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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (10 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 within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was received by my Department from the person named on 15th May 2019.  The documentation submitted for this application in relation to the stocking density requirements to underpin payment under the scheme was not sufficient to clear the case for payment.   This was set...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named had a debt recorded on their Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine account in relation to the AEOS, Area Based and Single Farm Payment schemes. Following a successful appeal, the Department has removed the outstanding debt from that account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In Ireland, fish quotas are a public resource owned by the State. The Minister has responsibility for the management of Ireland's  quotas. Allocations are made available to fishing vessels based on an overall policy framework which has been developed over the past 30 years.  The key commercial whitefish quotas (cod, haddock, monk, hake etc) are managed, usually...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 and 461 together. The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are law enforcement matters for the Irish control authorities.Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, all operational matters are exclusively the responsibility of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 464 together. The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are law enforcement matters for the Irish control authorities.Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, all operational matters are exclusively the responsibility of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are law enforcement matters for the Irish control authorities.Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, all operational matters are exclusively the responsibility of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service.  Under the Act,  I am...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Bluefin tuna is a highly migratory large pelagic species which spawns in the Mediterranean, and then migrates over a wide area of the North East Atlantic to feed.  This migration brings some of the fish into the Irish 200 miles zone for part of the year. At the time we see fish in the Irish zone there are also fish being caught in the international high seas  and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, under statute. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons throughout Ireland, in accordance with the Marine Works (Ireland) Act 1902, and piers,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seaweed Harvesting (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is responsible for considering applications under the Foreshore Act 1933 for the harvesting of seaweed.  I have no function in the matter. Community groups involved in harvesting of seaweed may be eligible for financial support from the seven Fisheries Local Action Groups operating under my Department's European Maritime and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 468, 469, 470 and 471 together. There are certain stocks for which ICES (the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) has issued scientific advice for no catches.  However, the Landing Obligation requires that if these stocks are caught, even as a by-catch, they must be landed.  These by-catch stocks in the Celtic Sea, the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are law enforcement matters for the Irish control authorities.Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, all operational matters are exclusively the responsibility of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service.  Under the Act,  I am...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Environmental monitoring (bio-aerosol measurement) has not been undertaken in any meat processing plant other than that which was undertaken as part of a retrospective investigation (in late July/early August) in the pilot study plant, in which a COVID-19 outbreak had occured in April 2020. However, it should be noted that the report of this pilot study has been shared with other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The referenced pilot study involved the voluntary participation and co-operation of a single meat processing plant, which included sharing a significant amount of information of a commercially sensitive nature about operational processes within that plant. The pilot study was undertaken on the understanding that a report would be shared with other meat plant operators, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department’s statutory responsibility in the context of meat plants is to ensure that the DAFM approved plants operate in compliance with the EU's food hygiene legislation, animal health and animal welfare standards.  Within my Department, approximately 250 Veterinary and Technical staff are routinely involved in supervising, regulating and controlling the food safety,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Department veterinary staff have many different functions within the Regional Veterinary Office and Veterinary Public Health work, including disease eradication, animal exports, public health, food safety, animal welfare, animal remedies and other regulatory duties.  Some of these duties have paper-based aspects.  Many of these duties are supported by IT systems. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations (SI 605 2017) and the amended regulation SI 529 2020 are the responsibility of the Department of Housing, Planning Local Government and Heritage. The amended regulation clarifies the requirement first published in 2017 that  “Where bovine livestock have direct access to watercourses from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (10 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. The supports include a Teagasc Learner Laptop Assistance Scheme to assist disadvantaged Teagasc learners with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was launched in December 2016, for a period of four years.  The scheme reflected the commitment of the Government to the sheep sector in Ireland and was introduced as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme.  Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, applicants were assigned a reference number based on the average of the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the package of new farm safety measures in Budget 2021, €1m in funding has been provided to support ‘locally-led’ farm safety initiatives (EIP).  This EIP is being run in a two-stage process.  Stage one of the call for proposals on Farm Health, Safety and Wellbeing has just been launched by Minister of State, Martin Heydon, with a closing date...