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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (29 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our technical grade streams and locations, and to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan through which current and future staffing needs are addressed. Overall staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (29 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that no staff at TAO or SAO grades in my Department have indicated their intention to retire in 2025. Retirement notice periods in the Civil Service are governed by DPER Circular 10/2012. Staff in TAO and SAO grades are only required to give a minimum of one month's notice of intention to retire from the Civil Service. It should be noted that, following the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (29 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our technical grade streams and locations, and to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan through which current and future staffing needs are addressed. Overall staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Processing of the eco-scheme applications for the herdnumber provided by the Deputy has been completed and they will receive their advance (70%) Eco-Scheme payment in week beginning 27th May 2024, with the balancing payment of 30% to be issued in early June 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine currently has public servants based in the two Drumshanbo locations (Main Street, Drumshanbo and in the regional Veterinary Office, Derryhallagh, Drumshanbo). The past five years has seen a slight rise in the number of Department of Agriculture public servants in both locations. The number of public servants working in Main Street...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027 there are a range of area-based interventions which are paid at different rates depending on entitlements, land type and location. All of the area-based interventions are available to those farming on commonage. These include: Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Complementary Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) Complementary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) and its supporting network of six Regional Inshore Fisheries Forums are consultative bodies, established in 2014, to facilitate the development of a coherent inshore sector by encouraging inshore fishers to discuss their fishing issues and generate commonly supported initiatives. These structures have guided the development of industry-led proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The package of measures to assist ash forest owners, including the financial aid as outlined in the Action Plan approved by the Government, offers relief and incentives to deal with this important issue. The overall financial aid for ash dieback potentially amounts to €237 million, including the new €79.5 million Climate Action Performance Payment. In arriving at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Sector (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) publishes the index values for all beef animals. The beef indices quantify the genetic component of an animal's performance across all traits of importance for Irish suckler farmers. The economic values calculated by Teagasc underpin the weightings applied to the various traits in the development of the beef indices. Updates to the economic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has introduced Specification 198 which outlines the minimum specification for the Installation of Solar PV Systems. All relevant electrical and structural standards are prescribed in this specification. Under TAMS II, a total of 129 of the 246 paid applications for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels were submitted on forms other than my Department's official S198 form. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The pier in Ballinskelligs, County Kerry is the responsibility of Kerry County Council. The responsibility for the development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. The primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and any wider funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021-2027) provides the primary source of funding support for the seafood sector in Ireland. Article 26(2) of the EMFAF Regulation (2021/1139) provides that aid may be granted where an exceptional event has occurred which caused a significant disruption of the markets. such aid may only be in respect of loss of income or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Any alleged breaches of the EIA (Agriculture) Regulations (SI 456 of 2011, as amended) that are brought to my Department's attention are investigated. Following investigation a prohibition notice was issued in this case. Subsequently the farmer submitted an Ecological Impact Assessment, which is being reviewed by my Department. Once the review is completed, the farmer will be informed of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following exceptional flooding in the Shannon Callows during summer 2023, on 7 November 2023, I announced the launch of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to support farmers who have lost fodder due to flooding in the region during summer 2023. I have allocated funding of approximately €800,000 which will allow for a payment rate of up to €325 per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Advance payments to organic farmers commenced on 7th December 2023. To date, approximately 98% of Organic Farming Scheme participants have received advance payments. My Department is working to finalise payments for the remaining 2% of participants. The majority of these payments, including in respect of this case, will issue within the next 2 weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (28 May 2024)

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. HRI operates under the aegis of my Department. HRI and my Department have received an invitation from the Dail Public Accounts Committee to meet its members on 20 June...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and for the Government. Each year, I provide considerable funding to support animal welfare charity organisations. All animal welfare organisations in receipt of this funding through my Department’s Animal Welfare Grants programme receive an annual veterinary inspection by veterinary staff from my Department. This is a key part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Pensions in Coillte are provided from schemes established under the Forestry Act 1988. The Coillte Superannuation Scheme rules provide that the “Company may grant such increases in pensions and preserved pensions under this Scheme as may be authorised from time to time by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance.” From vesting day, 1 January 1989, until...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 242 together. My Department does not have responsibility for the removal or reconstitution of Ash trees for private homeowners and landowners with ash trees in their gardens or on individual holdings who did not plant under a Departmental ash scheme. My Department supported the Tree Council of Ireland in publishing guidelines for managing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (23 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently the primary source of funding for the seafood sector in Ireland is the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) (2021-2027), which follows on from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) (2014 - 2020). EMFAF has a budget allocation of €258 million over the lifetime of the programme. Funding supports are currently available to inshore fishers under...