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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages independent private veterinary practitioners to provide services in meat plants to support DAFM staff in 49 meat plants by providing meat inspection services. The total numbers of such Temporary Veterinary Inspectors (TVIs) on panels at each relevant plant and the number of those over 70 years of age or otherwise extremely medically vulnerable to Covid-19 provided...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is currently engaged in negotiations at EU level in relation to the development of regulations for the new CAP and also for the transition period between the two CAP programming periods.  Options for any future iterations of the sheep welfare scheme, as well as all other schemes, are currently being examined in the context of these ongoing negotiations.  I am committed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application to register "Irish Grass Fed Beef" as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) was submitted to my Department by Bord Bia on behalf of producers.   One of the legal requirements for a PGI application is that a 'National Opposition" procedure must be undertaken  prior to submission of an application to the EU Commission.  The draft...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (29 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: Beef Exports (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Finisher Payment (BFP) scheme was launched on the 10th August 2020.The aim of the scheme is to provide income support for farmers finishing beef who have been impacted by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Payments are made based on the data contained on my Department’s Animal Identification and Movements (AIM) system.  The Terms and Conditions of the BFP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very conscious of the potentially very serious impact of a No Deal Brexit on the competitiveness of Irish beef exports to the UK, with tariff costs estimated by my Department at €724m, or 72%, based on 2019 beef exports of €1 billion to the UK market. In addition to the Government’s and my Department’s wider Brexit preparedness strategy, there have been a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: 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 current CAP and the CAP Strategic Plan post-2020.  Once the regulatory framework has been determined, we will be in a position to make decisions about the next period. This will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is the Competent Authority in Ireland for Ireland's three spirit drink Geographic Indications (GIs)  - Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream and Irish Poitín.  My Department, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Health Service Executive share responsibility for verifying compliance with the legal requirements related to GI spirit drinks, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (29 Sep 2020)

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.  A breakdown of fees and expenses from 2019 is outlined below: The chairman of the board of HRI received €22,000. Members of the board of HRI...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Bord Bia is the State Body charged with promotion and marketing of Irish food, drink and horticulture products. In the context of the annual budgetary process, I make provision for a Grant (formerly Grant in Aid) for Bord Bia in my Department's Vote. For 2020, the total grant in aid is €48.2million. Within this, a figure of €37million is assigned as Operational...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Identification and Movement System (AIM) is a generic database that records and maintains the identification and movement data in respect of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses in accordance with the requirements of EU and national law.   Regarding the national bovine herd, AIM consists of a comprehensive web-based database of the origin, identity, movements and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Having examined records held by my Department, I can confirm that a debt arising under a separate scheme was incurred by the person named.  This debt was netted against the advance payment under the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme which recently issued to the person named, in accordance with the debt recovery procedures in place. Outstanding debt amounts...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Discrepancies have been identified in the herd of the person named in relation to bovine animal identification and registration over the last number of years.  As a result of these findings, it was necessary to suspend the trading status of the herd. Correct identification and registration of bovine animals is a legal requirement under EU and Irish law. The local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (29 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: This is a matter in the first instance for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.  In response to this event, a Multi-Agency Group was established under the chairmanship of the Minister for Heritage at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.  Membership of this Multi-Agency Group includes, inter alia, members of Leitrim County Council, local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1022 and 1023 together. The Department is progressing well with the development and rollout of the new Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).  The LPIS is the Department’s land database which underpins payments to farmers under area-based schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is progressing well with the development and rollout of the new Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).  The LPIS is the Department’s land database which underpins payments to farmers under area-based schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (ANC), afforestation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently 123,064 eligible applicants under the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme.  To date, 122,939 applicants have received a payment in full. There are 125 cases for which a payment remains to be issued under this scheme and this is for a variety of reasons. Payment runs are continuing as cases clear. Where an applicant has outstanding correspondence from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: To date, a total of 42,295 applications have been received under TAMS II. There are currently 4,595 applications under consideration for approval under tranche 18 which closed on 21 August 2020 and which are currently undergoing administrative checks. We expect to be informing applicants of their result in the very near future. All applications received in a given...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisors is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. I can confirm that neither Minister Heydon nor myself have appointed any advisers yet. In...