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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Last October, the Agri-fish Council of Ministers agreed the general approach on the CAP Reform Package. In the Council General Approach, I negotiated for the subsidiarity for Member States to apply capping of payments. Some of the basic principles around these figures were agreed in the Multi-annual Financial Framework 2021-2027 earlier last year, and transferred across. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have, with my officials, engaged extensively with the key stakeholders on the future of the CAP and the development of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027. This engagement will continue, in particular through the Stakeholder Consultative Committee, which has been a constructive and crucial body in shaping the current CAP, which comprises representatives of the main farm bodies, NGOs,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 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, in doing so, gave a commitment to reduce the production of bovine livestock manure nitrogen on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) provided temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland in 2019. It was provided in light of the difficult circumstances that Irish beef farmers had been facing as a result of the market volatility and uncertainty. The scheme was subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy forms part of the European Green Deal (EGD) which is the EU strategy for sustainable growth. The F2F Strategy is at the heart of the EGD: it addresses the challenges of sustainable food systems and recognises the links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will help this sustainability...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Farm to Fork Strategy, a key pillar of the European Green Deal, was published in May 2020.It includes reference to a new EU model of financially supporting farmers and foresters for sequestering carbon on their farms. The Strategy identifies that farming practices that remove CO2from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In October 2020, the European Commission published an illustrative list of examples of Eco-Schemes as announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy. This list was not presented to the CAP Consultative Committee as a stand alone item. However, it fed into discussions at Eco-Scheme and Green Architecture Workshops for Consultative Committee members on 19th November and 10th December 2020. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 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. The European Commission has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a matter of public record that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine brought a prosecution in the case referred to. The Department expects all its staff to uphold and fully comply with the law. On the rare occasion that a member of staff is found to be in breach of the law, the Department acts robustly and fairly in accordance with Civil Service policy. Whilst the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The current EU regulations already allow farmers who are over age for the young farmer scheme to access entitlements if they are starting out in farming and such a scheme is operated in Ireland. Since 2015, the Basic Payment Scheme National Reserve has provided for an allocation of payment entitlements to successful applicants under the two priority categories of ‘young...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Applications from participants in the 2020 Beef Data and Genomics Programme who were deemed eligible to continue their participation in the BDGP 2021 transitional programme could be submitted using the Department’s online facility through www.agfood.ieeither by the applicant themselves or by an individual authorised to act on their behalf. The opening date for receipt of applications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine does not fund Natura Impact Statements for Coillte.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Section 42 of the Irish Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 requires all Public Bodies to have regard to the need to - (a) Eliminate discrimination (b) Promote equality of opportunity and treatment of its staff and the persons to whom it provides services and (c) protect the human rights of its members, staff and the persons to whom it provides services. The Department is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disabilities Assessments (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not possible to provide the information requested in the time available. I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme under Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 was a three year multi-annual scheme delivered by approved Group Facilitators to circa 19,000 farmers in some 1,200 KT groups. The scheme was rolled out in June 2016, across six Irish farming sectors – Beef, Dairy, Equine, Poultry, Sheep and Tillage and concluded in July 2019. The information...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has implemented a Sustainable Fisheries Scheme providing grants to fishing vessel owners for purchase of certain types of equipment for use on board. Jigging machines were among the types of equipment aided. After a very successful implementation, the EMFF Programme is now nearing its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The mackerel allocation of 400 tonnes for a fishery for under 15 meter vessels using hook and line as a means of fishing was set down in Policy in 2010. The then Minister amended the Mackerel policy in July 2017 after intensive review and public consultation. This amendment did not involve the hook and line fishery. The mackerel Policy sets down that the hook and line fishery for vessels...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the very unfortunate situation the person named person finds himself in due to his purchase of an unstable fishing vessel in the Netherlands in 2007. The situation that arose relates to a private commercial transaction between two contracting parties to purchase a vessel. The responsibility for ensuring the authenticity of the details, specifications and stability of the vessel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The agencies listed below, under the aegis of my Department, are involved in administration, management and policing of inshore and offshore fishing in Ireland, the total staffing for each agency is shown in tabular form below. Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA): The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is Ireland's competent authority for sea-fisheries protection and seafood...