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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Convergence is a feature of the current CAP and the new CAP proposals intend to continue with this policy. Ireland has supported this element of these proposals. Convergence aims to redistribute and flatten the value of CAP payment entitlements and like all elements of the CAP, there are differing views regarding its implementation. Under the current CAP, some €93million was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is one of the most successful Schemes under our current Rural Development Programme. The Scheme has more than achieved its targets in terms of new land converted and the maintenance of organic land. The area of land under organic production has expanded dramatically as a direct result of this Department's investment. I have successfully negotiated an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management. Applications were made via my Department's online application system at www.agfood.ie. The scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A key requirement of the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) I is that participants must ensure that by 31st October 2020 at least 50% of their reference animals are genotyped heifers/eligible suckler cows and rated 4/5 stars on the replacement index. Under BDGP II, which commenced in 2017, the female replacement requirement is 20% of their reference animals by 31st October 2020. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully aware of the issue raised. A replanting order was issued in May 2019 to the landowner in question which included removing the trees too close to the dwelling. To date, this replanting order has not been complied with and the Department is now taking legal advice on how best to progress the matter.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named owns a number of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and it is an option for them to lease out the entitlements to another herd owner, either with or without land. As the deadline for applications for the 2020 scheme year has already passed and the named person has received their 2020 payment, the lease could not commence before 1 January 2021. Applications for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied for grant aid for the purchase of two Automatic Slurry Scrapers with New Drives under tranche 12 of the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme, one of the suite of seven measures available under TAMS II. Approval issued on 21 November 2018. A payment claim for the purchase of the approved equipment was subsequently submitted. A number of issues arose...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Transfers (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that this is a complex case, due to the nature of the title held to the lands in question. My Department has now considered its position and officials from the Legal Services Division will be in contact with the solicitor concerned in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable National and EU legislation. The licensing process also includes a period of public and statutory consultation. In relation to the licence applications referred to by the Deputy, the public consultation stage of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The following table, using data from the Central Statistics Office, outlines the value (€000) and volume (Tonnes) of dairy ingredients/produce exported to Australia in 2019: 2019 Jan-Mar cumulative Jan-Jun cumulative Jan-Sep cumulative Jan-Dec cumulative €000 432 2,496 6,073 11,618 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (10 Nov 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 a GLAS appeal was received from the named person in January 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: Fishing Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Fisheries Local Action Group Scheme is a community-led local development initiative for the socio-economic development of coastal communities and forms part of my Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-20. There are seven Fisheries Local Action Groups, each responsible for a specific coastal region, and each has published a Local Development Strategy for its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As per the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) document, which is available on my Department’s website, a tree felling licence is not required for this Scheme (Section 3.4.1(d)). This exemption is under Section 19 (1)(c) of the Forestry Act, 2014 – exempted trees – and is given to “control or prevent the spread of fires or a pest or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 applies to all “protected animals”, that is animals in the possession of man, including dogs. The Act in its totality applies to dogs in the same manner as it applies to other domestic animals. I would draw the Deputy’s particular attention to sections 11 (1)(a) (duty to protect animal welfare), section 12(1)(b) (prohibition on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 815 and 824 together. On 19thOctober, the Taoiseach announced that the whole country would move to Level 5 of the Framework for Living with COVID-19 for a period of 6 weeks, starting midnight on Wednesday, the 21st. This decision was made on foot of strong evidence presented to the Government of a potentially grave situation arising in the weeks ahead. For...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish carbon reporting system (CARBWARE) was initially implemented in 2004 to meet reporting requirements to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on all national forest sources and sinks. Following the completion of the first National Forest inventory in 2006, methods needed to be developed to integrate forest statistics and all available research information...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are two main lead roles on environment policy within my Department's Forestry Inspectorate. The first is Head of the ecology unit which is filled at Forestry Inspector Grade 1 level. The Head of this unit is a qualified ecologist. This is a new role to reflect the significant investment in ecologists by my Department this year to improve our output on forestry licensing. Separately,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Public Service Management Act, 1997 requires that Secretaries General prepare and submit a Statement of Strategy for Government Departments to their Minister within 6 months of his or her appointment as a Minister. Arising from the recent appointment of a new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department is in the process of preparing a new Statement of Strategy to serve...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 819 and 820 together. The previous Minister met with representatives of the fisheries sector on a number of occasions earlier this year to discuss the impacts of the Covid 19 Pandemic on market access and prices for seafood. At their request, a Covid-19 Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme was introduced for fishing vessels in the Polyvalent, Beam Trawl and Specific...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Article 14 of Regulation 1379/2013 on the Common Organisation of the Market for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (CMO) specifies EU regulatory requirements for recognition of fisheries and aquaculture producer organisations. The Department as competent authority for the CMO in Ireland has a process in place which allows for groups of fisheries or aquauclture producers to apply for...