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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biocidal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products, including hand sanitisers, may only be marketed and used in Ireland once they are registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and entered on the Biocidal Product Register" in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013. The hand sanitiser Virapro was approved by our Biocides Unit and registered in April 2020 on the basis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the national competent authority for the approval and registration of biocide products, including sanitisers. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 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. An extra €2.4 m allocation was announced in the Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Under Section 44 of the Forestry Act 1988, the introduction by Medite (a subsidary of Coillte CGA) of a scheme for the granting of pensions requires the approval of the Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, as the Department with responsibility for the oversight of Coillte, with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. This approval has been given by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products, including 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 result in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Finisher Payment (BFP) scheme is a one off, exchequer funded grant aid scheme under the Covid 19 State Aid Temporary Framework with a budget of €50 million. The objective of BFP is to provide support for beef finishing farms in Ireland which have been severely impacted by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Payments under the Beef Finisher Payment scheme will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As CAP negotiations are ongoing, my Department is pressing for the earliest adoption of EU regulations to facilitate the operation of schemes in the period between the current CAP and the CAP Strategic Plan post-2020. Our intention is to rollover the existing schemes from the current RDP and the Government made provision for this in the Budget with an allocation of €879m for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (3 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: . The measures are made based on expert advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1486 to 1489, inclusive, together. In relation to vessels dedicated to the transport of livestock from Ireland, there are currently four vessels licensed by my Department. The capacity of these vessels depends on the particulars of the consignments being shipped in terms of the size of the animal being transported. To approximate, the smallest of these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In order to be eligible for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme, farmers must apply for the scheme by completing the relevant section of the Basic Payment Scheme application form. This is done using the Department’s online application system at www.agfood.ie. When completing the Basic Payment Scheme online application, under a heading of “Other Schemes and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand that the Deputy's question refers to the funding for the LEADER Programme in the transitional period in 2021. The LEADER 2014-2020 programme will come to an end this year as far as new project commitments are concerned. The Local Action Groups that deliver the programme have indicated that all available project funding will be allocated by the end of December 2020. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has received the decision from the Agriculture Appeals Office in relation to this case and my officials are currently in the process of reinstating the GLAS application as per the decision letter. Once this application clears all validation checks, the 2019 GLAS payment will be processed. ANC and BPS payments for scheme year 2019 have issued to the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As you may be aware, there is a backlog of license applications that require an Appropriate Assessment (AA). My Department has put in place a detailed project plan for dealing with this backlog which includes recruitment of additional ecologists, forestry inspectors and administrative staff where required. Applications for which Natura Impact Statements (NIS) have been submitted will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President on 2nd October 2020 and the Act commenced on 6th October 2020 in full. The secondary legislation required to give effect to the Act was introduced on 7th October, 2020. The new Act, amending the Agriculture Appeals Act, was designed to align forestry licensing appeals process with best practice in other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President on 2nd October 2020 and the Act commenced on 6th October 2020 in full. The secondary legislation required to give effect to the Act was introduced on 7th October, 2020. The new Act, amending the Agriculture Appeals Act was designed to align forestry licensing appeals process with best practice in other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The livestock levies on cattle, sheep and pigs levied by Bord Bia and payable by primary producers have been incorporated into its legal framework since its foundation as An Coras Beostock agus Feola (CBF) in 1979. The rates of levies have not fundamentally changed or increased since its evolution into An Bord Bia in 1994 and stand at €1.90 per bovine, 25c per sheep and 35c per pig. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The following table outlines the number of farmers who have received funding under the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) in each of the scheme years 2016 to 2019. Year Payees (per scheme year) 2016 1,663 2017 1,549 2018 1,486 2019 1,502 OFS payments in respect of 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: At the last TB Forum meeting on the 1st of October 2020, I committed to sharing draft documents with stakeholders to inform the drafting of a renewed TB eradication strategy. My officials facilitated this in recent weeks and have asked for written views from stakeholders. Bilaterals will also be accommodated on request. Once this consultation process is finalised, the Chairman of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1500 and 1501 together. The Fishery Harbours Centres Act 1968 established the concept of Fishery Harbours in the State and vested their management in the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine took over responsibility for the Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs) in October 2007. There are currently six FHCs...