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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988, under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Coillte is the lead in relation to the delivery of Action 50 of the Interim Climate Actions 2021. The Department's role is that of Corporate Governance oversight in relation to the undertaking of this Action by Coillte, for which the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence was received in August 2019 for the person named. The preliminary appropriate assessment screening indicated the application site is near six designated sites including Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA. The impact of any felling operations on the sites and the surrounding area must be carefully considered before deciding on the licence application....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under Direct Payments in Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), there are four payment schemes: Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Greening, Young Farmer Scheme (YFS) & the Protein Aid Scheme Ireland has implemented the maximum allowable level of capping of payments in the current CAP, which means the maximum payment under BPS (excluding greening) is €150,000. The maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In common with all Government Departments, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine pays relevant expenses under the broad headings of Travel & Subsistence including travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses attributable to activities and expenses whilst engaged in official Department duties in Ireland and abroad. Expenses are submitted and approved via the National...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine participates in the Spending Review Programme, which is an annual process to evaluate programmes and support evidence-based policy making, led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Since January 2019, four papers have been published: 1. Animal Health – TB Eradication (2019) 2. Beef Data Genomics Programme (2019) 3....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP regulations are still being negotiated between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council. A number of technical details concerning the Good Agriculture and Environmental Condition (GAEC) standards have still to be finalised. I recognise the challenges of implementing the requirements with regard to conditionality of the new CAP while ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP regulations are still being negotiated between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council. A number of technical details concerning the Good Agriculture and Environmental Condition (GAEC) standards have still to be finalised. I recognise the challenges of implementing the requirements with regard to conditionality of the new CAP while ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Negotiations between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council on the new regulatory framework for the new CAP are ongoing and include negotiations around specific definitions such as that of a genuine farmer. The definition of what constitutes a genuine farmer is a complex issue with many views being expressed on the matter. It is worth noting that the neither the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised both at national and EU level. We all agree that supporting young farmers and facilitating generational renewal is critical to ensure a bright future for the agri-food sector. The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has cited generational renewal as one of the nine key objectives, which reflects the need to ensure a vibrant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The various provisions under the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are still under negotiation and, at this time, there is no certainty with regard to the proportion of the direct payments ceiling allocated to eco-schemes. The trilogue negotiations have proposed varying minimum percentages from the direct payments ceiling for allocation to eco-schemes in the range from 20% to 30%. At...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s execution of the EAFRD 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP) to date is one of the highest in Europe with 92% of the approved €2.1bn existing EAFRD financial plan having been executed to date in comparison to the EU average to date of 69%. The Department has executed 95% of the existing EAFRD funding allocation of €2.033bn (excl Leader) with the remaining...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Scheme for the employment of non-EEA fishers in parts of the Irish commercial sea-fishing fleet was launched on 15thFebruary 2016. The Scheme is an extension of the Atypical Working Scheme, administered by the Department of Justice & Equality (Immigration Delivery Service). My Department’s role in this scheme is limited to hosting the Central Depository, which facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Gorse Burning (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1194 and 1195 together. Control and enforcement under the Wildlife Act in relation to wildfires is a matter for DCHG/NPWS and the Garda Siochána. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is responsible for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) under which the Terms & Conditions clearly communicate that lands burnt outside of the legal period...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, in 2015, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, together with the Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht, which at the time was the parent Department of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), published "Deer Management in Ireland – A Framework for Action" which recommends a series of actions on deer management and conservation in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1197, 1198 and 1199 together. Bord na Móna formally ended all peat harvesting on its lands by the end of 2019. As a result of this cessation in peat harvesting, industrial cutover peatlands are becoming increasingly available for other land use options, including opportunities for the restoration of native woodland habitats. This availability of land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Every application for a forestry licence is assessed on its own merits and in combination with other plans or projects in the area. Decisions on Coillte applications are subject to the same assessment, public consultation and appeals process as decisions on private sector applications. In 2020, the issuing of tree felling licences was relatively balanced with 52% of felling licences...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Websites (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department's website is hosted on www.gov.ie. Gov.ie – which currently hosts 15 of 19 Departments has a compliance accessibility statement which is available here: . I understand that all remaining Government Departments will have moved to gov.ie by the end of August. As regards the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of the Department, the information requested is an operational...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Websites (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department's website is hosted on www.gov.ieand has been designed to meet the standards currently applied by that platform. Gov.ie– which is the main Government site with over 122 million pageviews in 2020 - partially complies with the double-A Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 standards and the four principles of accessibility, in that it is perceivable, operable,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The UK is implementing a phased approach to the introduction of its import requirements, including SPS controls. Import controls on Products of Animal Origin entering Great Britain will come into effect from 1st October 2021. There are no discussions to develop an aligned border operating model process between the EU and the UK. However, there are discussions ongoing at EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1204 and 1205 together. The UK is implementing a phased approach to the introduction of its import requirements including SPS controls. Import controls on Products of Animal Origin entering Great Britain will come into effect from 1st October 2021. Meeting the UK regulatory requirements poses significant challenges for the Department in the provision...