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

Charlie McConalogue: With effect from the current tranche of TAMS II, tranche 23, applications for the following specific investments - Milking Machine, Dairy Structure, Milk Storage and Cooling or In-Parlour meal feeding system, must be in compliance with farm waste and farm nutrient storage requirements at the time of application. This tranche is currently open for applications until 5th November next. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: All Departments and Offices are currently working in line with the Government's COVID-19 guidance, which provides for home working to continue where possible. To enable staff to work from home during the course of the pandemic, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine equipped staff with IT hardware and software including laptops, phones and software licences. The total spend on...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was introduced in December 2016 as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme, having been agreed with the European Commission. In the four years of the scheme to date, €66.9 million has been paid to 18,268 farmers. I was pleased to be able to secure funding as part of Budget 2021 to facilitate the extension of the scheme into 2021 prior to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The 10th amendment to the Rural Development Programme, which was recently approved by the EU Commission, provides for the possibility for the extension of the GLAS scheme in 2022. As with all relevant Rural Development schemes, consideration of an extension will be subject to the availability of national funding through the annual budget process in the autumn. This process is currently under...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department received an application for a tree felling licence from the person named in October 2020.  Following an initial examination, archaeological sites and features were identified and the application was referred to my Department’s Archaeological Unit.  The application contains multiple plots with operations planned over 10 years and the site is close to five...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1542, 1545, 1546 and 1547 together. As the Deputy is probably aware, Project Woodland was launched in February this year, with the objective of reviewing and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the forestry licensing system, as well as the creation of a shared national vision for forestry and the development of a new Forest Strategy for the future of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Earlier this year, the Department reviewed its systems for the preparation of Appropriate Assessment Screening Determinations, Appropriate Assessment Reports and Appropriate Assessment Determinations for all forestry licence applications. The results of this review were notified to registered foresters by circular in June. This Circular emphasised the provision of a harvest plan in support...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department has provided support to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through  the ash dieback reconstitution scheme and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme introduced in July 2020. By the end of 2019, well over 1,000 hectares of infected and associated ash plantations had...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Forest certification has become widely accepted as being a necessary requirement for forest owners, not only to demonstrate sustainable forest management but also to gain access to markets that are increasingly demanding certified timber. Corporate and public procurement policies worldwide are driving growth in demand for credibly certified materials. Ireland’s entire Coillte forest...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The BeSAFE project commenced on 1st October 2018 and is due to run until 30th September 2023. The project was awarded almost €600,000 under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's 2017 National Research Call and seeks to understand the behavioural context shaping farm safety in Ireland with the objective of:Improving knowledge and understanding of the issues involved,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the TAMS terms and conditions it is possible that there may be a clawback of grants paid in individual cases in respect of non-compliance with the scheme's terms and conditions. Any clawback applied would depend on the individual circumstances of a case. Full details of the TAMS terms and conditions including the penalty schedule applicable are available on the Government of Ireland website.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the terms and conditions of TAMS, a dissolution of a registered farm partnership following payment of grant-aid will result in the investment ceiling being reduced to the standard investment ceiling for individuals of €80,000. The rate of recoupment decreases by 20% for each year the partnership is in place following payment of the grant-aid. There is no proposal to amend these...

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: Livestock Issues (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has just completed a period of public consultation on the proposed draft interventions for Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 and I have asked my officials to consider your comments as part of the development of the CAP Strategic Plan. In terms of relevant scheme proposals, the following should be noted: For the Areas Facing Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named persons submitted their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 23/03/2021 in which they declared certain parcels eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Following a review parcels by Satellite Imagery a parcel within this application was identified as being burned between 1st March and 31st August. It is specified in the 2021 BPS Terms & Conditions that land...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named person submitted his Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 05/03/2021 in which he declared certain parcels eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Following a review parcels by Satellite Imagery a parcel within this application was identified as being burned between 1st March and 31st August. It is specified in the 2021 BPS Terms & Conditions that land...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named person submitted his Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 5th March 2021 in which he declared certain parcels eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Following a review parcels by Satellite Imagery, a parcel within this application was identified as being burned between 1st March and 31st August. It is specified in the 2021 BPS Terms & Conditions that land...

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

Charlie McConalogue: All current suppliers of antiparasitic veterinary medicines will continue to be legally permitted to supply these medicines post January 2022. My Department is actively working with all stakeholders through the Antiparasitic Resistance Stakeholder Group to sustain a competitive market for the supply of these products. The ambition is to ensure Irish farmers are...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named person submitted their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 12th May 2021 in which he declared certain parcels eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Following a review parcels by Satellite Imagery parcels within this application were identified as being burned between 1st March and 31st August. It is specified in the 2021 BPS Terms & Conditions that land...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named person submitted her Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 23/03/2021 in which she declared certain parcels eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. Following a review parcels by Satellite Imagery a parcel within this application was identified as being burned between 1st March and 31st August. It is specified in the 2021 BPS Terms & Conditions that land...