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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the competent authority with regard to the maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book. The ICC has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923 and this was further underpinned by the enactment of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958. Below are the figures in tabular form for the years 2019 to 2023 as provided by the ICC. - ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Mar 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: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The 2023 Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) was announced on 14 June 2023. The aim of the Scheme was to encourage and support farmers to maintain/increase the area grown to eligible tillage crops in Ireland in 2023. This support was provided via two streams - a payment for newly converted tillage area in 2023 and a maintenance payment for those who received a payment under the 2022 TIS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department facilitates severance and redundancy payments in accordance with the Terms set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. Full details of severance and redundancy payments for former staff in my Department for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 were recently provided in PQ Reference 11008/24. Specifically related to severance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is responsible for the registration of breed societies in Ireland. However, the Irish Pedigree Breeders Council is not a breed society and therefore my Department does not regulate this organisation. My Department has no oversight in relation to the queries raised by the Deputy. The Deputy should contact this organisation directly. The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: 2023 was a challenging year for all those involved with the range of new schemes both under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), and those schemes that are fully nationally funded. FAS advisors play a critical role in communicating scheme requirements to farmers and submitting the relevant application forms for these schemes. Throughout 2023 officials from my Department were in constant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Exemptions (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1017 and 1018 together. Taxation policy is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Finance. However, both Departments work closely to ensure taxation policy is consistent with Government priorities for the agri-food sector. The Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) was introduced in Finance Act 2021 and was designed to prompt residential...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Local Authorities (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1019 and 1020 together. My Department has already established an ambitious national Strategy and secured the largest investment in tree planting in the history of the State. It does not provide additional funding for free trees or foresee another national initiative outside of the State Aid approved Forestry Programme. Extensive work has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Neglect or causing unnecessary suffering to any animal is unacceptable in our society and Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare. I can confirm that the material referenced by the Deputy, has been received by my Department and is currently being reviewed by my Department officials. Follow-up inspections of the relevant pig farms were carried out and as the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Travel (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1022 to 1024, inclusive, together. My visit to South Sudan, the first ever by a Cabinet Minister since their independence in 2011, provided an opportunity for Ireland to demonstrate our continued support for the people of South Sudan. Ireland’s support includes assistance through Irish Aid, through partnerships with NGOs and through multilateral...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 133 of 2007), gives legal rights to those seeking access to information on the environment from public authorities. These Regulations came into effect on 1 May 2007, repealing the previous legislation, the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 1998. S.I. 662 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully committed to the ongoing promotion of high animal welfare standards and also, along with An Garda Síochána, the Customs service, authorised officers from the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) and the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA), to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that the person named applied for Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), under the Co-operation approach, but the application did not progress due to a request being made by the person named for a change to the herd number, during the approval process. My Department has been in contact with the person named and will be writing to them shortly to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulation 2016/429, the Animal Health Law, which sets down the EU rules on animal traceability, recognises that effective traceability systems for each species must reflect the reality of how those animals move throughout their lifetime. Frequent movement is intrinsic to the horse sector and in recognition of this, Regulation 2016/429, bases equine traceability on the concept of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The list of NGO's funded by my Department and level of unding for the years in question is set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The herdnumber provided has had their Eco-scheme application processed and payment will be in the farmers bank account in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There have been a number of engagements between the body in question and my Department during the period outlined. Myself and an official from my Department, along with Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Martin Heydon, met with the National Women’s Council on 15th September 2021. The meeting agenda was to discuss the National Women’s Council submission on the draft CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The movement of bees within the Union is governed by Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (the Animal Health Law) which is supplemented by Commission Implementing and Delegated Regulations (Regulation (EU) 2020/688 and 2021/403). These EU regulations contain specific provisions to safeguard the health of bees located in the territory of the Union. The importation of honeybees into Ireland is allowed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended) and applicable National and EU legislation. The licensing process is complex and involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisors, as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (20 Mar 2024)

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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.