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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Based on 2020 BPS details, the total area of organic and organic in-conversion land in each county is as follows. County Organic Area (hectares) CARLOW 238.63 CAVAN 3,348.72 CLARE 2,791.77 CORK 8,989.53 DONEGAL 2,437.97 DUBLIN 376.62 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below gives the number of participants in my Department's Organic Farming Scheme in 2020. County Total Carlow <10 Cavan 68 Clare 68 Cork 189 Donegal 40 Dublin <10 Galway 93 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Based on payments that issued in 2020 under the Organic Farming Scheme, the average amount received by farmers in each county is as follows; County Average payment Carlow €9,504.27 Cavan €5,270.95 Clare €5,296.03 Cork €6,102.71 Donegal ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The organic sector in Ireland is a relatively small component of the overall agri-food sector with less than 2% of the land area under organic production. However, it is experiencing considerable growth at present with the area of land under organic production now at approximately 74,000 hectares, an increase of nearly 50% since 2014. I am committed to continuing the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There were a number of outbreaks of Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza in early 2020. Although there is no legal ground for a mandatory compensation scheme in respect of this particular subtype, my Department agreed to establish a once-off ex gratia financial support scheme to provide some support to those affected. The deadline for receipt of applications was 31stJuly 2020. All affected...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 407 together. I fully acknowledge the important contribution bees make to agriculture and biodiversity as both pollinators and honey producers. In this regard, my Department provides a range of supports and initiatives to encourage and assist beekeepers and the national beekeeping associations. These supports include funding to carry out applied...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I fully acknowledge that farmers are central to reaching our ambitious afforestation targets and have been the backbone of the afforestation programme in Ireland since its inception. It is clear that there has been a reduction in engagement from farmers and while there are likely multiple reasons for this, one contributory factor is likely the delays in issuing forestry licences. In order to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the issues facing the forestry sector and considerable efforts have been made to address them. Additional resources have been recruited and training, information and guidance has been provided to both Departmental staff and registered foresters and, as a result, we have seen gains in terms of output. Nonetheless we know we must do more to deliver a better service. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Project Woodland, under the leadership of Minister-of-State Hackett, who has responsibility for forestry, is an initiative to tackle issues in forestry in Ireland and to promote and encourage woodland creation. It involves four different Working Groups reporting to Minister Hackett through a Project Manager and a Project Board. The project Board is being chaired by the Secretary General....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: For public health reasons, the Government has advised that people should stay at home except in a limited number of situations, including if they are travelling to and from work where the work is considered to be an essential service. Those essential service providers are listed here: gov.ie- View the list of essential services at Level 5 (www.gov.ie) and Regulations are in place to support...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Efforts to address the issue of pesticide detections in drinking water are being coordinated by the National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG), which is chaired by my Department. NPDWAG membership encompasses a wide range of key stakeholders, including other Government departments and agencies, local authorities, industry representative bodies, farming organisations, water...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I fully acknowledge the important contribution bees make to agriculture and biodiversity as both pollinators and honey producers. In this regard, my Department provides a range of supports and initiatives to encourage and assist beekeepers and the national beekeeping associations. These supports include funding to carry out applied research through the National Apiculture Programme, grants to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I want to emphasise at the outset that all stakeholders, including Responsible Persons who are employed by Licensed Merchants, who are currently permitted to sell veterinary medicines under national legislation, such as cattle dosing medicines, will continue to be able to sell and dispense such medicines following the new veterinary medicines Regulation coming into effect in January 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have previously reviewed Professor Hennessey’s comprehensive report on the economic importance of the Poultry Industry in Ireland and I met with the Poultry Industry to discuss this report in more detail last December. Following this meeting, I asked my officials to evaluate the four recommendations contained in this report with a priority placed on examining the key...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was selected for an on farm inspection in 2020 and was notified of the inspection findings by letter dated 19th February 2021. This letter outlined the option of requesting a review of the outcome. The person named subsequently submitted a request for a review of the inspection findings which was received on 23rd March 2021. This request is currently being processed and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1254 and 1264 together. The Forestry Dashboard for week ending 19 March, noted that a total of 15 forestry licences issued – one tree felling licence, four afforestation and 10 for forest road works. In addition to this, seven licences that had been remitted to my Department following appeal to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) were reissued....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland experienced two severe and significant late spring frost events in early May 2019 and again in mid-May 2020. These events affected forest holdings with recently planted trees planted under DAFM’s Afforestation Schemes. Late spring frost can particularly affect commercial forest holdings, both through direct mortality of affected trees, and by influencing reductions in growth...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has numerous staff members in a range of disciplines working on various aspects of Portal Inspections. The following table shows the number of staff that were assigned to Portal Locations in 2020 and 2021. YEAR 2020 2021 (YTD) Number of DAFM Staff in Portal Locations 234 243 Additional staff may be involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers the use of social considerations (including environmental considerations) in the procurement process where appropriate. No litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020 have been received.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (31 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Nitrates Derogation allows farmers to exceed the limit of 170 kg of livestock manure nitrogen per hectare set down in the Nitrates Regulations, up to a maximum of 250 kg per hectare, subject to adherence to stricter rules. The Derogation is an important facility for more intensive farmers. The 2021 application system is currently open. The attached table details the breakdown per county...