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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Tree felling licences carry an obligation to replant the area felled. A replanting plan is set out in the application for a felling licence and is considered as part of the application assessment.  Where the site is unsuitable for replanting, this will be considered, and an alternative location of the same size will be sought.  The alternative lands must have prior approval...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: According to Eurostat, in 2021 the EU 27 countries exported 29 million tonnes of wheat to 95 countries, down from 35.9 million tonnes in 2020 to 103 countries and 28.5 million tonnes to 100 countries in 2019. (Countries include those to which EU exports exceeded one tonne or more of wheat). The top ten countries for EU27 exports of wheat and meslin are outlined in the table below, with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Data (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is currently being assembled in my Department, and we are awaiting additional input from the European Commission. The information will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Data (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is currently being assembled in my Department, and we are awaiting additional input from the European Commission. The information will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: At the outset, I want to reaffirm my support of this very important programme. The Deputy will be aware that pupils participating in the school milk scheme who attend DEIS classified schools are exempt from a parental contribution for the school milk scheme and receive school milk free of charge. A parental contribution is in place for those pupils attending non Deis classified...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Expert Group of the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism (EFSCM) is a permanent forum group of food supply chain experts coordinated by the European Commission which aims at improving coordination efforts by European and national administrations as well as relevant non-EU countries and private stakeholders to ensure food supply and food security in times of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fuel Prices (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: While primary responsibility for taxation policy is with the Minister for Finance, I continue to work closely with him to ensure that the tax code reflects the Government’s priorities for the agri-food sector and the economy generally. Ireland’s taxation of fuel is governed by European Union law as set out in Directive 2003/96/EC, commonly known as the Energy Tax Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department regularly reviews its staff assignments to ensure that our resources are being used to support our work in the most effective and strategic manner possible. In this regard, consideration is given to achieving a balance between facilitating temporary secondment opportunities while also retaining key expertise within my Department for ongoing responsibilities. These secondments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department does not currently run any apprentice programmes and is not engaged in any training of apprentices. However, it is participating with other Departments in the development of a Public Service Apprenticeship Recruitment Plan as part of the Government's Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025. The question of apprenticeship programmes in the State Agencies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of staff employed by my Department who are earning a wage which would equate to less than €12.30 per hour is 305.  These are staff who have joined the organisation relatively recently and are on the early points of their salary scales in the grades of Temporary Clerical Officer, Clerical Officer, Technical Agricultural Officer, Laboratory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Applications from participants in the 2020 Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) who were deemed eligible to continue their participation in the BDGP 2021 transitional programme could be submitted using the Department’s online facility through www.agfood.ieeither by the applicant themselves or by an individual authorised to act on their behalf or by reply to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I refer to your correspondence on behalf of the person named and I can confirm that a response has issued in recent days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the Programme for Government commits to the establishment of a new Authority to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive and to have a specific role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland. On 22nd March, the Government approved the priority drafting of the General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1872, 1880 and 1881 together. Management of the national mackerel quota is set down in Ministerial Policy, which has been developed and put in place over many years going back to the early years when EU TACs and quotas were set for this stock. Amendments to this policy in 2010 and 2017 were introduced following a full review and public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fisheries within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities.  Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service.  As Minister, I am expressly precluded from getting involved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The requirements in respect of fishing methods are set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, also known as the Technical Measures Regulation. Technical measures are rules on how, where and when fishers may fish and also include gear, catch...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland has strongly supported the introduction of more selective fishing gear to reduce catches of juvenile fish and unwanted by-catches. In the past, fishing gear trials have been carried out in our main fisheries working in collaboration with our fishing sector. A number of changes to fishing gear and practices which demonstrate improved selectivity have been adopted at EU level...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, in Ireland, fishing quota, including pelagic stocks such as Mackerel, is a public resource and is managed to provide for proper management and conservation and rational exploitation of the State’s fishing quotas. The arrangements have been set and developed over many years since the commencement of the Common Fisheries Policy and the introduction of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1878 and 1879 together. The percentages of the State's mackerel quota allocated to vessels over and under 15 metres from January 2019 are contained in the following table. 2019 Quota: 55,313 tonnes Quota made available (in tonnes) % Share  Hook and line  400...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department regularly reviews its staffing assignments to ensure that our resources are being used to support our work in the most effective and strategic manner possible. In this regard, consideration is given to facilitating temporary secondment opportunities to support our internal workforce, providing current Department staff with an opportunity to benefit from the expertise and...