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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Supply (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the removal of milk quotas in 2015, the volume of milk produced by Irish dairy farmers has increased from approximately 5.5 billion litres to almost 8.3 billion litres in 2020. However, it should be noted that whilst milk production in Ireland has increased significantly in this period, the rate of increase has eased. This increase in milk production has been accompanied by parallel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHC), located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. Funding is made available on an annual basis by the Department to the Fishery Harbour Centres, including Ros an Mhíl, via the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have asked the Seafood Sector Taskforce to examine the implications arising from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed between the European Union and the UK for the Irish Fishing industry and coastal communities particularly dependent upon it and to recommend initiatives that could be taken to provide supports for development and restructuring so as to ensure a profitable and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Conditionality in the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will replace the current CAP cross compliance and certain current "greening" requirements. Beneficiaries of CAP farm payments must comply with the requirements of Conditionality. There are two elements to Conditionality: 1.Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs) The GAECs set minimum standards that beneficiaries of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It has always been clear that Brexit had the potential to be profoundly disruptive, particularly for agrifood businesses on the island of Ireland. The Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland is designed to minimise that disruption and reduce the worst of the impact of Brexit and I am satisfied that, with the Protocol in place, Irish agrifood businesses can continue to benefit from the free...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A key priority in the lead up to the end of the transition period was to ensure continued maritime connectivity with both our UK and EU markets. Throughout 2020, and at the beginning of 2021, there has been an unprecedented response from the shipping industry in terms of increasing capacity to match market demand, in particular in relation to new options for direct EU Roll-on Roll-off and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: To highlight the importance of farm safety, the Government assigned my ministerial colleague, Martin Heydon, TD the specific responsibility for Farm Safety in his portfolio. The Department has a range of measures both in place and being put in place to incentivise investment in farm safety measures and equipment. Firstly, there is the on-going TAMS II scheme. Under the suite of seven...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to fencing issues directly related to the fire at Killarney National Park, the Deputy should contact the National Parks and Wildlife Service. My Department operates an Early Warning/Intervention System (EWS), an initiative introduced by the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) which includes representatives from the farming bodies, Local Authorities, the ISPCA and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Schedule of additional animal welfare measures: In 2020 a suite of new measures was introduced, in order to safeguard animal welfare during transport. The main changes were as follows: - Transport of animals to areas where there is a weather forecast of 30°C or greater was banned. - The minimum space allowance in vehicles for 50kg calves was increased from 0.3m2to 0.325m2per calf...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is aware of a request from the forestry sector for a reconstitution scheme in response to frost damage on young plantations. We are continuing to analyse the business case for such a scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358 and 359 together. The planting of trees along riparian margins has the potential to play a significant part in our environmental priorities especially water quality, biodiversity and climate. My colleague Minister Pippa Hackett has announced her intention to explore how such planting could be promoted at scale. This would combine the best of our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 360 to 365, inclusive, together. There are requirements in the Planning and Development Acts to obtain grant of planning or written exemption from such a grant from the relevant local authority, when replacing certain broadleaf high forests with conifers. This is not a new requirement and Circular 05/2021, was issued to serve as clarification. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is fully committed to the target of issuing 4,500 forestry licences this year. To date, 1,135 forestry licences have issued, which is 25% of the target. Along with Minister of State Hackett, I expect the issuing of forestry licences to increase this month compared to the previous month and increase as the year progresses. We will continue to provide full updates in our weekly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted a 2020 Young Farmers Scheme application. EU Regulations governing the administration of this scheme require that full and comprehensive administrative checks including, in some cases, inspections be completed before any payment can issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Young Farmers Scheme inspection. The outcome of that inspection and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied successfully for GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015. The GLAS contract was selected for an on-farm inspection on 8th September 2020. Notification of the inspection findings issued by letter on 19th February 2021. This letter outlined the option of requesting a review of this decision. The person named subsequently submitted a request for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named had eight entitlements leased in from a third party with a lease end date of 31st December 2020. When the lease expired, the entitlements reverted back to the third party. The person named was advised of this by the Department along with the options available to them. The Department has received an application to renew this lease and transfer the entitlements back to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Promotion (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Developing and increasing third country market access and furthering trade opportunities abroad are integral parts of my Department’s response to the challenges of Brexit. These goals are aligned with the strategic market development theme of Food Wise 2025. Our agri-food export footprint has increased considerably due to our continued focus on market expansion. I believe there is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Commission made its proposals on the new CAP in June 2018, and in October 2020 the AgriFish Council of Ministers and the European Parliament adopted their respective positions on the proposals. The Commission and the Parliament have proposed mandatory definition of the "genuine/active farmer" using various criteria. The Council proposed that this definition should be optional for Member...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (20 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has been working closely with Teagasc to maximise participation in the Green Cert within the Teagasc network of agricultural colleges and regional education centres. In recent years, all eligible applicants have been accommodated on full-time Green Cert courses and Teagasc expect a similar outcome for the 2021/2022 academic year. Demand remains robust for the...