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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A tree felling licence issued to the person named on 28 August 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Capital Expenditure Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (24 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 provision of a free disease diagnostic service for Irish beekeepers to help maintain the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Laboratories (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: This product was seized, in transit, by Customs authorities at the Dublin Mail Centre and was handed over to my Department on 29th June 2020. The person who allegedly ordered this product was interviewed by Department officials and has not been subject to sanction or prosecution.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has no record of seizures of either of these products.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Mar 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: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1977 and 1978 together. Under the On-farm Market Valuation Scheme, live valuations of TB reactors are carried out by a panel of independent Valuers. Following a herd TB breakdown, the farmer is offered a choice of valuer from those operating in their geographical area. In the vast majority of cases, the valuation is accepted by both the farmer and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Control (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2015, my Department, together with the Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht, published Deer Management in Ireland – A Framework for Action, which recommends a series of actions on deer management and conservation in a number of areas, including addressing the impact of deer in places where they are abundant. The Irish Deer Management Forum was established to implement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2018, a policy of vaccination of badgers against tuberculosis (TB) was added as an integral part of the bovine TB eradication programme following successful field trials carried out in Ireland. Given the technical expertise and logistics involved, it took several months to scale up the badger vaccination programme. From a rate of approximately 1,000 badger vaccinations per year during the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The following table sets out the number of badgers submitted for post-mortem examination on a county basis over the past five years.  Table 1 Badger Post Mortem Examination by County 2016-2020 County 2016 - 2020 Carlow  610 Cavan  1,320 Clare  2,048 Cork  ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: This information requested by the Deputy is not readily available.  It is being compiled and will be sent directly to the Deputy as soon as is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (24 Mar 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.  My Department is in the final stages of drafting a Bill to provide for the  introduction of a ban on fur farming which will include a prohibition on mink farming. The Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new TB Strategy, which is informed by the recommendations of the TB Forum and which will be delivered with ongoing stakeholder involvement through the TB Forum, includes, among many other matters, addressing stakeholder concerns regarding deer and TB.  Where there are local concerns that deer may be involved in spreading TB, farmers may arrange to have deer culled and my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Scrapie is a compulsorily notifiable disease in Ireland.  Under the Active Surveillance Programme, 21,688 scrapie tests were carried out in 2020, comprising of 9,251 sheep tested at slaughter plants; 12,200 fallen sheep at knackeries, with a further 114 sheep at Local Authority plants; 30 sheep at Regional Veterinary Labs and 93 fallen goats at knackeries.   There have been 24...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, Northern Ireland is treated as if it were a Member State of the European Union and the same rules continue to apply to scrapie controls as have done for the past number of years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 and has received payments for scheme years 2016 – 2019 and the 2020 Advance payment. Following the outcome of an internal review, the person named is due outstanding payments in respect of the commonage action. Processing of the outstanding payment is currently at an advanced stage. They will be notified as soon as the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Where land is burned between the period of 1st March and 31st August of any given year, it is not in a state suitable for an agricultural activity such as grazing or cultivation and, therefore, it is not eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), except where controlled burning is carried out.  My Department actively investigates incidents of illegal burning using...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1989 and 1992 together. The Department has invested heavily in both ecologist and forestry Inspector resources over the last 18 months in order to meet the needs of the licencing system. We now have 21 full time equivalent  ecologists where previously we had one just 18 months ago. This has resulted in a significant improvement in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1990 and 1993 together. As already advised, the forestry programme will be delivered entirely separately from the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) and will be subject to new State Aid rules rather than the requirements of the CSP regulations. There are a number of stakeholder groups active at the moment inputting to both the CAP, Agri-Food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry will play an important role in meeting our environmental objectives under the Climate Action Plan and on biodiversity as outlined in the Programme for Government.  It is for this reason the  Department is focusing on afforestation applications.  I am mindful of the seasonality associated with afforestation and  while other forestry licence...