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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department issued 451 letters to landowners with approval for circa 3,800 hectares on 18th February and I am pleased to report that we have started to receive some responses. As the Deputy may be aware, the conversion rate from licencing to planting is very low which means that a disproportionate amount of processing effort both by the Department and the sector does not result in planting....

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Ag Climatise Strategy, the targets regarding Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) include achieving a target of 60% of all slurry spread by LESS by 2022, 80% by 2025 and 90% by 2027. This action will make a significant contribution towards meeting our ammonia reduction targets. The current Nitrates Action Programme provides for compulsory usage of LESS equipment for all farmers...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is fully committed to encouraging the use of Low Emission Spreading Equipment (LESS) equipment. It has been a real success in recent years. To date, interest in grant aid for the purchase of LESS equipment under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) has been very strong with over 8,040 farmers approved to purchase machinery. In relation to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are three greenhouse gases produced in the agricultural sector in Ireland, namely methane nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide. Methane from livestock accounts for the greatest share of this at approximately 65% of total emissions from the sector. Nitrous oxide makes up the next biggest share at approximately 30% of the total, with the remainder being carbon dioxide. Approximately...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 762, 763 and 764 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for Government includes a commitment for a new office of National Food Ombudsman to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive and to have a role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland.  The establishment of the new Office requires primary legislation,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was submitted on behalf of the applicant in June 2017.  The application was approved, and the afforestation licence issued in October 2017, with the works required to be completed by December, 2018.  In April 2019, an extension was sought by the Registered Forester on behalf of the applicant, which was granted by my...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named individual did not submit a Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application in 2017 and his 2018 application did not claim any land. In order to activate a payment entitlement under BPS, an applicant must have and claim an eligible hectare to match each payment entitlement. All entitlements allocated under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Access to the records of the former Land Commission is governed by the Land Acts Purchase Rules 1939 (S.I. No 341 of 1939) which provides for the provision of certified copy documents to vendors, purchasers and their successors in titles, and the Data Protection Act 2018 (No. 7 of 2018), which provides that data may be processed for archiving in the public interest, or for scientific or...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The maintenance of roadside hedges is covered under section 70 of the Roads Act 1993, which states that “the owner or occupier of land shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that a tree shrub, hedge or other vegetation on the land is not a hazard or potential hazard to persons using a public road and that it does not obstruct or interfere with the safe use of a public road". ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that, in the version of Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 as submitted to the European Commission, there is a clerical error in section 4.1.2.4.6 (Decision regarding the inclusion of other species, such as shrubs and/or trees, which could be grazed and/or which produce animal feed, where grasses and other herbaceous forage are traditionally not predominant or are...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I refer to the three forestry licence applications, two for tree felling and one for a forest road works licence, submitted to my Department on behalf of the applicants. An application for the first tree felling licence, reference ending in 21, was received in March, 2021.  An updated harvest map was received in January this year and considered as part of the application...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 771 and 773 together. Details of the 2022 dairy beef calf measure are currently being finalised and will be announced shortly.  In relation to future of the scheme in 2023 and beyond, as the Deputy may be aware, a continuation of this measure is proposed as part of Ireland's CAP strategic plan which was submitted to the EU Commission at the end of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Information on the 2021 Dairy Beef Calf Scheme is attached as requested. No extra funding was required for the scheme in 2021. COUNTY HERDS TOTAL WEIGHINGS TOTAL PAID CARLOW 81 1740 €26,445.60 CAVAN 174 3423 €55,029.20 CLARE 335 ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Hen Harrier Programme is operationally independent of my Department and is run by the Hen Harrier Project Ltd. I can confirm that the habitat payment for 2021 for the person in question has recently been issued to him by the Hen Harrier Project Ltd. His annual works balancing payment has been approved by the Department and will issue to the Hen Harrier Project Ltd in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Applications from participants in the 2020 Beef Data and Genomics Programme who were deemed eligible to continue their participation in the BDGP 2021 transitional programme could be submitted using the Department’s online facility through www.agfood.ie either by the applicant themselves or by an individual authorised to act on their behalf. The opening...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Farmers in all areas of the country will be able to participate in the proposed new agri-environment climate measure (AECM) under the next CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). The new AECM Scheme will have a General stream and a Co-Operation stream.  The Co-Operation stream will be managed by new Co-Operation Project teams. The map for the Co-Operation stream of the new...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As required under the relevant legislation, my Department has a Protected Disclosures Policy in place under which a staff member who wishes to make a protected disclosure may do so to any of the following confidential recipients: - an independent confidential service engaged for this purpose, - the Head of the Internal Audit Unit in the Department, or - any...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Senators for their contributions. There is a clear recognition that the State has decided to close down this industry and as a result of that is impacting on three farms and the livelihoods of those farmers as well as their employees. The objective has always been to be fair and reasonable in recognition of the impact of what we are doing. There has been ongoing engagement with fur...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Acting Chairman and I thank all of the Senators for their contributions. Some of the issues included the repurposing. I have clearly said that this would be dealt with. I will deal with this as part of the regulation, for which I have the capacity. My clear advice is that I have the capacity, as it stands, to be able to do that. Likewise, with regard to additional financial...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I was taken aback when coming here today and I realised that we were only in for one hour and were adjourning for the day at 3.45 p.m. We must work our way through this legislation and finalise it. The breeding season is due to start normally around now. The onus is on me and the responsibility is on me as the Minister, on behalf of the Government, to engage with the farmers to bring this...