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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has an Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy in place. The policy is in the process of being communicated to all staff. My Department has issued guidance to assist Department staff in understanding their responsibilities on the use of artificial intelligence, including large language models, natural language processing, generative or otherwise or products based thereon in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as Generative AI (GenAI) is currently blocked from use within the Departments IT Infrastructure, precluding use in business activities such as in the preparation of and response to parliamentary questions or in response to any correspondence from outside the organisation. The Department continues to comply with guidance provided by the National Cyber...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Funding allocated by my Department to Social Farming through the Rural Innovation and Development Fund in years 2020 to 2024: Year Funding 2020 €760,000 2021 €777,000 2022 €777,000 2023 €777,000 2024 €777,000

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Asian Hornet poses a serious threat to our honey bee colonies and to all our pollinators. In Ireland, the first discovery of a live specimen of Asian Hornet occurred on the 25th of April 2021. As the Asian Hornet is considered an invasive species it falls under the responsibility of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Engagements (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Commission reached political agreement in its trade negotiations with the Mercosur countries in June 2019. Throughout these negotiations my Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which leads on trade policy issues for the Government, have engaged extensively and will continue to engage on the ongoing negotiations between the European Union and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I will respond to the Deputy directly when the information requested has been compiled.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) is an important, environmentally sustainable technology that will facilitate Ireland in meeting its environmental commitments through reductions in ammonia and other reactive nitrogen emissions from soil. Due to the emissions reduction differential between dribble bar and trailing shoe, and the need to meet Ireland's national ammonia ceiling under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following the success of TAMS II, I significantly increased the number of investment items available under TAMS 3. I also increased the reference costs as appropriate across all schemes, based on a review carried out in late 2022/early 2023. The reference costs are updated periodically to ensure that they reflect actual/market costs for the construction of farm buildings and facilities,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tree Remediation (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has introduced a comprehensive Action Plan on Ash Dieback which provides comprehensive supports to landowners who planted ash plantations under a grant-aided scheme overseen by my Department. There are no plans to extend the scheme. My Department supported the Tree Council of Ireland in publishing guidelines for managing roadside trees. This document is available on the Tree...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Fish Processor Transition Scheme intended to compensate processors that suffered a reduction in turnover of at least 15% as compared to the scheme baseline reference period, and who could also demonstrate that their reduction in turnover was attributed to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement in respect of reduced supply of species directly impacted by quota cuts and/or because...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: On 13 August 2024 my Department received notification from the Licensee that there had been an escape of salmon from one cage at a site in Killary Harbour, Co. Galway. The Marine Institute and Inland Fisheries Ireland were also informed, in accordance with the applicable aquaculture licence conditions. My Department’s Marine Engineers carried out an inspection of the site on 15 August...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Security (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Food Vision 2030, Ireland’s stakeholder-led strategy for the agri-food sector, has the potential to transform our agriculture, food, forestry, and marine sectors, with environmental, economic and social sustainability at its core. Food Vision aims for Ireland to be “A World Leader in Sustainable Food Systems”. It was designed using a food systems approach, recognising the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Laboratories (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is working with the Office of Public Works to deliver the Regional Laboratories Redevelopment Programme. The design team is finalising an exemplar laboratory design and in accordance with the redevelopment programme, a planning application will be submitted in the coming months for the Kilkenny site in the first instance. When finalised, the exemplar design will form the basis...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fiscal Data (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. .

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland is obliged to report on, and account for, all greenhouse gases in Ireland under our international obligations. This includes sequestration and emissions from agriculture and forestry. Sequestration and emissions for all types and ages of forests are included, based on the equivalent amount of CO2 removed from, or emitted to, the atmosphere. The amount reported is based on a national...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine do not hold mapping of all reclaimed land in the country.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a key responsibility of Government to raise Ireland's concerns with our EU partners and to influence EU policy. For my part as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I regularly meet with my counterparts in the Council of the European Union to discuss policy developments in the Union and to help shape a response. The AGRIFISH Council, which is attended by ministers from every...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Earlier this month, together with Minister of State Heydon I led a Trade Mission to China and the Republic of Korea, supported by officials from my Department, Bord Bia and Enterprise Ireland. China and Korea are priority markets for growth and market diversification of Irish agri-food exports. Following on from my recent announcement that Ireland had secured access for Irish beef to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES General stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme. This ACRES contract was selected for an on-farm Inspection on 10th October 2023, and notification of the inspection findings issued to the person named by letter dated 4th July 2024. As the Deputy is aware, a request to review this decision was received by the ACRES...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Fodder Transport Support Measure was introduced on 9th April to provide targeted support to farmers, who had to purchase fodder over longer distances. This support measure was an emergency response to the adverse and prolonged wet weather conditions and the negative impact this was having on fodder stocks on holdings throughout the country. The measure was operated in conjunction...