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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government ‘Our Shared Future’ contains a commitment to seek to resolve the issue of support for the category of farmers known as Forgotten Farmers. I have asked officials in my Department to examine options to address the issue of forgotten farmers both through the next CAP and also through other measures to support this group. I am committed to helping this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (8 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Access to finance is a crucial business need and, as well as liaising with the main banks on issues relating to the agri-food sector, my Department works closely across Government to provide important supports for businesses, including farmers, fishers and food businesses. Most recently, this has been to ensure that they have access to finance during the pandemic and also to help deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Eco-Schemes are being proposed for the first time as part of the next CAP and they must be funded from within Pillar 1 of the CAP budget. The aim of Ireland’s Eco-Scheme will be to reward farmers for undertaking actions beneficial to the climate, environment, water quality and biodiversity. I have decided to allocate 25% of Ireland’s Direct Payments envelope to Eco-Schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The current proposals for the various new interventions to be made available in the next CAP period are outlined in ‘Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027’. The draft Plan and associated Environmental Report and Natura Impact Statement have been published on my Department’s website and members of the public and stakeholders have been invited to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (8 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Regulations on Veterinary Medicinal Products 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: Harbours and Piers (8 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Minard Pier is owned by Kerry County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, is the primary provider of funding for local authorities. In view of the particular importance of such facilities to the marine economy, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (8 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the European Parliament’s ANIT Committee has concluded its work and has voted on its report and recommendations. The recommendations of the ANIT Committee, if they were to be implemented in full, would be particularly challenging. This report will next be presented to a plenary session of the European Parliament in January, seeking endorsement by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS). To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of €323m with commitments of an additional €145m made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those grants. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: To end-November, the Department has issued 3,654 forestry licences, including afforestation, felling and forest road licences, this year. This is an increase of 57% on what was issued to the same point last year. In that time, 468 afforestation licences have issued for 3,881ha. For tree felling licences a total of 1,208 have issued to private landowners and 1,378 to Coillte, (15,688ha...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: All forests planted that are 0.1 ha or more in size are accounted and reported under the land use category called “forestry” for greenhouse gas reporting by the EPA. Forests are defined as areas which are 0.1 hectares or more in size and which have the capacity to reach at least five meters in height and with a minimum canopy cover of at least 20%. Ireland uses this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the development of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027, a national CAP Stakeholder Consultative Committee was established in 2019. The Committee comprises representatives of the main stakeholders including farm bodies, NGOs, industry representatives and academia. It also includes other relevant Government Departments (Public Expenditure and Reform, Rural and Community...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Teagasc has a key role in advising my Department on all aspects of agriculture as part of its function as a state research and advisory body. As regards the CAP Strategic Plan for the period 2023-2027, Teagasc is represented on the national CAP Stakeholder Consultative Committee, and provides valuable input through this forum. The Committee comprises representatives of the main...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Responsibility for the designation of lands is a matter for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the first instance. My Department does not have a role in compensating farmers for the designation of their lands. I do, however, recognise that designated lands, by being categorised as part of a Europe wide network of sites known as NATURA 2000 sites under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The budget allocation for the period 2014-2020 for LEADER was €250m for the seven year period. An additional €70m was made available for LEADER in 2021 and 2022 under the transitional arrangements. A further indicative allocation of €180 million for the LEADER Programme is proposed for the 2023-2027 period under the CAP Strategic Plan. Therefore, the funding over the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 649 and 650 together. Both Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, and I take the forestry licensing issue extremely seriously and it is a top priority in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Significant time and resources continue to be devoted to dealing with the backlog and this is beginning to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to brining greater levels of transparency to the supply chain. The Deputy will be aware of the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a new office of National Food Ombudsman, or equivalent, which will enforce the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive. This office will also have a role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Glyphosate is an EU-approved active substance for use in plant protection products. It is a matter for public bodies to decide to use authorised products containing glyphosate if they consider that its use is necessary and providedthat the relevant provisions of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive are complied with. Authorised uses for glyphosate products will be reviewed again by all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Protected Disclosures (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of Protected Disclosures received in my Department in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 are as follows: Year Number of Disclosures Received 2018 1 2019 2 2020 4

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The rules for the identification of equines are governed by commission Regulation (EU) 2016/429, supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and Commission Implementing Regulation 2021/963. Equines are required to be identified with a passport within 12 months of their date of birth, or on permanently leaving the holding of their birth, whichever is the earlier date....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is making €1.5m in funding available for 2022 under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund (RIDF) to finance current expenditure on approved projects in rural areas. The following is a summary of the activities to be supported in 2022. Female Rural Entrepreneurs An allocation of €244,000 is being provided for this initiative in 2022. The funding will allow...