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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence, in conjunction with an application for the Native Woodland Scheme (NWS) was submitted for the person named in June 2020.  The NWS application is not yet approved as the assessment of the tree felling licence is awaited. The tree felling licence application has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit, as the site is partly within...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The share allocation of stocks between Member States was established as a principle of the first Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in 1983 and was based on the average catch of each Member State over a period of reference years (track record).  The only exception to this relates to the Hague Preferences, on the basis of a special recognition agreement of the underdeveloped nature of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Act 2014 details the requirements and obligations in relation to tree felling licences.  A felling licence provides authority under the Act to the applicant to uproot or otherwise remove trees. There are certain situations, outside of a forest, where trees can be felled without the need to submit a tree felling licence. As per...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry will play an important role in meeting our environmental objectives under the Climate Action Plan and, in terms of biodiversity, as outlined in the Programme for Government.  It is for this reason that my Department will be focusing on afforestation applications in the coming weeks.  I am mindful of the seasonality factor associated with afforestation and,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is anticipated that the draft Agri-Food Strategy to 2030 will be published in April alongside the associated environmental assessment, including an Environmental Report and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). This will be as part of a public consultation on the environmental assessment.  Written submissions on the Environmental Report and the NIS, as well as the draft Strategy, will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (24 Mar 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the issues facing the forestry sector and timber industry 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 result we have seen gains in terms of output. Nonetheless, we are not where we want...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2047 and 2048 together. I am aware of  the important role forestry plays in meeting our environmental objectives under the Climate Action Plan as well as its  contribution to the wider economy.  These objectives for forestry are included in the Programme for Government and we collectively as a government have responsibility to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2049 and 2050 together. Forestry will play an important role in meeting our environmental objectives under the Climate Action Plan and in terms of biodiversity, as outlined in the Programme for Government.  It also has a crucial role to play in terms of supplying product to sawmills and supporting jobs in the rural economy. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The legislation governing the identification of equines across the EU is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 (CR 262/2015), as transposed into national legislation via S.I. 62 of 2016. This Regulation provides that an equine must be identified with a passport no later than 12 months from the date of birth of the animal. The identification of an equine is determined...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department’s COVID-19 related expenditure in 2020 comprised spending on new schemes providing stimulus support measures and increased administration spending on COVID-related costs. Under the COVID-19 Stimulus Beef Finisher Scheme, €46.6 million was paid to beef farmers.  The Department also allocated €2.7 million to the SBCI Working...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The following wide range of payment options are available to clients of my Department: - Electronic Funds Transfer - Standing order - Debit or Credit Card payments over the phone  - Debit or Credit Card payments online  - Debit or Credit Card payments in person in specific locations  - Deduction from outgoing payments due to the customer - Cheque, Postal Order and Bank Draft...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 to 260, inclusive, together. The requirement for certification into and through GB falls to be determined by the UK. Under its Border Operating Model (BOM), the UK is progressively introducing new checks and controls on its trade with the EU on 1st January, 1st April and 1st July. This requirement places new additional demands on industry and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied under the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme on 6th May 2020. Based on the information available to the Department at the time of application, it was determined that the person named had made an overclaim. This penalty was applied to the payment which issued from my Department on 15th January 2021. Following a review of the overclaim based on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 4th May 2016. In order to qualify for payment, participants were required to meet minimum requirements regarding stocking density and retention. As the person named used equines to make up his stocking requirements, it was necessary for him to demonstrate that his premises are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application to participate in the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was submitted by the person named on 30th April 2020. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, participants are required to meet minimum requirements concerning stocking density and retention. Additional documentation in the form of a flock register and equine passports were requested by my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application under the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was submitted by the person named on 27th March 2020. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, participants were required to meet minimum requirements concerning stocking density and retention. Additional documentation in the form of a flock register and equine passports were required by my Department from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted a Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application in 2020. Their BPS application contained a commonage parcel. As a result of standard administrative checks carried out by my Department, it was found that the specific commonage parcel was overclaimed. In that context, a full review of all evidence submitted to support the various applicants' claims on the specific commonage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS I with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015 and has received payments for scheme years 2015 - 2019 and the 2020 advance payment, The Department is aware of an issue which has delayed the payment of a commonage claim for 2020 and is currently working to resolve it as soon as possible. Once this issue is resolved and the claim has cleared...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Data (11 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-20 is the principal source of financial supports for our seafood sector. The Programme supports a wide variety of measures, including capital investment, innovation, professional advisory services, marketing and training, among others. The EMFF Sustainable Aquaculture Scheme supports capital investment by...