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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully committed to the ongoing promotion of high animal welfare standards. Department authorised officers, along with An Garda Síochána, the Customs service, authorised officers from the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) and the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA), provide continued robust enforcement of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine maintains a record of animal welfare prosecutions taken at the suit of the Minister under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This record includes person prosecuted, offences, Court and date of hearing, outcome and any penalty imposed.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The trade in and the export of animals is a private commercial activity, but it is heavily regulated by European and National law which my Department enforces. The export of animals plays an important role in Irish agriculture by providing alternative market outlets for farmers. My Department takes its responsibilities in the matter of animal welfare very seriously and exercises close...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The export of animals is regulated in accordance with EU and National legislation. My Department is conscious of the need to ensure the welfare of the animals in transit and, as the regulator in this area, we are satisfied that the systems in place in respect of the intra-community movement and extra-community movement of these animals are supportive of the welfare of the animals and in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to bovine animals, please see Table 1below showing the total number of bovine animals, traded to the EU and third countries by destination, over the last five years (For 2024 up to 19th of July 2024). This table relates to all intra community movement and export to third countries of bovines, either by road via roll/on roll/off ferries or via large scale dedicated livestock...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to thank the Deputy for the clarifications we received in relation to this question. Dedicated Livestock Shipments to Third countries Year Number of Shipments Total Number of Animals Total Number of Mortalities Destinations 2020 10 20,836 28 Libya x 6 Turkey x 3 Algeria x 1 2021 4 6,466 5 Libya x 4 2022 11 21,965...

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

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; hare coursing is managed and regulated by the Irish Coursing Club. The organisation consists of 89 affiliated clubs from Ireland and Northern Ireland, all of whom are governed by the ICC’s rules and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 came into operation on 6 March 2014. Offences under the Act may be prosecuted in the District Court by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, local authorities and member of An Garda Síochána. The number of prosecutions taken under the Act at the suit of the Minister is set out below in tabular form. Year No. of cases ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Census of Agriculture 2020 (CSO) indicated there were 135,037 farms in Ireland, with an average farm size of 33.4 hectares. This comprises a mix of full and part time farmers. Teagasc carries out an annual National Farm Survey (NFS) of larger farms and latest figures show an average direct payment (i.e. payments from my Department) of €19,628 to those farms. The data from the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published its provisional greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland for 2023. The figures show a reduction of 6.8 per cent compared to 2022. Emissions from Agriculture decreased by 4.6% (-1.0 Mt CO2eq) in 2023. These emission reductions are very positive and show that agriculture is on the right path, especially following on from reductions in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has not estimated the annual value that accrues to farmers through the Nitrates Derogation. At present 7,200 Irish farmers apply annually to avail of a Nitrates Derogation. The Derogation allows these farmers the flexibility to carry a stocking rate in excess of 170kg livestock manure Nitrogen per hectare, without the export of livestock manure off the holding, subject to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the European Union Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations (Statutory Instrument No. 113 of 2022, as amended), compulsory use of Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) is being introduced on a phased basis according to grassland stocking rate and enterprise type on farms as set out below. In 2023 the obligation to use LESS applied to all farmers operating above a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In 2023 at farm level there was a 30% reduction in national chemical nitrogen use overall compared to the baseline figure for 2018. This reduction built on the reduction achieved in 2022 and is very welcome in terms of water and air quality as well as greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of CAN and protected (stabilised) urea sold in terms of tonnes of nitrogen (N) nationally in 2022 and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is critically important that supports put in place assist farmers in reducing chemical nitrogen usage while at the same time ensuring the production of fodder is not unduly impacted. Clover and multi species sward are two important means of ensuring this. I have introduced a number of schemes to support farmers, including two measures - the Red Clover Silage Measure (RCSM) and Multi...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Over the last two years new and enhanced regulatory measures have been implemented under the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) to improve water quality, including:a 10% cut in maximum chemical Nitrogen fertiliser limits for grassland;shallow cultivation post-harvest for tillage farmers in 14 counties where reductions in nitrates loses are required;banding of dairy cow nutrient excretion rates...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continues to support the horticulture and tillage sector in Ireland with a range of initiatives. In June 2023, together with my colleague, Minister Pippa Hackett, I launched the National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027. The Strategy sets out a clear vision for the sector to grow a more profitable, value-added sector, driven by innovation and sustainability. In 2023 a total...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The annual Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Quota Regulations, which are adopted by Council and set out each Member States' quotas for a range of fish stocks, are available on the European Commission's website from the following link: Fishing quotas - European Commission (europa.eu) The initial amounts of quotas set out in the regulations can change during the year due to carryover of unused...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES Tranche 1 participants who have a results-based action will receive their scorecard summary over the coming weeks, once their ACRES balancing payment for 2023 has been finalised. These summaries will be available in the document manager in their AgFood account from the week beginning Monday 29th July 2024, followed by a hard copy by post. The scorecard summary will set out the scores...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can inform the Deputy that my Department received a request from the North East Regional Fisheries Forum (RIFF) on 1 July for an opening of the Dundalk cockle fishery to take place this month. Dundalk bay contains two Natura 2000 sites, and along with the administration and the necessary approval processes to be considered, a Fisheries Natura Declaration would also be required to allow...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application for the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme. A decision was made to issue interim payments to those who had not received an advance payment in November 2023. The €5,000 referenced here reflects this interim payment, which it is intended will be offset against the final ACRES balancing...