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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has introduced a comprehensive Action Plan on Ash Dieback which provides comprehensive supports to landowners who planted ash plantations under a grant-aided scheme overseen by my Department. While I am aware all landowners with ash trees are impacted by ash dieback, my Department does not have responsibility for the removal or reconstitution of Ash trees for private...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (11 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am satisfied with the current system of controls at meat plants which is reinforced by a permanent presence of staff at slaughter plants. All plants are subject to inspections and audits by resident staff, and verification audits by regional supervisory staff who must confirm whether the establishment is in general compliance with the conditions of approval under SI 22/2020. All inspection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department takes the matter of animal welfare most seriously. Ireland’s Programme for Government includes a commitment to improve animal welfare standards and promote responsible pet ownership. The welfare of animals is protected by legislation and appropriate enforcement action is taken where breaches or shortcomings are identified. All reports of welfare issues received by my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is responsible for the implementation of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive 2009/128/EC which specifies various measures to reduce risks to human health and the environment from pesticide use. These measures include requirements for training and certification of professional users of pesticides. A professional user is any person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish suckler herd. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application was received in the name of this herd owner for the Co-Operation stream of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES CP). An interim payment issued to the person named in February 2024. Balancing payments have commenced and will continue to issue regularly to facilitate all cases that pass through the validation process. The balancing payment claim associated with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Control of Horses Act 1996, Local Authorities may take a range of actions in relation to equines. My Department provides financial support to help Local Authorities to, among other activities, facilitate equine seizures. Please see the below table which sets out details of funding provided to Cork City Council as supports towards the Control of Horses in each of the first six...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of horses seized under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in each of the past five years, based on the data provided to my Department by local authorities, is set out in the table below. Horses Seized by Year Amount 2019 1050 2020 819 2021 477 2022 326 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There was one approved Food Business Operator that was killing equines in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. Details in the table below; Year Licensed or Certified slaughterhouses that were killing equines Name and Location 2020 1 Shannonside Foods Ltd, Turnings, Straffan, Co Kildare 2021 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Some non-compliance issues in slaughter plants are dealt with and corrected on the spot. If an issue cannot be dealt with immediately or needs an escalated level of enforcement at a slaughter premises it is routinely recorded on a Non Compliance Report (NCR). The attached table details the number of NCRs issued by year to management at facility mentioned and the number of non compliant items...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In the context of the Department's oversight of the adherence by Food Business Operators to legislative requirements, my inspectors identify non-compliances from time to time. A range of enforcement measures are available to address non-compliances detected at slaughter plants. These include : -Verbal DirectionsWritten Non Compliance ReportsWritten Compliance NoticeSuspension or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The conditional approval granted to the food premises mentioned was issued on 22/07/2015 . The application submitted by the applicant for this approval included an Ordinance Survey map which set out the area of the slaughter house holding which related to the application submitted. This highlighted its separation from the neighbouring farm and shed, including outlining a separate entrance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Five welfare complaints were received by my Department in relation to the farm adjacent to the slaughter premises mentioned from 2018 onwards. Four related to individual lame horses, and one related to horses in a waterlogged field following a period of heavy rain. All reports were investigated and in no case was a prosecution deemed appropriate. Nothing of the shocking nature and severity of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: This is not unusual. Non compliance reports are a written record of inspection findings and areas identified for improvement or where corrective action is required.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Policy (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently, Cork Port is a designated border control post for container shipments of wood and wood products. Inspections of these products takes place at the Tivoli Container Terminal near Cork City. The physical infrastructure required for handling bulk wood products and that required for handling food products, is very different. Between 2015 and 2018, a number of meetings took place...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The separate application forms for an Operative who is directly involved in the slaughter of animals and related activities and an Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) in slaughter plants approved by my Department under Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009, contain exactly the same declaration: Declaration I hereby declare that I have not been convicted of any serious infringement of Community...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I would clarify that there are two distinct processes in train. The first relates to an application for the approval of a food premises which is submitted by a food business operator (FBO), which may be a legal or natural person. I understand that the “conditional certification” you refer to relates to this “conditional approval granted to FBOs under the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is not readily available in the time available and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (10 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Full approval was granted to the business referred to on 25th February 2016, granting approval to operate as a Food Business Operator in respect of Slaughtering - Equine in accordance with Regulation 4 of the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2009 (S.L No. 432 of 2009). This approval remained in force until it was revoked on 14 June 2024. Regarding the Competence...