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

Charlie McConalogue: In May 2019, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine decided to establish the CAP Consultative Committee in order to facilitate stakeholder engagement in the CAP reform process.  Committee Membership was drawn from a broad range of invited stakeholders with an interest in, or affected by, the proposed changes in the CAP legislative framework, as well as the development...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland's National Forest Accounting Plan (NFAP) 2019 reported a decline in the national forest sink and transition to a net emission for the period 2034, 2036 and 2037. The entire estate then becomes a net removal increasing to 3MtCO2eq. per year by 2050. These projections are based on an afforestation rate of 8,000 ha per year, business as usual forest management practice and levels of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 608, 609 and 611 together. In May 2019, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine decided to establish the CAP Consultative Committee in order to facilitate stakeholder engagement in the CAP reform process, by keeping them updated as the reform discussions progressed and by facilitating a regular exchange of views on the issues arising. Committee...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products may only be marketed and used in Ireland once they are registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and are entered on the “Product Register” in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013. The process for registering biocidal products aims to ensure that the making available on the Irish market of such...

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

Charlie McConalogue: New interim ‘Standards for Felling and Reforestation’ were circulated to the sector in October 2019.  These Standards immediately replaced measures relating to felling set out in the existing standards ‘Forest Harvesting & the Environment Guidelines (2000)’.  The ‘Standards for Felling and Reforestation’ from October 2019 is still...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 613 and 614 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine currently reports and accounts for all forests that meet the definition of a forest as described in the Forestry Act 2014 and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forest (LULUCF) regulation. The definition of a forest is defined as areas which are 0.1 hectares or more in size and which...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The decision to grant the aquaculture licence referred to by the Deputy was made by the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) on 29thJune.  ALAB is an entirely independent Board and decisions in relation to the granting of an aquaculture licence in these circumstances are a matter for the Board. Given the independent status of ALAB and the fact that there is currently a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government commits to working to develop our aquaculture sector in a sustainable way and this echoes the objectives of the 2015 National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development. Aquaculture is a key component of the Irish seafood sector and, in 2020, Ireland's annual aquaculture production value was €180m, of which salmon is the main...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An allocation of 400 tonnes for a fishery for smaller vessels (under 15 metre vessels) fishing for Mackerel by means of hooks and line was set down in Policy in 2010.  The then Minister amended the Mackerel policy in July 2017 after intensive review and public consultation, however this particular amendment did not involve the hook and line fishery.   In order to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to increasing licensing output across all categories and believe that the initiatives currently being worked on under Project Woodland will bear fruit in this regard. We have a business systems analyst carrying out an end-to-end review of the process and this will hopefully lead to recommendations for improvements. Furthermore, the Department will, in the near future,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The decision on the request for participation of the forestry industry in the CAP Consultative Committee was taken by me and my colleague Minister of State Pippa Hackett after careful consideration. The decision was communicated to the forestry industry on 30thJune in writing.   As the Deputy is aware, the EU negotiations on the Common Agriculture Policy concluded recently.  Each...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for an afforestation licence and the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was received in April 2019 for the person named and has been referred to the Department’s Ecology Unit.  The application site is near 13 designated sites. Therefore, the impact of any afforestation operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Department officials have made enquiries into the matter and it is not feasible to make available the pre-1922 Land Commission records.To separate out these records would require a hand search of the eight million or so records of the former Irish Land Commission held by the Department. The governing principle that pertained when filing Land Commission documents was to file by...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 623 and 624 together. Sustainable Forest Management is the cornerstone of forest policy in Ireland and recognises the importance of balancing the  economic, environmental and social functions of forests. Ireland's forests amount to over 770,000 hectares, or about 11% of the land area of Ireland. These forests comprise a wide variety of species...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am not aware of any proposals to prohibit the practice of providing halal meat.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is a company limited by guarantee. It is not a State Body established by legislation and it is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The governance and financial controls carried out by the Department are governed by DPER Circular 13/2014. HSI is under the control of a Board which comprises a mix of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 627 and 628 together. Under EU Regulation, it is prohibited to target, retain on board, tranship or land picked dogfish, also known as spurdog, in North Western Waters. The stock was subject to high harvest rates for more than four decades, and fisheries were not managed during this time. The species is a long-lived, slow growing and late maturing...

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

Charlie McConalogue: China, as a third country, outside of the European Union, sets its own health standards for incoming food products and notifies the WTO of the standards in place. I understand that the Chinese authorities have recently held a consultation on the health standards that will apply for crab as a food product and I hope that the outcome of this will bring some...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC) is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by the Department under Statute. The FHCs were established to act as dedicated centres and focal points for the promotion and development of the Irish seafood industry which comes under the remit of this Department. Overall policies and...