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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Climate Action Plan 2021 targets 80,000 hectares of grasslands on drained organic soils for reduced management intensity by 2030 as part of agriculture’s contribution to achieving national climate change targets. The Department announced a call for a new locally led European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project on reduced management intensity of farmed peatlands in August 2020....

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

Charlie McConalogue: Article 105 of EU Regulation 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products and the Veterinary Council of Ireland’s Code of Professional Conduct outline the circumstances under which veterinary medicinal products can be prescribed. From January 28th2022, it is a requirement for a veterinary practitioner to justify the need for medicines he or she prescribes using his or her professional...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department published a detailed Forestry Licensing Plan for 2022. The Plan contains a target of 5,250 licences issued this year, which is a year-on-year increase of 30%. The main sub-targets are - A higher priority will be given to afforestation licences for 2022 with a 107% increase in output up to 1,040. - There will be a year-on-year increase of 48% of private felling, roads and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 901 and 912 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 to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Poultry producers are obliged, by law, to keep their birds indoors because of the risk of Avian Influenza. There is a derogation under the EU Marketing Standards Regulations which allows for eggs from birds that are housed to be marketed as Free Range for a period of 16 weeks. The issue now arising is that the 16 weeks has elapsed for some birds, and the birds are still required by law to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Given the scale of avian influenza outbreaks globally over recent years, this is a matter that is receiving renewed international attention. Whilst it is recognised at that the use of an Avian Influenza vaccine could be useful in the future to help manage AI outbreaks in poultry and captive birds, it is not without significant challenges, including: - Many non-EU countries refuse imports of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated and will be returned within 10 days.

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

Charlie McConalogue: As stated in the Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 8 March 2022, projections of the greenhouse gas balance for Irish forests show that they will transition from a sink to a source by 2024. This transition to a net source is due to number of factors which include high levels of afforestation in earlier decades; a projected increase in harvesting as forest mature over the coming...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the regulatory body for all horseracing in Ireland as provided for in Section 11 of the Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) Act 2016. The IHRB was established on 1st January 2018 and is a company limited by guarantee. The information the Deputy has requested has been provided to my Department by the IHRB and is contained in the attached table. The IHRB...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Basic Payment Scheme and the Organic Farming Scheme use the same mapping system known as the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). LPIS was introduced in 2019. The overall objective is to ensure the most efficient delivery of €1.6 billion of EU-funded scheme payments to applicants, in line with regulatory requirements. The LPIS gives farmers a more accurate representation...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government ‘Our Shared Future’contains a commitment to seek to resolve the issue of support for the category of farmers known as Forgotten Farmers. I have asked officials in my Department to examine options to address the issue of forgotten farmers both through the next CAP and also through other measures to support this group. I am committed to helping this...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office collect data on peat imports and exports. The data captured is not so granular as to differentiate peat types i.e. peat for fuel or horticultural peat. The table below details peat imports by year from 2016 to 2021. Import figures for the period 2022 to date are not available yet. Year Tonnes* 2016 19,924 ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office collect data on peat imports and exports. The data captured is not so granular as to differentiate peat types i.e. peat for fuel or horticultural peat. The table below details peat imports by month during 2021. CSO figures are not yet available for 2022. Month Tonnes* January 2021 2,566 February...