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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of horses seized under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in each of the past five years, based on the data provided to my Department by local authorities, is set out in the table below. Horses Seized by Year Amount 2019 1050 2020 819 2021 477 2022 326 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There was one approved Food Business Operator that was killing equines in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. Details in the table below; Year Licensed or Certified slaughterhouses that were killing equines Name and Location 2020 1 Shannonside Foods Ltd, Turnings, Straffan, Co Kildare 2021 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Some non-compliance issues in slaughter plants are dealt with and corrected on the spot. If an issue cannot be dealt with immediately or needs an escalated level of enforcement at a slaughter premises it is routinely recorded on a Non Compliance Report (NCR). The attached table details the number of NCRs issued by year to management at facility mentioned and the number of non compliant items...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In the context of the Department's oversight of the adherence by Food Business Operators to legislative requirements, my inspectors identify non-compliances from time to time. A range of enforcement measures are available to address non-compliances detected at slaughter plants. These include : -Verbal DirectionsWritten Non Compliance ReportsWritten Compliance NoticeSuspension or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The conditional approval granted to the food premises mentioned was issued on 22/07/2015 . The application submitted by the applicant for this approval included an Ordinance Survey map which set out the area of the slaughter house holding which related to the application submitted. This highlighted its separation from the neighbouring farm and shed, including outlining a separate entrance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Five welfare complaints were received by my Department in relation to the farm adjacent to the slaughter premises mentioned from 2018 onwards. Four related to individual lame horses, and one related to horses in a waterlogged field following a period of heavy rain. All reports were investigated and in no case was a prosecution deemed appropriate. Nothing of the shocking nature and severity of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: This is not unusual. Non compliance reports are a written record of inspection findings and areas identified for improvement or where corrective action is required.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Policy (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently, Cork Port is a designated border control post for container shipments of wood and wood products. Inspections of these products takes place at the Tivoli Container Terminal near Cork City. The physical infrastructure required for handling bulk wood products and that required for handling food products, is very different. Between 2015 and 2018, a number of meetings took place...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The separate application forms for an Operative who is directly involved in the slaughter of animals and related activities and an Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) in slaughter plants approved by my Department under Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009, contain exactly the same declaration: Declaration I hereby declare that I have not been convicted of any serious infringement of Community...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I would clarify that there are two distinct processes in train. The first relates to an application for the approval of a food premises which is submitted by a food business operator (FBO), which may be a legal or natural person. I understand that the “conditional certification” you refer to relates to this “conditional approval granted to FBOs under the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is not readily available in the time available and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Full approval was granted to the business referred to on 25th February 2016, granting approval to operate as a Food Business Operator in respect of Slaughtering - Equine in accordance with Regulation 4 of the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2009 (S.L No. 432 of 2009). This approval remained in force until it was revoked on 14 June 2024. Regarding the Competence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Regular and sustained communication within my Department’s staff is an inherent and routine aspect of fulfilling my Department’s role in protecting public health, safeguarding the food chain and ensuring that official controls are carried out in accordance with national and EU regulatory standards. Staff across multiple Divisions routinely communicate and co-ordinate on matters...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulation 2016/429, the EU Animal Health Law, and its delegated and implementing acts sets down the rules for the identification of equines. In recognition of the specific situation of equine animals which are generally not bred or kept solely for food producing purposes, the EU Animal Health Law provides uniquely that the single lifetime identification document, or equine passport,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has engaged Professor Patrick Wall to carry out a review of all issues relating to equine traceability and slaughter, with a view to bringing forward recommendations to me within a short time frame. Ireland operates within the requirements of EU law, and in terms of equine traceability we are fully in compliance with those requirements. Ireland is actively contributing to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: According to the TRACES platform (the European Commissions on line platform for animal and plant health certification), for the period from 01 January 2024 to the 04 July 2024, no equine animals have been traded to the EU or exported for direct slaughter. The trade in and the export of animals is a private commercial activity but it is regulated by European and national law which my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Jul 2024)

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 preparation and adoption of a strategic plan is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equal Opportunities Employment (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In compliance with Section 47(4) of the Disability Act, my Department surveys all employees annually to establish the number of employees who have a disability. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has exceeded the 3% minimum target for persons with disabilities in each of the last ten years. It should be noted that disclosure by individuals of their disability status is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I refer to the Eco-Scheme payment for this herd and in particular the 30% balancing payment. As you may be aware there was a change to this herd number that resulted in delays to the Eco-Scheme payment including the balancing payment. These issues have now been resolved and I have been informed that this herd will receive the balancing payment in the next balancing run which is due week...