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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Regulation regarding the transition period enables Member States to continue convergence during the transition period, if they so wish. Following my appointment as Minister, I examined with Department officials the possibility of continuing convergence in 2021. The decision had previously been made to rest convergence during the transitional period (2021-22) and given the enormous...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Supporting young farmers, and generational renewal more generally, continues to be a priority for me and for the Department. As the Deputy will be aware, at the June Agri-Fish Council, Agriculture Ministers accepted the provisional deal agreed between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament on 25th June. Young farmers will continue to be supported under the next CAP. There...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The 10thamendment to the Rural Development Programme was approved by the European Commission on 19th May 2021. It provides for the possibility of extending some schemes in 2022. I will be considering this matter over the coming months, and particularly in the context of the availability of national exchequer funding as we work through the annual budgetary process.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The relevant recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee relating to ash dieback disease are Recommendations 6 and 7. I have already responded to the Committee's report and it is my intention to respond in more detail to the Committee on these ash dieback recommendations and to implement those aspects identified as relevant and critical to the overall national ash dieback policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Farming Scheme was reopened earlier this year to encourage farmers to make the transition to organic farming. This is part of the commitment under the Programme for Government which is the highest level of ambition ever for the Irish organic sector. Successful applications will be determined by a ranking and selection process. Marks are awarded for each sector with the aim of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department does not have such information readily available indicating any such increased prevalence but will investigate further and revert to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very conscious of the important role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector, and its valuable contribution to the rural economy. The strong performance of the sector in 2020 has continued into 2021. Reductions in production globally and increased demand are expected to support continued strong performance throughout 2021. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As Minister, I am continually aware of the global trade dynamic and its potential impact on Irish agriculture. My key focus, at all times, is the protection and enhancement of the incomes of our farmers, fishers and food producers. On 16th June, the UK and Australian Governments announced that they had reached a political agreement in principle for a new UK-Australia trade agreement....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Licences (14 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Public Consultation in respect of the application referred to by the Deputy was published in the Southern Star on 9 February 2019. It came to the Department’s attention that there was an error in this notice, in that the Notice referred to “an area of the foreshore in Dungarvan Harbour”. As a result of this error, it was necessary to re-run the public consultation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. The Horse Racing Ireland Act, 2016 provides that HRI is responsible for the overall administration, governance, development and promotion of the Irish horse racing industry, and for guaranteeing funding to the Racing Regulatory Body to carry out its functions through an integrity...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides a support to the horticulture industry through the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Horticulture Sector. Financial support is available to assist growers and businesses through grant aid for capital investments in specialised plant and equipment including renewable energy, as well as technology adoption specific to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Eco-Schemes are being proposed for the first time as part of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and will be funded from within Pillar 1 of the CAP budget.  Eco-Schemes will be annual schemes that farmers can choose to participate in each year. Each Member State will have to develop an Eco-Scheme and will have to establish a list of Eco-Scheme actions. At EU level, political...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Project Woodland, under the leadership of Minister of State Hackett, who has responsibility for forestry, is an initiative to tackle issues in forestry in Ireland and to promote and encourage woodland creation. It involves four different Working Groups reporting to Minister Hackett through a Project Manager and a Project Board. The project Board is being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Forests which are 0.1 hectares or more in size, have the capacity to reach at least five metres in height and with a minimum canopy cover of at least 20% are accounted and reported under Ireland's international climate change reporting requirements and are counted against the target of 8,000 hectares. Any existing and new tree planting measures proposed which satisfy these criteria will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The issuing of tree felling licences in 2020 was relatively balanced with 52% of felling licences issuing to Coillte and 48% to private applicants (in volume terms).  This year, the output of tree felling licences is slightly in favour of private licences at 51%. Decisions on Coillte felling applications are subject to the same assessment, public consultation and appeals process as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCE) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  The question raised by the Deputy is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland, subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132.  Just over 33,000 participants joined the scheme and over €77 million was paid to them in 2019.   In joining the scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The ability to seek a derogation from some or all of the nitrates reduction requirement under Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) was detailed in the terms and conditions of the scheme which have been available online since its launch and to which all applicants to the scheme indicated they had read and understood as part of the application process. Close to 200 participants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (13 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is an analytical framework that is designed to examine the impact of budgetary policy decisions on a range of public service users. I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has not had occasion to complete any Social Impact Assessments during the specified time period.