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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Genetic Resources Grant Aid Scheme has been in place since 1996. The Scheme has an annual call for projects aimed at supporting the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture. Projects are evaluated by an advisory committee, representing broad national stakeholder interests. Over the years, funding has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (18 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Oysterbed 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 thereafter. My Department provides funding to assist the coastal Local Authorities, including Kerry County Council, in carrying out small scale...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, both myself and Minister Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, have committed to dealing with the backlog in licensing through the Project Woodland initiative launched earlier this year. We have invested heavily in resources and operational efficiencies in order to improve output and this is having the desired effect with licence output...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) supports a broad range of research, development, and innovation activities to develop the efficiency, sustainability and profitability of the forest sector in Ireland. Our research programmes provide for the participation of eligible research performing organisations in forestry research including through international collaboration....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Nov 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: Forestry Sector (18 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not routinely keep records of the number of further information requests that issue on forestry licence applications. Statistics are available for a specific triage exercise recently carried out on a cohort of tree felling licence applications awaiting assessment by an ecologist. This resulted in a batch of further information requests issuing at the end of June, on 420...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very well aware of the concerns in relation to the licensing of peat extraction which are generating challenges (volume and price) for the horticulture sector. As the Deputy knows, my Department has no involvement in the regulation of peat extraction. Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan T.D.,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Subject to the approval of the European Commission, it is proposed under a On-Farm Capital investment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) that a general grant rate of 40% will be available for eligible investments. It is also proposed in CSP that eligible female farmers, who meet the eligibility criteria may qualify for grant aid at a rate of 60%. The proposed eligible female farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Officials in my Department will collate the information requested and forward it directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Direct Payments in 2014 and 2015 amounted to: 2014 - €1.202bn 2015 - €1.143bn The payment years 2014 and 2015 occurred in two different Common Agricultural Policy programmes and had two different payment ceilings.2015 was the first year of the 2015 -2020 CAP which has been extended until 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The amounts allocated to Direct Payments in 2021 and 2022 is as follows: 2021 - €1.186bn 2022 - €1.186bn Total Pillar I expenditure to date in 2021 is €799.5m. The Deputy is aware that the Pillar I reduction could have been much more than the 2% finally agreed in the EU budget negotiations were it not for the strong defence put up by Ireland and other Member States....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have studied and reflected on the named organisation's submission, and the organisation has also been afforded the opportunity to present its proposals to me in person, and to my officials, on a number of occasions in recent months. I have offered an open-door policy to this organisation and I feel we have had a constructive engagement theretofore. Many of the points raised in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Work on Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan is ongoing, but I can confirm at this stage that several proposed elements will protect the carbon and biodiversity value of our hedgerows. Indeed, some of these elements are designed to also improve hedgerow quality and, hence, the contribution hedgerows are making from a carbon storage and biodiversity perspective. Irish hedgerows...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A key priority for me and my Department is the efficient issuing of scheme payments to farmers. I know how critical these payments are to our farmers and their businesses. I am very pleased that GLAS 2021 payments commenced a week ahead of our stated target of mid-November. We are currently working to process the Low-emission Slurry Spread (LESS) Declaration form of the person named so...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 10 November 2021, illustrates the number and percentage of farmers who would be better off in 2023 with 100% convergence achieved by 2026, compared to 85% convergence achieved by 2026. This includes the deductions taken for Eco, Young Farmers and CRISS but excludes National Reserve deduction.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Table 1 illustrates the number and percentage of farmers in each County that would be comparatively better off with a 100% convergence option versus the 85% convergence option in the final year of convergence 2026. Table 1: The number and percentage of farmers in each County that would be comparatively better off with a 100% convergence option versus the 85% convergence option. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. The Agriculture Appeals Office was established in 2002 pursuant to the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001. The decision of an Appeals Officer is final and conclusive, subject to the circumstances provided in Section 10 of the Act and my Department rarely seeks to have a decision changed....

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

Charlie McConalogue: As I previously mentioned, every tree felling licence, save limited exceptions carries an obligation to replant. Forests that are clear felled on maturity are managed as a crop, therefore, it is in the forest owner’s interest to replant after felling, to start a new rotation. My Department carries out post-felling inspections. Provisions within the Forestry Act 2014 apply to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In this particular case, the application for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme which was submitted on behalf of the person named in September 2019 was withdrawn and an application for a larger area was submitted in October 2020. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been received for this application and, as a consequence, a second 30-day public consultation, which a requirement...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The number and type of DAFM staff, including ecologists, working on the processing of particular types of files can vary from week to week. Our overall aim is to manage resources to maximise output. I am pleased that licencing output has averaged 115 new licences each week since the beginning of September and our aim is to continue and if possible increase this output.