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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I signed the Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 on 21 April. This followed on from the well publicised passage of the Sea Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 through the Oireachtas. The Act provides, inter alia, a framework for creating a register of masters and creating a points system where such masters are determined to have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, an amendment to the Forestry Act 2014 has passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas through the vehicle of the Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022. On 4thApril 2022, the new legislation was signed into law by the president. This amendment was necessary to remove the licensing requirement for the planting of native woodland in areas not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A national shared vision for the future of Ireland's trees and forests and a new Forestry Strategy are currently being developed. An extensive public consultation process on the new strategy is underway. Bilateral stakeholder meetings have taken place over the last number of months. A public attitudes survey and a community engagement survey have already been completed and presented to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 853, 860 and 868 together. The Department issued 4,050 forestry licences last year, which is an increase of 56% on the number issued in 2020, and met our revised target of 4,000 licences. It is our intention to build on this momentum in 2022. The Forestry Licensing Plan was published and commenced in January 2022. The Plan sets out a range of forestry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has conformed to the consultation principles and guidelines referred to in the development of Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). In particular, our approach has been informed by the three key principles - that the consultation be genuine and achieve real engagement, that it be targeted and easily accessible to those with a clear interest in the policy, and that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The COFORD Council is a stakeholder platform who advise my Department on issues related to the development of the forest sector in Ireland. In their recent report ‘Forests and wood products, and their 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: Animal Welfare (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Owners and keepers of animals have a legal obligation to care for their animals, and the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 allows for imposition of a fine of up to €250,000, imprisonment up to five years, or both, for the killing of a protected animal in breach of the Act. I am satisfied that the Act provides a robust means of enabling officers authorised under the Act to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has responsibility for the six State owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Dingle, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth. Charges for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres are set out in secondary legislation by means of the Fishery Harbour Centres (Rates and Charges) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 214 of 2012). Income from these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Results-Based Environment Agri Pilot Programme (REAP) is designed to trial the results-based approach on a national basis and to test the upscaling potential of the model for inclusion in the next national agri-environment scheme to follow GLAS. REAP incentivises farmers to maintain and improve the environmental condition of their land while delivering an important financial support to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Expenditure for April 2022 was €3,244,838.37 which is slightly under the profiled amount of €3,304,580. The remainder of the forestry budget has been apportioned to meet anticipated budgetary needs during the year. The budget allocation provides for new planting, the servicing of existing afforestation contracts and payments in relation to forestry support schemes. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The data for the number of private felling licences per week for the month of April is published in a Forestry Dashboard weekly, which is available on my Department's website which can be found at www.gov.ie/en/publication/3b8b5-2022-forestry-weekly-dashboa rd/ The total number of felling licences issued in April 2022 was 257. Of these, 60 were inspected according to Departmental records....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Media (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently, the Department publishes its audited accounts or financial statements, as well as any document setting out policy proposals in Irish and English. In addition to meeting its obligations under Section 10 of the Official Languages Act 2003 to publish certain documents in both official languages simultaneously, the Department publishes other corporate documents, such as the Customer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Media (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that of the posts to the official Departmental social media accounts in the period from 1st May 2021 to 30th April 2022 none were exclusively in a language other than English or Irish. As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of the Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have therefore referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Media (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that 100% of videos posted on the official Departmental social media accounts in the period from 1st May 2021 to 30th April 2022 included closed captioning and or subtitles. The Department's native videos are produced and delivered to ensure that the audience can access the content by using subtitles and alternative text on graphics. For the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has responsibility for the six state owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Dingle, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth. The Harbour Masters carry out a difficult and complex job in their vital role in the management, maintenance and safe day to day operations of the harbours under their remit. As soon as it was safe to do so, I made a conscious effort...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In accordance with Section 47 of the Disability Act 2005, all public service bodies are obliged "in so far as practicable" to take all reasonable measures to promote and support the employment of persons with disabilities. The Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015 provide guidance on the responsibilities of employers: (a) Employers are required to take appropriate measures where needed in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The expenditure under the Forestry Budget for the month of April this year and last is shown in the table below: Expenditure by the Forest Division for the Month of April 2022 versus April 2021 Month April 2021 April 2022 Expenditure €2,346,385 €3,244,858 The spending in April this year exceeds last year.The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Within my Department, I have established a high-level, rapid response committee to deal with issues arising out of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. My officials are continuing to engage closely with the various industry sectors to monitor the identified risks and work towards mitigation actions where possible and appropriate. I have tasked a National Fodder and Food Security...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Recognising the exceptional circumstance created by the invasion of Ukraine, temporary humanitarian arrangements have been put in place, to allow people travelling from Ukraine to Ireland to be accompanied by their pets, even if the pets are not in compliance with EU Travel Regulations. In accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 576/2013 and, by way of derogation from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not currently have individual consultants or companies engaged to deal with public relations.