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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (16 Dec 2021)

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 and continues to support a number of urban horse projects nationwide. These projects can foster community leadership and education in responsible horse ownership for young...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the current significant challenges in securing fertiliser and that markets are extremely competitive and challenging. Fertiliser stocks, including urea, are generally lower now compared to the same period last year. The availability of credit and high costs mean that fertiliser is being imported in smaller quantities. While stocks of fertiliser are lower, it is expected...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland's mackerel quota in 2010 was 62,641 tonnes. In 2021 it was 60,847 tonnes. The decline of 2.86% between those years is attributable to a number of factors including share adjustments arising from the 2014 Mackerel agreement between the EU, Norway and the Faroes; the TCA Agreement with the UK and the state of the stock and the scientific advice for the relevant years. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to inform the Deputy that it is not currently possible to accurately estimate the tonnage of mackerel or blue whiting spawning or feeding in Irish waters. Both of these stocks are highly migratory with an extremely wide geographic range. At various times of the year, they can be found from the Iberian peninsula in the south to the Barents Sea in the far north, in the North...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, operates and maintains the six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl, under statute. My Department gained vacant possession of the property referred to by the Deputy after protracted legal proceedings, in early 2019. Since then, the property has undergone remedial works in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As I advised after the Budget in October 2021, we succeeded in maintaining all of the crucial farm schemes, one of which was the Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS), the contracts under which were due to conclude on 31st December 2021. The provision of funding enabled my Department to offer participants in the three tranches of GLAS, (namely GLAS 1, 2 and 3) with eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My office sought clarification from the Deputy on the nature of this figure. No additional information has yet been provided by the Deputy's office. Once the information is provided to my office, I will be happy to provide an answer.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I launched the €330m Brexit Impact Loan Scheme (BILS) with Government colleagues on the 15th October 2021 to provide support to businesses, including farmers, fishers and food businesses, impacted by Brexit. Funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and my Department, the BILS is supported by a counter-guarantee from the European Investment Bank Group. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Microgeneration has an important role to play in empowering and driving engagement and participation of not only farmers but communities and domestic households in the generation of renewable electricity as part of the energy transition. To help encourage on-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, my Department provides grant aid through the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Approximately 17% of total Irish barley production is procured by the drinks sector; the balance of the national barley crop is grown for animal feed and seed production. It is open to individual farmers to decide what enterprise they undertake and to what scale it should be undertaken, according to their land type and with due consideration to the market terms for their products. As...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1stJanuary 2017. Payments have issued for scheme years 2017 – 2018 inclusive. An issue arose in relation to the commonage parcels following Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) checks which has delayed the processing of GLAS payments for this case. My Department is currently working to resolve the issue as quickly as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: While my Department has a Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme and has made some funding available to local authorities, those authorities have other, more significant funding streams. I am also mindful that the primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Recently, I received the Report of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Tackling the backlog in forestry licenses remains a key priority for me, Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, and my Department and I am pleased to report significant progress has been made in the past year, particularly on felling and road licences. The investment in resources and continual improvement has had a positive impact with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have already introduced legislation to make for a better and more efficient and effective forestry appeals process, namely the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 which was enacted on 5th October last. To give effect to these, I signed the Forestry (Licence Application and Submission Fees) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 417/2020) and the Forestry Appeals Committee Regulations (S.I....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Regulations on Veterinary Medicinal Products will enter into force on 28th January 2022. Following engagement with all those involved, I have decided to defer the implementation of the element requiring anti-parasitic medicines to be supplied on foot of a veterinary prescription until 1st June 2022. This will enable all stakeholders make the necessary business and/or infrastructural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, the Foreshore Act 1933 and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process is complex and involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisors, as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also...

Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Instruction to Committee (15 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I move: That pursuant to Standing Order 233, Standing Order 187 is modified to provide that it be an instruction to the Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in relation to the Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, that the Committee has power to make amendments to the Bill which are outside the scope of the existing subject matter of the Bill, in...