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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing were transferred from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. As Minister I have responsibility for policy in relation to sea-fishing boat licensing under Section 3(3)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Section 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 transferred the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. The Licensing Authority is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, an official of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The management and control of deer populations is a matter for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy notes, funding is made available on an annual basis by the Department to the Fishery Harbour Centres through the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme.  In addition, the Department provides funding for repairs to a small number of piers, lights and beacons around the coast in accordance with the 1902 ex-congested Districts Board Piers, Lights and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The 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.  The Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007.  The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine currently has no immediate plans to digitise all of the eight million plus Land Commission records held by the Department. Digitisation of records on such a vast scale is not considered feasible at this stage having regard to both the form and condition of many of the records held and given the sheer scale of such an operation. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The records of the former Irish Land Commission are stored in a modern facility in Portlaoise.  The warehouse is climate controlled to ensure that conditions are optimal for the storage of paper records.  In 2019, a major project to upgrade the map storage and filing system was completed.  Currently,staff are engaged in a long term project to transfer Land Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is open to individual GLAS participants to contact the Department directly to request an extension in relation to the planting requirements for the GLAS Wild Bird Cover action for this year. Requests will be examined on a case-by-case basis. GLAS Division can be contacted by email at glas@agriculture.gov.ie.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Fisheries Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy. I will deal first with the final point, which was the respectful nature in which the fishermen made their protests and their point, and I want to recognise that as well. They certainly made their point very strongly. As I said in my opening contribution, any sector that has been impacted in the way they have, coming out of Brexit, where 15% of quota is to be lost...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Common Fisheries Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Stanton very much for raising this issue and for giving me an opportunity to update the House on it. I saw the flotilla on the news coverage last week and I recognise the frustration among fishermen that led to it. I hope to address some of those issues here in the House tonight. The main points raised by the fishing industry during the demonstration on 26 May relate to: the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is open to individual GLAS participants to contact the Department directly, in writing, to request an extension in relation to the planting requirements for the GLAS Wild Bird Cover action for this year. Requests will be examined on a case-by-case basis. GLAS Division can be contacted by email at glas@agriculture.gov.ie.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 530 together. Regarding the figures provided in Dáil question number 707 of 18thMay, the 1,937 ha are afforestation licences issued this year.  This figure is now 2,336 with the addition of more recent approvals. These licences have a validity period of three years. Therefore, they remain valid and financial approval may be sought any...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The nature of the breaches experienced in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine since 2018 can be categorised as follows:  Disclosure (unauthorised); Paper lost/stolen; Phishing and,  Unintended online publication. Where appropriate, breaches are reported to the Data Protection Commissioner.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 532 and 533 together. The Department received 1,864 tree felling licence applications from Coillte in March 2021. Each of these applications was accompanied by information on harvesting and replanting. Coillte submit approximately 900 clearfell applications on average each year with details of the location of the site, the area, the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The audit carried out by the European Court of Auditors ensured that the process implemented by the Department was entirely in accordance with EU Regulations (with Article 42(5) of Regulation (EC) 1782/2003 and Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004). There were no findings in the final report concerning Ireland's implementation of the consolidation process.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Payment entitlements under the Single Payments Scheme were not attached to specific land.  The regulations in relation to the consolidation of payment entitlements on owned and leased land were originally set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 which was repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009. Article 46(2) of Regulation 1782/2003 sets out the circumstances for...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Single Payment Scheme (SPS) was implemented in Ireland in 2005 under European Commission Regulation (EC)1782/2003. Ireland implemented the historical model of the SPS, which meant that the number of payment entitlements each farmer received was based on the average number of hectares farmed in the three reference years – 2000 to 2002. The total SPS amount belongs to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Single Payment Scheme was implemented in Ireland in 2005 under European Commission Regulation (EC) 1782/2003. Ireland implemented the historical model of the SPS, which meant that the number of payment entitlements each farmer received was based on the average number of hectares farmed in the three reference years – 2000 to 2002 The total Single Payment Scheme amount belongs to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the milk quota system, the milk quota was attached to lands used for milk production in 1983 – the milk quota reference year - and quota that was attached to leased (or rented) lands was transferred to the lessee at the end of the lease agreement. The question also references the single farm payment – in accordance with the provisions of the relevant EU regulations,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The CAP legislative proposals set out the mandatory requirement for Member States to introduce ECO schemes, but farmers can choose whether or not to apply.  However, participation in ECO schemes will allow farmers to maximise their payments.   The European Parliament and AgriFish Council positions on ECO schemes differ. The Council position advocates a...