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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (1 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, the 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme is the funding programme for the development of our fisheries sector.  The Programme supports a wide range of initiatives, including capital investment on board and ashore, advisory services, innovation, training and marketing.  The European Union amended its European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Regulation in 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. As Minister, I am continually aware of the international global trade dynamic and its potential impact on irish agriculture. My key focus, at all times, is the protection and enhancement of the incomes of our farmers, fishers and food producers. The conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and Australia could have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Reconstitution and Under-planting Scheme was developed by the Department in order to provide the forest owner with a broader range of silvicultural and management options in support of the ash dieback impacted plantation. The scheme opened for applications in June 2020 and, to date, there have been over 304 applications with 61 approved. The decision not to allow older and more mature...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) for this application was received by officials on 11th May and will shortly be assigned to an ecologist. We expect that an ecologist will complete their assessment within two to three months. The licence will then be returned to the Forestry District Inspector for their final review and recommendations. A decision should issue shortly afterwards.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The green architecture is a key element of the CAP trilogue negotiation process and has been the subject of much debate between the three institutions. My ambition is to protect the incomes of our farm families through a fair and flexible CAP. The Council position includes the proposed introduction of ECO schemes into the system of direct payments. A ring-fenced budgetary amount for ECO...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The development of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) involves a number of stages, including SWOT analysis, needs assessment, intervention design, financial allocations, target setting (including monitoring) and governance systems. The draft CSP will also be subject to an ex-ante evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment including a public consultation on the draft...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The AgClimatise roadmap was published in December 2020, setting out a series of 29 actions that will deliver a 10%-15% emissions reduction over the decade. Significant progress has been made by officials in identifying the key areas which will drive inventory change over the years ahead. AgClimatise actions have been referenced in all engagement with stakeholders and with industry over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Reconstitution and Under-planting Scheme (RUS) (Ash dieback) was developed by the Department to provide the forest owner with a broader range of silvicultural and management options in support of the ash dieback impacted plantation. The focus of the Scheme is moving away from ash dieback eradication and bringing ash plantation management to the fore. The scheme opened for applications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015 specify appropriate persons to whom a database operator must, at all times, provide a response in respect of the provision of information to facilitate reunification of dogs. The appropriate persons are identified in the Regulations as persons authorised under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, dog wardens, local authority personnel and members...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Convergence is a mandatory provision in the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) programme and the new CAP proposals continue with this policy. Ireland has supported this element of these proposals. Convergence aims to redistribute and flatten the value of CAP payment entitlements and like all elements of the CAP, there are differing views regarding its implementation. The new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The draft proposals for the new CAP Programme propose capping of Basic Income Support Scheme (BISS) payments above €100,000 with degressivity possible between €60,000 and €100,000 and which includes options to offset some salaries against that limit. The draft proposals include a number of measures which concern redistribution of direct payments, including: 1. An...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ahead of the launch of the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, Member States were required under EU Regulations to change the approach to the designation of land under the ANC Scheme. Prior to this, the Department identified eligible areas using a range of socio economic indicators such as Family Farm Income statistics, population density, percentage of working population engaged...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very much aware of the pressures on farm income and the need to consider compliance costs for farmers. I will consider in the preparation of Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027 how we can best support farm incomes and minimise compliance costs, while adopting new approaches and innovations to address new and existing challenges. I am conscious of the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence was received in March 2019 for the person named. The preliminary appropriate assessment screening indicated the application site is near eight designated sites including the Lower River Shannon SAC. Therefore, the impact of any felling operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding on the licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Assistant Secretary in the Department with responsibility for GLAS also has responsibility for Forestry.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 and 290 together. GLAS is implemented under the provisions of EU Regulation (EU) no 1305/2013. Section 12 of the GLAS terms and conditions outline that afforestation is fully compatible with GLAS and is recognised as contributing to the creation of a valuable landscape mosaic at farm-level. It is also important to note that GLAS is not a whole-of-farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme, (GLAS) is the current national agri-environment support measure under the Rural Development Programme. Section 12 of the GLAS terms and conditions clearly indicates that afforestation is fully compatible with GLAS and is recognised as contributing to the creation of a valuable landscape mosaic at farm-level. It is also important to note that GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280, 281, 282 and 289 together. I propose to take PQ's 28976/21, 28977/21, 28978/21 and 28985/21 together. The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. It is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 288 together. The number of applicants accepted into GLAS per county and per tranche is provided in the below table. County GLAS1 Applicants GLAS2 Applicants GLAS3 Applicants Total Applicants Carlow 279 125 128 532 Cavan 906 432 ...