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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department, through its competitive research programme, provides a diverse portfolio of competitive funding instruments to address complex and inter-connected challenges and opportunities in the Irish agri-food and forest sectors through research and innovation. There are 14 research performing organisations that have received funding for forest research from my Department, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Firstly let me say how seriously both myself and Minister Hackett take the forestry licensing issue. Significant time and resources have been devoted to dealing with the backlog and this is beginning to have the desired effect. In the last two months we have issued over 1,000 licences. This means that licences are issuing at nearly double the rate of applications received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the significant increase in fertiliser prices over the last year, particularly in recent months and its impact at farm level. The fertiliser market is largely driven by global supply and demand and, while there are a number of factors influencing fertiliser price, the major driving factors for the increase in prices are increased global demand due to strong growth in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to report that this year’s Budget delivered strong support for Forestry with the indicative allocation of over €100m for 2022. This funding allows us to continue to fund the establishment of new forests which has been highlighted as one of the targets in the recently published Climate Action Plan 2021.  Afforestation will play an important role for realising...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Within the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), access arrangements are set out in Article 500 (1).  Currently, 358 Irish vessels are licensed by the UK authorities and have been granted an authorisation by my Department to fish in the UK's 12-200 nautical mile zone.  All licensed and registered Irish fishing vessels which applied for access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The importation of bees into Ireland is governed by EU legislation.  Member States shall permit the entry of the consignment if the legislative requirements are met.  These EU requirements are reflected in a health certificate that accompanies the consignment.  The health certificate is issued by the competent authority in the country of export after a physical inspection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been informed, however, that an appeal was received by the Agriculture Appeals Office from the person named and was assigned to an Appeals Officer to determine the appeal.  I am further informed that an Oral Hearing was held in relation to this appeal in June 2021. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the Department and a reply will be forwarded within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.  The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.  The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.  I have asked my officials to explore the relevant issues with the agency in question in the first instance.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The requested information has previously been provided by the Department to a number of the named individuals and it can be provided directly to the other named individuals if they make a request to the Integrated Controls Division of the Department. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named above is an applicant in the Department’s Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) with a contract start date of 1st January 2019. When processing an Organic Farming Scheme payment, the reference area is used to calculate the payment due.  Where the claimed area is greater than the reference area, a reduction and/or a penalty may apply. The determined area is the area of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Convergence will be a mandatory provision in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) commencing in 2023. Member States are required to ensure that, by 2026, all payment entitlements reach a minimum convergence level of 85%, creating a more levelled distribution of payments.  Member States will also be required to set a maximum value of individual payment entitlements. The funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: On 29thOctober my Department received notification of elevated/exceptional mortalities at a salmon farm in Bantry Bay. My Department, in conjunction with the Marine Institute, is examining the matter as a priority. I can confirm that a Veterinary Inspector has visited the site and samples were taken from live / moribund fish and are under investigation.  Pending completion of my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the statistics published on the ISPCA's website, which are a testament to the organisation's valuable work in the protection of welfare of animals throughout Ireland. As the largest animal welfare organisation in the country, the ISPCA has always played an important role in protecting animal welfare nationally and has a long-standing, good relationship with my Department. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An afforestation licence was issued in April, 2021 to the applicant and this decision was appealed to the independent Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC). The FAC operates independently of my Department. I have been informed that the FAC received four valid appeals against the decision of my Department to approve this afforestation application and heard the appeals on 14 September 2021. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) is a Civil Service wide tool. The outputs from this process are individual to each staff member, as this is an internal performance management tool, used by managers to set goals, monitor performance and address performance issues.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: On 27 August (last Friday in August), the number of forestry licence applications on hand was 6,041, which was broken down between private applications (including Coillte roads) at 3,838 and Coillte tree felling at 2,203. Not all these licences could be considered to be in backlog, as there is a public consultation process to be taken account of and time needed to assess properly all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Insurance Coverage (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Insurance is not a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine. I have been informed however by Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) of the significant insurance issues arising within the sport horse industry. In 2020, Horse Sport Ireland convened an Insurance Working Group to consider the issues facing the organisation and their wider affiliate family in the context of insurance indemnity...