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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The above named submitted an application under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWSNSS) which is one of the suite of seven measures available under TAMS II. The application was approved on 2 October 2018 with all works to be completed by 2 October 2019, this date was extended to 2 April 2020 following submissions from the applicant concerned. A payment...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1029 and 1032 together. The Deputy has asked for information on an online portal for forestry appeals.  The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) deals with appeals against decisions on forestry licences and is operationally independent of my Department.  They maintain their own website as part of the website of the Agriculture Appeals Office.  I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (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: Animal Slaughtering (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1031, 1035 and 1036 together. As part of the TB eradication programme, beef finishing herds, if they meet the necessary criteria, are allowed to avail of a special status, termed “Controlled Finishing Unit (CFU)” (formerly known as "feedlots"). Where a herd meets the criteria to be regarded as a CFU under the programme, the herd is restricted...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the so called ‘singleton protocol’ where a single reactor is disclosed in a herd, and where other criteria reflective of lower risk are met, a herd may be derestricted and thus their breakdown ended earlier than is the normal period for TB breakdowns.  The criteria for passing the protocol are; 1) There must be only one reactor disclosed on the test 2) Skin test...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages with stakeholders, including the IFA, on an ongoing basis. I met with the IFA earlier this month and my colleague Minister Heydon met with them last week to specificallty discuss their pre-budget submission.  The issues raised will be considered in the context of Budget 2021 deliberations. Last week, I chaired my first meeting of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Macra Na Feirme’s pre-Budget 2021 submission has been received by my Department.  My Department engages with stakeholders, including Macra Na Feirme, on an ongoing basis. I met with Macra Na Feirme earlier this month to discuss their pre-budget submission and the issues raised will be considered in the context of Budget 2021 deliberations.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department uses workforce planning processes to identify the critical resource needs required to deliver its business goals.  Workforce planning is a key tool in enabling my Department to forecast its current and future staffing needs (subject to the limits of the annual estimates process, the usual budgetary constraints and approvals by the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 (previously titled the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020), was published on 23 September 2020 and went before Seanad Eireann for second stage debate on the same date. It is scheduled for Committee and Report stage before the Seanad on Friday 25 September, 2020 and is on the indicative schedule of business for Dail Eireann week...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, on behalf of the person named, was received in January this year. Every application must be assessed to ensure any effect the proposed operations may have on the surrounding landscape and environment are carefully considered. The site was assessed by my Department’s Archaeologist and their report has been received. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland is a company limited by guarantee. This organisational configuration has been in place since its inception in 2008. A comprehensive review of the structure was carried out by Indecon Consultants in 2017 and recommended certain organisational and governance changes which are in the process of being implemented. Iam not aware of any proposal or any request to change its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 286 together. In the first instance, my Department does not have a role in the designation of lands under the EU directives relevant to the Deputy’s questions. This is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government as the National Parks and Wildlife Service falls under the remit of that Department However,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The issue of coastal erosion is primarily one for the Local Authorities who have mitigation and control plans in place. The Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) is the mapping system used by my Department to manage the various area-based farmer schemes that it operates such as the Basic Payment Scheme, Greening and the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme. My Department updates the land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a commercial State body under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is operationally independent of my Department and I understand that they have responded to the issues raised which are within their remit, by letter dated 23rd July 2020, addressed to the Deputy. I welcome the establishment of Coillte Nature in June 2019 and the recent launch of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: For certain GLAS actions, where the applicant is found at inspection not to have carried out their commitments in full compliance with the scheme specifications, a Remedial Action Letter can be issued.This letter is issued where the GLAS work was undertaken but not to the required specification. The time frame for the remedial action to be completed is dependent on both the action in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 300 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A copy of the letter which issued to the person named has re-issued. A letter will also issue to the person named setting out the updated situation in relation to his application.