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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department has no record of any formal or informal roles held by the person (details supplied) during the lifetime of this Government. As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of the Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to the services listed by the Deputy, I can confirm that they have not been used by my officials or advisors and I have also not availed of the services referred to.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland has never made any claims to Rockall, which is a small uninhabitable granite rock located approximately 160 nautical miles west of the Scottish islands of St. Kilda and some 230 nautical miles to the north-west of Donegal. Nor has Ireland ever recognised British sovereignty claims over Rockall, and accordingly has not recognised a 12 nautical mile territorial sea around it either....

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, earlier this year, Norway unilaterally declared a 55% increase in its Mackerel quota in 2021. In tonnage terms, this means an increase from 191,843 tonnes to 298,299 tonnes – an increase of 106,456 tonnes for 2021. The Norwegian decision seeks to increase its share of the North Eastern Mackerel Stock from 22.5% to 35%. The Faroe Islands have since followed...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Ros an Mhíl is one of six designated Fishery Harbour Centres owned, operated and maintained by the Department under statute. The other five are located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth and Killybegs. Funding is made available on an annual basis by the Department to the Fishery Harbour Centres, including Ros an Mhíl, via the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure...