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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The agri-food sector has faced numerous challenges over the past five years, including the challenges posed by Brexit, COVID-19, geopolitical events such as the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and periodic adverse weather conditions. This has resulted in a greatly changed trading environment with our closest neighbour, the closure of the food service sector for much of 2020 and 2021,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not collate statistics on the number of persons who obtain the Green Cert. The Green Cert is delivered by a number of different education providers from across the further education system including Teagasc, which operates under the aegis of my Department, some Employment and Training Boards (ETBs), and a small number of private providers. Insofar as my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has commenced an investigation, with the support of An Garda Síochána, into all matters relating to the events highlighted in the RTE programme. The full force of the law will be brought to bear in relation to these matters. Separately to the investigation referenced above, my Department is committed to undertaking a root and branch review of the issues identified,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) formed part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and was extended to the transition period of 2021 and 2022. The objectives of the measure was to lower the intensity of Green House Gas emissions by improving the quality and efficiency of the national beef herd and to improve the genetic merit of the national beef herd through the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully committed to making payments to farmers under the various schemes at the earliest date possible and to the maximum number of farmers possible. This commitment to farmers is affirmed by the recent agreement with all farm bodies on the Farmer's Charter, and evidenced in the very high payment rates achieved across all schemes over the last number of years in both EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: When a forest owner wishes to fell and reforest an area they submit a felling licence application detailing the proposed activities, which are considered by my Department. Natural regeneration may be considered by my Department at application stage as a component of the proposed reforestation but will only be permitted where deemed viable. Where natural regeneration is being proposed, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully committed to making payments to farmers under the various schemes at the earliest date possible and to the maximum number of farmers possible. This commitment to farmers is affirmed by the recent agreement with all farm bodies on the Farmer's Charter, and evidenced in the very high payment rates achieved across all schemes over the last number of years in both EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The €258 million European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) operating programme forms Ireland’s principal source of development funding for the seafood sector in the coming years. This fund, co-funded by the EU and Government of Ireland and administered by my Department, will build on and ensure continuity of the valuable supports provided to the sector under both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1628 and 1635 together. Funding for officially recognised Producer Organisations (POs) in the seafood sector is provided via a scheme funded under the relevant cohesion fund. Under the terms of the scheme, POs apply for funding in respect of the previous calendar year. Payments to POs in 2023, in respect of 2022, issued under the scheme funded by the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Payments totalling just over €234 million have issued to date to participants in ACRES. These payments comprised of advance payments, interim payments and, more recently, balancing payments. I note that your question relates to overpayments that have occurred as a result of the interim payments. As you may recall, I had arranged in February 2024 for these nationally-funded interim...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The funding provided to Limerick City and County Council by my Department in support of the control of horses in each of the years 2019 to 2024(to-date), is set out in the table below. Year Amount 2024 (to date) €10,825 2023 €10,400 2022 €10,200 2021 €12,650 2020 €18,625 2019 €29,300

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Control of Horses Act 1996, local authorities may take a range of actions in relation to equines including prohibiting horses in certain areas, the issuing of licences and the seizure of horses in contravention of the Act. These powers can be used in respect of straying horses, which includes horses put on land without the owner’s permission, including public land. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of cases taken by my Department or by State agencies / bodies under my Departments aegis against another Government Department, State agency or State body in each of the past five years is one. This was a case taken by Coillte Teoranta CLG (a State body under the aegis of my Department) against the Commissioner for Environmental Information. The case commenced in 2023 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am informed that the Teagasc Beef Farm Systems Model is the source of the economic values used in the calculation of Eurostar indexes of suckler cows. The current prices for ‘R’ grade cattle used for the progeny of suckler cows are: Weaning Weight €2.71/kg; Carcass Weight €4.68/kg. The industry Quality Pricing System (QPS) grid prices apply for cattle carcasses...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Institute (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The funding provided by my Department provides for the current and capital costs of the Marine Institute (MI) to enable it to perform its core functions. This includes research and data collection underpinning the Common Fisheries Policy; co-coordinating, promoting and assisting in marine research and development and providing such services related to marine research and development that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1636 and 1637 together. I am very well aware of the challenges that weather conditions have placed on farmers this year, including the very wet conditions in earlier months and more recently, colder weather which has limited grass growth. It was on this basis that I reconvened the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) to discuss the current...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: A dealer or agent is classified as a “natural or legal person who buys and sells animals commercially either directly or indirectly, who has regular turnover of these animals and who within a maximum of 30 days of buying animals resells them or relocates them from the first premises to other premises not within his or her ownership. The number of cattle that moved through a dealer or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a challenging disease to control and eradicate. I am committed to making real progress in controlling TB as I am aware of the financial and emotional trauma associated with a TB breakdown for farmers. Nationally as of 7th July 2024, on a 12-month rolling basis, herd incidence increased to 5.21% compared to 4.62% at the same time last year. In the past 12 months...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has allocated a budget of €350,000 in 2024, for Urban Horse projects, of which, at present, there are eight live projects nationwide. In October 2023, my Department hosted a seminar dedicated to the promotion of urban horse projects, nationwide. The seminar encouraged collaboration and the exchange of ideas and best practices, among local authorities and other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (23 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of pet passports that were issued by my Department to Private Veterinary Practices (PVPs) in the years 2023 and to-date in 2024 is set out below in tabular form. Year Number issued 2023 27,150 2024 13,773 (to date) On average, my Department requires 1-3 working days to process an order received and issue passports to the PVPs, who in turn, issue the pet...