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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland will receive a quarter of the Brexit adjustment reserve fund, which will amount to just over €1 billion. I will be monitoring progress and the impacts of Brexit. The academic assessments in advance of Brexit made estimates of what its cost implications and impacts on the agrifood sector would be. Various projections and assessments were made in advance. This is not a test...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice. On the importation of farm machinery, there is ongoing and close engagement between my Department officials and officials in the Department of Transport and the Revenue Commissioners on the importation of all products, and I know about the challenges concerning farm machinery. There have been many adjustment challenges, particularly as people adjust to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: On the Northern Irish ports, this is an emerging situation. As I said, the first priority here is the safety of staff. The type of threats we have seen are to be condemned by all. There are still full documentary checks in place and we will work very closely with our Northern Irish and EU counterparts in the time ahead. It is important that we all work together to calm the situation and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I will ask Mr. Doyle to come in on the export of live animals to the UK market. I will ask Ms Sheridan to come in on the Senator's second point about parts for machinery and the challenges in that regard. The Senator's third point related to the CAP and where it is at. A general approach was agreed both by the EU Council of Ministers and by the European Parliament on what the next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I might ask Ms Sheridan to address the point about tractor and machinery parts and so on and the experience so far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: On duties and the challenges arising from them, I will ask Mr. Savage to give an update on the experience so far. The Deputy asked about the meat industry and additional costs. In general, we continue to monitor the real-life impact of Brexit on the cost base and the cost of doing business. We are monitoring that closely across the agrifood sector. On reopening the Chinese market, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: First, on the Covid situation in meat plants, there continues to be intensive and ongoing engagement between my own Department and the meat factories on this issue. The plants also continue to work closely with the HSE and the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, in respect of the protocols that are in place. As with wider society in recent weeks, there have been particular challenges for all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The same protocols apply to meat factories as apply to any other business or location where outbreaks occur. In terms of communication, there are protocols for staff to self-isolate and take precautions. The difference with meat factories is that we have ongoing serial testing as an additional aid to oversee infection rates and to work with the factories to ensure they are minimised. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: First, Deputy Carthy mentioned mink farming. Following the initial advice of the CMO, the Department proceeded on the basis that we would proceed with a cull. The run-up to Christmas is pelting season, when approximately 80% of the mink in the country are pelted. We engaged with the farmers to indicate that there would be no breeding afterwards, we would bring forward primary legislation in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (28 Jan 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: Agrifood Sector (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) creates a new framework for the future EU-UK relationship that ensures quota-free and tariff-free trade between the EU and the UK. This is of significant importance to the Irish agri-food and fisheries sectors. The overarching body that will monitor the agreement and ensure its effective implementation is the Partnership Council. This will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas. Fishing vessels, irrespective of size, must comply with the rules of the CFP, which include rules in relation to access and catch limits/quota. In relation to access to Ireland's coastal waters by foreign vessels, I would point out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received payments for scheme years 2015 – 2019 in addition to the 2020 advance payment. An inspection was carried out on the applicant's holding and an over declaration was found in respect of the Planting a New Hedgerow action. The applicant appealed this decision and a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for payment of grant-aid under the Calf Investment Scheme was received on 30 July 2020 in respect of the person named. An issue with the claim was identified during the technical check of the payment claim and associated receipts. This issue has been raised directly with the applicant concerned and, once the required documentation is submitted and the issue resolved, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322 and 323 together. The Deputy may wish to be aware that there are longstanding restrictions in place on the use of tangle nets to target crayfish off Kerry and off Galway. These measures are set out in SI 233 of 2006. I understand that the Marine Institute published a Prior Information Notice ahead of its intention to tender for fishing vessels to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324, 329 and 330 together. In 2014, the Regional Inshore Fisheries Forums were established in recognition of the absence of a formal representative body for the majority of the small scale coastal fleet of the inshore fisheries sector. The network of six Regional Forums nominate members to the National Inshore Fisheries Forum to bring forward proposals for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Marine Institute (MI) is the State agency responsible for marine research, technology development and innovation in Ireland. The MI provides scientific and technical advice to Ministers to help inform policy and to support the sustainable development of Ireland’s marine resource. Each year, the MI's Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) team produces the Stock Book, which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Jan 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: Fishing Industry (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s goals for sustainable fisheries are supported through the CFP. The CFP provides the framework for the long-term conservation and sustainability of fish stocks around our shores and is designed to ensure the long-term sustainability of fishing in Ireland and throughout EU waters. There are a range of measures which are employed to ensure the conservation of fish stocks and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (28 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2019, the National Inshore Fisheries Forum brought forward the first industry-led Strategy for the Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector and is currently in the process of implementing the Strategy with support from BIM, my Department and other agencies. This Strategy flowed from an extensive consultation process that engaged the inshore sector itself as well as other stakeholders. The...