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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In June 2020, my Department introduced a change in the approach to the issuing of certain error letters in relation to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). These changes were introduced following consultation with the farm organisations in accordance with the Farmers Charter of Rights. While these error letters related to BPS, they could also impact on an ANC application where that error was...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A Herd number is an administrative device, issued by my Department for the purposes of disease control. A herd number, therefore, does notinfer ownership of lands, ownership of any animals tested or kept under that herd number or entitlement to payments under any schemes operated by my Department. Where more than one person has an interest in the herd, there is a standardised process in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. The Deputy should be aware that, in some cases, portions of an applicant's overall ANC payment may involve elements of payments across multiple categories. Where this happens, for example, an individual receiving payment under Category 1 Higher rate and Category 1 Lower rate and Category 3 Higher rate, they will be counted in each...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The budget for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme has received a number of significant increases in recent years. €25m was allocated to the budget with effect from the 2018 scheme year and an additional €23m funding was added to the scheme from the 2019 scheme year. This increase of €48 over the two years has brought the total budget allocation of the scheme...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore passed the questions raised to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, in December 2018, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1st January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) provided 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. BEAM was funded by a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support. It was provided to support Irish beef farmers who saw beef prices fall in light of the Covid-19 market...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following detailed scrutiny by my Department, including a National Opposition Procedure and extensive stakeholder engagement, my Department submitted the application from Bord Bia for a PGI for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' to the European Commission on 27th November 2020. The specification includes qualifying product from sucker beef herds. The application will now be subject to detailed scrutiny...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has been working closely with Teagasc to develop Covid related supports for Teagasc learners that are broadly similar to those recently announced by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the wider education sector. To establish parity with comparable learners, in the region of €0.2 million is being provided to fund the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides that compensation to owners of animals may be payable if a cull of those animals is directed by my Department in the event of an outbreak in that herd or flock of certain diseases, including Highly PathogenicAvian Influenza. Compensation may relate to the animal that is culled, or to an animal product, animal feed or similar item that is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I will shortly launch a new Bovine TB eradication strategy which will be a roadmap to reduce disease levels over the next ten years. I am pleased to say that the draft strategy was broadly welcomed by stakeholders at the most recent meeting of the Bovine TB Stakeholders Forum on 8th December. I would like to thank the members of the Forum for their work in bringing forward proposals to reduce...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 672 and 673 together. A Forest Road Works licence was issued and subsequently appealed to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC). The decision of the FAC was to set aside and remit the licence decision to my Department. The application has been returned to my Department’s Forestry District Inspector for review and reassessment. The question of right of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme is one of a suite of seven measures under TAMS II, provided for in Ireland's 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme. As defined in the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1305/2013 of 17 December 2013 and reflected in the terms and condition, the Scheme is open to farmers who are more than 18 years and under 41 years of age at the date of submitting the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann 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. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. RCÉ, as a key pillar of its...

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 and funds programmes in the area of regulation,...

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: 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.There is considerable fluidity in relation to greyhounds entered for...

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 undertook a procurement process through the e-tenders...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The current Strategy for the development of the Organic Sector launched in 2019 provides a clear direction for the further development of the Organic Sector for the period up to 2025. The Organic Strategy Group, representative of all the main stakeholders in the organic arena, identified the areas with the greatest growth potential in the domestic market and the areas in deficit. Based on...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In terms of testing costs, in line with the agreed shared funding model of our TB programme, farmers pay for their annual round test which is an important component of our combined efforts to control and eradicate TB. If a TB reactor is found at the round test, my Department will cover this testing cost and all testing costs while the herd is in breakdown until the clearance test which is...