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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Regulation (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The current legal framework permits antiparasitics to be sold without a prescription. I am at present considering new Regulations to up regulate all antiparasitics so that they can only be supplied on foot of a veterinary prescription issued by a veterinary practitioner. This will reinforce the central role of professional veterinary advice in the determining the necessity and suitability of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1222 to 1224, inclusive, together. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The list of investments available to farmers in the TAMS 3 Dairy Equipment Scheme has been considerably expanded compared to what was available under TAMS II. The aim of the scheme is to encourage farmers to invest in areas such as slurry storage, animal housing and silage storage in order to protect water quality and animal welfare. When expansion and development is taking place on a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The herd number referred to was accepted into Tranche 1 of the ACRES Co-Operation stream. As the Deputy will be aware, a decision was made in early 2024 to issue an interim payment to any ACRES Tranche 1 participant that had not yet received an advance payment for scheme year 2023. A payment of €5,000 issued to the person named at the end of February. My Department wrote to all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: This information is not readily available at this time and I will revert to the Deputy at a later date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS 3 is a specific new measure under the new CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), which recognises the enormous contribution women continue to make to farming in Ireland. The additional CSP reporting requirements in respect of this scheme have given rise to more complex development work, which has in turn impacted on the payment delivery timeline for this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Coursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the Irish Coursing Club, which consists of 89 affiliated clubs from Ireland and Northern Ireland, all of whom are governed by the ICC’s rules and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In accordance with EU and National legislation, canines can be legally exported from Ireland once they comply with the relevant welfare in transport legislation and the relevant animal health requirements. My Department can confirm that it continues to be the case that there have been no exports of greyhounds from Ireland to India or Pakistan, with no records of any such exports in 2023 or to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully committed to the ongoing promotion of high animal welfare standards and to the continued enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which provides a modern framework for applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare. The event referred to by the Deputy, which apparently occurred on 1 August, has now been logged through my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare. My Department has lead policy responsibility within government for animal welfare and takes the matter...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department takes the matter of animal welfare most seriously. Neglect of or causing unnecessary suffering to animals is not acceptable in our society. I am committed to the policy that animal welfare standards are vigorously applied in a fair and even-handed manner. The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides a modern framework for applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The matter of humane destruction is provided for in the Act. Section 23(1) provides for humane disposal of an animal and provides that a person shall not kill a protected animal or cause or permit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The trade in and the export of animals is a private commercial activity. This trade is regulated by European and National law which my Department enforces. My Department facilitates the lawful trade and export of animals in line with government policy and in compliance with EU and National legislation. There are currently no plans to make the compliant export or trade within the EU of equine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion, and development of the horse racing industry. HRI provides funding to a number of organisations which seek to support the rehoming and retraining of thoroughbreds no longer active in racing including TreoEile.com...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and for the Government. The Department of Education has policy responsibility for the school curriculum - I have no plans currently to engage with the Minster regarding the possibility of including animal welfare on the school curriculum. One of the strategic principles espoused in Ireland’s Animal Welfare strategy 2021-2025, "Working...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Neglect of or causing unnecessary suffering to animals is not acceptable in our society. My Department has lead policy responsibility within Government for animal welfare and takes its role most seriously. I am committed to the policy that animal welfare standards are vigorously applied in a fair and even-handed manner. My Department keeps animal welfare legislation under review with respect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1239 and 1240 together. The role of my Department, in the context of veterinary medicines, is to regulate the usage of veterinary medicinal products and to verify compliance with EU and National Legislation. My Department fulfils this role through a broad range of inspection activities including inspection of a proportion of veterinary practices annually....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme, which opened in July, aims to provide supports to private forest owners at reforestation stage that incentivise species and structural diversity. This can result in an increase in the resilience and adaptiveness of the forest land to climate-related threats. The Scheme offers three elements, namely: 1: Reforestation for Continuous Cover...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the number of contracts a company (details supplied) have had with his Department in the years of 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024; the nature of services this company provided to the Department; the amount the Department paid for such services in each of the years in question, in tabular form. Details Supplied Virgin Media - 2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department availed of the company (details supplied) on one occasion in 2022. The information requested is set out in the table below: Year Nature of the Service provided 2022 1 x Oil Spill Contingency Plan for Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre