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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued 671 forest road works licences for 264km which is the highest ever volume of forest roads licensed in a single year. I believe that the volume of timber felled in 2021, based on the available forest road network and new forest road licences issued, was sufficient to stabilise the supply of timber to saw mills. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: 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. Quotas for the various stocks are allocated for management areas - that is, an ICES (International Council for the Exploration...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to local authorities enabling them to appoint authorised officers under the Act, enabling them to control stray and wandering horses in their areas. Enforcement of the Act is a matter for each local authority and my Department provides financial support to assist with these enforcement measures. The scale and extent of straying equines has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland does not have a business-led industrial model of agriculture. In fact its agricultural model is the opposite of that and is dominated by a family farm model supported by a grass fed livestock sector. This makes us truly unique. The family farm model is one that I support and one that I will continue to support. Ireland’s agri-food sector comes together on a regular basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The attributes of our grasslands are the foundation for the added-value and quality of those foods produced from grazing livestock. The Deputy is right to draw attention to multi-species swards. This is an area that my Department has been funding research in recently and which is demonstrating the positive impacts they can have on climate, soil, biodiversity and water quality in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland is among the most food secure countries in the world. In that context it is important to recognise that Ireland is part of the EU single market and participates in the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), which is the key mechanism for ensuring food security throughout Europe. Specifically in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, significant implications are being seen across all sectors,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Prices (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The agri-food sector is facing one of the most significant challenges in recent years, arising from Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. I am working with my Government colleagues as well as our EU partners to implement appropriate responses to those challenges. This includes ensuring that food security is maintained for EU citizens, for the Ukrainian people and in the wider global...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Costs (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current situation in relation to the cost and availability of farm inputs is a significant concern. Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has led to significant hikes in energy, feed and fertiliser prices and significant 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The land referred to is owned by Coillte. As Coillte is a company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and as such is operationally independent from my Department, I have referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Intervention Package I announced on 22ndMarch is framed around three pillars which seek to support our vital Irish farming families arising both from events in Ukraine and wider global price volatility. The total package is projected to cost in the region of €12.2 million. The package seeks to incentivise the planting of additional tillage crops for this coming planting...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government: Our Shared Future (2020) committed to a land use review to ensure that optimal land use options inform all relevant government decisions. This land use evidence review is also noted in Chapter 17.3.4 (pp 172 and 173) of the Climate Action Plan (Nov 2021). The review balances environmental social and economic conditions and will involve a process of evaluation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Taskforce was established on foot of the beef sector agreement of 15th September 2019. A number of issues raised by the Deputy in the motion referred to are covered in the Agreement. The Beef Taskforce's remit as set out in its terms of reference was to monitor the implementation of the actions arising from that agreement. The Beef Taskforce had 11 meetings in total between its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The agri-food sector is facing one of the most significant challenges in recent years. I am working with our EU partners to consider and implement appropriate responses to those challenges, including ensuring that food security is maintained for EU citizens, for the Ukrainian people and in the wider global context. At EU level, I have emphasised the importance of being ready to respond in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I met with the main farm organisations and Teagasc on 8th March to discuss the impact of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine on Irish agriculture and supply chains. At that meeting I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee and to prepare an industry response to the emerging crisis in feed, fodder, fertiliser and other inputs, and to develop contingency plans and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I attended an extraordinary EU Agriculture Ministers meeting on 2nd March and the Agri-Fish Council in Brussels on 21 March. The Ukrainian agriculture minister, Roman Leschenko, was invited to speak, via videoconference, at the Agri-Fish Council about the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the agricultural sector. My Department has also been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP places a particular focus on generational renewal and on promoting the participation of women in the social and economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. Gender equality is also a key objective of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and a priority for me, as Minister. I am pleased, therefore, to be proposing the highest level...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Pesticide active substances, such as glyphosate, contained in plant protection products are approved centrally at EU level and plant protection products are subsequently authorised for specific uses, nationally using robust scientific evaluation and decision-making criteria. Glyphosate is currently approved and the EU process to determine if the approval can be renewed is ongoing with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the Farm Environmental Study (FES) pilot programme was launched in December 2021 and is designed to generate a database of baseline habitat and biodiversity data at farm level. This launch followed a competitive tender process which resulted in the contract for the roll of out of FES being awarded to the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA). It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As I advised the Deputy in February, in December 2018, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced that vessels over 18 metres length overall will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside six nautical mile zone from 1st January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18 metres length overall targeting sprat was allowed to enable adjustment for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Every calf born on an Irish farm is of value, and every farmer is responsible for the welfare of his or her calves. EU legislation is in place to protect the welfare of calves (Council Directive 2008/119/EC). This legislation is implemented in Ireland by national legislation, namely S.I. 311 of 2010, European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) Regulations 2010. My Department...