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

Charlie McConalogue: The matter referred to is an operational commercial matter which neither I, as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine nor my Department, have any role in.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I have provided in the attached table an estimate of the pay costs of the three forestry divisions in my Department. The figures represent a snapshot of the staffing complement in each of the years in question. Please note that the number of ecologists refers only to those employed directly by the Department at the end of 2020. ">table

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. My Department has engaged external contracts as they are essential to delivery of our licencing targets. The ecologists are part of the overall licencing team which also includes archaeologists and forestry inspectors and administrative staff. The targets set for this team collectively are the overall licencing targets for the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 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 my Department will be focusing on afforestation applications in the coming weeks. I am mindful of the seasonality associated with afforestation and, therefore, while other forestry licence...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) is operationally independent of my Department in the performance of its functions and the scheduling of appeal hearings is a matter for the Chairman of the FAC. I am informed that that there are currently 82 licence appeal applications on hand in respect of the afforestation category representing 930 hectares. Three of these have been heard and are...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) market measures are part of the common market organisation regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013), which lays out the framework under which EU agriculture works within the single market. Market intervention measures are funded through the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF). Common Organisation of the Markets (CMO) in agricultural products rules...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy refers to a conviction secured at Ennis District Court on 11thDecember 2020 against the person named, which included a fine of €600. The prosecution was brought under Section 17(6) of the Forestry Act, 2014 as the defendant had felled 16.82 hectares of woodland in the Burren area, without a valid tree felling licence. The outcome of the case included the issuing of an order,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has been proactive in terms of its engagement with breed societies and pedigree breeders and is currently assisting Irish breeders including representatives of the Boer Goats explore their options so they can continue to enter their purebred breeding animals in breeding books now that the UK has left the Union. These options include establishing a breed society in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The decision to limit the amount of unenclosed land being planted to 20% of any one application and to reduce grants and premiums for such land was made by the Department in 2010. The decision was made based on economic, environmental and value for money reasons and informed by EU Commission views on forestry and environment policy, both at the time and subsequently in bilateral discussions....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. Government has requested that Point-to-Point racing be discontinued under current regulations relating to COVID-19. HRI has informed my Department that this request is being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is a company limited by guarantee. It is not a State Body established by legislation and it is operationally independent of my Department. I am advised that a selection process to decide on a site and location for its new Headquarters and Centre of Excellence was carried out by a sub-committee of the Board. HSI advises that the work of the sub-committee has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 governs the monitoring of carcase classification, carcase presentation and weighing. In 2020, officers from the Carcase Classification Division of my Department conducted 420 inspections across 32 factories. Over 37,000 carcasses were inspected. The average number of inspections in 2020 per factory was 13 and the average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is proactively monitoring the on-going outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in horses in continental Europe. My officials met with representatives of Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) and the Irish Equine Centre (IEC) to develop an appropriate risk mitigating response. HSI, in consultation with my Department and the IEC have published a protocol for sport horses arriving in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was selected for an on farm inspection in 2020 and was notified of the findings by letter dated 5th February 2021. This letter outlined the option of appeal to the GLAS Section, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. The person named subsequently submitted a request for a review of the inspection findings to my Department's Limerick Office on 16th February 2021. This request is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC) is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. Capital funding is made available on an annual basis by my Department to the Fishery Harbour Centres, via the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. The table below provides a breakdown of the circa...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Brexit presents very serious challenges for the agriculture sector, despite the Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached between the EU and the UK. Non-tariff barriers are resulting in increased costs for businesses, as well as delays and other impacts on supply chains. Traders are generally coming to terms with the reality of the changes that have come about since 1st January 2021, although...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Blackstairs Farming Future (BFF) project is a European Innovation Partnership Locally Led Pilot Project. The BFF project is run by the Blackstairs Farming Future Project Team. I understand that the BFF project is governed and bound by the BFF Terms and Conditions For Participating Commonages. The commonage rights and obligations in relation to participation in the group are contained...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seafood Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The terms of Reference of the Seafood Sector Task Force are published at the link below. .

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Milk Quota regime required a quota being fixed for each individual producer, milk purchaser and Member State. A levy was applied for those who exceeded their quota. In the final years of the quota regime, a levy for over-production was only applied to a producer in the event of their co-op and the Member State also being over quota. Following the end of the Milk Quota regime in 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government commits to rewarding farmers for adapting to more sustainable methods of farming and to the development of a new agri-environment scheme capable of delivering broad environmental and biodiversity benefits that will align financial supports with climate objectives. To advance this objective, funding has been made available for an agri-environment pilot project. It...