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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The statistical information is being collated and will be returned to the Deputy within 10 working days

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The statistical information requested is being collated and will be returned to the Deputy within 10 working days

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Approximately half of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s staff have been working from their assigned workplaces throughout the pandemic. This includes in locations such as offices, laboratories, meat plants, seaports and airports as well as inspection staff visiting farms and other premises. All safety measures appropriate to these roles were put in place at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is continually looking at ways to ensure the most efficient delivery of the €1.6 billion of EU-funded scheme payments to applicants, in line with regulatory requirements. Applications for the majority of the Department’s schemes are now online, resulting in improved efficiencies for farmers. For example, online applicants for the Basic Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In the Department’s recent public consultation on the Proposed Interventions in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027, I sought opinions on a number of key definitions, including that of the Active Farmer. While the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) is still under development, the draft CSP regulations outline that “Active Farmer” must be defined in such a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inland Fisheries (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Inland Fisheries Ireland advised the Department on 7 September of “the presence of escapee farmed salmon in the Kylemore (Dawros) river in Letterfrack Co. Galway” I can confirm that the Department has not received any reports of escaped fish from salmon farms operating in the area.  On foot of the report from Inland Fisheries Ireland however, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector plays a crucial role in Irish agriculture and is a sector I am passionate about and I am committed to. The tillage sector supports so many aspects of the wider agri sector by providing high quality grain to the animal feed industry and straw for feeding and bedding, while also making a significant contribution to the food and drinks sectors in the form of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As outlined to the Deputy in my reply of 15th July, the provisions of Council Directive 2019/904 were signed by the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Communications in SI 326 of 2021 on 2nd July. The provisions of these Regulations prohibit the marketing of single use plastics including films of the type used to cover sown maize. The legislation in question relates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Sea Fisheries Protection Authority annual exchequer budgetary details is as follows; Year €Estimated € Outturn/ Spend 2019 13,795,000 13,005,000 2020 17,361,000 13,197,000 2021 24,810,000 The budget allocation provided to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. I have had ongoing engagement with stakeholders in the Seafood Sector since I took office last year. Unfortunately, due COVID-19 restrictions I haven’t been able to engage with people...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In accordance with Section 47 of the Disability Act 2005, all public service bodies are obliged "in so far as practicable"to take all reasonable measures to promote and support the employment of persons with disabilities. In compliance with Section 47(4) of the Disability Act, my Department surveys all employees annually to establish the number of employees who have a disability. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. In addition, the Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its business needs and utilises workforce planning to identify and address these requirements for all our locations. Recruitment is currently under way in the Department, and vacancies continue to be advertised by either the Public Appointments Service...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, I fully recognise the impact the current forestry licencing delays are having on the sector. I am in regular and intensive consultation with all stakeholders, and it is my immediate priority to resolve the issues which have led to this backlog and to issue licences in the volume needed for this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In areas that show a high increase in TB levels the regional veterinary office implement a High Impact TB Control Plan and work with farmers and stakeholders to reduce levels of TB in those areas.  These control plans involve increased focus being brought to bear on the affected areas with increased levels of testing and other control measures being implemented. The increased...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I start off by saying that I am acutely aware of the emotional and financial strain put on farm families by an outbreak of TB and I am committed to driving down TB rates across the country. The table below details the number of herds experiencing a new restriction, due to bovine TB, since 1st January each year, by county over the past 10 years to date and the number of reactors...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information is being collated and will be returned to the Deputy within two weeks

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information is being collated and will be returned to the Deputy within two weeks

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with findings from a 2019 Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Expert Task Force Report, antiparasitic veterinary medicines no longer meet exemption criteria in EU law which permits them to be supplied without a veterinary prescription. Therefore, from 28th January 2022 antiparastic veterinary medicines will require a veterinary prescriptions before they can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The Act was passed, after a...