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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very conscious of the important role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector, and its valuable contribution to the rural economy. The strong performance of the sector in 2020 has continued into 2021 and I am delighted that farmers are being rewarded from the market for their hard work. Reductions in production globally and increased...

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputies for their many and varied contributions on Second Stage of the Bill. In the main, they have a strong understanding of, and commitment to, the need for a timely introduction and implementation of an effective, proportionate and dissuasive points system for masters of fishing vessels. This is an important measure to support a level playing field on control and to support...

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: All Deputies are notified in advance.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application for the 2021 Areas of Natural Constraints scheme on 15th March 2021. In order to qualify for payment under the scheme, an applicant must first satisfy a number of criteria in relation to their stocking levels. Applicants must satisfy a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per eligible forage hectare (the equivalent of one ewe per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department implements a security-by-design and defence-in-depth approach to cyber security and has attained the industry security standard ISO27001 certification since 2019. For operational and security reasons, the Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose details of the Department's cyber security arrangements. It is not considered appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 and 270 together. I propose to take these PQs together which deal with the issue of remote working at Departmental and Agency level respectively. Throughout the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, Government Departments and agencies have operated in line with the Government’s public health guidance to work from home, where it was possible to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence, for the person named was received in February 2021. I understand the application was initially forwarded to the Department’s Archaeology Unit and an archaeologist’s report has been finalised. This application will now be processed by the Forestry District Inspector this week. If any further information required, my Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: For the purposes of meeting educational eligibility criteria for Trained Farmer status to qualify for Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine supports and Revenue exemptions, persons are required to hold an approved/ eligible qualification. The current qualification listings can be found in Revenue Leaflet SD2B- Stamp Duty Exemption – Transfers of Land to Young Trained...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The general scheme of the Animal Health and Welfare (Fur farming) Bill 2020 presently applies to cats, chinchillas, dogs, foxes, mink and weasels (including stoats), as previously noted. The version of the Bill for debate in the Oireachtas will identify specified animals and a final list of the types of animals affected.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Environmental Impact Assessments (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under Section 72 of the Environment Protection Agency Act 1992, the EPA is responsible for the preparation of guidelines on the information to be contained in an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) that is required to be submitted to the relevant Competent Authority in connection with any given application for planning permission, a licence, or other form of statutory consent. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information provided to the Oireachtas Committee referred to when, earlier this year, the Department undertook a full triage exercise of all felling applications currently on hand and referred to our Ecology Unit. The purpose was to assess whether the application had all of the necessary information for it to proceed to an ecological assessment. The main criterion here was submission...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of the Department. I have been advised, however, that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received from the person named in March 2021. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all relevant documentation has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The herdowner in question has made an application for compensation under the On Farm Market Valuation scheme as a result of a TB breakdown in his herd. This application has been received by my Department and is currently being reviewed as part of the routine pre-payment validation checks that all applications are subject to prior to payment. The herd-owner in question met with officials...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The development of the CAP Strategic Plan is well under way. A five-week public consultation on the draft interventions concluded on Friday 3rd September. Over 1,000 submissions have been made during the public consultation process. The townhall webinars were also well attended with in excess of 300 attending on each of the three nights. These submissions are under consideration and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. Name of Scheme Withdrawn from or in breach of a Departmental Scheme Name of Primary Legislation Name of Statutory Instrument Name of EU Directives/Regulation All Schemes Both S.I. No. 13/2006 - European Communities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Energy policy formation, including renewable energy, is the direct responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). The Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM) continuously engages with DECC on all energy related matters from an agricultural perspective, as well as a wide range of industry and other stakeholder groupings. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am fully committed to the commitment in the Programme for Government and the initiative identified in the recently-launched Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025 on the regulation of exotic animals. My Department is taking the lead in establishing an inter-departmental group to ensure a coherent national approach to policy and regulation related to exotic animals. The focus of the group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Slaughtering (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Controlled Finishing Units as part of the TB Eradication Programme are subject to enhanced biosecurity measures and can only sell direct to slaughter. Kill numbers (rounded) at EU approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units in July and August 2021. Month 2021 July 30,500 August 25,500 The figures...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Diseases (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: African Swine Fever (ASF), a disease of pigs and wild boar continues to pose a threat to the Irish pig sector and the Department implements a range of risk mitigation measures to prevent an incursion of the disease in Ireland. Ireland is free of the disease. It should be noted that the disease does not pose a threat to humans and there is no food safety risk. The Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 688 and 689 together. The number of afforestation and felling licences received and approved in the last 12 months is outlined in the table below: Applications Sep 2020 to Aug 2021 Scheme No. Received No. Approved Afforestation 586 520 Felling 3196 2075 ...