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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The map of the eight Co-operation Project (CP) zones was developed to facilitate the implementation of locally targeted and adapted agri-environment measures under the Co-Operation stream of the proposed new Agri-Environment Climate Measures (AECM) scheme.  An interdepartmental working group with representatives from my Department, the National Parks and Wildlife...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Copies of the root of title documents relating to the purchase of property by the former Congested Districts Board (CDB)/Irish Land Commission (ILC) are ordinarily not  made available to the general public as they are private to the parties concerned.  However, my officials have advised that, in this case, an uncertified copy of the Purchase Agreement concerned issued in 2019, for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I do not - nor do the Ministers of State in my Department - have responsibility for the monitoring of military exercises by foreign navies in Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone, neither is there a requirement for such exercises to be notified to my Department. Responsibility for safety at sea is the responsibility of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Farmers is all areas of the country will be able to participate in the general AECM scheme. However, the map for the Co-Operation measure of the new Agri-Environment Climate Measures (AECM) scheme identifies eight Co-Operation zones throughout the country. Development of the map and selection of the areas for the Co-operation stream involved identifying particular lands throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. Grant aid is currently available for horse stocks under the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme and the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme.  To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Last year, the Department issued a total of 4,050 forestry licences for afforestation, felling and roads,  which was a 56% increase on 2020.  A detailed licencing plan for 2022 has been published and is available at gov.ie - Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 (). There is an overall target to issue 5,250 licences this year and main targets as follows: - A higher priority...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 838 and 839 together. The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to local authorities enabling them to control stray and wandering horses in their areas.  Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister for Agriculture may make grants towards the expenses of a local authority incurred under the Act.  In  this regard my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The control of wandering, stray and nuisance horses is provided for by the Control of Horses Act 1996. This Act empowers local authorities to control such horses on public or private lands in their geographical areas of responsibility.   Enforcement of the Act is a matter for the local authority in question, which has powers under the Act to appoint authorised persons within their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The matter of the control of straying and abandoned horses falls under the Control of Horses Act 1996, the implementation of which falls under the responsibility of the Local Authorities. The local authority is the appropriate authority to which landowners or persons should engage on such issues. The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to local authorities enabling them to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully committed to supporting sustainable, One Health, One Welfare initiatives in line with the Programme for Government and Working Together for Animal Welfare, Ireland's Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025. In this regard, my officials work with and support local authorities and NGOs in progressing urban horse projects and there are currently projects at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: At the start of the year, there were 585 road licence applications in the system for processing.  The planned 850 forest road licence decisions that will issue this year will include new applications received this year.  As these are applications that have not yet been received by the Department, I cannot at this juncture say how many decisions that will issue this year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Last year, my colleague Minister of State Senator Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, launched “A Guide for Landowners to Managing Roadside Trees”, which was produced by the Tree Council of Ireland and supported by my Department.  The document is a guide to landowners on their responsibilities associated with the management of roadside trees....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As I advised in Dáil Question number 682 of 25thJanuary, Dáil Question number 810 of 8thFebruary and Dáil Question number 963 of 15thFebruary forest road applications are received and decided daily.  Applications received from Coillte are treated the same as applications from private individuals. I remind the Deputy that in the month of January, 76 forest road licences...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri- Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) was introduced in 2010 and ran until 2018 under four separate tranches.  The Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) was launched in 2015, under Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, as the successor to AEOS. All participants in AEOS were offered the opportunity to join GLAS. A series of information meetings was held at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am happy to update the Deputy on the matter that was the subject of amendment three proposed at Committee Stage in the Seanad discussion of the Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021.   My Department is already working on a proposal very much in keeping with the amendment as proposed, and I expect it to reach the Oireachtas later this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (1 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: Agriculture Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: TAMS II is a demand-led scheme giving eligible applicants the choice of  wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures.  Details of eligibility for all measures are available of my Department's website. Some 48,022 applications including those belonging to eligible Hill and Natura farmers have been approved under the scheme to date....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, the Johne's Disease Control Programme is managed by Animal Health Ireland (AHI), which is a public-private partnership, with funding provided by industry matched with funding provided by my Department.  Since 2012 the Department of Agriculture Food & Marine has provided financial  and other supports to the Johne's Disease Programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that a voluntary Irish Johne's Disease Control Programme is led by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and supported by stakeholders including my Department, representative farming organisations, ICOS, the milk processors and Veterinary Ireland. The Johne's Disease Implementation Group in AHI  takes decisions on the most effective measures to deal with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Following interrogation of my Department's Laboratory information management systems, I c an confirm the following are the counties of origin of the nine positive Johne's Disease cases from 2017:P Kilkenny, Clare, Carlow, Roscommon, Wexford, Kildare and Laois. It should be noted that these were diagnosed as a result of animals being submitted to a DAFM laboratory. As such, these findings...