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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has invested heavily in both ecologist and forestry Inspector resources.  The ecology resource are both full time Department ecologists, most of whom have been recruited in the last year and contract ecologists. The numbers in the table below are full-time equvalent. The following table sets out the ecologist resources that have been working with...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As mentioned in my previous answer on this issue, the Climate Action Plan 2019 sets the target for afforestation at 8,000 ha per annum and the target of forest roadworks at 125km per annum. While there are no specific targets for felling, the COFORD Roundwood Forecast predicts a potential harvest of 4.1 million cubic metres in 2021. As noted,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Discrepancies have been identified in the herd of the person named in relation to bovine animal identification and registration over the last number of years.  As a result of these findings, it was necessary to suspend the trading status of the herd. Correct identification and registration of bovine animals is a legal requirement under EU and Irish law. My...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Housing, Planning, Local Government and Heritage are the competent authority for the Nitrates regulations in Ireland. My Department undertake the required level of inspections to meet Common Agricultural Policy commitments. During any inspection, including land eligibility inspections, where it is found that land is not being used by the claimant, this land is...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are a total of 128 vehicles owned or leased and operated by my Department.  All are ICE vehicles, of which 123 are diesel and five are petrol. As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1999 and 2007 together. A decision was made to restrict the planting of unenclosed land in December 2010. Enclosed land is, in general, more fertile and less exposed than unenclosed land and trees planted on enclosed land generally perform much better than trees planted on soil types associated with unenclosed land. This position is supported by many...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department does not maintain membership lists of stakeholder representative groups as this is a matter for the groups concerned.  There is a specific page on my Department's website dedicated to the Beef Taskforce at . This page contains all relevant documents pertaining to the work of the Taskforce to date, including the agreement reached on 15 September 2019, the Terms of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is important to clarify that Prosecutors are not legally compelled to pursue all prosecution cases to a final conclusion in the courts. Occasionally, there may be instances where the facts of a case are such that proceeding with a prosecution may not be considered appropriate or justifiable. Prosecution cases can be withdrawn for a variety of reasons. For example, decisions can be made...

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is important to clarify that Prosecutors are not legally compelled to pursue all prosecution cases to a final conclusion in the courts. Occasionally, there may be instances where the facts of a case are such that proceeding with a prosecution may not be considered appropriate or justifiable. Prosecution cases can be withdrawn for a variety of reasons. For example, decisions can be made...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy is seeking to access personal information in relation to an identified individual and, therefore, I am precluded from providing her with this information.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department grant aided 2,434 hectares of forestry in 2020.  My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department's website: In addition, there is another 4,500ha already approved and available to plant immediately.  It is up to landowners to decide to plant, once they...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a forestry licence must includes a map of the area for the proposed forestry activity.  The assessment of the application is then compleed based on the whole of the application including the maps provided. An approval letter should not issue with a map covering a different area.