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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 and 657 together. I was very pleased to recently publish the report of the Chair of the Beef Taskforce. The report clearly sets out that the group satisfied its remit in monitoring and progressing the implementation of the actions agreed by stakeholders in the beef sector agreement of 15thSeptember 2019. The TaskForce had a dedicated and diligent...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Circular 08/2021, which issued to Registered Foresters on in June this year, outlined work my Department had carried out in reviewing systems for the preparation of Appropriate Assessment Screening Determinations, Appropriate Assessment Reports and Appropriate Assessment Determinations. These are the ecological assessments of forestry licence applications. Improvements were made to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In the last twelve months, including December, 2020, 3,917 licences have been issued. The tables below show the information sought and also includes forestry road licences as these are also dealt with by my Department. - Private Afforestation Coillte Afforestation Private Felling Coillte Felling Private Roads Coillte Roads ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Forest road application licences are not received in relation to afforestation. Typically existing farm tracks and entrances are used to provide access for machinery involved in site development for tree planting. Thinning and felling operations typically require forest road licences in order to create access for the relevant machinery and also to enable wood mobilization. Tree...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A number of financial supports are available to farmers who experience a TB breakdown. The main element is the On Farm Market Valuation Scheme which compensates eligible herd-owners up to the market value an individual animal would have attained on the open market at the time of breakdown. My Department officials attend marts nationwide each week to collect sales data. This data is then...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is aware of this issue. The applicant has been contacted and my Department is working to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.