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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (1 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. In accordance with the Welfare of Greyhounds Act, 2011, any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish inshore fisheries sector has been heavily reliant on a thriving food service industry both in Europe and in other markets for their seafood products and unfortunately food service globally has been particularly affected by the pandemic. I understand that Ireland's exports figures indicate that there have been significant exports of crab to the Netherlands in recent years. For...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I have made inquiries into the matter. The issues raised by the person concerned are currently being examined by the relevant officials and a detailed response will be issued in writing to the person concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 805 to 807, inclusive, together. Approximately 17% of total Irish barley production is procured by the drinks sector; the balance of the national barley crop is grown for animal feed and seed production. It is open to individual farmers to decide what enterprise they undertake and to what scale it should be undertaken, according to their land type and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Due to the volume of the information requested by the Deputy, it was not possible to provide a comprehensive response in the required timeframe. I will arrange for a reply to be forwarded directly to the Deputy within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biocidal Products (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products may only be marketed and used in Ireland once they are registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and are entered on the “Product Register” in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013. On 3 August 2020, applications for two biocidal products bearing the trade names referred to were received by my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The suite of seven TAMS II measures launched under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 have been very popular with over 33,000 approvals issued to date. Payments under TAMS have now reached €255m with a further €135m committed in approvals. Payments are currently issuing at an average rate of €1.4m per week. I was very pleased to secure funding for next year of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (1 Dec 2020)

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 27thOctober 2020. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all relevant documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the 2018 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was received from the person named on 11th May 2018. The person named has not demonstrated to date that he has met the minimum stocking requirements as set out in the 2018 scheme terms and conditions. These requirements must be met before payment can issue under the scheme. An appeal submitted on behalf of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has undertaken a range of initiatives over the last four years preparing for Brexit, including investments in infrastructure in ports and airports; staffing; the development of IT support systems; and communications with stakeholders. In addition the Government has also made available a range of supports, including advisory, financial, and upskilling supports to all businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (1 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 stocking rates which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Please find the information requested in relation to the numbers of eligible applications received for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme for the years 2015 to 2020 in the table below. Year Number of applicants who hold ANC eligible land Number paid 2015 103,458 96,890 2016 100,537 95,287 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 816 and 818 together. 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 licensing output to stakeholders through a dashboard. There are approximately 4,700...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I commenced the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 on 7th October and at the same time, signed regulations, giving effect to the provisions of the Act. The Act makes various provisions for the structuring of the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC), to enable it to more efficiently hear appeals against decisions on forestry licences amongst other matters. The FAC is operationally...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (RUS) was launched in June this year, following a review of the policy approach and associated support schemes while considering the move away from Ash Dieback eradication and bringing ash plantation management into focus. The review included careful consideration of stakeholder submissions as well as meetings with representative bodies of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (1 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 issue of artificial insemination of greyhounds is covered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I should go ahead and make myself a permanent member of this committee again. I have not missed too many meetings since the start of the year and it is good to be back. I welcome this opportunity to present this sustainability impact assessment to the committee. As in previous years, a rigorous assessment has been undertaken to examine the implications for Ireland of the EU Commission's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy touched on Brexit first. This has been a fundamental concern of our fishing sector since it was first mooted and voted on in Britain and Northern Ireland more than four years ago. It has also been one of our key concerns nationally with regard to upcoming negotiations and those which have been ongoing since last year. The Deputy is right; there is a lot of concern on a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to Brexit negotiations and the number of UK vessels that will be leaving EU waters after 1 January, our position is that we want the existing situation to continue with regard to quota share and access to waters. That is obviously being contested in the negotiations at the moment. Access to UK waters is very important for our fishermen. Many of our catches, particularly the more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: On the Senator's first question, Northern Irish vessels landing into EU ports will not be subject to sanitary or phytosanitary requirements or health certification after 1 January 2021, according to the arrangements in place. On the Senator's second point, concerning the current overall total allowable catches within the EU waters including both European and UK waters, the overall approach is...