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

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025 includes a commitment to establish an Advisory Council on Companion Animal Welfare (ACCAW). Following the appointment of a Chair, I have identified a number of organisations and individuals with a diverse range of skillsets to advise me on matters relating to companion animals. This week, I will be writing to these organisations to put forward candidates...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte issue licences to moor boats at their property on Lough Sheelin. However, Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters such as this are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore passed the questions raised to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S) is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management. The scheme in 2021 is an annual scheme as was the scheme in 2020 and the pilot in 2019. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (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 the 1st March and 31st August. It is specified in the 2021 BPS Terms & Conditions that...

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 23rd March 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 the 1st March and the 31st August. It is specified in the 2021 BPS Terms &...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Native Woodland Scheme was submitted on behalf of the persons named in June 2020 and is currently referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit. An ecologist has been assigned to the application and, on initial overview, the ecologist has determined that additional information would be required. An official will shortly be in touch with the applicant’s...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS. However, funding for cattle underpasses is not included. To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of €304m with commitments of an additional €145m made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those...

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. The Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007. The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as centres...

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. The Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007. The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as centres...

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.  The Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007.  The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. My role as Minister relates solely to corporate governance. The information requested with respect to the staffing levels operating at Dingle and Castletownbere ports is an operational matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.I have...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service. As Minister, I am expressly precluded from getting involved in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Since January 2021, as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU, there are additional requirements for pet cats, dogs and ferrets entering Ireland from Great Britain. There are, however, no changes in respect of such pets entering Ireland from Northern Ireland. Prior to January, cats, dogs and ferrets entering Ireland from the United Kingdom - as from all EU Member States - had to be...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The named person submitted their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 11/03/2021 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: Fishing Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand the Deputy is referring to the assessment and monitoring of inshore fisheries, such as those for razor clam. I should advise the Deputy that my Department’s role in sea-fisheries is to manage fishing opportunities available to the Irish fishing fleet and to prepare and oversee implementation of relevant policies in keeping with the Common Fisheries Policy. Scientific...

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...