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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The prohibition on gatherings of poultry is a risk mitigation measure in order to reduce the risk of the spread of Avian Influenza. Ireland remains in the high-risk period (October to April) for the introduction of Avian Influenza (AI) however the risk levels and infection pressure are reducing with the departure of migratory birds, increasing temperatures and lengthening daylight hours....

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1884 to 1887, inclusive, together. Farmers in all areas of the country will be able to participate in the proposed new agri-environment climate measure (AECM) under the next CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). The new AECM Scheme will have a General stream and a Co-operation stream.  The Co-operation stream will be managed by new...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I have contacted the Connemara Pony Breeders Society (CPBS) and they have informed me that they raised a query with the testing laboratory in relation to a foal, whose parentage was certified by private test as not carrying the HWSD gene. The same foal had been tested by the testing laboratory and found to be a carrier of the disease. The testing laboratory informed the CPBS that given that...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that, In November 2020, the Department lodged the application for Irish Grass Fed Beef with the EU Commission. At that time, I wrote to the European Commission advising that Ireland would support an extension of this application to cover the island of Ireland when a grass-fed verification system is in place in Northern Ireland. Since August 2020, my...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are no plans at present for any derogation in respect of the GLAS specifications. Any such derogation would require the formal approval of the EU Commission.  As always the position will continue to be closely monitored by my Department.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Specifically in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, significant implications are being seen across all sectors, including the agri-food sector. As well as the immediate humanitarian crisis, which must take priority, we need to take the necessary steps to ensure that food security is maintained. At farm level, the crisis is already impacting very significantly on the price of fertiliser,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department currently has in place a total of 24 remunerated student interns within the organisation. The majority are placed in IT business areas (these students are undertaking IT degree courses), with the remainder, who are studying courses relevant to their assignments, assigned to administrative, laboratory and technical Divisions. The Department has also received sanction to engage 10...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I understand that the damage caused to farm land in the south Wexford region as a result of the flooding that was experienced on Christmas Day has been localised. As the Deputy is aware, the flooding created significant local challenging conditions, in particular, to local road networks, land and farms adjacent to rivers. Water levels receded considerably since the...

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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1900 and 1920 together. Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023 – 2027, which lists the range of interventions currently being proposed, was submitted to the EU Commission on 31st December 2021, with their observations thereon recently received. One of the interventions proposed in Ireland’s draft CSP is an agri-environment climate...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to embedding energy efficiency into the culture of the organisation and continually progresses energy management initiatives across its locations.  It issues a quarterly Environmental/Sustainability Newsletters to all staff, has provided an awareness poster of Fuel Saving Tips to the Departments van drivers and is an active participant in the Office of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am currently considering the designation of further ports for landings by UK vessels registered in Northern Ireland and I have asked the SFPA to examine the possibility of extended opening hours where feasible.  The current ports designated and the opening days and times for those ports were decided to allow for Northern Ireland registered vessels to continue to land into Irish...