successor to AEOS. I can confirm that all participants in AEOS were offered the opportunity to join GLAS. Information on GLAS was made...

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

Charlie McConalogue: EU citizens have the right to work within the State and enjoy the same employment rights as Irish citizens. Employment permits for non-EU citizens is a matter for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment - there is a specific “Internship Employment Permit” designed to facilitate the employment in the State of foreign nationals who are full-time students and for the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named person has submitted medical evidence to my Department as supporting in support of late Basic Payment Scheme and Payment Entitlement transfer applications but he has not yet submitted the late applications. When those applications are received, the Department will conduct a comprehensive review of the case including supporting documents and will notify him of the outcome when...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I inform the Depiuty that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. The Agriculture Appeals Office was established in 2002 pursuant to the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001, Schedule 1 to the Act includes a list of schemes administered by my Department. I am informed that in 2020 and 2021 there was a significant increase in the number of agriculture appeals received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: All recruitment campaigns for entry level grades to my Department are managed by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). The conditions for accepting candidates from a non-EU member state for civil service positions are set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. My Department runs various open recruitment competitions (advertised via the PAS website www.publicjobs.ie) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department posts staff to Irish Permanent Representation to the European Union to support the continuing prosperity of Ireland’s agri-food sector, including the fisheries sector. The table below shows the number of Counsellors, Attaché and other posts at the Irish representation to the European Union from 2016 to 2022. My Department also shares a Fisheries Attaché with...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that on 3rd May 2022, I brought a Memorandum for Information to Government on a proposed Fodder Support Scheme, in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022 and the significant impact this has had on the cost of agricultural inputs required to conserve grass for silage and/or hay. Since then, there has further engagement between my officials and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The applicant submitted a felling application in 2018 which was approved by the Department and then appealed (and automatically suspended as a result) by a third party to the Forestry Appeals Committee. The applicant subsequently submitted a new application on 10th February 2021. This application is currently being processed and a licence is likely to be issued within two months, provided...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A dormant herd number can be reactivated once contact has been made with the RVO and a written request has been received. In order for a farmer in Kerry to reactivate their herd number they should contact Kerry Regional Veterinary Office in person, or by calling the RVO on (066) 7145052 or by email Kerry_DVO@agriculture.gov.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department currently has a total of 305 staff in Veterinary grade roles, 658 staff in Technical grade roles and 309 staff in Inspectorate grade roles. These staff undertake a variety of duties, including food safety and public health functions, farm inspections, and to implement the range of Department schemes which support the continuing development of the agri-food industry in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A Fisheries Local Area Development Scheme operated under my Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme over the period 2017-21 with a total budget of €12 million. The scheme was implemented on a community led local development basis through seven Fisheries Local Action Groups established for this purpose. The aim of the scheme was to support the socio-economic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Responsibility for the implementation of the recommendations of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority capability review rests with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, which is an independent agency as set down in the 2006 Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006. The review report was published by the SFPA in April 2020. It included a total of 46 recommendations...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee in March of this year. 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. I have also brought...