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

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to: Ensure fairness, equity, and transparency in the food chain by establishing a new authority called the National Food Ombudsman (NFO) to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. This new authority will enforce EU-wide rules on prohibited unfair trading practices in the food supply chain and will have powers to enforce this...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An additional €4 million has been allocated to facilitate the re-opening of the Organic Farming Scheme in 2021. I intend to make an announcement in the very near future on the details of the opening of the scheme. The number of entrants who will join the Organic Farming Scheme in 2021 will depend on the applications received but the additional funding should, based on an average size...

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 funding to carry out applied research through the National Apiculture Programme, grants to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 350 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 support...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Jan 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 the ongoing legal actions in respect of the trawling ban on over 18 metre vessels inside 6 nautical miles and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: On 21 January, I announced in the Dáil my intention to set up a task force involving seafood industry representatives and representatives of other stakeholders to provide recommendations to me on the appropriate measures that will best support the sector and the local coastal communities with the impacts of the quota cuts. My Department is urgently preparing the Terms of Reference for...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 transferred the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. The Licensing Authority is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, an official of the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is recognised that there is insufficient supply of organic proteins and organic grain to meet demand for livestock feed in the organic sector. It is acknowledged that there is a need both for promotion and further research on organic protein crops. In this regard, through the Organic Demonstration Farm Programme run by my Department and Teagasc, organic protein crops have featured...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Negotiations on the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA) concluded on 26th September 2014, and the agreement entered into force provisionally on 21st September 2017. In 2013, my Department, in conjunction with Teagasc, carried out a detailed analysis of the proposed agreement. The agreement includes a tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 50,000 tonnes of Canadian beef...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (27 Jan 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 Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, my Department provides funding to HRI on an annual basis. Under this provision, for 2021, my Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Basic Payment Scheme National Reserve was introduced in 2015 and provides for an allocation of payment entitlements to successful applicants under the two mandatory categories of ‘Young Farmer’ and ‘New Entrant to Farming’. The operation of the National Reserve is governed by the relevant EU Regulations. The European Commission has advised that, in line...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has already received a report on felled trees as described by the Deputy. The matter is being actively investigated by a Forestry District Inspector and their report is awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (27 Jan 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. Following a Government meeting on Friday 15th May 2020, the decision was taken to allow racing to resume behind closed doors (no spectators) from 8th June 2020 subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of beneficiaries and the total amount of CAP payments in each county in respect of the CAP financial year 2019 (16th October 2018 to 5th October 2019) is provided in the following document. The information was compiled from the 2019 CAP beneficiaries database which was published on the Department’s website on 29thMay 2020, in accordance with Article 111 of Regulation (EU) No...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The draft proposals for the new CAP include a number of measures which concern redistribution of direct payments, including: - an overall cap of €100,000; - degressive reduction of payments above €60,000, allowing a maximum payment of €80,250; - a complementary redistributive income support scheme, and - the convergence of payments towards a minimum of 75% of the average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since my appointment on 2nd September 2020, I have held many detailed and informative virtual meetings with representatives of the Irish fishing industry from the catching, processing and inshore sectors from the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), the Irish South and West Fish Producers’ Organisation (ISWFPO), the Irish South and East Fish Producers' Organisation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is the competent authority under the EU Common Market Organisation Regulation (1379/2013) for recognition of fisheries and aquaculture producer groups as EU Producer Organisations. In 2020, my Department published new national Recognition Criteria under the CMO to be satisfied by applicants for recognition. In line with the commitments in our Programme for Government to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The transitional regulation covering the 2021 and 2022 scheme years allow for Member States to implement internal convergence of payment entitlements at their own discretion. In 2019, Ireland chose to rest the programme of internal convergence for the transitional period (2021-22). This rest period provided some time for consultation with farmers and their representative bodies on this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (27 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 889 and 890 together. 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...