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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (19 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Organic Strategy Forum earlier this year and ensured that the group included a representative from the Office of Public Procurement. This group is an important forum where important issues such are Organic Public Procurement will be discussed. I recognise the value of increasing the supply of Organic produce under Green Public Procurement guidelines and this is an area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government ‘Our Shared Future’ contains a commitment to seek to resolve the issue of support for the category of farmers known as Forgotten Farmers. I have asked officials in my Department to examine options to address the issue of forgotten farmers both through the next CAP and also through other measures to support this group. I am committed to helping this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tourism Funding (19 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am mindful that the primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and any wider funding issues for local authorities should be addressed to that Minister. Also, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has the lead role in relation to national tourism development including marine and coastal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (19 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A number of euthanised wild goats from the Burren Aillwee mountain were examined for the presence of TB post mortem in the winter of 2016/17. 16 goats were examined, all of which were negative for Bovine TB. There is no statutory surveillance programme for TB in goats. However, TB in goats is a notifiable disease under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and the Notification and Control of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (19 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware of the agriculture chapter of the Climate Action Plan which was published late last year. The chapter sets out the core and further measures that will be implemented over the decade in order to achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emisisons of between 5-7MT CO2 eq. Ireland has a detailed and coherent overarching national digital strategy, recently published in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (19 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The annual costs associated with cleaning and santising roofs of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's buildings does not fall under the remit of the Department. Instead, work of this nature is a matter for the Office of Pub;ic Works (OPW) as non-elective building maintenance is their responsibility. Any expenditure on cleaning and sanitising roofs of buildings is a matter for the OPW.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for his question. As he knows this is a challenging time for the cost of inputs, particularly fertiliser. I have been engaged closely with the fertiliser suppliers to ensure security of supply. They have worked very hard to ensure that is the case. I also introduced the scheme to pay €1,000 on up to 10 ha to support farmers to cut hay and silage this year. As...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Carbon sequestration by forests is influenced by a range of factors including species, soil type, site conditions and management practices. The rate of sequestration changes over time as a forest develops and matures. When forests are young the sequestration rate is low but as the trees mature their ability to sequester carbon dioxide as increases. The mean annual sequestration rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine adheres to the ISO27001 security protocol for the re-use of computer hardware. Once the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022 act is finalised we will review in the context of alignment where applicable, in relation to computer hardware.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes, and in Ballycotton, in the constituency of Deputy James O'Connor who advocated for it for so long.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There was a recent announcement of investment of €35 million in the processing sector. The heartland of the processing sector is Killybegs and all of the companies in the town will be able to avail of that funding, which is very significant. At national level, we are battling at all stages for additional quotas. The biggest single impact on our national quota and fisheries sector...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The phoney stuff comes mostly from the Deputy.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy mentioned the pig crisis. The first time he raised the pig crisis with me was in the week that I announced the scheme for the sector. He did so from the corner from which he usually makes his representations and noise but there was very little substance to what he said. His contribution was very much for a wider audience to give the impression that somehow he is delivering and...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Very little of merit or substance comes from Deputy McGrath. The fodder scheme was raised, which is very important. The key message for all of us, which I will give again today, is that it is important that people do the best they can this year to grow grass, fodder, silage and tillage. That has been happening but over the course of this year we need to make a big effort to prepare for...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank all of the Deputies who contributed to this very constructive and useful debate. The Ministers of State, Deputy Heydon and Senator Hackett, and I are always very willing and open to engaging with Members in the Dáil, the Seanad and at the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We are always available and very keen to ensure that there is enough time to discuss all...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am delighted to be joined by my colleagues, the Ministers of State, Senator Hackett and Deputy Heydon, over the course of this debate. I look forward to what I expect will be a constructive and engaging debate this afternoon. We are living, working and farming through a hugely historic and turbulent period for our great agricultural sector. Even before the illegal invasion of Ukraine...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisors as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy regarding the number of horses injured and killed in horse racing, horse training and point-to-point racing is an operational matter for...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The parts of the question raised by the Deputy in relation to the number of thoroughbred foals born in 2020,2021 and to date in 2022, the number registered to race on the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy in relation to the number of horses injured and killed at the 2022 Punchestown horse racing festival is an operational matter for HRI...