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

Charlie McConalogue: The 12 other full time equivalent ecologist staff in question are contract staff and are not assigned civil service grades.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Over 1,080 licences have issued year to date which is an average of around 60 licences per week. The licensing situation continues to be our main priority. While the current licensing situation is still not as we wish, there is an improvement on the same period last year, with an increase of 11% on the number of licences issued. A detailed breakdown is outlined below.: - Felling licences...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department was fully aware of its legal requirements in 2012. How these legal requirements have been met and the various procedures and practices carried out to comply with the various EU Directives have evolved over time, in line with a number of factors including changes that are necessary as a result of legal cases clarifying the case law and, in particular, with respect to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Project Woodland is being delivered under four different Working Groups reporting to Minister of State Hackett, through a Project Board. The Jo O'Hara report recommended the recruitment of project management expertise to assist in the implementation of the project. The Department responded immediately to this recommendation by recruiting an external project management specialist, Mr....

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

Charlie McConalogue: As you are aware, the Department administers the various schemes on behalf of the European Union. Both the Department and scheme participants are bound by the governing rules in the relevant EU Regulations. Force majeure is a recognised feature in the EU regulations and this matter will be dealt with in line with the regulations. With regard to farm payments in 2021, officials of the...

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...