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

Charlie McConalogue: Whilst badgers are the primary wildlife focus in the bovine TB eradication programme, a certain level of surveillance takes place in deer. In 2020, 130 deer were submitted to the Department's Regional Veterinary Laboratories and three were positive for TB. In 2021,125 deer were submitted and 12 were positive for TB. Of the 15 positive animals, 10 were from County Wicklow and one each from...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Hen Harrier Project is operationally independent of my Department and is run by the Hen Harrier Project Team. The Project team are responsible for the administration of the project and associated payments. Any queries relating to the reasons for the reduction in payment should be addressed directly to the Project team.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am a strong supporter of the Social Farming model and will continue to offer support to the initiative as it does a tremendous job in driving inclusion. My Department provides funding under the Rural Innovation & Development Fund (RIDF) for the development of the national Social Farming Network known as "Social Farming Ireland". In addition, funding is also provided for the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's current Statement of Strategy 2021-2024 sets out as one of our core values "A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and the fair and equal treatment of all." These core values are important for our own employees, for the clients and stakeholders of the Department who avail of our wide range of services and for our sector as a whole. I am committed to promoting and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages continuously in initiatives that are beneficial to both the health and well-being of employees and the environment. The Department participates in the Government’s ‘Cycle to work scheme’, facilitating an increase in the use of bicycles by staff for their commute to work. This active travel has been supported by providing bicycle parking facilities....

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

Charlie McConalogue: Forest road applications are received and decided daily. Applications received from Coillte are treated the same as applications from private individuals. For week ending 4th March, 13 forest road licences were issued to private applicants and six were issued to Coillte.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The resolution of disputes between employers and employees is a matter in the first instance for the parties involved. For its part, the State provides independent industrial relations dispute mechanisms via the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Labour Court to assist parties to resolve matters. In this case, I am advised that Teagasc is appealing the WRC Adjudication Officer's...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Intervention Package I announced on 22nd March 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 and is open to existing tillage farmers. The package seeks firstly to incentivise the planting of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 200 together. The Department is currently reviewing the proposal referred to 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (30 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the issue referred to in the Deputy's question relates to research activities undertaken by the Marine Institute (MI), I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the Marine Institute for direct response, in relation to research undertaken by the MI only, in that regard.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied under the Organic Capital Investment Scheme in October 2015 for a Mower - Mounted without conditioner. Approval was granted, however when processing the claim, no receipts for the purchase of the mower were submitted. It was discovered the applicant purchased the mower with cash. A cash sale without other supporting evidence of payment is ineligible under TAMS as per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has, through Project Woodland, established a definition of the backlog, which is anything on hand over 120 days. Therefore, the current licences on hand, broken down by category and those over 120 days is indicated in the table below. These cohorts of applications have reduced by 29% since the end of last August, which is a significant reduction in the number of applications...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputies. I accept that clarity as quickly as possible is important. Farmers are making decisions about the situation in which they find themselves. Every pig that leaves a farm at the moment is losing the farmer a significant amount of money, and that is increasing by the day. I am very much aware of the situation and have been liaising very closely with the sector for a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputies for raising this Topical Issue matter. I recently met representatives of the IFA, including members of its pig committee, in addition to farmers and I fully understand the scale of the challenge facing the sector. Indeed, we will meet the representatives again at 9 o'clock tonight. As Deputy O'Sullivan said, I met the farmers on Kildare Street today and spoke to them....

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Members for the invitation to be here. On behalf of the Government, once again I utterly condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine. We are also mindful of the terrible toll being inflicted on Ukrainian citizens. As a Government and as a people, we remain resolute in our solidarity and support for Ukraine and we reiterate the call on Russia to cease all hostilities immediately and to...

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank all Senators for their comments and contributions to what was a very constructive debate. We are all very aware of the challenging situation we are currently facing but I assure the House that my Government colleagues and I are sparing no effort to lessen the negative impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is not possible or desirable for the Government to respond to every...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I want to acknowledge the presence of families and some workers from the three fur farms, who are present in the Gallery this evening. Obviously, the Bill has massive implications for their livelihoods and for the professions that they have built up over a couple of generations from the early 1960s with the support of the State. A number of the amendments have been ruled out of order for...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It was the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Senator Higgins. On Senator Boylan's point, she was mistaken. The Minister of State in question was not Deputy Peter Burke, but Deputy Heydon. She was also mistaken as regards what he said. The Minister of State said he would discuss the matter with me and bring it back to me, which he did. As I said very clearly during the engagements I had previously in the Seanad, I will be...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report Stage (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank all of the Senators for their very constructive suggestions on this. I have an update on amendment No. 7. There had been a request previously for a note to be sent from my Department to supply statistics on local electoral areas. I can confirm that this had been forwarded on as part of the debate on that amendment. I thank Senator Higgins for the comprehensive explanation and...