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

Charlie McConalogue: The current recruitment campaign for which panels are held for the role of Technical Agricultural Officer is being administered by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I would advise that any queries in relation to this competition should be directed to PAS. If the individual is seeking information in relation to a previous...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The current recruitment campaign for the role of Technical Agricultural Officer is being administered by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I would advise that any queries in relation to this competition should be directed to PAS email info@publicjobs.ie. If the individual is seeking information in relation to a previous...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Movement of livestock manure between holdings must be recorded and verified online on www.agfood.ie. In a small minority of justified cases (e.g. deceased farmer), paper records of movements will be accepted. Farmers do not have to employ an agricultural advisor to record an export of organic manure, such as slurry, or to verify an import of organic manure. To record a movement...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following exceptional flooding in the Shannon Callows during summer 2023, on 7 November 2023 I announced the launch of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to support farmers who have lost fodder due to flooding in the region during summer 2023. I have allocated funding of approximately €800,000 which will allow for a payment rate of up to €325 per hectare....

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 943 to 954, inclusive 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. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The above named applied for grant aid for an Auto Washer for a milking machine under the Dairy Equipment Scheme, which is a measure under TAMS 3, on 30 June 2023. This application has been approved, and an approval letter to proceed with the investment issued on 26 January 2024.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application on 14 December 2023 for a slurry tanker and trailing shoe under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme, which is a measure under TAMS 3. This application has passed all the initial administrative checks and has now proceeded for further technical checks at the local regional office. I would advise that, as this is a mobile investment...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Food Vision Dairy Group as well as the Food Vision Beef & Sheep Group in 2022 to advance the actions for the beef and sheep and dairy sectors identified in the Food Vision 2030 strategy, taking account of the requirement for the sectors to contribute to achieving the targets set for agriculture emissions in the Climate Action Plan. The first priority for both...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 958 and 974 together. A detailed Ash dieback action plan is being prepared by Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett for submission to Cabinet for approval in the very near future. This will outline comprehensive actions by my Department to deal with the issue of ash dieback. Detailed deliberations are taking place to ensure an efficient, appropriate and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm receipt of this application on 4 December 2023, as described. However, due to an administrative issue a delay occurred. I can also confirm that this application will be processed with the utmost urgency and that contact has been initiated with the applicant.

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...