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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 892, 893 and 894 together. Under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas. There are derogations to this access rule, including restrictions on access to Member States' coastal waters. In Ireland’s case, other than Northern Irish vessels under Voisinage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is attached in tabular form, as requested.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 896, 898, 899, 900, 901, 929 and 930 together. I will refer the Deputy to his Dáil question number 860 of 29th March, that since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, my Department has provided support totalling over €7 million to owners of ash plantations impacted by disease through the Reconstitution Scheme (Ash Dieback)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The damage caused by ash dieback disease is rapidly increasing in Europe and Ireland. It is likely in the coming years to have a catastrophic impact on ash wherever it occurs in the Irish landscape, including in hedgerows and in the wider natural environment. The total area of grant aided ash is approximately 15,000 hectares. To date approximately 2,000 hectares of this grant aided ash...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department recognises its responsibilities regarding the conservation of Hen Harrier, and is fully engaged in the development of the Threat Response Plan, led by the National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage. We are supplied a High Likelihood of Nesting Areas (HLNAs) GIS layer from the NPWS, in order to underpin the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced the Targeted Intervention Package. This package seeks to incentivise the planting of additional tillage crops for this coming planting season through the Tillage Incentive Scheme. It is proposed to encourage farmers to grow more eligible tillage crops in 2022 versus 2021. Eligible crops include the cereal crops barley, wheat, oats, rye,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Civil Service Disciplinary Code provides that pending the outcome of an investigation under the auspices of that Code, management may take whatever protective measures it deems necessaryincluding placing a civil servant off duty with pay in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956, pending the conclusion of the disciplinary process. The decision to place an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is currently reviewing the proposal referred to in the Deputy's question, and is engaging with stakeholders in this context, and on the situation in the pig sector in general. Our pig farmers have always been remarkably resilient but I am acutely aware of the unprecedented challenges that Irish pig farmers are facing at present. The continued development of the pigmeat...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 907 and 906 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's (DAFM) approach to protecting European sites has evolved significantly since the publication of the Natura Impact Statement (NIS) for the Forestry programme 2014 – 2020. The Appropriate Assessment procedures and subsequent mitigation measures in place today go beyond those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 908 and 909 together. The Department issued 2,877 felling licences last year which represented more than 8 million cubic metres of timber. This was the highest ever output licensed in volume terms in a single year. This year, in the Forestry Licencing Plan, we have committed to increasing our output to 3,360 felling licences. These are broken down between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 910, 911 and 912 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has, through Project Woodland, established a definition of the backlog, which is any licence application on hand for over 120 days. As the table below shows as of the 25th March 2022, there are 836 Coillte felling files with the Department more than 120 days, while there are 1,481...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Archaeological Sites (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: National Monuments which include raths or ringforts are eligible under the current CAP and it is proposed that they will continue to remaineligible in the new CAP starting from 2023. Within Cross Compliance, there are certain Landscape features which are designated under the current GAEC (Good Agricultural and Environment Condition) 7 – “Retention of Landscape Features...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the difficulties being faced by many sectors across the agriculture industry due to the increase in input costs including rising energy costs. The horticulture sector has been negatively affected by the increase in the cost of energy, in particular, the heated glasshouse sector producing highwire crops such as cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers. I made a recent visit to a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Rural and Community Development has delegated responsibility for the LEADER programme on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The LEADER programme will continue to be a key component of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from 2023, and I am committed to ensuring that the programme continues to play a central role in delivering on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Engagements (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In the last 12 months, I held a bilateral meeting with United States Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack as well as engaging in other communications with Secretary Vilsack. Our bilateral focussed on trade issues, a discussion on Brexit and the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol as well as other issues relating to Irish and US agriculture policies. Later this month, I will lead a Bord Bia...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 917 and 918 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine publishes extensive information on forestry licence and other forestry-related statistics on its website, including the weekly Forestry Dashboard available here gov.ie - Forest Statistics and Mapping (www.gov.ie). The Forestry Licensing Plan for 2022 envisages a 36% increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 919 and 928 together. Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, it is my aim to deliver a licensing system which meets the needs of all those who apply for forestry licences. This is regardless of whether that application comes from a private individual who wishes to plant trees, a forest owner who wishes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: COFORD, an advisory body to my Department, provide a series of round wood production forecasts which are updated approximately every five years. The most recent forecast predicts that the annual potential roundwood supply, will increase from around 4.7 million in 2021 to 7.9 million cubic metres by 2035 on the Island of Ireland, which includes Northern Ireland. The forecast is available on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has led to hikes in input prices and concerns around supply chain disruption. I met with the main farm organisations and Teagasc on 8th March to discuss the impact on Irish agriculture and supply chains. At that meeting I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee to prepare an industry response to the emerging crisis in feed,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: While overall national energy policy formation is the direct responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), my Department continuously engages with DECC on all energy related matters from an agricultural perspective, as well as a wide range of industry and other stakeholder groupings. Minister Eamon Ryan, Minister for Environment, Climate Action...