Results 12,701-12,720 of 23,963 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on 11 April 2020. During the processing of the application, a commonage parcel was deemed to be over claimed and the relevant over claim deduction was applied to the BPS advance payment of the person named. Following a review of the case, the overclaim has been removed and full payment was processed in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named has submitted applications under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in which he declared a specific parcel as Wild Bird Cover. However, when making his applications for scheme years 2016 to 2019 he did not submit a claimed area in respect of this parcel. The inclusion of a claimed area for such parcels is required as the applicant's claim for payment on a parcel. This...

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

Charlie McConalogue: According to the latest full-year data from the Central Statistics Office, Irish agri-food exports to Canada amounted to €118m in 2019. This was an increase on the figure of €108m recorded in respect of 2018, and makes Canada our seventh most important non-EU destination, and seventeenth overall. The key commodities exported were beverages (€77 million), dairy produce...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Prior to 1st January, pet dogs, cats and ferrets moving between Ireland and Great Britain required a pet passport issued by an EU Member State or EEA country. The pet also required to be microchipped and vaccinated against rabies. Pet movement into an EU Member State is governed by the EU Pet Travel Regulation (EU Regulation 576/2013). In December 2020, the EU listed the UK, as non-EU...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The safety and welfare of pet animals was one of the concerns behind the introduction by my Department of regulations on the sale and supply of pet animals. These Regulations were welcomed by welfare organisations and put into law certain requirements for sellers and suppliers of pet animals, including minimum ages for sale of certain mammals; record-keeping; registration with the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The role of my Department is to ensure animal health and welfare. The movement of animals, including pets, among EU Member States and between the EU and third countries is governed by EU legislation, which imposes requirements in relation to movement that vary according to species, type of movement and country of origin. In relation to the movement of dogs, requirements include...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ceadúnú Báid Iascaireachta Mara (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Tá roinnt bearta caomhnaithe i bhfeidhm cheana féin chun stoic portáin agus gliomaigh a chosaint. Tá siad leagtha amach sa reachtaíocht seo a leanas: - (Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1415/2004 ón gComhairle): Cuireann teorainn ar an méid portán dearg, portán faoilinne agus stoic eile is féidir a thabhairt i dtír in Éirinn ó...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1150, 1152, 1169 and 1170 together. Within the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and UK, access arrangements are set out in Article 8 Fish. This Article sets out: provided that TACs have been agreed, each Party shall grant vessels of the other Party access to fish in its waters in the relevant ICES sub-areas that year. Access...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The applicants of the Judicial Review (2017/816JR) are challenging a decision made by the Minister in July 2017 in respect of the allocation of Ireland’s total mackerel fishing quota (Ministerial Decision regarding a Proposal from the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation (IS&WFPO) for a revised mackerel distribution between the Polyvalent Segment and the RSW...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The key challenge here is to maximise the volume and value of Irish agri-food exports to all destinations, and to anticipate and, as best we can, mitigate the potential impact of adverse developments in trading patterns. This requires a two-handed approach comprised of support for our existing and potential future UK trade, as well as development of increased EU and third country market...

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

Charlie McConalogue: On 30th December, An Taoiseach announced that the entire country would move to Level 5 restrictions under the Framework for Living with Covid19. Protecting the agri-food sector and people in rural communities is my key priority. Consequently, there should be no public access to sales rings, in line with Level 5 measures. Marts may conduct sales using online platforms or through a tender...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Subject to meeting the relevant regulatory and control requirements, and where relevant, the payment of tariffs, the import or export of beef is a matter for commercial operators. The European Commission's medium term outlook shows that the EU as a whole imported 348,000 tonnes of beef in 2020 (down from 386,000 tonnes in 2019); and this figure is projected to grow by 0.6% annually in...

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