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

Charlie McConalogue: In responding to the Deputy I can advise that the coastal zone of County Louth comes under the area covered by the North East Regional Inshore Fisheries Forum (RIFF), which also includes the coastal zones of counties Meath and Dublin. The North East RIFF is part of the network of six Regional Forums around the coast that support the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF). The...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following the announcement of the EU Mercosur political agreement in June 2019, the Government launched a full Economic and Sustainability Impact Assessment (ESIA) to establish the impact of the agreement on Ireland. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which leads on Trade policy for Ireland, contracted Implement Consulting Group to carry out this independent...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, one of the key principles of the Directiveon Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain is to protect farmers, farmers’ organisations and other weaker suppliers of agricultural and food products against stronger buyers and to improve their position in the supply chain. I signed Statutory...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is a significant Civil Service employer and is also one of the most geographically diverse Departments, encompassing a very significant regional footprint. The Department's staff already provide a variety of services to the Irish public and the agri-food sector in a diverse array of roles and from multiple regional locations. Department...

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 Government COVID-19 guidance, which provides for home working to continue where possible. As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, the Department will facilitate a meaningful transition back to the normal place of work, particularly for staff who have been working from home for the majority of the period in question. This will...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department provides funding to assist the coastal Local Authorities in carrying out small scale projects for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, subject to available Exchequer funding and overall national priorities. Funding of €4.2m has been approved...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is the competent authority under the EU Common Market Organisation Regulation (1379/2013) for recognition of fisheries and aquaculture Producer Organisations. In 2020, the Department received an application from the National Inshore Fishermen's Association CLG for recognition as a Producer Organisation. The Department wrote to the NIFA requesting additional information to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine received the application referenced in December 2019.A Forestry District Inspector made a site visit on 30thJanuary and this is referenced in the Inspectors Certification report, which may be viewed on the Forestry Licence Viewer. This application was advertised on my Department’s website on 20thDecember and was open for...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware that fertiliser is a huge cost on most farms. There has been a sharp increase in fertiliser prices since the start of this year. 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 current increase in prices are increased global demand driven by strong growth in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The sale of fertiliser and lime in Ireland is regulated by both EU (Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003) and Irish legislation (Statutory Instrument No. 248/1978). The majority of manufacturers of mineral fertiliser in Ireland market their products in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003. This Regulation ensures that fertiliser products are labelled accurately and meet minimum nutrient...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department established an antiparasitic resistance stakeholder group in June 2020 as part of a strategy to optimise animal health with regard to parasite control and to address antiparasitic resistance. This stakeholder group provides a mechanism to guide and co-ordinate actions to address antiparasitic resistance in the animal health sector, and protect the efficacy of antiparasitics...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In March 2021, I established a Seafood Sector Task Force comprised of stakeholders from our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, together with representatives of coastal community development groups, coastal local authorities, State enterprise development agencies and others. The remit of this Task Force is to examine the implications arising from the Trade and Cooperation...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As requested, I attach fish swaps carried out between Ireland and EU member states for each of the years 2000 to 2021 (to date)  inclusive in tabular form.  Please note that the swaps for 2021 includes swaps with the UK as a Third Country. Please note that reports on swaps that were carried out over the last five years (2016 - 2020) are available on the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I presume the Deputy is referring to the ongoing review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). This gives effect to the requirements of the Nitrates Directive in Ireland and is a critical piece of legislation that all farmers implement on their farms including maximum fertiliser rates, manure storage requirements, periods when manures cannot be spread etc. No policy decisions...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Project Woodland is founded on the principle of stakeholder involvement and I very much welcome the commitment shown by members who are actively partaking in the four Working Groups. These Working Groups afford members the opportunity to help shape the Department's response to licensing issues, to voice the concerns of those they represent and to help shape the future of Irish forestry...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There has been no reported hacks or attempted hacks on Ministerial phones during the term of office.

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

Charlie McConalogue: There has been no reported hacks or attempted hacks on Minister’s personal phones during the term of office.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has responded to 2,369 Freedom of Information requests from 2016 to date. As requested, the numbers of these have been set out in tabular form in the table below. Information regarding the breakdown of the type or format of each communication covered in these responses is not recorded by the Department in the manner requested by the Deputy....

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has not held any commissions of investigation over the last decade.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine recently carried out a review of tree felling licence application currently assigned to the Ecology Unit. This review examined the application documents on hand, to ensure they were sufficient to enable the ecological assessment of the application. Where documents were found to be inadequate or missing, a request was issued to the...