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

Charlie McConalogue: A Review of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 and operations at the Agriculture Appeals Office was completed in December 2017. The Review Committee included a recommendation that, where an appellant is not satisfied with the decision of an appeals officer, he or she can seek a review of that decision from an independent Agriculture Appeals Review Panel. The Review Committee recommended the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: CAP payments (Pillar 1 & 2) * to Irish beneficiaries, the majority of which are farmers, for the period 2010 – 2020 were as follows: Projected level of CAP funding to Irish farmers for the period 2021 - 2025 In relation to the new programme period 2021 – 2027, approx. €1.186 billion has been allocated to EAGF Direct Payments annually or €8.3 billion in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can assure the Deputy that I, as Minister, and this Government continue to keep the focus on the disproportionate quota reductions for Ireland and to use any opportunity available to seek constructive solutions that would help to alleviate this unacceptable position. I am pursuing every opportunity at EU level to increase the available quotas for our fishing fleet. I have raised the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I should state at the outset that the strict legal position in relation to the revocation of Ireland’s control plan is that 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In March 2021, I established a Seafood Sector Task Force to examine the negative impacts of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the UK on Ireland's fishing fleet and on related coastal communities and to recommend mitigation measures that could be taken to provide supports for development and restructuring in order to ensure a profitable and sustainable fishing...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the attached table.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the attached table. County Number of Herds Avg payt per County CARLOW 306 €2,266.58 CAVAN 1259 €1,536.70 CLARE 2009 €1,676.14 CORK 1659 €1,759.66 ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. County Number of paid Amount paid Average Payment Carlow 377 €479,252.03 €1,271.23 Cavan 364 €262,440.06 €720.99 Clare 175 €68,585.10 €391.91 ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. Increase by Estimated Cost €1 €18,700,000.00 €2 €20,400,000.00 €3 €22,100,000.00 €4 €23,800,000.00 €5 €25,500,000.00 ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested will take some time to compile and will be submitted directly to the Deputy.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The table below details the amount of land declared as organic or in conversion for the period 2016 to 2020. There is a slight reduction in the area farmed organically in 2020 due to some participants not continuing in the scheme and therefore ceasing their conversion. A total of 317 applications were received under the 2021 Organic Farming Scheme. As the Basic Payment Scheme applications...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department will continue to implement the actions set out in the National Organic Strategy for the development of the Organic Food Sector for the period up to 2025. The implementation of the actions detailed in the Strategy is regarded as a priority and critical to the further development of the organic sector in Ireland. The current Programme for Government has set a new target for...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information will be forwarded directly to the Deputy when available.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Results-Based Environmental Agri Pilot (REAP) project is a pilot project, developed on foot of commitment in the Programme for Government to reward farmers for adapting to more sustainable methods of farming. The purpose of the pilot is to contribute to the development of a new agri-environment scheme capable of delivering broad environmental and biodiversity benefits that will align...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed under its Strategy 2021 – 2024, to maintain and develop strategic, operational, regulatory and technical capacity and capability to deliver excellent services to our customers. The vision, stated in the Information and Management Technology (IMT) Strategy 2021–2024, is to maximise opportunities for technology...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed to the protection of human rights and the promotion of equality for its employees, customers, external stakeholders and interested parties. Our latest Statement of Strategy (2021-2024) sets out as a core value “A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and the fair and equal treatment of all”, this applies both...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine devotes significant resources to the area of animal welfare. The table below shows a detailed breakdown of funding provided from 2016-2020 across a number of measures. As you are aware, each year I provide funding to registered animal welfare charities to support them in their activities. In December 2020, I announced record funding of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of €295m with commitments of an additional €157m made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those commitments. The reference costs of individual...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware that a number of private companies that operate public horse auctions in Ireland have decided to relocate auctions abroad. These operational decisions were taken by the management of the companies themselves. My Government colleagues and I are constantly reviewing health regulations as they currently apply to the COVID-19 pandemic. These regulations are informed by advice...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Agriculture Appeals Office was established in 2002 pursuant to the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001, Schedule 1 to the Act includes a list of schemes administered by the Department.The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. Farmers who are dissatisfied with decisions of the Department concerning their entitlement under the schemes listed in Schedule 1 of the Act...