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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government and I are acutely aware of the difficulties facing family farms and small businesses and I have already put supports in place to ensure their ongoing viability when needed. Our farms and the wider agri-food sector have demonstrated their adaptability and resilience in the face of significant challenges in recent years, continuing to deliver safe and nutritious food for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently there are 16 staff, from my Department, based in Limerick who are authorised officers under the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013 An Garda Síochána are also authorised officers under the Act, as are specified officers of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Rasaíoct Con Eireann,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 offers 12 different Forest Types with grant and premium rates ranging from €3,878-€8,555 (grants) and €746 -€1,142 (premiums). The grant is paid in two instalments split 75% and 25% with the second grant paid after four years and the establishment of the trees. A premium is paid for a period of twenty years for farmers and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our grade streams and locations, aiming to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan by which current and future staffing needs are addressed. Overall staffing levels and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our grade streams and locations, aiming to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan by which current and future staffing needs are addressed. Overall staffing levels and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) 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 operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (4 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named must be over 18 years of age and can download a herdnumber application form, the ER1, from the Department’s website at www.gov.ie/en/service/f90f21-application-for-a-flockherd-num ber/. An Information note detailing the requirements involved as part of the herd number application is also available at the link, together with information regarding amending herdowner...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Applications for investment support under the TAMS 3 Solar Capital Investment Scheme are limited to holdings with at least five hectares of owned, leased or rented land or those that generate a minimum of 20 production units from farming (an enterprise generating 20 Production Units would equate to 25 sows in a Sow Breeding Enterprise for example). The eligibility criteria under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been informed, however, that the Agriculture Appeals Office received an appeal from the person-named on 16th August 2023 (ref 359/23 and not 259/23). I am also informed the Agriculture Appeals Office requested a statement on the grounds of appeal and the related documents from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I presume that the Deputy is referring to the option of selecting Non-productive Investments (NPIs) and/or Landscape Actions which are available to participants within the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme Co-Operation stream (ACRES CP). Over the lifetime of an ACRES CP contract a participant has the potential to receive a maximum of €52,500 over 5 years through a combination of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The above named applicant was paid €3,331.37 in BPS payments, €3,365.28 in ANC payments and €1,465.80 in Greening payments in 2022. For 2023, the applicant was paid €2,999.80 in BISS payments, €3,365.28 in ANC payments and €721.59 in ECO payments to date. To date ECO payments have issued on 10.77 ha and have resulted in a payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES payments for 2023 commenced over the period December 2023 to January 2024, when €88.35 million was issued in advance payments to 19,719 ACRES General participants. In recognition of the complexity of the scheme and the time required to fully process all payments, interim payments issued to all other participants in February and March 2024. Payments of €4,000 were made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions for guidance on the Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme. The scheme document will be published closer to when the scheme opens later in the Summer. Question four of the published FAQs, outlines who is entitled to the CAPP scheme: "This payment will be made available to all ash forest owners who own a forest that was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (2 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 326, 327 and 331 together. I can confirm that my Department provided support to a three-year investigation undertaken and led by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) which has resulted in the DPP directing that 5 individuals be prosecuted. The case relates to a variety of offences that occurred in the 2017 – 2019 period...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (2 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Slaughter plants are audited on an annual basis to monitor compliance with their conditions of approval under SI 22/2020. The licence is reviewed during this audit.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (2 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: It is understood that the question refers to Certificates of Competence in relation to Animal Welfare Officers. Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires slaughterhouses to designate an animal welfare officer to assist them in ensuring compliance with the rules laid down in the Regulation. These animal welfare officers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (2 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: About 3 weeks prior to the broadcast of the 12 June RTÉ Investigates documentary my Department was provided with information that related to the supply of equines for slaughter to the plant in question and alleged breaches of animal welfare and traceability legislation. Upon receipt of that information an investigation into activities involving the supply of equines for slaughter was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety (2 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department keeps all procedures in relation to its monitoring of all food businesses under constant review, on the basis of experience, audits, risk assessment, and the evolution of EU and National legislation. In 2018, the procedures in respect of equine slaughter plants were comprehensively reviewed and updated, with the issuing of a new consolidated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (2 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is engaging closely with the FSAI regarding this ongoing investigation and the matters highlighted recently as regards equine traceability. On 20th June the FSAI on behalf of Ireland issued a Food Fraud Notification on the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) network- this is the EU system established to ensure the exchange of information between member countries...