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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Bord Bia operates independently of my Department under its own statutory functions. Any details of  correspondence or consultations between Bord Bia and individual groups regarding the PGI application are an operational matter for that State Body.  The Deputy is invited to contact Bord Bia directly at info@BordBia.ie for any further details on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Third parties, including retailers, are invited to attend meetings of the Beef Taskforce on specific relevant issues as determined by the Taskforce chair in consultation with the Taskforce members. To date, retailers have not been invitied to participate in a discussion on the draft PGI application for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef', but this will be kept under review as the draft...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Immigrant Investor Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 411 together. In December 2019, in response to a request from the Department of Justice and Equality (DJE), my Department provided observations on an application under the Immigrant Investment Programme, as referenced by the Deputy. My Department has a statutory responsibility to approve slaughter plants in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has arranged for advance ANC payments to be made in cases selected for satellite inspection but not yet completed, and where no other errors exist on the case (for example, outstanding dual claim queries). Advance payments  for the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme commenced on schedule in mid-September, with payments issuing to 86,000 farmers in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: All applicants subject to a remote sensing/satellite inspection receive notification by letter of the outcome of the inspection. Where an applicant has no area over-declaration identified at individual scheme level, they are notified of the inspection outcome by letter and can raise any queries on the outcome with my Department. Where an applicant has an area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The process associated with remote sensing/satellite inspections involves a number of stages including the selection of cases for inspection as part of the annual risk analysis process, the acquisition of imagery from the EU Commission at two stages during the year to provide a complete picture of land eligibility usage and taking account of the growing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 14 May 2020.  An appeal was submitted by him in relation to the deduction of land on a commonage parcels and this is currently being reviewed.  A member of staff has contacted the person named and, following this discussion, it has been agreed that the Areas of Natural Constraint payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application to my Department under the ‘new entrant to farming’ category of the 2020 National Reserve.  My Department is corresponding with the person named with regard to the necessary documentation required in support of his application.  Once the required supporting documentation has been submitted to my Department, the application can...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department received almost 9,000 submissions during the recent public consultation on the Bill to amend the Agriculture Appeals Act, which is now the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2020. I am grateful to those who took the time to engage this Bill, which is hugely important in terms of increasing the efficiency of the forestry appeals system. All submissions were considered...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: What about 2020?

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I thanks Members for their contributions and as the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, pointed out, this is something to which we gave significant consideration in the drafting of the Bill. As she noted, that is why the capacity is provided for in the Bill for the Minister, in due course, to place timelines on how long an appeal might take. That capacity is there. I can assure the House...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. Specific EU and national legislation is in place that sets out the minimum animal welfare standards for pigs kept for breeding or fattening. The legislation prohibits routine clipping or grinding of the corner teeth of piglets and routine docking of pig’s tails. However, these procedures are allowed where it has been shown that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A new National Pig Antimicrobial Usage Database has been introduced in November 2019 to record the usage of antibiotics in commercial Irish pig herds. Prior to this, the sales data of antimicrobials for use in pigs has been included in the annual report published by the Health Products Regulatory Authority. This sales data is at a national level, and it is not possible to directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Figures taken from the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES), which is the EU-wide online management tool for all sanitary requirements on intra-EU trade and importation of animals, semen and embryo, food, feed and plants, show that as of mid-September, Ireland has exported a total of just over 370,000 live pigs. The overwhelming majority of these have gone to Northern Ireland, with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a highly skilled, motivated and efficient workforce is in place to meet on-going business needs and avails of workforce planning to identify and assess these needs for all locations, on an on-going basis. Staff recruitment is continuing in my Department at present.  Posts continue to be advertised either by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 276 together. Existing contracts under the GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 schemes finish at the end of this year. GLAS 3 contracts will finish at the end of 2021. In relation to the arrangements for 2021, my Department is pressing for the earliest adoption of EU regulations to facilitate the operation of schemes in the period between the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application on the 28th April 2015. The application of the person named was the subject of a ground eligibility inspection on the 4th September 2015. This inspection identified an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20% and the person named was notified of this outcome by letter dated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Wool production is an important component of agri-industry and Ireland produces excellent quality wool.  In an industry such as the wool industry where prices tend to move in cycles, it is imperative that the players ensure and promote a diversity of options for the product in the market place. The current market uncertainties should provide an impetus...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the difficulties encountered by the tillage sector primarily because of poor weather conditions over the last twelve months. As a result of these conditions, it is expected that levels of both grain and straw will be less than the 2019 output but I welcome the recent predictions that the harvest will not be as bad as earlier anticipated. There...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department avails of media monitoring services related to the policies and services of the Department. The service is provided by Truehawk Media and the expenditure for this service, excluding VAT, to date in 2020 is €11,200.