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

Charlie McConalogue: A decision was made to restrict the planting of unenclosed land in December 2010. 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 publications including ‘Sitka spruce in Ireland, Joyce,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Producer Organisations (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the organisation referred to by the Deputy. There is already a significant number of fisher's organisations representing the interests of the fishing fleet, namely, the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) and the five Producer Organisations (Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation, Irish South & West Fish Producer's Organisation, Irish South & East Fish...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The gender breakdown of staff in my Department at the requested grades is shown in the following table. Grade Female Male Administrative Officer 21 20 Assistant Secretary * 3 8 Assistant Principal 88 83 Higher Executive Officer 165 142 ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395 and 396 together. The Habitats Directive and the transposing legislation SI 477 of 2011 require, inter alia, that an appropriate assessment is undertaken where screening identifies a likelihood of the project having a significant effect on a European site(s). This is true regardless of the separation distance between the project and the European site(s). A...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The European Innovation Partnerships Initiative (EIP) under the current Rural Development Programme involves the establishment of Operational Groups to develop ideas, or take existing ideas/research and put them into practice. The ultimate aim of these innovation partnerships is to road-test new ideas and practices which can be used more widely by farmers and others to improve productivity,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Given the 20-year span of the question, it is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy in the required time. The information is currently being compiled and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Data Protection Regulation (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached tables.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2020, I published the AgClimatise roadmap. This roadmap sets out a series of ambitious actions for the next decade and beyond which will be transformative for Irish agriculture. The roadmap will enable the sector to reduce agricultural GHG emissions by 10-15%, while maintaining, and indeed, hopefully increasing agricultural output through efficiency gains over the years ahead. ...

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...