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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The point on TAMS is very relevant. I have completed and implemented a review of the costings and another review is ongoing. I also announced my intention to increase the ceiling from €80,000 to €90,000 as part of the next CAP. I acknowledge the Chairman's point in regard to the pressure on costs over the past year. I will consider the matter further, taking on board the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am not sure what the various reasons might be. Every farmer's reason will be different. We had the REAP as well, but that was for farmers not currently in GLAS. There was a very successful uptake of that, which shows, even for those who are outside of GLAS, the appetite that is there to come into a scheme. My approach to GLAS was to try to make sure that, while we were in the two...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Is the Deputy talking about TAMS?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: We are dealing with it. Although it has not been dealt with or completed yet, we are making progress on it every month. Members know, as I do, that this time last year there was a real crisis in the sector. Sawmills that would normally have sourced their logs from Irish forest were not able to get those logs and sawmills that did not want to import logs were importing. Thankfully, we are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Carthy for raising this important and immediate issue. The continued development of the pig meat sector is a real priority for me, given the pivotal role the industry plays in the national economic context, which the Deputy outlined in terms of it being the third-largest grossing sector in the agrifood sector. It supports approximately 8,000 jobs which span production,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Carthy for the constructive way he has raised this issue with the focus being on how we can support pig farmers at a very difficult time. I have been engaging with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister of State, Deputy English, in particular, about the workforce. We will work to try to expedite the capacity for workforce permits for the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 20thJanuary 2022, where the Deputy asked when the GLAS appeal for the person named would be decided, as stated previously, there was no record of an outstanding appeal in respect of the person named and the GLAS Scheme on 20thJanuary 2022. The document referred to from the Department dated 15th October 2021 acknowledged the request for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Teagasc was established under the “Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act”, 1988, as the national agency with responsibility for the provision of research, training and advisory services to the agriculture and food industry. It operates as a non-commercial state body under the aegis of my Department in the areas of agri-food, rural development etc. The day to day...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has been proactive in terms of its engagement with the Old Irish Goat Society for over five years in assisting in a range of activities designed to conserve this breed. These include; - funding for characterisation work such as defining a breed standard for the Old Irish Goat (OIG). This involves assessing a large number of animals physical features and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not specifically provide grant aid for river erosion preventative measures. However, the Department does place a strong emphasis on the protection of our watercourses through activities like the European Innovation Partnership 'Allow' Project in the Duhallow catchment which aims to restore the status of a high-status waterbody in an agricultural catchment. Similarly, one...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Act, 2001.  The Horse Racing Ireland Act, 2016 provides that HRI is responsible for the overall administration, governance, development  and promotion of the Irish horse racing industry and for guaranteeing funding to the Racing Regulatory Body to carry out its functions through an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Act, 2001.  The Horse Racing Ireland Act, 2016 provides that HRI is responsible for the overall administration, governance, development and promotion of the Irish horse racing industry for guaranteeing funding to the Racing Regulatory Board to carry out its functions through an integrity...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The commissioning of an independent expert to work with all suppliers to ascertain the level of horticultural peat stocks available to growers is one of the key actions that I announced earlier this month in supporting horticulture growers who are dependent on peat. I understand the importance of delivering this action quickly.  As the Deputy can appreciate, there are procedures...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The commissioning of experts on planning to provide guidance and advice to those wishing to achieve regulatory compliance for the extraction of peat is one of the key actions that I announced earlier this month in supporting horticulture growers who are dependent on peat. I understand the importance of delivering this action quickly.  As the Deputy can appreciate, there are...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The organisation named has been recognised by my Department to maintain the breeding book for Connemara ponies in line with EU Animal Breeding Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1012).   The organisation has clear procedures governing inspections which are outlined in their breeding programme for this breed. In addition, they have rules in place to settle disputes with breeders...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 837 and 844 together. As a result of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and following the end of the Brexit transition period on 1st January 2021, the import of seed potatoes from Great Britain into the EU is prohibited.  The ending of seed imports from Great Britain provides an opportunity for the revival of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to supporting the sustainable development of all farming sectors and ensuring there are a range of supports in place to do this. These supports are put in place with the aim of supporting the income of farming families and driving the sustainable development of the sector to ensure it`s long term ability to maintain competitiveness in an increasingly competitive global...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Minister Heydon and I have met with the main banks to discuss the current challenges facing the pig sector, and the importance of their ongoing support for pig farming customers through the current downturn in the business cycle. Separately, Minister Heydon and I met with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to discuss the Brexit Impact Loan Scheme and the COVID- 19...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 840 and 842 together. There is an increased interest from major seed potato contractors in placing contracts for seed with Irish growers in the wake of Brexit, as evidenced by a 23% increase in the area of seed certified here in 2021. However, it will take some time to develop significant areas and supply of seed potatoes for the specific varieties preferred...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The quantity of seed potato imported into Ireland since 2017 to 2022 (to date) is listed in Table 1 below.  Table 1. Seed Potatoes Imported into Ireland 2017 - 2022 Country 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Belgium 0 50 0 50 0 0 England 0 925 ...