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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Quotas for the various stocks are allocated for management areas - that is, an ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) area or a part thereof - and not Coastal States' EEZs. Generally, most stock areas straddle more than one EEZ area. These stock areas can include EU Member States' EEZs, third countries' EEZs and international waters. The 1980 Agreement is the main...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I launched a Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme in September 2021 on foot of the recommendation for such a scheme in the Report of the Seafood Sector Task Force - Navigating Change (October 2021). The Scheme was established as a transitional measure for certain segments of the fishing fleet to mitigate the loss of income in 2021 arising from the significant quota reductions under the Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Adjustment: Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023 is aiming to attract shovel-ready projects of up to €1m budget in areas where the local coastal community is dependent on fishing activities, in particular the small-scale coastal fisheries sector. In addition, the Scheme offers the possibility of funding larger projects where there is particular exposure to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: United Nations (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 882 to 885, inclusive, together. My Department leads on Ireland’s engagement with Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). These United Nations agencies along with a third, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, provide core funding equally to the multi-stakeholder Committee on World Food Security (CFS)....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that the price and availability of cereals globally is impacted by the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine, both countries being significant sources of global cereal exports. I am very aware of the rising costs of raw materials, including wheat, for the bakery sector and the Deputy may also be aware that our bread production depends largely on imported flour, which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Last week I announced a package of measures worth over €12 million to provide support for Irish farmers in response to the cost increases currently facing the agriculture sector. Part of this package includes a support measure for farmers who wish to establish multi-species swards as part of their 2022 reseeding programme. The Multi Species Swards Measure opened for applications on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Dogs may enter Ireland either as a pet movement or a commercial movement. The requirements for a pet dog to enter Ireland are outlined in Regulation (EU) 576/2013. The requirements for a dog to enter Ireland as a commercial movement are outlined in Regulation (EU) 429/2016. All dogs entering Ireland must be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies and treated for tapeworm (Echinococcus...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed to promoting and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees and values each person both for who they are and what they contribute to the work of the Department. My Department embraces a positive work environment, one where each person can be their authentic self at work, be treated equally and fairly and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current situation in relation to the cost and availability of fertilisers is a significant concern to me. It seems unlikely that fertiliser prices will ease in the short term. Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has led to significant hikes in energy prices and significant concerns around supply chain disruption for all sectors but agriculture is particularly impacted. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) was extended for a rollover period of one year in 2021 and further extended again in November 2021 for a further one year in 2022. The 2021 extension was only open to those BDGP participants who had already met all the requirements for the full six-year duration of BDGP 2015-2020, of which the person named had. In December 2020, a letter issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Timber Supply (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The conflict in Ukraine and range of sanctions from Russia will have an impact on the international trade in timber. Many forest owners and importers rely on independent certification that provides due diligence that timber has come from sustainably managed forests. The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is one of the large certification bodies used to market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), from 2023 it is proposed to implement a minimum stocking requirement as an eligibility requirement for the Areas facing Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, as part of the active farmer check, in one of the agricultural practises in the eco-scheme and in the new Organic Farming Scheme. It is proposed that the minimum stocking requirement check in the CSP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The reply is being correlated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 895 and 897 together. As I have previously stated, farmers in all areas of the country will be able to participate in the proposed new agri-environment climate measure (AECM) from 1st January 2023, subject to EU Commission approval of the CAP Strategic Plan. It is intended that farmers will be able to identify which stream of the AECM is open to them - the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As I advised in my reply of 19th January last, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine continued Value for Cultivation & Use (VCU) trials for covered maize in 2021 and produced the 2022 (plastic) Covered Recommended List detailing varieties suitable for maize producers using up existing stocks of plastic film. In addition, the Department re-commenced VCU trials for...