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Written Answers — Department of Health: Forestry Sector (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 969 and 986 together. I am aware of the issues facing the forestry sector and the timber industry and considerable efforts have been made to address them. Significant additional resources have been recruited and training, information and guidance has been provided to both Department staff and registered foresters and, as a result, we have seen gains in terms...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs and utilises workforce planning to identify and address these needs for all our locations. Recruitment is currently under way in the Department, and posts continue to be advertised by either the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or by my Department's Human Resources...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fishing Industry (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 971 to 974, inclusive, together. Ireland has received a Commission Implementing Decision revoking the approval of the Irish control plan submitted for the weighing of fishery products in accordance with Article 61(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. It should also be noted that the 2012 Control Plan, prior to its revocation, provided that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Greyhound Industry (11 May 2021)

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 Health: Greyhound Industry (11 May 2021)

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 Health: Greyhound Industry (11 May 2021)

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 Health: Greyhound Industry (11 May 2021)

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 Health: Waste Management (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. This query has been referred to Coillte for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Beef Industry (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Finisher Payment (BFP) scheme is a one- off, exchequer funded grant aid scheme under the COVID-19 State Aid Temporary Framework. The objective of the BFP is to provide support for beef finishing farms in Ireland which have been severely impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme was open to all beef farmers who presented animals for slaughter in the period...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Coillte Teoranta (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The control of tree felling is regulated under the Forestry Act, 2014 and the Forestry Regulations, 2017 (SI number 191/2017) and are applicable to all applications for tree felling licences, regardless of the applicant. Every application for a forestry licence is assessed on its own merits and in combination with other plans or projects in the area and so other information including a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Harbours and Piers (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968 established the concept of fishery harbours in the State and invested their management in the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine took over responsibility for the Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs) in October 2007. Ros an Mhíl is one of six Fishery Harbour Centres, the others are located at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Coillte Teoranta (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the issues facing the forestry sector and the timber industry and considerable efforts have been made to address them. Significant additional resources have been recruited and training, information and guidance has been provided to both Department staff and registered foresters and, as a result, we have seen gains in terms of output. The introduction of Project Woodland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, there are ongoing trilogues between the three institutions of the EU (the Council of Ministers, the European Commission and European Parliament) on the draft CAP regulations. With regard to the draftCAP Strategic Plan Regulation, Article 12 lays out the "obligations of Member States relating to Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) of Land". It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Health: LEADER Programmes (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The CAP Consultative Committee was established in May 2019. It affords representation across a wide range of stakeholders, including Irish Rural Link and the Department of Rural and Community Development, which provides a range of supports for rural communities through the LEADER programme. I understand that the Department of Rural and Community Development also consults directly with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As of 5th May 2021, the employee headcount in my Department is 3,817. This equates to 3,679 full time equivalents with a corresponding estimated salary figure of €189.2m per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department does not currently have individual consultants or companies engaged to deal with public relations.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Live Exports (11 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2012, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney and Chinese Vice Minister Wei Chuanzhong signed a protocol agreeing animal health requirements and detailed rules for the establishment, within Ireland, of quarantine facilities to facilitate the direct export of horses to China and so reduce, significantly, the costs associated with such exports. Before the new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Horse Racing Industry (11 May 2021)

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 regarding the number of horses injured and killed in horse racing, horse training and point-to-point racing is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

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 and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.