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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This data is published in a Forestry Dashboard weekly, which is available on my Department's website which can be found at www.gov.ie/en/publication/3b8b5-2022-forestry-weekly-dashboa rd/. The Forestry Licensing Plan for this year contains a target of 5,250 licences issues, which is a year-on-year increase of 30% including: - A higher priority for afforestation licences for 2022 with a 107%...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently two (2) vacancies on the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. In accordance with Section 47 of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, these vacancies have recently been advertised under open competition arrangements by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) . As details of other vacancies within the SFPA is a matter for the SFPA, I have forwarded the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current situation in relation to the cost of fertilisers is a significant concern. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to significant hikes in energy prices and significant concerns around supply chain disruption. I raised concerns in relation to the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on agri-food supply chains, and especially on input costs at the extraordinary informal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Equine identification and traceability is underpinned by EU Legislation. New Equine Identification legislation became applicable from 7 July 2021. This legislation introduced changes to the format of the equine identification document. All equine identification documents are required to be issued in this format from 28 January 2022. I have been advised that the breed society in question...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In accordance with the Animal Breeding Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1012), a recognised breed society is required to have controls in place necessary for recording pedigree of the breeding animals that are entering their breeding book. I can confirm that the breed society in question verifies the parentage of all animals entering their breeding book by DNA. Commission Implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Ros An Mhil and Killybegs under statute. Charges for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres are set out in secondary legislation by means of the Fishery Harbour Centres (Rates and Charges) Order 2012 (S.I. No....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department did not award any contracts to the company in question.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 to 237, inclusive, together. The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland. The scheme was subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. BEAM was funded by a combination of €50 million EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (23 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below sets out imports of chemical fertiliser per tonne by month for the years 2014 to 2021 (Source CSO Statistics). Ireland is a relatively small market in respect of fertiliser sales and their usage compared to many of our EU neighbours. No fertilisers are manufactured in Ireland, resulting in indigenous fertiliser companies being price-takers, dependent on global supply and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of investment items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II, including items considered as new technology such as GPS machinery control for tractors, combines, sprayers and spreaders under the Tillage Capital Investment Scheme (TCIS), the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) . ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1106, 1111 and 1121 together. The 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1107 and 1108 together. It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy in the required time. The information is currently being compiled and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Results Based Environment Agri Pilot Programme (REAP) is designed to trial the results-based approach on a national basis and to test the upscaling potential of the model for inclusion in the next national agri-environment scheme to follow GLAS. REAP incentivises farmers to maintain and improve the environmental condition of their land. While parcels brought into REAP may not be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department has provided support totalling over €7 million to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (RUS – Ash dieback) introduced in July 2020. Applications for that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and 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: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is proposed to pay an Environment report grant if a report from an ecologist or archaeologist is submitted to my Department as part of an application for an afforestation licence. The aim is to increase the quality of afforestation applications as they address environmental aspects, to increase the throughput of applications by my Department and to ensure applicants and their agents...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The allocation for the forestry programme for 2021 was €103.424 million, of which €99.093 million was capital expenditure with €4.331 million was allocated to current expenditure. There was a total spend of €69,567 million, made up of €68,034 million in capital and €1.533 million in current. A primary reason for the Capital underspend was a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1115 and 1116 together. The Climate Action Plan 2021 had identified an annual target of 8,000 hectares for afforestation. I do acknowledge that this is an ambitious target, given the level of planting last year. However along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, my priority this year is on increasing the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1117 and 1119 together. My 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021, approvals for 502 afforestation licences for some 4,606 hectares were given for planting, while only 2,016 hectares were planted, and we do need to significantly increase this figure. There are 5,200 ha in the system, which have a valid approval, but have not gone ahead to planting. We have written to applicants with unused licences to remind them that their licence is still valid...