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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Reconstitution and Under Planting (Ash Dieback) Scheme was submitted on behalf of the person named in November, 2020. The application was referred to a Forestry inspector of my Department and a referral issued to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). A response was received from NPWS in late February. This is currently being considered as part of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine welcomes students to take part in internships and to avail of work experience throughout our divisions and subdivisions. These positions are fully paid and all students are mentored by experienced members of staff. All students are remunerated at point one of the clerical officer pay scale. Thirty five students availed of work experience or...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Decisions relating to access to the records of the former Irish Land Commission are made by officials in my Department's Records Branch which has a storage facility located in Portlaoise. Owners and purchasers and/or their personal/legal representatives are granted access to certain documents by prior consultation with that office. Access is only permitted where documentary evidence of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1020 and 1021 together. For public health reasons, the Government has advised that people should stay at home except in a number of situations, which includes travelling to and from work where the work is considered to be an essential service. Those essential services and other important information are published on www.gov.ieand Regulations are in place to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. However, funding for cattle underpasses are not included. The financial allocation in respect of TAMS for the full Rural Development Programme period is €395m. To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is a herpes virus that is widely distributed across the world, including in Ireland. It usually manifests as a respiratory or reproductive disease and occasionally in a paralytic form. The primary risk mitigating measures are biosecurity and vaccination. Given its ubiquitous nature and the availability of a vaccine, EHV-1 is not a notifiable disease and I have no...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is monitoring the on-going outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-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 from high risk areas...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Indemnity for land owners in respect of the use of their land for recreational horse riding by third parties is not a matter for my Department. In relation to Coillte, Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of its forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1027 to 1030, inclusive together. My Department is monitoring the on-going outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 in horses in continental Europe. My Chief Veterinary Officer and relevant 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The requirements for animal and plant safety documentation are laid down in the Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the IMSOC Regulation (EU) 2019/1715. These requirements apply to all imports of such commodities into the European Union, regardless of whether the country has a free trade agreement with the EU or not. All documentation...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The legislation governing the identification of equines is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262, as transposed into national legislation via S.I. 62 of 2016. As required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262, my Department's central equine database records the registration details of equines issued with passports by approved Passport Issuing Organisations (PIOs)...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) will, unfortunately, have an impact on our fishing industry. However, this impact would have been far greater had the Barnier Task Force agreed to UK demands, or had we been in a no-deal scenario which would have seen all EU vessels barred from UK waters and subsequent displacement into Ireland's fishing zone. There is, however, one key...

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

Charlie McConalogue: From the outset of the EU/UK negotiations on a future relationship, Ireland and our EU partners were very clear on our level of ambition on fisheries and on the fact that the EU had directly linked progress on an overall trade deal to progress on fisheries. We were seeking to protect the interests of the Irish fleet in terms of both quota share and access to UK waters. This was reflected in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The importation of bees into the UK via Northern Ireland is a UK internal matter.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) is a herpes virus that is widely distributed across the world, including in Ireland. It usually manifests as a respiratory or reproductive disease and occasionally in a paralytic form. The primary risk mitigating measures are biosecurity and vaccination. My Department continues to monitor the on-going outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 in horses in continental...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence for the person named was received in July 2019 and has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit. The application site is near six designated sites, including the Ballyhoura Mountains and the Lower River Suir SACs. Therefore, the impact of any felling operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The attached file provides the number of reactors by county from 2010 to 2020. While disease levels are low relative to historical levels, the number of reactors has been gradually increasing since 2016. The pace of deterioration has accelerated in 2020. Outbreaks of bovine TB within each county require a range of actions to address the problem. Within each county, the TB programme focuses on...

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

Charlie McConalogue: While TB disease is low relative to historical levels, the number of new restrictions and reactor numbers have been gradually increasing since 2016. The pace of deterioration has accelerated in 2020. My Department is engaged with all stakeholders through the TB Forum to ensure all aspects of the recently launched new Bovine TB Eradication Strategy 2021-2030 are addressed to move toward the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following many successful years of reducing bovine TB levels to the benefit of Irish farmers, there has been concerning increases in the disease since 2016. This has continued in 2020 with further increases in herd incidence and reactor numbers observed. Herd incidence (on a 12-month rolling basis) has breached 4% for the first time since 2012 and reactor numbers have exceeded 22,000 –...