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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ceadúnas Imill Trá agus Dobharshaothraithe (7 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Soláthraíonn iarrthóirí ar cheadúnas uisceshaothraithe Tuarascálacha um Measúnú Tionchair Timpeallachta de réir cheanglais riachtanacha náisiúnta agus AE. Den chuid is mó, teastaíonn Tuarascálacha um Measúnú Tionchair Timpeallachta i gcás iarratas ar cheadúnas uisceshaothraithe. Tá an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The weekly statistics issued by the Department show clearly that there has been an increase in forestry licence output from mid-May with an average of 95 licences having been issued each week for the last six weeks. Last month was the highest month of the year so far with 411 licences issuing. It is not possible to say at this stage how many afforestation licences will issue in July. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 559 and 560 together. The EU regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes and Rural Development measures require the Department to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with land eligibility requirements. These requirements are detailed in EU Regulation and in the Scheme Terms and Conditions. Furthermore there are comprehensive procedures for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy is aware that following the allocation of €100,000 for the review of the potential demand in international markets for wool-based products such as insulation and fertilisers, I initiated a consultation process to determine the terms of reference for such a review. Details of the proposed Terms of Reference to implement this review were published on the Department's website...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: All Afforestation licence applications are subject to a 30-day public consultation period. The Department is not in a position to make a decision on any licence until these 30 days have passed and consideration has been given to any submissions received.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not possible to approve a forestry licence within one month of receipt of application as there is a mandatory 30-day consultation for every application received. I would like to emphasise that following receipt of an afforestation licence, it is entirely up to applicants whether they wish to realise the licence granted. This conversion rate remains disappointingly low as there is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to assure the Deputy that both my colleague Minister of State Pippa Hackett and I have given careful consideration to the request for participation in the CAP Consultative Committee by the organisation named. We met the organisation bilaterally just this week at which this issue was discussed. As the Deputy is aware, the EU negotiations on the Common Agriculture Policy concluded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: 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. The new CAP Regulations aim to increase the environmental and climate ambition of Member States. This provides opportunities to support tree planting and farm forestry, as part of a sustainable farming...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is aware of a request from the forestry sector for a reconstitution scheme in response to frost damage on young plantations for woodland owners affected by frost events experienced in 2019 and 2020. Surveys for frost damage in affected forests have been conducted by the Department. We are continuing to analyse the business case for such a scheme. However, the timing of any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Lands classified as Areas of Natural Constraint are eligible to receive grants and premiums under the Department’s Afforestation Scheme, provided that the areas in question are in compliance with the relevant environmental and silvicultural requirements. The Department has issued a Land Types for Afforestation Document in October 2017 which sets out the criteria for eligibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The CAP Consultative Committee was established in May 2019, and has met on 19 occasions. It is envisaged that the Committee will continue to meet until Ireland finalises development of its CAP Strategic Plan. Originally the CAP Strategic Plan was to be submitted to the European Commission by the start of 2020, with the new CAP commencing in 2021. Delays in agreeing the CAP Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Results-Based Environment Agri Pilot (REAP) Project is an ambitious, farmer-friendly environmental project designed to test the results based approach on a variety of farm types. The project will feed into the development of the next national agri-environment scheme. REAP is designed to focus on key learning objectives for participants and their advisors. Any parcels selected for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: By 2050, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's aim is to develop a climate neutral food system compatible with the Paris temperature goals. Such a system would reduce the climate impact of biogenic methane to zero, balance remaining agricultural emissions by removals through land use, and also make a significant contribution to renewable energy. AgClimatise is the roadmap for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Wild Bird Cover (WBC) is one of the actions undertaken by participants in each of the three tranches of the Green Low carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS). The Terms and Conditions of each tranche of the Scheme state that actions whether on owned, leased or rented land must be delivered for the entire period of the contract’ subject to certain provisions. The GLAS contractual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department carried out checks ahead of the 2020 BDGP payments. These checks included a review of the stock bull/AI replacement requirement for 2019. The review determined that the person named had not met the stock bull replacement requirements for 2019 and, therefore, a penalty was applied against payment for 2019 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the programme. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: 2017€585 2018€8,661 2019€24,505 2020€3,558 2021€447

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (6 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 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 products does...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am satisfied that all veterinarians appointed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are fully qualified and receive on-going training to ensure that the inspections conducted by the Department’s staff are in compliance with all the relevant regulations and official controls. Regulation 884/2004 has been replaced by Regulation (EU) No 2017/625 of European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: This is a matter that has been the subject of a great deal of correspondence from one individual. The Department is satisfied that the advice on the appointment of veterinary inspectors as official veterinarians was, and remains, appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Protected Disclosures (6 Jul 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Arising from a complaint received in 2020, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine carried out a review and found that a protected disclosure made in May 2018 had not been processed in accordance with the Department’s official procedures. The review found that the disclosure had been overlooked when the official involved was, at that time, actively involved in dealing...