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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to intra-community live exports, all EU member states are subject to common EU welfare standards both during transit and within the destination of country.   In the case of 3rd countries, agreed veterinary health certificates outline herd of origin, transport and welfare requirements to be met.  Ireland adheres strictly to these standards....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1118 to 1121, inclusive, together. I appreciate the impact that recent developments in the ongoing WTO-adjudicated Airbus and Boeing disputes have had on the Irish feed importers.  On 9th November 2020, the EU decided to impose tariffs on a range of US exports to the EU, including beet pulp and cane molasses. These tariffs became...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Facilities (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Office of the Revenue Commissioners is the office responsible for customs controls in Ireland. My Department, in conjunction with the HSE, is responsible for the implementation of food safety, plant and animal health controls on consignments of live animals, plants and products of plant and animal origin, being imported into Ireland, and the EU, from non-EU countries. The hours of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation 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 vessels barred from UK waters and subsequent displacement into Ireland's fishing zone. This week, I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Regarding the future use of peat moss in the horticulture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The CAP post-2020 legislative proposals set out a number of measures relating to distribution of payments. These include a proposal to implement a mandatory overall cap of €100,000, as well as degressivity, or gradual reductions, for payments above €60,000. The proposals also include a complementary redistributive scheme to redistribute payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: During the transitional period, the provisions for capping of payments from EU Regulation 1307 of 2013 still apply. Ireland chose to apply the maximum capping of payments possible under this regulation and will continue to do so during 2021.  Therefore, the maximum payment that will be granted to any one farmer under the Basic Payment Scheme (excluding the Greening Payment)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Convergence is a feature of the current CAP and the new CAP proposals intend to continue with this policy. Ireland has supported this element of these proposals. Convergence aims to redistribute and flatten the value of CAP payment entitlements and like all elements of the CAP, there are differing views regarding its implementation. Under the current CAP, some €93million was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Health and the HSE are the competent authorities responsible for dealing with public health including testing and tracing.  I can confirm that my Department has not been informed of a worker at a mink farm having tested positive for Covid-19.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with other parts of the economy, much of the analysis and economic modelling to date on Brexit for the Irish agrifood sector has concentrated on the outcome of a no deal scenario. Recent research by Teagasc estimated that in a no-deal scenario, the average family farm income in 2021 would have decreased by 18%, with average income on beef farms dropping by 40%. In concluding a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Beef exports to non-EU third country markets take place on the basis of bilaterally or EU-agreed veterinary health certificates (VHCs) or, alternatively, on general meat certificates. Eight VHCs provide for full or partial 30-month age restrictions for Irish beef as required by the importing country at the time that the certificate was agreed. The third country...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Beef exports to non-EU third country markets take place on the basis of bilaterally or EU-agreed veterinary health certificates (VHCs) or, alternatively, on general meat certificates. Beef exports to the rest of the EU do not require certification. In relation to VHCs currently in place, no third country has specified the maximum number of movements of an animal in its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1132 to 1135, inclusive, together. My Department's dedicated Brexit call line is in operation on a 24-hour basis by phone, seven days a week, since Monday 28 December. Prior to then, it had been operational from Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 7 pm. This was set up as an advice line for stakeholders in the agrifood sector to answer a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Firstly, I fully recognise the impact the current forestry licensing delays are having on the sector at the moment. 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. My Department receives applications and issues new licences every week and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in full. Provision of the information sought will require a comprehensive examination of my Department’s records. The information will however be forwarded to the Deputy within 14 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Customs and Excise (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continuously reviews its various arrangements with regards to import control checks, of which the use of food detector dogs is one part. If any trained food detection dogs were to be purchased, the process would be subject to normal procurement rules. Thus, while it is not possible to give a definitive answer on cost, typically the initial costs of a detection dog would be of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised, however, that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received from the person named on 30th September 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: Felling Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department issued a tree felling licence to the person named on 6th January, 2021. Felling operations may not commence for 28 days from the date the licence was issued to allow for any appeals to the independent Forestry Appeals Committee.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to assure the Deputy that my policy and the policy of Government is clear and consistent - animal cruelty is totally unacceptable. Animal welfare is high on the agenda of my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to address the issue. In December 2020, I announced the provision of record funding of €3.2 million to 101 animal welfare organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCE) 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 RCE...