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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Nov 2022)

...Paul Savage: I thank the Chairman and committee members for giving me the opportunity to join them today to discuss the EU proposals on, first, geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products; second, a specific measure to provide exceptional temporary support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

...resources and the environment at the Atlantic Technological University, ATU, in Galway. I lead the agro-ecology and rural development, ARD, research group. The group concentrates on sustainable agricultural and land use systems with a focus on the Common Agriculture Policy and improving agri-environment policy and practice. I will concentrate on several key topics relating to the...

Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Holly Cairns: ...comes to farms. The law and successive Governments have failed to treat the farmhouse as a family home. Although rectified now, we saw the same situation arise in the development of the fair deal scheme, which included all assets on farms. This situation has left farmers vulnerable to forfeitures and seizures, which harm entire communities. Policies and laws must reflect social...

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: .... The regulator is asleep, the energy companies are gouging and no one says a word; why would they? The Government allowed the banks to walk away with billions, bailed them out. It allowed all the big companies put in the data centres. What is big is wonderful as far as the Government is concerned. The Ministers would be great men building snowmen. They would go raving mad altogether...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

...that significant changes are needed in order to address the challenges that currently exist within the sector. I am the national chairperson of Macra na Feirme. I am joined this evening by our agricultural affairs chair, Dr. Liam Hanrahan, and the deputy CEO of Macra, Mr. Derrie Dillon. The key principles of the eradication programme are outlined in our opening statement along with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

...emissions by 51% by 2030 and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The sectoral emissions targets set by Government in 2022 include a 25% reduction, equivalent to 5.75 Mt CO2 eq., in emissions from the agriculture sector. The setting of a national target for land use, land use change and forestry, LULUCF, has been deferred to allow new scientific knowledge to emerge, but it is expected...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...in some areas and in some sectors. In the case of the priority areas for action, which were selected for special attention in Ireland's national River Basin Management Plan 2018 to 2021, the latest data show that the proportion of improvements within these priority areas exceeded improvements elsewhere. This indicates that when targeted action is taken improvements in water quality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Discussion (9 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

...that allowed some farmers to switch to milk and others to expand. However, it is the massive inflation within global economies that gives rise to the greatest concern about whether this scheme will be fit for purpose. It is clearly seen in the inflation in farm building costs which are not reflected by TAMS standard costings nor by the ceiling. The ceiling has been increased from...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and the committee for the opportunity to be here and for facilitating this meeting to ensure this can be dealt with. The Supplementary Estimate is required in order to provide for two exceptional schemes and to make use of savings in the Department's Vote to provide for a spend across several headings. In gross terms, an additional €93 million is required by my Department to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

...- and revising it automatically each year via a provision set out in a Finance Bill. Deferral mechanisms would also be needed to provide for some families, as per the established procedures for the local property tax or the fair deal scheme. Post reform, the prospect of a substantial tax-free inheritance would still remain. Regarding chapter 8 on taxes on retirement savings, the...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: ...that were made relating to the type of provision we expected to see in respect of solar energy; the farming community's commitment and the potential there that is yet to be realised; industry; and community schemes, which are also untapped in the way envisaged initially? All of that, I am afraid, reflects poorly on the Department, EirGrid and the CRU. We know that when auctions for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the Department of Health and stakeholders, to mitigate the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Several projects are currently underway in the iNAP2 that use and build upon research findings and data generated in Ireland's National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2020(iNAP). My Department is already seeing the tangible benefits of the outputs of several research projects...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

...that rural Ireland as a living, breathing entity only exists through the economic activity that is generated there. This economic activity is generated through many enterprises. However, as agriculture generates €15 billion each year Macra believes it must truly be the heartbeat of rural Ireland. I do not think any members of this Oireachtas joint committee would disagree with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The compilation of the agricultural greenhouse gas inventory is a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. As part of this process, the EPA determines the total amount of methane, N2O and CO2emissions generated by the aggregation of all farms. The EPA takes activity data, for example, total animal numbers by category or fertiliser sales data and applies an emissions factor to...

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to be one of the biggest challenges facing the country and a whole-of-government approach is being taken to address this challenge. In the Finance Bill, a number of provisions will make their contribution to this challenge, including the rental tax credit of €500, changes to the help-to-buy scheme, and changes to the pre-letting expenses regime to assist landlords preparing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) Regulations 2022 (without debate) - Motion reEighteenth Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate) - Finance Bill 2022 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hrs 40 mins) Private Members' Business shall be the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...today. It is certainly not the first time she has raised it with me. She has been a very strong advocate for the sheep sector throughout the CAP process and since then as she has been for the agricultural sector and family farms across the board. The short-term and long-term viability of our beef and sheep farmers is a key priority for me, as it is for the Senator. Having grown up,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...this is a real exciting area for our sector and one that I am putting farmers at the very centre. Also, in the context of the recently agreed sectoral emissions ceilings of a 25% reduction for agriculture, the area of carbon farming is in sharper focus. The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to the development of an enabling framework for the potential trading of carbon credits, and...