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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Results-Based Environmental Agri Pilot Project (REAP) is a pioneering and ambitious new pilot measure. It opened for applications on 21stApril 2021. While the project will support our environmental objectives, it will also support farm incomes by providing up to €12,600 to participating farms over the term of their REAP contract. Full details of the project including payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government (PfG) has committed to exploring the potential for the growing of fibre crops such as hemp, considering whether these crops have a viable market. The Department has and continues to engage with stakeholders in the fibre sector including those concerned with hemp on an ongoing basis. The Department will shortly commence the consultative process as set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Health Products Regulatory Authority (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Although interaction between the Department and the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is primarily between HPRA and the Line Division of the Department with specific responsibility for the regulation of Veterinary Medicines, Investigations Division does engage with and meet HPRA staff both at formal meetings and through one to one engagements in the course of investigations and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence for the person named was received in June 2018 and has been referred to the Department’s Ecology Unit. The application site is near two designated sites, the Blackwater River SAC and the Blackwater River Callows SPA. Therefore, the impact of any felling operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Safety (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: This case refers to a private commercial transaction between two contracting parties to purchase a vessel. Issues arising in relation to that transaction are civil matters between the parties. Issues related to vessel stability and maritime safety regulation are wholly matters within the remit of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. My Department has no function in regard to those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013, the Department has primary policy responsibility for the welfare of all animals, including equines and canines. The Act puts clear obligations on owners to look after animals under their care. Neglect of, or causing unnecessary suffering to, animals is not acceptable and the Department enforces the law as do An Garda Síochána and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The critical importance of addressing food waste is highlighted in the draft Agri-Food Strategy to 2030, which has recently been published for public consultation. The Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) is the lead Department with regard to the Sustainable Development Goal on food waste, and launched the Waste Action Plan for A Circular Economy –...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Costs (5 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy, that given the broad timeframe of this question and the transfer of functions across Departments since 2000, some of the information he requested may not be readily available. My Department generally avails of the legal services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office and its own Legal Services Division. However, occasionally it engages private Solicitor Firms and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishery Harbour Centres (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I look forward to it. I thank Deputies Ó Cathasaigh, Shanahan and Cullinane. As I said earlier, it is good to see the Waterford Deputies working together. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has spoken to me personally on this matter, as have the three Deputies. They have all also spoken to me on a number of fisheries issues pertinent to the county. I acknowledge all of their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishery Harbour Centres (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputies for raising the issue and for their contributions. That the three of them are coming together, as Waterford Deputies, to raise the issue shows the importance they place on it. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has also been raising and discussing the matter with me. I welcome the opportunity to address it in the House. As the Ceann Comhairle will be aware, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II.  To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of  €281m with commitments of an additional €130m made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those commitments. The rate of grant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Results Based Environment Agri Pilot (REAP) Project is designed to test the results-based approach on a variety of farm types. The project will feed into the development of the next national agri-environment scheme to follow on from GLAS. Similar to the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) projects, REAP is designed to focus on key learning objectives....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Fees (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, manages and maintains the six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl. Charges for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres are set out in secondary legislation by means of the Fishery Harbour Centres (Rates and Charges) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 214 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In February 2021, I announced the establishment of a Seafood Sector Taskforce to examine the implications of the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement for our fishing sector and the coastal communities particularly dependent on it and to make recommendations to me on 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. Aquaculture enterprises with a 30% reduction in turnover because of Covid-19 have been eligible to apply to Revenue under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme, an economy-wide enterprise support that focuses primarily on business eligibility. The scheme provides a flat-rate subsidy to qualifying employers based on the numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: For 2019,the organic area claimed by the above named person was 39.2 hectares. The determined area, or reference area for 2019 is 36.85 hectares. The reference area of a land parcel excludes all ineligible items. For 2019 the reference area was reduced to take account of items such as farm road, trees, streams and scrub. The determined area  is the area of Organic land,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 169 together. The Department is committed to ensuring that a highly skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet business needs and uses workforce planning to identify and assess these needs for all locations. Recruitment is ongoing in the Department at present, and posts continue to be advertised either by the Public Appointments Service...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department does not differentiate between different animal farming enterprises for payment purposes for the Organic Farming Scheme. Many farmers in the Scheme have more than one farming enterprise listed on their organic licence and the predominant enterprise is not determined. The information on the table above refers to all farmers who have a bovine enterprise. The payment figure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: . Number of participants Funding allocated per year 2020 1,530 €11.97m 2021 1,456 €10.975m 2021 OFS Application period still open €4m There were 1,530 participants in the Organic Farming Scheme in 2020 and a budget of €11.97m was allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (29 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The judgment of the European Court of Justice in case C-64-20 has been referred to the High Court, where the originating proceedings are still live. Accordingly the matter is sub judice pending the delivery of that Honourable Court’s judgment and any Orders that might be made.