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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) has been the keeper for the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Customs and Excise (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table below. Details of Container Inspections at Dublin Port 2020 Date Product Category No. of containers No. physically inspected 01/12/2020 -31/12/2020 Animal Product 124 124 01/12/2020 -31/12/2020 Plant Product 97 41

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1052 to 1058, inclusive, together. At the outset, the Deputy should be aware that I am committed to achieving a BVD-free herd. In 2021 to date, 119 tests have given positive results for BVD - these come from 65 herds. It does not follow, however, that all these animals are PI animals and as we are now advancing towards final eradication, all such herds are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently, all on farm death notifications by knackeries to this Department's Animal Identification and Movement database is carried out via a paper-based system. My Department strongly favours the introduction of an electronic notification system to the database and, in this regard, preliminary discussions have taken place with the operators of knackeries.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: 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 their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore passed the question raised to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: 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 their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore passed the questions raised to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Negotiations on the Commission's recent proposal on the Brexit Adjustment Reserve are now under way. The proposal is currently being considered separately by the Council and by the European Parliament, and their respective positions will, in due course, form the basis of trilogue negotiations between the three institutions. In the Council discussions, Ireland is continuing to argue our case...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that Ms. Jo O’Hara was commissioned to prepare a plan to implement the Mackinnon Review. Ms. O’Hara’s report has been received and may be viewed at the following link: . On foot of Ms. O'Hara's report, Minister Hackett and I announced on 25thFebruary 2021 the establishment of Project Woodland which will adopt the project management structure set...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1064 and 1065 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 is for this reason my Department will be focusing on afforestation applications in the coming weeks. I am mindful of the seasonality associated with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1066 and 1067 together. The Department has not analysed the value of unenclosed land before or after the decision in 2010 limiting the amount of unenclosed land that can be planted in any one application. The Department made the decision in 2010 to limit the amount of unenclosed land in any one application based on economic, environmental and value...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A tree felling licence for the person named issued on 28thAugust, 2020. The licensee is free to fell the area licensed as they wish, according to the conditions on the issued licence.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and legislation. EU and national rules promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers value for money. Circular 40/02 issued by the Department of Finance requires my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department did not have any meetings, engagements or correspondence with a group (details supplied).

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 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. Under the 2016 Code of Governance provisions, State Bodies should publish details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits for the reporting period fell...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 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. The Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Section 4) is the current legislation setting out the structure of the board of HRI. The board consists of a Chairman and 13 ordinary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, my Department has worked intensively in cooperation with marts representative organisations to ensure that marts continue to be able to operate. I commend marts, their staff and farmers for the resilience they have shown and the speed with which they have adapted to these circumstances. Livestock marts have systems in place to conduct online...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for an afforestation licence for the person named was received in June, 2020 and has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit. The application site is near 11 designated sites including the Mount Brandon and Slieve Mish SACs. Therefore, the impact of any forestry operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding on the...