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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The ability of grasslands to absorb CO2 is influenced by a number of site-specific factors such as elevation, soil type, management practices, climate and climatic variability. European studies have shown that temperate grasslands have annual sequestration rates of approximately 1 tonne C per hectare. It is, however, important to note that currently, due to large areas of drained carbon rich...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2029, 2040 and 2041 together. The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 was enacted on 5th October.  I commenced the Act on 7th October, and, at the same time, I signed the Forestry (Licence Application and Submission Fees) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 417/2020) and the Forestry Appeals Committee Regulations (S.I. No. 418/2020).  These...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020, the FAC may, having considered an appeal, affirm the original decision, vary that decision, allow the appeal and set aside the decision or set aside the decision and remit it to my Department. If the appeal against  a decision to issue a felling licence is upheld and therefore the decision set aside, the licence is...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will  be aware that under the Appropriate Assessment procedures in place for assessing forestry licence applications, some are 'screened in' for referral to the Ecology Unit and others are 'screened out' which means they may be decided upon by the Forestry Inspector without ecological input. In 2020, for all afforestation applications decided in that...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Every calf born on an Irish farm is of value, and every farmer is responsible for the welfare of his or her calves. EU legislation is in place to protect the welfare of calves (Council Directive 2008/119/EC). This legislation is implemented in Ireland by national legislation, namely S.I. 311 of 2010, European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) Regulations 2010. Both I and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP regulations are still at negotiation stage and, therefore, it is not possible to give a definitive answer regarding the potential conditions regarding five-year land and payment entitlement lease agreements. There cannot be any guarantee that the conditions in respect of payment entitlements will not change. The proposed new CAP Regulation may affect various aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulatory Impact Assessments (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2034 to 2036, inclusive, together. My Department has committed to conducting a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on the EU Regulation, which is underway.  The RIA will focus on areas where Ireland has national discretion with regards transposing the Regulation and specifically where intended policy decisions may impact stakeholders. The RIA...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for an afforestation licence and the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was received in October 2019 for the person named and has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit.  The application site is near eight designated sites including the Killarney National Park SPA.  Therefore, the impact of any afforestation operations on the sites and the...

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...