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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Tackling the backlog in forestry licenses remains a key priority for 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 significant increase in licence output in recent months. This has brought our output to 3,894...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In keeping with my commitment to review and enhance the equine identification and tracing system, as set out in Ireland's Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025, I initiated the undertaking of the first annual equine census in November 2021. The initial purpose of the census is to establish a link between each equine kept in the State and the premises on which it is kept on census date. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is the consent authority for tree felling licences, which are a legal requirement before the felling of any tree or trees. In the years in question, my Department issued 1,717 (2020) and 2,711 tree felling licences. These are broken down by county and whether they are issued to Coillte Teo or private landowners in the tables below. Tree felling licences issue with varying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Common Fisheries Policy, EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas and the rules of the CFP. There are restrictions on access within the 12 nautical miles zones of Member States including Ireland. Quotas for the various stocks are allocated for management areas - that is, ICES areas, rather than Member States' EEZs....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The application of fertilisers to land is regulated by the Nitrates regulations SI 605 2017. These regulations provide for the use of organic fertilisers as well as chemical fertilisers to growing crops when ground and weather conditions allow. Certified analysis of any fertiliser used should be available to farmers so that they can optimize the use of nutrients. There are currently no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department only permits animals to be transported in compliance with the legislation. Department officials and inspectors monitor compliance through a system of official controls, including advance checks of paperwork and veterinary checks, of the livestock vessel, and of all animals before they travel, along with retrospective checks on GPS and temperature records. In the case of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department only permits animals to be transported in compliance with the legislation. Department officials and inspectors monitor compliance through a system of official controls, including advance checks of paperwork and veterinary checks, of the livestock vessel and of all animals before they travel, along with retrospective checks on GPS and temperature records. In general, animals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Any person who wishes to fell a tree or trees must first apply for and be granted a tree felling licence in accordance with the Forestry Act, 2014. This is irrespective of whether the forestry was in receipt of grant aid and if that grant aid has been refunded on the sale of land. It is an offence to fell a tree or trees without first obtaining a tree felling licence.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (14 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. As part of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund in Budget 2020,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (14 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 (14 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: Animal Breeding (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Stud Book since 1923. The stud book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily of all greyhounds. TheICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The ICC has informed this Department that there were 24 litters...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (14 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 (14 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: Control of Dogs (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Microchipping of Dogs Regulations, 2015 includes the requirement to record the unique identifying code of the person who implants the microchip and registers the dog. Information available to my Department indicates that the microchip database referred to records this information in compliance with the regulation. As the seizure of the animals referred to is the subject of a Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to the reduction of ammonia emissions and, to this end, published the Code of Good Agricultural Practice for Reducing Ammonia Emissions from Agriculture on 12th January 2021. There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS which help with the reduction of ammonia emissions. Support for poultry farmers is provided under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As a result of my Department’s recent technical supplementary estimate and the ongoing management of financial resources, €669m has now been allocated to Pillar II schemes and €529m spent to date in 2021, with the remaining €140m expected to issue in December. EAFRD funding claimed from the European Union on expenditure incurred from January 2021 to 15 October...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A total of €2.3 billion in national exchequer funding will be made available for the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan. When combined with Ireland’s €1.56 billion in Pillar II funding arising from last year’s agreement on the EU budget, this will bring the allocation for Rural Development measures to a total of €3.86 billion over the five year period. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The CAP Strategic Plan Regulation contains a number of particular requirements for all EU Member States in relation to the redistribution of direct payments. In that context, I am proposing to implement capping of direct payments at €66,000 by making full use of the flexibility in the regulation where payments between €60,000 and €100,000 can be reduced by 85% giving...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Total CAP Pillar 1 payments for the year 2021 to date were €1.131 billion. This includes €777.5 million under 2021 Basic Payment, €340.7 million under Greening, €10.1 million under the 2021 Young Farmers Scheme and €2.7 million under the 2021 Protein Scheme. Processing of applications is continuing and further payments are being made as more applicants...