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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (8 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continues to monitor the situation in relation to the floods, with significant flooding occurring of farmlands but, in general, not of farmyards to-date. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Mackinnon Report carried out by Jim Mackinnon, former Chief Planner with the Scottish Government reviewed the forestry approval process and related issues in Ireland. This was similar to an exercise which Mr. Mackinnon had previously conducted for the Scottish authorities. It was published at the end of last year and presented to the Forestry Programme Implementation Group in January. Its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The current Forestry Programme covers the period ending 2020, but given delays in finalising CAP regulations and State Aid rules, will have to extend into 2021. The Programme will set out the different measures that the Department will support during the next programming period. I am anxious that this new programme reflect societal expectations for a modern forestry programme when it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I note the publication of the Northern Ireland Fishing and Seafood Development Programme (FSDP)(Stage 1) report, which was published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on the 25th of September 2020. This is a report focused on the possible future development of Northern Ireland's fishing port infrastructure. The report focuses on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (8 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application under the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) was received on behalf of the person named and is currently with our Registration Team for processing. Once registration has been completed, the Department will write to the applicant and his Registered Forester, providing a CN reference number. At this stage, the application will also be forwarded to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with a proposal from the TB Forum, my Department recently developed individualised reports that provide a simplified TB herd risk category for farmers, with herd-specific advice on how to reduce risk of TB. Farmers are already provided with information in relation to their TB risk, but this new report presents this in a very much more user friendly, detailed and practical form. There...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: DNA testing of bovines can take a number of weeks to complete, depending on factors including the laboratory used and the size of the herd. Responsibility for arranging DNA testing and payment for same rests with the herd keeper concerned. My Department understands the DNA testing has been carried out but as the herd keeper is responsible for arranging same my officials do not have a date or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: It is prohibited to target, retain on board, tranship or land picked dogfish, also known as spurdog, in North Western Waters. The stock was subject to high harvest rates for more than four decades, and fisheries were not managed during this time. The spawning biomass of this species is at an extremely low level, although conservation measures in recent years have had an impact in terms...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence for the person named was received on 19th May. Every application must be carefully assessed for its potential impact on the surrounding countryside and environment. The application was referred to my Department's Archaeology Unit and their report has been received. The proposed site of the felling operations lies within the zone of impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulation 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products comes into effect in January 2022. This Regulation is binding in full and has direct effect on all Member States. Two issues have now arisen 1. The new requirement under EU Law for a veterinary prescription to be issued before antiparasitic products can be dispensed and 2. The question as to whether Ireland can avail of a derogation in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: While taxation policy is primarily the responsibility of the Minister for Finance, our two Departments work closely to ensure it is consistent with the Government's priorities for the agrifood sector. Consanguinity relief from stamp duty provides, under certain conditions, for a 1% stamp duty rate applicable to transfers to certain close relatives, as compared with the standard rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is the State's money advice service. It is available to farmers and provides confidential advice on budgeting as well as assistance with financial difficulties. It may be accessed via their website .

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to, "Consider further taxation measures to manage evolving issues such as market volatility". While taxation policy is primarily the responsibility of the Minister for Finance, our two Departments work closely to ensure it is consistent with the Government's priorities for the agrifood sector. Therefore, my Department will be engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: While taxation policy is primarily the responsibility of the Minister for Finance, our two Departments work closely to ensure it is consistent with the Government's priorities for the agrifood sector. The ‘Agri-taxation Review’ put in place a comprehensive taxation strategy for the sector with specific policy objectives to increase the mobility and the productive use of land;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The long term vision for the agricultural sector is an approach to carbon neutrality which does not compromise capacity for sustainable food production. Our policy approach is based on three principles: i reducing agricultural emissions ii. increasing carbon sequestration; and iii. displacing and substituting fossil fuel and energy intensive materials. There are a significant number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The ASSAP is an important targeted measure in the second River Basin Management Plan published in April 2018. This is an innovative Government and industry initiative running from 2018 to 2021 and is a well-structured collaborative initiative involving all stakeholders to facilitate improvements in water quality. The Department scheme to establish new native woodlands is promoted under ASSAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence for the person named was received in January this year. Every application must be carefully assessed for its potential impact on the surrounding countryside and environment. The proposed site of the felling operations lies within the zone of impact of eight designated sites. Therefore, the application must be carefully assessed by my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government has set a new ambition with regard to increased use of state lands for the creation of woodlands. My Department has responded with a specific scheme called the ‘Creation of Woodlands on Public Lands’ scheme which we launched in August. As part of this scheme, Government mandated public bodies to review suitable land available for planting. The aim of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied for the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme and claimed a total of 23.83 hectares of ANC eligible land resulting in a total payment for 2019 of €2,141. The person named also applied for the 2020 ANC scheme and claimed a slightly lower area of 23.45 hectares of ANC eligible land. This has resulted in a slight reduction to the overall payment for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The advance payment for the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has now issued to the bank account of the person named.