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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested with respect to the staffing levels assigned to the Marine Institute’s facilities at Newport is an operational matter for the Marine Institute. I have accordingly referred the Deputy's queries to the Marine Institute for attention and direct reply.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested with respect to the funding allocation specifically for the Newport facilities is an operational matter for the Marine Institute. I have accordingly referred the Deputy's query to the Marine Institute for attention and direct reply.

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

Charlie McConalogue: In 2020, Ireland exported dairy products to approximately 143 countries with a value exceeding €5.1 billion. Infant Formula was our third most valuable dairy export amounting to €896 million in 2020.  Ireland, as a producer of high quality sustainable dairy products, is an important source of infant and follow-on formula internationally. The Department supervises the...

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: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund, the Department has provided €800,000 in funding this year for the design, development and implemntation of the national Social Farming Network as well as providing support towards a number of model social farms across Ireland. F ollowing a competitive public procurement procedure, Kerry Social Farming together with three other...

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...