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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has recently redesigned its website and it can be accessed through the www.gov.ie portal. The site provides an up to date contact list covering all areas of the Department's responsibility. Deputies can also direct their queries to my own office and the matter will then be directed to the relevant official for attention. For queries on scheme payments, many Deputies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inland Fisheries (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My determination in April 2019 in respect of the matter referred to by the Deputy is currently the subject of ongoing legal proceedings and, therefore, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the matter at this time.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities.  Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and the Naval Service.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The email referenced related to the impact of the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on fisheries and, in particular, on the nephrops stock in ICES Area 7.  The co-op sets out the importance of this stock for its members.  Ireland's new share of this stock is set at 34% in 2021 and 32% by 2025 down from the 2020 share of 37%.  The estimate of the financial reduction by 2025...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government (PfG) contains a commitment to extend the badger vaccination programme nationwide and to end badger culling as soon as possible, consistent with the best scientific and veterinary advice.  Badger culling has been demonstrated to be highly effective in reducing the burden of bovine TB on Irish family farms for over 20 years.  However, my Department...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government includes an undertaking to increase the funding available to animal welfare organisations  over the coming years; I am fully committed to this undertaking. I announced record funding of €3.2 million in December 2020 to 101 animal welfare organisations throughout the country.  This was an increase on funding announced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The data requested by the Deputy is compiled by and available from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA).  Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's requests for this data to the SFPA for attention and direct reply. Please note that, insofar as the requested data may relate to ongoing legal proceedings in respect of the trawling ban on over 18 metre vessels...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government 2020 contains a commitment regarding the prohibition of fur farming and Department officials have been working on appropriate steps to give effect to this.  My Department is in the process of drafting a Bill to provide for the  introduction of a ban on fur farming which will include a prohibition on mink farming. The Bill will make it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been informed that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received from the above named in July 2020. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all relevant...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy’s question refers to my Department’s Forest Road Works Scheme and the Single Consent System. The Forestry (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2020 (SI No. 39 of 2020), were signed by then Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, on 7thFebruary, 2020.  These regulations arose from the commencement of Section 8 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (3 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 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. The Government has requested that Point to Point racing be discontinued as it is not deemed to be an elite sport under current regulations relating to COVID-19. HRI has...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 946 and 965 together. In the context of the Commission Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Brexit Adjustment Reserve, I am exploring a variety of possible measures to support our sector with the impacts of the quota transfers to the UK agreed under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.  This is likely to include a Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In general, there are no reforestation grants available on clear fell, regardless of whether an afforestation grant was paid on the plantation in the first place.  All felling licences carry an obligation to replant the site once felled.  Under certain conditions replanting grants are made available as part of the Native Woodland Conservation Scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of hectares counted in a Folio Number is a matter for the Property Registration Authority/Land Registry Ireland.  However, where land is under a permanent lake, it is not deemed as eligible land for payment under the various area-based schemes administered by my Department.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department issued a tree felling licence to the person named in 2018 and it is noted from the details provided, that tree felling took place on the site in 2019.  In general, there are no reforestation grants available on clear fell, as the realisation of the timber asset is considered more than adequate to cover the cost of replanting.  All felling licences carry an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (3 Feb 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: EU Funding (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Following a period of market volatility in the dairy sector during 2015 and 2016, the European Commission introduced a suite of measures to provide exceptional aid to affected producers, and to support prices. These measures were introduced through a number of Commission Regulations. The first of these provided for temporary exceptional aid to farmers in the livestock sectors with Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) provided temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland, subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. BEAM was funded by a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support. It was provided to support Irish beef farmers who saw beef prices fall in light of market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (3 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has no role in relation to the allocation of funding to individual Teagasc colleges, which is correctly an operational matter for Teagasc. I am committed, however, to ensuring that appropriate resources are made available to Teagasc through the yearly Grant Aid subvention to support the delivery of its research, advisory and education programmes to the agri-food sector.  An...