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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Greenhouse Gas Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (GHG MACC) for Irish Agriculture quantifies the opportunities for abatement of agricultural greenhouse gases, as well as the associated costs/benefits and visualises the abatement potential of greenhouse gas mitigation measures, and the relative costs associated with each of these measures. The last major revision of the GHG MACC was published...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240, 241 and 242 together. The Thoroughbred Foal Levy (The Levy) was introduced in March 2000.  It is a statutory levy on all thoroughbred foals registered in Ireland in the General Stud Book through Weatherbys Ireland. The scheme is administered by Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and provides a secure financial footing for the breeding industry and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department, in partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment and the Department of Finance, has worked with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to deliver a number of loan schemes that support SMEs in Ireland, including farmers, fishers and SME food businesses. Public funds provided for these schemes mainly relate to the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Waste (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) works closely with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other relevant state agencies, to pursue ambitious food waste reductions and other measures that contribute towards a sustainable food chain in the agri-food sector including food waste...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department submitted Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan to the European Commission on 31st December 2021. The schemes to be introduced under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), including the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, are still subject to review and approval by the European Commission. It is proposed that Ireland would implement the Eurostat coefficients under the CAP Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Tree felling licences carry an obligation to replant the area felled.  A replanting plan is set out in the application for a felling licence and is considered as part of the application assessment.  Where the site is unsuitable for replanting, this will be considered, and an alternative location of the same size will be sought.  The alternative lands must have prior approval...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department monitors the impact of weather on agriculture and farming both nationally and regionally on an ongoing basis and is aware of the areas potentially affected in Wexford. I understand that the damage caused to farm land in the south Wexford region as a result of the flooding that was experienced on Christmas Day has been localised. As the Deputy is aware, the flooding created...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am particularly concerned about the current situation in relation to the cost and availability of fertilisers and the impact this will have on farmer’s margins.   The fertiliser market is largely driven by global supply and demand and, while there are a number of factors influencing fertiliser price, the major driving factors for the increase in prices are increased global...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In general, all issues in relation to leases for Government Departments and Offices, including my Department, are a matter for the Office of Public Works. The table below outlines the amounts spent by my Department on rented accommodation in Portlaoise in 2019, 2020 and 2021. These amounts were paid by the Office of Public Works and recouped from my Department. Year ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department has provided support 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 introduced in July 2020. The objectives of RUS are as follows: - To encourage the active management of ash...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have however been advised that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received in relation to the above-named person in October 2021. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department was unable to identify any query received based on the details supplied by the Deputy, and so made enquiries with the Property Registration Authority of Ireland, who confirmed that no such request for Land Commission documentation had issued to my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government has the stated policy goal of incentivising small-scale tree planting and of re-engaging farmers with afforestation. Key to the success of increasing afforestation rates is to build confidence among landowners of the benefits of forestry as a viable option to complement existing enterprises. Introducing an exemption for the afforestation in certain circumstances facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) for the period 2023-2027 was submitted to the European Commission on 31st December 2021. A copy of the draft CAP Strategic Plan was made available to stakeholders, and published at the following link: www.gov.ie/cap, on Wednesday 2nd February.  The formal EU approval process is now under way. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 739 and 740 together. As the Deputy is aware, my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Communications Eamonn Ryan T.D. is responsible for the provisions contained in Council Directive 2019/904, known as the Single Use Plastic Directive.   These Regulations prohibit the marketing of single use plastics from 3rd July...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: 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.  The question raised by the Deputy is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923.  The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily of all greyhounds. TheICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The ICC has informed my Department that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Mar 2022)

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 (RCÉ).  Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC).  The organisation consists of 89 affiliated clubs from Ireland and Northern Ireland, all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has invested heavily in both ecologist and forestry Inspector resources over the last two years in order to meet the needs of the licencing system, which was changed significantly as a result of ECJ and High Court cases.  Ecologists are involved in a range of duties but ecological assessments and in particular Appropriate Assessments form the majority of their work. As of...