Results 11,581-11,600 of 23,956 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: TAMS II is a capital investment scheme for on-farm investments. The EU regulations under which the scheme operates under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 – 2020, provide that beneficiaries must be farmers or groups of farmers. The regulatory transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in the years 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC) is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute.  The siltation in Howth Harbour has been recognised as an issue for some time, and the requirement for a dredging project to restore adequate depth in the entrance channel and within the harbour is accepted. The Harbour was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The licensing situation in the forestry sector continues to be our main challenge. We have committed to issuing 4,500 licences this year and that is still our intention. While the current licensing situation is still not as we wish, this quarter has shown an improvement on the same period last year, with an increase of 24% on the number of licences issued. The area of land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: All external ecologists employed by the Department are companies or sole traders registered within the State.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: One of the eligibility criteria applicants for the Areas of Natural Constraints scheme must satisfy is the requirement to maintain a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare for seven consecutive months within the calendar year, i.e. 1st January to the 31st of December. Examples of the seven consecutive month period would be the 1st January to 31st...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The timber revenue income per hectare from growing trees is related largely to the productivity of the lands planted. Enclosed land is, in general, more fertile and less exposed than unenclosed land and trees planted on enclosed land generally perform much better than trees planted on soil types associated with unenclosed land. This position is supported by many...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Apr 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. I last spoke with the CEO of RCÉ on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. As the Deputy will be aware, Greencastle Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1140 and 1169 to 1171, inclusive, together. Following on from a commission Audit in 2018, Ireland received a formal decision of the Commission's intention to conduct an administrative inquiry under Article 102(2) of the 2009 EU Fisheries Control Regulation to evaluate Ireland's capacity to apply the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The findings of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The SFPA commissioned an independent review of the Organisational Capability of the SFPA   in 2019 and this was completed by Price Waterhouse Coopers. A Steering Group comprised of three senior and expert persons, all independent of the SFPA, was put in place to oversee the review. The principal objective of the review was to contribute to the ongoing and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government 2020 contains a commitment regarding the prohibition of fur farming and Department officials have been working on appropriate steps to give effect to this. The Department is continuing to progress legislation in close consultation with other Government colleagues. The Bill will make it illegal for any new fur farms to be established and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Assisting 100 million people in 88 countries, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations humanitarian organisation saving and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. It works in partnership with other UN and international organisations, NGOs, civil society and the private sector to enable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (28 Apr 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is a company limited by guarantee and is the national governing body for equestrian sport in Ireland. It is recognised by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), the Irish Sports Council, the Olympic Council of Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland. It was established in 2007 when the Equestrian Federation of Ireland and the Irish Horse Board...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I presume the Deputy's question relates to planning for the future agri-environment schemes under next CAP. The preparation of Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 (CSP) is underway in my Department. Development of the plan involves a number of stages, including SWOT analysis, needs assessment, intervention design, financial allocations, target setting (including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to substances seized directly by the Department's officers or substances identified by Customs and passed directly to Department investigators, records of these are not readily available. However, I can confirm that a single item, identified as boldoteX, was seized in Co. Tipperary and submitted to the State Laboratory for analysis on 6thMay 2020. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An additional €79 million, including €23 million from the carbon tax fund, was provided in Budget 2021 to support actions by my Department in the area of biodiversity, climate, environment and farm health and safety, all the while supporting farm incomes. This is already being implemented across a range of agri-environment measures through the REAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Language (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department ensures that customers seeking to transact business in Irish can do so. Arrangements are in place so that switchboard and reception staff can put members of the public in touch, at the earliest opportunity, with an officer who can converse in Irish. Correspondence received by my Department in Irish is responded to in Irish. In translating the response into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Language (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Not all Department forms are currently available in both Irish and English. At present, the Department is undertaking a review of the Irish content on its website. This process includes arranging for the translation of any form not currently available in Irish. In the meantime, Irish versions of any forms can be made available on request. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since 2015, the Department has had one dog involved in the process of carrying out checks for illegal imports of food products at Dublin airport. The food detector dog is used in addition to manual checks and scanning equipment. The Department continuously reviews its various arrangements with regards to import control checks, of which the use of food detector dogs is one part.