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- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Apr 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware in 2021 the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) was introduced in 2021 as a pilot measure. I am delighted to see that there was a high level of interest in the Measure with over €8 million paid out to farmers on approximately 35,000ha of straw that was chopped and incorporated. Given the surplus stocks of straw currently available from last year's harvest...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1897 and 1898 together. Ireland has been to the forefront in protecting the vulnerable Sea Bass stock for many years with a complete prohibition on commercial fishing by Irish fishing vessels in place since 1990, along with restrictions on recreational fisheries. These regulations were introduced as a result of, and to redress...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (26 Apr 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Statutory Instrument (S.I.) No. 605 of 2017, set out that the "occupier" in relation to a holding "includes the owner, a lessee, any person entitled to occupy the holding or any other person having for the time being control of the holding.’ The S.I. also set out that "holding" means "an agricultural production unit, and in relation to an occupier, means all the agricultural...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (26 Apr 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: My colleague Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has responsibility for the sector, commissioned a report on growth opportunities in the horticulture sector. The report will form the basis of a road map for the sector outlining the support and approach required to take advantage of these opportunities. The report’s outputs will sit within our new 10-year strategy for...