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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Promotion (18 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Geographical Indications identify a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are linked to its geographical origin. My Department, as the Competent Authority for Protected Geographical Indications (PGI), checks PGI applications to ensure that the application and product specification are compliant with the relevant European Commission Regulations governing the scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Solar Capital Investment Scheme, which is a measure in TAMS 3, is to encourage on-farm renewable technology uptake and to lower the energy costs at farm level. The electricity consumption of the dwelling house can be included on the solar survey as part of the holding for sizing the Solar PV when submitting the TAMS application. Issues relating to the linking of farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (18 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There have been no confirmed detections of Fireblight Erwinia amylovora to date in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted a payment claim for grant aid under the Lower Emissions Slurry Spreading Scheme on 25th March 2024. My Department is currently focusing on the issuing of approvals. It is expected that the processing of payments will commence once the issuing of approvals in respect of applications on hand has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Annually farmers are required to submit an application in support of area-based payments such as the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) and other associated area-based schemes such as Protein Aid and the ECO scheme. In 2023, a total of 126,429 area-based applications were received by my Department. On...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: A total of 889 applications were received from 770 farmers under the first two tranches of the Tillage Capital Investment Scheme, which opened in May last year. These applicants had a total land area of 93,617 hectares, with an average farm size of 122 hectares. It should be noted that applicants are permitted to submit multiple applications under the scheme. For example, a tillage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) is a support Measure for farmers to incentivise the increase in the eligible tillage crop area in order to assist in reducing the dependency on imported feed material. The Scheme is funded from a National Exchequer allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine provided to offset some of the negative impacts of the Russian invasion of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Tillage Capital Investment Scheme is a measure under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). As outlined in the terms and conditions of the scheme, eligible applicants must have a minimum area of 15 hectares of eligible crops declared under their Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Payment Scheme, or equivalent, in the year of application, or previous year....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023-2027 is contained within the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 and was introduced on 24/07/2023. Through the Reconstitution Scheme, DAFM financial support can be made available for: a) Site clearance: This involves the clearance of ash trees and associated operations in order to present the site for reconstitution. b) Reconstitution: This involves...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 to 110, inclusive, together. The funding for the Reconstitution scheme is capital funding and there is no current funding involved. My colleague, Minister of State Pippa Hackett will be announcing further actions shortly to deal with ash dieback which will increase demand for the reconstitution scheme and encourage entry into the scheme during the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (17 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Johne’s disease is a chronic enteric disease of cattle and other ruminants, caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). The disease is notifiable in Ireland under S.I. 130 of 2016 concerning the Notification and Control of Diseases affecting Terrestrial Animals. While my Department does not capture prevalence and distribution figures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (17 Apr 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: Forestry Sector (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The trade and movement of plants and plant products into and within the EU is governed by the EU Plant Health Regulation 2031 of 2016 and the Official Controls Regulations 625 of 2017. These Regulations also harmonise rules in other areas, including surveillance for pests of plant health and actions to be taken in the event of the confirmation of the presence of specific plant pests. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Each year my Department invites eligible animal welfare charities to submit a funding application through the Animal Welfare grants programme. To qualify, applicants must meet specified requirements, which are made available through the application process, with awards made on the basis of objective criteria which are reviewed on an annual basis. In December, 2023 I announced record funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Archives (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is currently working with Officials from the National Archives in relation to identifying and cataloguing the former Irish Land Commission records with a view to ultimately transferring the collection to the National Archive from where the records can eventually be made available to the public. The public can expect some records from the former Land Commission (e.g. Fair Rent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is the competent Authority for consent to build forest roads and entrances in Ireland, through the forest road licensing system, with the exception of forest roads involving the development of new entrances from National Roads. Where new entrances or material widening of existing entrances is required, planning permission is required from relevant local Authorities, prior to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland receives a fixed annual funding allocation for the School Milk Scheme from the EU Commission of €830,000. This sum is insufficient to cover the costs of the scheme in its current format. Parents of pupils participating in the EU school milk scheme who attend DEIS classified schools are exempt from a parental contribution for their children's participation in the EU school milk...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Dairy Farmers who declare their 2024 dairy cow nutrient excretion rate band through the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), can avail of the option to declare their intention to manage the crude protein in concentrates fed to their cows in 2024. Farmers wishing to avail of this facility must use the ICBF portal to confirm their 2024 nutrient excretion rate band. The portal shows the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Nitrates Directive (Council Directive 91/676/EEC, as amended)) sets out that for each farm, the amount of livestock manure applied to land each year, including by the livestock themselves, can not exceed an amount containing 170 kg of nitrogen per hectare (N/ha) in the absence of a derogation. It is unfortunately not possible to consider allowing a farmer’s previous years...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (16 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In March 2022 I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee. The remit of the Committee is to prepare an industry response, contingency plans and advice to assist farmers in managing their farm enterprises through difficult periods. In recognition of the ongoing and challenging weather conditions, I asked the Chairman to reconvene the Committee to establish the most up to...