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

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of an upward trend in fertiliser prices in recent times. While fertiliser sales here have been steadily increasing over the last decade, there are generally continuing signs of a levelling off in nitrogen sales in recent years. As a key input in the food production system, my Department will be closely monitoring how the fertiliser market develops in the weeks and months ahead....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has provided funding to Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) over a number of years with, a €5m grant provided in 2021. Such spending is based on a service level agreement and is intended for current expenditure on areas such as breeding. It does not include capital funding. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media also provides funding to HSI. HSI...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) has informed me that, in deciding on a suitable location for the organisation's Headquarters and Centre of Excellence, it has examined a number of sites and venues as part of a selection process carried out by a sub-committee of its Board. HSI advises that the work of the sub-committee has been ongoing for two years and has involved the consideration of many...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) has informed me that it is considering moving to the new Centre of Excellence at Greenogue as soon as is feasible, following the construction of a new office building. The Centre of Excellence is proposed to serve the training and education needs of the sport horse industry. The delivery of such key programmes will be a focus of the centre, which will traverse the...

Seanad: National Climate and Air Roadmap for the Agriculture Sector: Statements (22 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is good to be with all of the Senators today. I am delighted to be here to speak about the issue of climate change and Ag Climatise, the national climate and air roadmap for the agriculture sector. The Covid-19 pandemic remains the immediate challenge for many economies globally but we cannot lose sight of other challenges. Protecting farm incomes and the climate challenge remain in...

Seanad: National Climate and Air Roadmap for the Agriculture Sector: Statements (22 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Senators for their engagement in what has been a very constructive debate with many high-quality contributions. It is very useful to hear Senators' feedback on the roadmap, the challenges ahead and how we can best meet those challenges in terms of ensuring that the agrifood sector makes its contribution to our national climate change and biodiversity objectives. The Ag Climatise...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Feb 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. Longford Greyhound Stadium is a privately operated greyhound track...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period of public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, prices for beef and other commodities is a commercial matter which neither I, as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine nor my Department, have any role in determining. I am acutely aware of the recent price volatility in the beef sector and I am conscious that the beef sector is particularly exposed to factors such as COVID, given its reliance on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Agreements (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Within the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and UK, access arrangements are set out in Article 8 Fish. This Article sets out:provided that TACs have been agreed, each Party shall grant vessels of the other Party access to fish in its waters in the relevant ICES sub-areas that year.Access shall be granted at a level and on conditions determined in those annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, there is a commitment in the Programme for Government to the establishment of a new authority, to be called the National Food Ombudsman (NFO) or similar, to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive. The NFO, whose remit will include the beef sector, will have a specific role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland. It is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is available on my Department’s website which can be accessed using the following links: gov.ie - Contact the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (www.gov.ie) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under Section 40 of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, decisions in respect of aquaculture licensing may be appealed to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB), which is an independent body established by Statute for the specific purpose of considering such appeals. In relation to the applications referred to in by the Deputy, ALAB has notified my Department that it has received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department met with DG Environment in Brussels in late 2017 on a number of forestry issues including the mid-term review of the Forestry programme, planting on unenclosed land and broadleaf planting. In relation to unenclosed land, the Department proposed that the implementation on the ground of two new documents on site classification and environmental requirements was sufficient to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Taskforce was established in 2019 to provide the leadership to develop a sustainable pathway for the future of the beef sector. The Taskforce provides a robust implementation structure for commitments entered into in the Beef Sector Agreement of 15th September 2019, with timelines and stakeholder engagement. Minutes and documents relevant to the meetings of the Taskforce are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am satisfied that the national bovine herd already has a robust traceability system. My Department's Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system is a database which records and maintains the identification and movement data in respect of cattle and other livestock in accordance with the requirements of EU and national law. AIM consists of a comprehensive web-based database of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The members of the Beef Task Force were appointed by former Minster Creed in good faith, as representatives of the sector as a whole, with a view to carrying out the important task of implementing the Beef Sector Agreement of 15th September 2019. Further to previous engagement with the parties referred to, my view remains that my Department will not and should not be drawn into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Correspondence (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: No records of Department officials being interviewed by the Gardaí in relation to this matter have been located on file in my Department. I wish to reiterate that the issues raised are a private matter between the persons named and a third party and my Department has no role in this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (18 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (18 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below Year Number of live cattle exported from Ireland to UK (Including NI) 2015 65,932 2016 31,403 2017 31,894 2018 30,103 2019 39,151 *2020 70,598 * Please note the 2020...