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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: At this stage, budgets in my Department for social media advertising for 2021 have not been allocated. We are currently working on our social media strategies.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 and 372 together. My Department recently applied to the European Commission for an extension to the State Aid approval for the national Forestry Programme beyond the end of 2020. The current Forestry Programme has State Aid approval under the EU's State Aid Guidelines for the agriculture and forestry sectors (2014/C 204/01). These guidelines are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products may only be marketed and used in Ireland once they are registered with my Department and are entered on the Biocidal Product Register (BPR) in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013 and Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 governing the marketing and use of biocidal products in the European Union. The World Health Organisation (WHO) published guidance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Notified biocidal products containing active substances which have not yet been approved under the applicable EU regulations are subject to our national system of biocidal product registrations in accordance with Article 89 of the EU Biocidal Products Regulation. Registration of such products requires a review of information prescribed by the Pesticide Controls Division of my Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with the public health advice and guidelines on Covid-19 for the workplace, Department staff in the Pesticides Control Division are working from home other than when it is necessary for them to attend their workplace in person. Appropriate practices have been put in place to ensure that all work for which the Division has responsibility for, continues to be fully carried out in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The test method employed by the laboratory to analyse alcohol-based hand sanitiser products is a Gas Chromatography With Flame Ionization Detection - GC/FID method for quantification of methanol, ethanol, propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol and glycerol (total alcohol screen). This method is a newly validated test that has now satisfied the conditions for full INAB accreditation. All new biocidal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department became aware, through the Health Products Regulatory Authority, of a USDA Rapid Alert regarding the presence of methanol in hand sanitiser in the United States. This information related only to products originating in Mexico with no indication of this product being made available to the EU market As a precautionary measure, my Department's Pesticides Formulation Laboratory set...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of staff within the Department that have a flock or herd number registered in their name is not recorded centrally by my Department. The Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour sets out the standards of behaviour required of civil servants as they carry out their duties. The Code, which embraces core public service values of honesty, integrity and impartiality forms part of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the €75m Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. This aid was granted to support beef farmers who were affected by temporary market adjustment support in response to a specific market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Finisher payment (BFP) is a one-off, Exchequer-funded grant aid scheme under the Covid 19 State Aid Temporary Framework. The objective of BFP was to provide support for beef finishing farms in Ireland which had been severely impacted by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. An application for the BFP was submitted by the person named on 6th September 2020 in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The entitlements position for the named person has now been finalised and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club is the organisation charged by statute since 1923 with the role of Keeper of the Irish Stud Book. The stud book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily. TheIrish Coursing Club is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. Data provided by the Irish Coursing Club indicate the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club is the organisation charged by statute since 1923 with the role of Keeper of the Irish Stud Book. The stud book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily. TheIrish Coursing Club is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. Greyhounds are required to be named with the Club and the table...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Dec 2020)

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. RCÉ is not authorised to microchip greyhounds. The Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Dec 2020)

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. Data relating the greyhound dog pool at final dog pool count at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Dec 2020)

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. RCÉ operates under the Greyhound Racing Acts 1958 –...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Dec 2020)

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 table attached sets out details of injuries and deaths relating...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Dec 2020)

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 Irish Coursing Club (ICC) has been the keeper for the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The current Forestry Programme has State Aid approval under the EU's State Aid Guidelines for the agriculture and forestry sectors (2014/C 204/01). These guidelines are currently under review and the revised version will largely depend on the final shape of the CAP post-2020 proposals and the CAP Strategic Plans in particular. As part of the process to ensure that existing State aid...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the ongoing need for investment in the horticulture sector and my Department provides direct support through the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. This Scheme is operated on a competitive application basis. To ensure that funding can be drawn down by horticultural producers in 2021, the closing date of the scheme for...