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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2500 to 2502, inclusive, and 2550 together. Wool production is an important component of agri-industry. It is a sustainable, organic, renewable natural material which can be used in a wide range of products such as textiles, fertilisers, insulation and packaging. Following the allocation of the significant amount of €100,000 for the review of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Discussions are continuing around the new legislative proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The draft proposals currently include a number of measures which concern redistribution of direct payments, including: - an overall cap of €100,000; - degressive reduction of payments above €60,000; - a complementary redistributive income support scheme, and - the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: If all farmers were paid €400 per hectare on the first 30 hectares the average level of payment on all remaining hectares would be reduced by more than 90%. The cost of an allocation of €400 per hectare on the first 30 hectares held by farmers would be over €1 billion, which is over 90% of the national ceiling for Pillar I. All remaining Pillar I payments would therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Environmental Pillar nominee to the Agri-Food 2030 Stakeholder Committee announced their withdrawal from the process at a Committee meeting on 25th February. Following that announcement, I, along with my colleagues Minister-of- State Hackett and Minister-of-State Heydon, expressed regret at the decision and hoped the Pillar would reconsider and engage in the strategy formation process,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Environmental Pillar nominee to the Agri-Food 2030 Stakeholder Committee announced their withdrawal from the process at a Committee meeting on 25 February. Following that announcement, I, along with my colleagues Minister of State Hackett and Minister of State Heydon, expressed regret at the decision and hoped the Pillar would reconsider and engage in the strategy formation process, which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: At its meeting on 25 March, the Agri-Food 2030 Stakeholder Committee agreed to publish a draft strategy, subject to some final revisions, as part of the public consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Strategy, The public consultation has now been launched, including the draft Strategy, and will run for an eight-week period. The public consultation is available at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the current Level 5 Regulations, Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) authorise and monitor elite equestrian events. Under these restrictions, only professional and elite riders are permitted to compete. HSI has engaged with its Olympic disciplines on ensure the management of bona fide events at authorised venues. I understand the concerns raised by the Deputy in this matter. I also recognise...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The applicant named has submitted two payment claims under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II, dated 7th November 2020 and 15th December 2020. The first payment claim is currently being processed and an issue has been noted with the certification of some materials. The second payment claim was submitted without the required electrical certificates. When the outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme and planted the site in 2012 and has now applied for the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash dieback) because of the impact of ash dieback on the plantation. In terms of the original afforestation application, the first instalment grant and six annual premiums, for the years 2012 to 2017 inclusive, have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named leased out three sets of entitlements (7.37, 2.63 and 10 entitlements) to three different farmers for one year under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme. The farmer who leased in the set of 10 entitlements from the person named did not use 100% of his entitlements at least once out of the two consecutive years (2019 and 2020 Scheme Years) and, in line with EU Regulation No...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the advent of the COVID-19 crisis, the Department has worked closely with representatives of the marts to ensure that their operations could continue. I commend their staff, management and their farmer customers for the resilience and co-operation that they have shown and the speed with which they have adapted to these circumstances. Under the current COVID-19 restrictions, mart sales...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department 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. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: When the Project Management Unit was set up to deal with the applications referred to Ecology, targets were established for outputs from Ecology Unit to end February only. Since then, Project Woodland has been established. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence was received in October 2020 for the person named and has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit. The application site is near three designated sites including the Galtee Mountains SAC. Therefore, the impact of any felling operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding on the licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Carbon sequestration by forests is influenced by a range of factors including species, soil type, site conditions and management practices. The rate of sequestration changes over time as a forest develops and matures. When forests are young the sequestration rate is low but as the trees mature their ability to sequester carbon dioxide as increases. Earlier this year, Teagasc launched its new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Programme for the period 2014 – 2020 sets out afforestation targets that were consistent with the Department published “Forests, products and people Ireland’s forest policy – a renewed vision”. Over the last five years 22,045ha of new forests have been created compared to a target of 37,410ha. The table below provides annual information for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department does not maintain a record of breaches to the provisions of Regulation 5 of S.I. 201 of 2016 which relate to change of ownership of equines. There were no breaches recorded under section 36(4)(b) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 for the years in question. Where such breaches are detected, they are dealt with by authorised officers taking a proportionate approach in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under Section 4 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018, the owner or operator of a livestock mart is required to keep records regarding livestock that enter, leave, are kept at, sold or supplied through the livestock mart, for at least three years. These records must be made available on request to an authorised officer. In relation to notifications by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Control of Horses Act 1996, a Local Authority may, under bye-laws, declare all or any part of its functional area to be a control area. Under section 18 of the Act and subject to certain exemptions, a horse kept in such a control area must have a licence. Such licenses are issued by the relevant Local Authorities who also have the power to suspend, revoke or amend the terms or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides a modern framework for applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. Prosecutions under the Act have been pursued following investigations by authorised officers of the Department, An Garda Síochána and authorised officers of the Irish Society for the...