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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 and has received payments for scheme years 2016 – 2019 and the 2020 Advance payment. Following the outcome of an internal review, the person named is due payments in respect of the commonage action. The Department is currently working on this issue and once all pre-payment checks are completed, the processing of these payments will be completed.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on 8 April 2020. As part of the standard checks undertaken on such applications, an overclaim has been identified on a commonage parcel declared by the person named. My Department has been in correspondence with the person's agent in relation to this matter, and is also undertaking a review of the eligibility...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A study to determine the feasibility of any future once-off targeted scheme for Voluntary Farm Building Relocation is being undertaken. My Department has evaluated a range of at risk farmyards, impacted by flooding, to see if any alternative remedial works can be undertaken to protect farm buildings at risk of flooding and is currently considering this evaluation.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The annual Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) examines many aspects of farming, including viability. A farm is defined as viable if family labour is remunerated at greater than or equal to the minimum wage and there is sufficient income to provide an additional five per cent return on non-land based assets employed on the farm. Over the past decade or more the results indicate that...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef TaskForce, at its last meeting on 22 October 2020, supported a proposal from Bord Bia for a programme of Suckler Beef promotion and the development of a brand proposition for Irish Suckler Beef, with a budget of up to €6 million over the next three years, subject to annual review of progress. This annual review, which will be overseen by a monitoring group with majority...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company. The Coillte Farm Partnership Scheme, and any contracts between Coilte and forest-owners under the scheme, are a matter entirely for Coillte. My Department has passed the questions raised for direct response to the Deputy.

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

Charlie McConalogue: All applications for schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme are subject to the standard range of verification checks as required under the relevant EU legislation. As part of this process, my Department issues letters to applicants where issues such as potential overclaims arise. In such cases, the information available to my Department is outlined to the applicant. Such letters are not...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Calf Investment Scheme was open for applications from 7 January 2020 to 28 January 2020. The scheme offered a range of on-farm investment items for calf rearing and welfare facilities. Over 2,500 farmers applied to the scheme and a budget of €4million was allocated to ensure all eligible applications would be fully funded. Grant aid of up to €3,000 per holding was made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (10 Nov 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 future of the industry is dependent on a strong governance...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department uses workforce planning processes to identify and address critical resource needs required to deliver its business goals. Workforce planning is a key tool in enabling my Department to forecast its current and future staffing gaps (subject to the limits of the annual estimates process, the usual budgetary constraints and approvals by the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Hare coursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the ICC. Hares can only be collected for coursing by clubs affiliated to the ICC, in accordance with the terms of two licences granted by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the agreement reached in July on the Multiannual Financial Framework, which included a €5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve for Member States and sectors most affected by Brexit. This is a new Reserve, and the particulars of how it will be distributed will be agreed after the Commission has presented its proposals for the Reserve later this month. It is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products, including any type of hand sanitisers, 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 Biocidal Product Register" in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013. The process for registering biocidal products aims to ensure that their use does not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The case referred to is a complex one which centred on establishing ownership of a piece of land bordering Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre. Since my previous reply to the Deputy on this issue, significant progress has been made in finalising the matter and documents will be exchanged with the relevant parties involved shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Dairy Equipment Scheme, one of the suite of seven measures available under TAMS scheme, batch/multi place Meal Feeders are currently available on the list of investment items. The person named made an application for individual meal feeders on 5 April 2019. TAMS is a demand-led scheme and due to the high increase in application numbers, ranking and selection was applied with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s forests and harvested wood products play a significant role in climate change mitigation by removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The national forest estate is an important store for carbon, estimated at over 312 million tonnes. Ireland’s total forest area is not a net emitter of greenhouse gases and is a substantial sink for carbon dioxide compared to other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) County Eligible Applicants Paid Applicants Percentage Paid Amount Paid Cavan 4,667 4,596 98.5% €23,164,530 Monaghan 3,904 3,841 98.4% ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Management arrangements for three migratory stocks in the North East Atlantic in which Ireland has an interest - Mackerel, Blue Whiting and Atlanto-Scandian Herring - are negotiated by means of a Coastal States Framework between parties in whose waters significant concentrations of the fish stock are to be found and who have had a track record in the fishery. The Coastal State...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sport Horse industry is an industry that has been supported by respective Governments down through the years. I am very much aware of its importance to the economy and the desire for all involved to resume all activities as soon as possible. It is clear that Covid 19 is having a major effect on all sports, including Equine Sports. Ireland is currently at Level 5 in the fight against the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government has issued a list which is available on gov.ie which sets out, among others things, guidance/direction as to purposes for essential travel (beyond 5Km), essential retail outlets, essential services, essential wholesale and retail trade and support activities which is available here: .. Fox hunting with hounds does not appear on this list. On the general matter of hunting, the...