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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is continuing to support the farming community in these difficult times, in particular, by ensuring that scheme payments can continue to issue to farmer clients. Conducting on-farm inspections is deemed essential work. Officials in my Department and I are very conscious of the challenges and concerns for all stakeholders posed by the COVID-19 situation. At all times, our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Unfortunately, due to an administrative error, the previous PQ from the Deputy was not referred to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and I wish to apologise for this error. The question has now been sent to the SFPA for direct and urgent reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hazardous Waste Removal (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: While Haulbowline island has been under my Department’s care for the duration of the East Tip remediation works, those works are concluded and the island is soon to transfer to the ownership of the Minister for Defence.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II on 4 August 2020. Supporting documentation in relation to this application was requested and was received by the Department on 9 December 2020, following which a pre-approval inspection was completed on 22 December 2020. Processing of the application is currently being finalised and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department provides direct support to the horticulture industry through the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Horticulture Sector. The Scheme provides grant aid towards capital investments in specialised plant and equipment, as well as emerging technologies specific to commercial horticulture production. In the current situation, this support is also important to help...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Within EU Member States, purebred animal breeding of the domestic species (bovines, porcines, ovines, caprines and equines) is governed by EU legislation, namely, Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, aimed at ensuring a harmonised approach to trade and for entry into the European Union. The exiting of the UK from the European Union, impacts on Irish breeders that are members of UK breed societies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. The Office was established in 2002 in accordance with the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 and the Agriculture Appeals Regulations 2002. There are distinct and specific statutory functions assigned to the officials delivering the appeals service which require the Appeals Officers and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I fully recognise the impact the current forestry licensing delays are having on the sector. I am in regular and intensive consultation with all stakeholders to resolve these issues and I also issue a weekly dashboard to update on my Department's licensing dashboard. I have received the correspondence to which the question refers and a direct response will issue from my office to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Fisheries was an extremely important priority for Ireland and the EU as a whole in the Task Force negotiations with the UK. The EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement will, unfortunately, have an impact on our fishing industry. However, this impact would have been far greater had the Barnier Task Force agreed to UK demands or had we been in a no-deal scenario which would have seen all EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Apiculture Industry (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 to 492, inclusive, 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 funding to carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (21 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: Fishing Industry (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Following consultation with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, I have decided to designate five additional Irish ports, for both Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) legislation and North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) purposes, to accept UK registered-Northern Ireland vessel landings. The five new ports designated are Ros a Mhíl, Howth, Greencastle, Rathmullen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Prevention Measures (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I met yesterday with Minister Patrick O'Donovan, Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, and including a number of his officials. We are very aware of the significant impact on the communities that flooding is having, including in relation to Lough Funshinagh. I will continue to engage with the Minister in relation to this situation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Apiculture Industry (21 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: Felling Licences (21 Jan 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498, 500 and 502 together. I fully recognise the impact the current forestry licensing delays are having on the sector. It is my immediate priority to resolve the issues which have led to this backlog and to issue licences in the volume needed for this important sector to continue to contribute to our rural economy and to help achieve our environmental goals....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 499, 501 and 503 together. The Agriculture Appeals Office which was established in 2002 in accordance with the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001, was assigned responsibility for implementing a new statutory appeals service for appeals against Department decisions on forestry licences in 2018. The Agriculture Appeals Office and the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 504 and 505 together. The COFORD Wood Mobilisation Working Group with input from my Department, has prepared the Roundwood Production Forecast 2016 – 2035, which estimates the volumes that are available for harvesting in the national forest estate for each year. In 2020, the volume estimated was 3.9m cubic metres and 4.1m cubic metres is estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since 1st January 2021, following the end of the transition period and the departure of the UK from the EU, both the UK and Irish authorities have put in place a revised system for transport via the UK landbridge. Health assurance/certification requirements for the movement of horses from Ireland to other EU member states continue as heretofore. Irish transporters must continue to remain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Imports Data (21 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulations require that live animals and plants, plant and animal products coming from non-EU countries are subject to import controls, at the first point of entry to the European Union. These so called sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) import controls apply to all non-EU countries, regardless of whether the non-EU country has a free trade deal with the EU or not. These controls did not...