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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 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 Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The 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: Agriculture Schemes (8 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 in light of the difficult circumstances that Irish beef farmers had been facing as a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department recognises the significant potential for carbon sequestration from our soils and hedgerows and is working to establish research and technological infrastructure in this area to better inform our future strategies to reward farmers in their efforts to maintain and increase sequestration activities. Recently my Department provided funding for the establishment of a National...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A Department ecologist is currently working on this licence application and it is expected that appropriate assessment work will be completed in approximately 4 weeks. The licence should issue shortly afterwards. This as an indicative timeframe as some applications take longer than others depending on the number and complexity of interactions with European sites.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practices (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 837 and 852 together. My Department’s role does not extend to examining the funding relating to the establishment or purchase of veterinary practices. The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) is the statutory body under my Department's remit which  regulates the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the State in the public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department receives forestry applications and issues new licences every week of the year. This means there is a constant turnover of applications and a worklist which has these applications at various stages of processing. We update our weekly licencing output to stakeholders through a dashboard. There are approximately 4,700 forest licence applications currently in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.  Similarly, Rásaíocht Con Éireann is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the terms and conditions of the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, applicants must meet minimum stocking requirements to qualify for payment under the scheme.  Not all eligible applicants to the scheme will necessarily satisfy all the scheme requirements in order to qualify for a payment. For example, many will make on-farm decisions in relation to their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to assure the Deputy  that animal welfare is high on the agenda of my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to address the issue. The Programme for Government also contains an undertaking to provide additional urban horse welfare programmes to which I am fully committed.  My policy and the policy of the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 843 to 846, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that issues in relaqtion to the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Schemes are operational matters for Bord Bia. However I can advise that the Bord Bia Grass Fed Beef and Dairy Standards have been developed by Bord Bia following consultation with my Department, Teagasc, farmers and processors. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for Government (PFG) has committed to exploring the potential for the growing of fibre crops such as hemp.   My Department has been active on this issue and undertook a consultation on the hemp industry in 2019. This consultation included those involved in hemp regulation, research and the then hemp representative...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 transferred the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives.  The Licensing Authority is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, an official of the Department of Agriculture,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 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  is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Irish Coursing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Developing increased non-UK market access and furthering trade opportunities abroad continue to be integral parts of my Department’s response to the challenges posed by Brexit. My Department has been very active in this regard. Encouragingly, exports to our more traditional and existing markets such as other EU Member States exceeded €4 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: European Union legislation provides for a set of harmonised rules to ensure that food and feed are safe, and to ensure a high level of human, animal and plant health as well as animal welfare along the agri-food chain. Primary responsibility for ensuring that the obligations set out in Union agri-food chain legislation are met rests with operators. The Official Controls Regulation is clear...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy knows, the EU-UK Trade negotiations are ongoing at present and it is therefore not possible to say what, if any, impacts the outcome may have for our seafood industry.  When we know the outcome of those discussions, I will examine the implications, if any, for Ireland's seafood sector and indeed the wider agri-food sector, and discuss Ireland's views with the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Brexit poses very significant challenges for the Irish beef sector in particular because of its exposure to the UK market.  In value terms, Ireland exported €2.4 billion worth of beef last year, of which Great Britain accounted for €909 million (39%). If there is no agreement in the EU-UK negotiations, tariffs will apply on exports to and imports from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Following many successful years of reducing bovine TB levels to the benefit of Irish farmers, there has been a concerning incremental increase in the disease since 2016. This has continued in 2020 with further increases in herd incidence and reactor numbers observed. Herd incidence (on a 12-month rolling basis) has breached 4% for the first time since 2012 and reactor numbers have exceeded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The table at the link details the number of herds experiencing a new restriction, due to bovine TB, since 1st January each year, by county. While TB disease is low relative to historical levels, the number of new restrictions and reactor numbers have been gradually increasing since 2016. The pace of deterioration has accelerated in 2020. The reasons for the increased TB incidence...