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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the regulations governing the previous Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Ireland consolidated, or stacked, payment entitlements. Certain categories of farmers could surrender their original payment entitlements to the National Reserve. In exchange, these farmers received a lower number of payment entitlements with an increased payment entitlement unit value. The EU regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (22 Oct 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, it remains open to all applicants to respond to the identification of overclaims etc,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (21 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020.  A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m targeting sprat was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (21 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: To-date some 7,700 applications have been received under the 2020 Young Farmers Scheme.  These applications are currently being processed by my Department and payments under the scheme are scheduled to commence in early December 2020. The number of eligible applicants under the scheme in 2020 and the percentage variance from 2019 to 2020 will not be available until the required...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (21 Oct 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 TAMS II appeal was received from the above named. I am also advised that an oral hearing organised for 30thSeptember, 2020 had to be cancelled by the appellant. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (21 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department 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 specific piers, lights and beacons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (21 Oct 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  using the Department’s online application system at www.agfood.ie.  Farmers may choose  not to apply for the ANC scheme in any given year for a number of reasons such as changes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 to 270, inclusive, together. The implementation of the provisions of the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act is a top priority and my Department is working hard to ensure that it is given full effect. The SIs introduced immediately on foot of the legislation have immediately implemented the provisions related to the introduction of fees and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The final funding requirement for the 2020 BEEP-S scheme will not be known until after the closing date for the completion of measures under the scheme, which is 1st November, and any decisions arising will be taken after that date. Payments under the scheme are scheduled to be made in early December.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Tranche 18 of TAMS II closed on 20 August 2020. Under this tranche 3,448 new applications were received. These applications, together with those rolled over from tranche 17, bring the total number to be considered to 4,645. The process is that these applications must pass the initial administrative checks required and are all then subject to the ranking and selection process. Ranking and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The aim of the Department's Native Woodland Conservation Scheme (NWS) is to support the appropriate restoration of existing native woodlands in order to promote Ireland’s native woodland resource and associated biodiversity. NWS creates opportunities for implementing traditional forms of woodland management that form part of our countryside heritage, including coppicing. Other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was submitted on behalf of the person named in November, 2018. The application was referred to An Taisce and to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The NPWS replied that the site was adjacent to the Mumtrasna Mountain complex and comprised of blanket bog. It was ascertained on inspection that an ecological...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide range of investment items available under the suite of seven measures available under TAMS II. The list of investment items eligible for grant aid under TAMS II was extended in April 2019 to include on-farm solar PV and battery storage facilities. Under current EU regulations it is a requirement that all TAMS II investments must be for on farm capital investments. All...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to: Ensure fairness, equity, and transparency in the food chain by establishing a new authority called the National Food Ombudsman (NFO) to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. This new authority will enforce EU-wide rules on prohibited unfair trading practices in the food supply chain and will have powers to enforce this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Low emission slurry spreaders are grant aided under the Low Emissions Slurry Spreading (LESS) measure of TAMS II. To date interest in this measure has been very strong with over 4,500 farmers approved to purchase machinery. The investment ceiling under the LESS Scheme is not subject to the overall TAMS II investment ceiling. In relation to payments, 1,900 applicants have already been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The indicative allocation for the TAMS II scheme over the course of the Rural Development Programme is €395 million. There are a wide range of farm safety related investments available which are grant-aided under the suite of seven TAMS measures. These are included under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme, Organic Capital Investment Scheme, Tillage Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 781 to 783, inclusive, together. All persons keeping animals for farming purposed are legally obliged under both EU and Irish national legislation to ensure that those animals are kept in such a way that they are not caused any unnecessary pain suffering or injury. The legislation specifies, for example, that animals kept in intensive systems must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The pig industry is an important part of the Irish Agri-food sector exporting in excess of €890 million worth of product in 2019, an 8% increase from 2018. The industry has invested heavily in the last decade which has allowed it to grow its exports by over €500 million in the period 2010-2019.  In line with Programme for Government commitments, the recently published...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department 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 specific piers, lights and beacons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was launched in December 2016, for a period of four years.  The scheme reflected the commitment of the Government to the sheep sector in Ireland and was introduced as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme, having been agreed with the European Commission. The current rate of payment of €10 is based on the agreed costings underlying the...