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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the Rooster variety of seed potato currently has the majority share of the Irish market. Any increase in production of Rooster seed is expected to be marginal unless there is an increase in overall demand for planting and consuming the variety. The termination of plant breeder rights for Rooster will result in the variety becoming a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 845, 848 and 849 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 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 which my...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse sales are regulated under S.I. 113 of 2014 - Control on places where horses are kept regulations 2014.  This regulation requires the person organising a sale to keep a record of the date of the sale, the identity of the horses presented for sale and the names and addresses of persons selling and buying the horses presented for sale. These records must be kept for two years. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Throughout the twenty-year negotiation of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, and since its announcement, the European Commission has been consistently informed of Ireland's concerns about the potentially negative impact that the agreement could have on the Irish and EU agri-food sector, and particularly the beef sector. Ireland has also expressed its well-known concerns regarding the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: On 1st March 2021, I announced the Marts ICT Infrastructure Scheme 2021. Under the Scheme, livestock marts could apply to the Department for a grant of a maximum of €5,000 to cover 50% of expenditure by a mart on ICT infrastructure. The expenditure must have occurred after the opening date, 1stMarch 2021. Expenditure prior to this was ineligible. The closing date for receipt of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) emphasises the relationship between the specific geographic region and the name of the product, where a particular quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. European Commission rules for PGIs require products to be produced in accordance with a technical specification that meets the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) emphasises the relationship between the specific geographic region and the name of the product, where a particular quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. GI status requires products to be produced in accordance with a particular technical specification and producers are required to meet that...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is set out in the attached table. PQ 4754/22 Title of Act/Legislation Section/Provision of Act Awaiting Commencement Reason for delay in commencement Expected date commencement order will be signed Greyhound Racing Act 2019 Sections 7, 9, 10 20 to 29 The commencement of these sections is dependent on...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and, as such, is operationally independent from my Department. I  have therefore referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.

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

Charlie McConalogue: As outlined in the Climate Action Plan, the main way I can reduce methane emissions from a pasture-based beef production system in the medium term is to transition the beef system to a system of earlier finishing of animals. Currently prime beef cattle are slaughtered at an average of 27 months and this can be reduced to an average of 24 months over the course of the decade. This...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Comprehensive information on the  age profile of cattle slaughtered annually since 2010 , with a monthly breakdown, is available on the AIM Bovine Statistics annual report published on my Departments website at www.gov.ie/en/publication/d5dc1-aim-bovine-statistics-report s/ Quarterly average figures, which can be derived from this report, are currently being collated and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There were six Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 outbreaks in 2021, all of the flocks have been depopulated: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides that I, as Minister, may pay compensation to owners of animals if a cull of those animals is directed by my Department in the event of an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The compensation may relate to the animal that...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) as part of the bovine TB Eradication Programme are subject to enhanced biosecurity measures and can only sell direct to slaughter. The kill number figures at European Union approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units are rounded to the nearest 500 because the figure is a dynamic figure and changes from week to week as herds...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The very significant rise in fertiliser prices in the last year and particularly in recent months, is particularly concerning.  I am closely monitoring the situation.  In October 2021, I requested Teagasc to lay out a credible roadmap to assist farmers in the short-term, as well as offering a longterm solution in the move to reduce dependency on chemical fertiliser.  I was...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The most recent Technical Agricultural Officer (TAO) recruitment campaign was advertised on 24th July 2020 by the Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Department. A significant number of appointments have been made from the panels created for each county and it is envisaged that those panels will continue to give rise to further appointments throughout much of 2022. While there are...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The EU’s Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisation scheme offers recognised Producer Organisations in the fruit and vegetable sectors (not potatoes) to claim 50% aid from the EU for pre-approved Operational Programmes up to a value of 4.1% of the Value of their Marketed Product. Such aid is paid retrospectively and after claims have been checked and verified by my Department. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The total number of Dublin-based active Food Business Operators on DAFM’s Horticulture Register is 301. This figure is comprised of 126registered Food Business Operators producing fruit and vegetables and 176registered Food Business Operators producing honey (one registered Food Business Operator producing both). A breakdown of the commodities produced is provided in tabular form...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Last November, as part of Project Woodland, my Department engaged the services of an external body with expertise in legal and environmental legislation to conduct a legal and regulatory review of forestry licensing.This external review is well underway and includes a review of the requirement for legal consent for thinning and forest roads. The final report is due in February. Along with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021, my Department issued 2,877 tree felling licences. Of these, 1,532 were issued to Coillte Teo and the remaining 1,341 issued to private applicants. Since the start of this year, the Department has issued 112 tree felling licences to private applicants and 72 to Coillte.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is set out in the attached table Type of polling undertaken Proposed/existing policy Commercial Cost € A nationally representative, face to face, quota sample of 1,000 adults (aged 16+) was surveyed, representative of the Irish population. The sample was based on CSO Census 2016 figures for gender, age, region and...