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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below shows numbers of herds with sucklers in the herd size categories requested, as recorded on the Department's databases, as of 31 December 2023. A suckler is defined as a female bovine of beef breed that is registered as the dam of at least 1 beef breed calf, where the calf was born on or before 31 December 2023. 1 to 15 16 to 30 31 to 100 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to support farmers in improving the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd by incentivising participants to undertake five mandatory actions. It consolidates and builds on the improvements in the genetic merit of the suckler herd achieved in recent years through actions implemented in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 962 and 963 together. The Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) is a multi-annual, EU co-funded intervention with an overall budget allocation of €100m over the course of the current CSP programming period running from 2023 to 2027. The scheme, now in its second year of operation, is designed to incentivise farmers with both hill and lowland flocks to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) operates a land mapping system to support area-based payments. This system, known as the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS), contains the land declarations of all farmers who are in receipt of payments under schemes such as the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS). In order to draw down payment, farmers must carry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The annual budget allocation for the Area of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme is €250m. In order to be eligible for ANC Scheme, applicants must have ANC designated land and submit a valid Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) application form annually. In addition there are stocking density and retention requirements that must be observed. Once all the requirements and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the fourth largest sector in agriculture my Department is committed to supporting the horticulture industry in Ireland with a range of initiatives and supports as outlined in the table below. In 2023, my Department launched the National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027. The stakeholder led Strategy sets down a clear vision to grow a more profitable, value-added sector, driven by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector is an important and integral component of the agrifood industry making a significant and valued contribution to the Irish economy. Tillage farming delivers a wide range of environmental benefits for Ireland through nitrogen fixing crops, reduction in imported feed and carbon sequestration. In recognition of these benefits, my Department through the Cap Strategic Plan (CSP)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is not readily available and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: AgNav provides a whole farm sustainability assessment and includes a decision support function (forecaster tool) that allows science-led plans to be made for individual farms to reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration. My department has supported “AgNav” which is a collaboration between Teagasc, the Irish Cattle Breeding Association (ICBF) and Bord Bia, in developing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government: Our Shared Future (2020) committed to a national land use review. This commitment is being delivered in a two-phase approach. The first phase of the Land-use Review was led by Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and focused on evidence gathering. This was completed in March 2023 and the final report consists of 10 documents and 19...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My department provides public information about the department's wide range of schemes, services and policies. This includes public information campaigns with advertising across radio, print, digital media and out of home advertising (OOH). My department’s public information advertising is placed on the most suitable media options to meet our campaign objectives, to reach our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 972 and 973 together. The aim of the Native Woodland Conservation (NWC) Scheme is to support the appropriate restoration of existing native woodlands in order to promote the protection and expansion of Ireland’s native woodland resource and associated biodiversity. All projects under the NWC Scheme must promote the appropriate native woodland type...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The new Forestry Programme 2023 – 2027 will help to support an increase in afforestation. It offers landowners a choice of 12 Forest Types which cover a broad range of planting options. It provides generous incentives to farmers in particular, to re-engage with forestry. These include increases in premia rates ranging from between 46% to 66%, along with a longer premia term of 20 years...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) allows for the creation of native forests without an afforestation licence, subject to the terms and conditions of the scheme. The development of the scheme was undertaken following the completion of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA), subject to the findings of both assessments. These assessments were undertaken on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 977 and 978 together. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The preparation and adoption of a strategic plan is the responsibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has received a request for the circumstances of this case to be considered in the context of force majeure, and this request is currently being considered. A letter will issue directly to the herd owner in the coming days to advise whether the request has been granted.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Conditions that may impact on the implementation of actions under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) are monitored and considered by my Department on an ongoing basis. Amendments to deadlines for the implementation of certain actions have recently been made in recognition of the current weather and land conditions. As adverse weather in recent months has created difficult...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the advice on fish stocks published by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) forms the basis of the scientific advice used by the European Commission in proposing Total Allowable Catches (TACs). The ICES advice for Pollack in ICES Areas 6-7 for 2024 is for zero catch. A copy of this advice is available on the ICES website (www.ices.dk)...