Results 41-60 of 196 for 5 million speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...waters around Rockall and the impact of the loss of access to these waters was examined by the Task Force.  The Task Force estimated that, in 2019, the total Irish squid fishery was valued at around €6.6 million.  The majority of this squid is taken by the Irish fleet from the waters surrounding Rockall and this amounted to 1,071 tonnes, valued in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: On the piers and harbours, normally there is €3 million or €4 million per year total investment in local authority piers and harbours. Over this year, taking into account what I announced today, the total amounts to €56 million so it is multiples of that. I made a significant decision today. Normally funding from the Government is 75% and 25% from the local authority....

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: ...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 meeting costs that have arisen in 2022 for the fodder support and tillage incentive schemes. These schemes were put in place with the aim of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021 my Department issued 1,534 Coillte felling licences. These were scheduled to be utilised in each of the years 2021, 2022 and in 2023. The total volume of all these licences together accounts for the 5 million cubic metres referenced in the question. The figures for the total volume actually felled during 2021 are a matter for Coillte.

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...in input costs. Since the invasion of Ukraine, I have taken a proactive approach to dealing with the massive challenges arising for the agri-food and fisheries sector, including providing €91 million in exceptional supports for the sector. Central to this is the €56m Fodder Support Scheme which pays farmers up to €1,000 for saving hay and silage. The scheme will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 203 together. The Dairy Beef Welfare scheme as part of the new CSP has an annual budget of €5 million and enhances the integration between the dairy and beef systems by improving the value of the dairy beef calf to the beef farmer, and improving the welfare of the calf, by supporting the use of high DBI (dairy beef index) sires in the production...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...around Rockall and the impact of the loss of access to these waters was examined by the Task Force. The Task Force estimated that, in 2019, the total squid fishery was valued at around €6.6 million. The majority of squid is taken from the waters surrounding Rockall and this amounted to 1,071 tonnes, valued in excess of €5 million in 2019 and 371 tonnes valued at €1.6...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ..., fishers, and rural and coastal communities. I plan to introduce a new scheme to continue the beef welfare measures which were previously funded under BEEP-S. This new scheme will sit alongside the new €150/cow Suckler Carbon Efficiency Scheme which builds on the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes targeting efficiency gains, and a €20 million Sheep Improvement Scheme, which aims to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...plan beginning in 2023, as well as ongoing supports from Government to buffer families and business from the effects of the ongoing energy and cost of living crisis. In 2023, I provided €5 million for a continuation of the Dairy beef calf scheme which provides payments of €20 per calf for weight recording of up to 20 calves. The Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme 2024 provides...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...success of our overall agri-food industry. I will introduce a new scheme to continue the beef welfare measures which were previously funded under BEEP-S. This new scheme will sit alongside the new €150/cow Suckler Carbon Efficiency Scheme which builds on the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes targeting efficiency gains, and a €20 million a year Sheep Improvement Scheme, which aims...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...the integration of the dairy and beef sectors by providing support for farmers who are rearing progeny from the dairy herd. It is exchequer funded and was initiated in 2021 with a budget of €5 million. It was retained in 2022, with a €5 million budget, with payments for the 2022 scheme scheduled to commence in December 2022. Details of payments made under the 2021 scheme...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The table below details the allocations for specific beef sector schemes from 2019 - 2023. It does not include the exceptional aid schemes in this period €78 million for BEAM (Beef Exceptional Aid Measure) in 2019 and €50 million for the BFP (Beef Finisher Payment scheme) in 2020. It also must be recognised that beef farmers can avail of a range of other schemes under the RDP...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) sheepmeat exports worth approximately €385 million, or 57,737 tonnes were exported in 2021, an increase of 8.3% in value on 2020. For 2022 TYD (August) the value of sheep meat exports increased by 18% on the same period last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...stocks of interest to Ireland have been fished below maximum sustainable yield. In 2013, only 20 stocks were fished at this sustainable level. It is now up at 38 from 20 back in 2013. The number of stocks overfished is 15 in 2022, down from 22 in previous years. This is a significant achievement and Ireland will continue to work with stakeholders, the Commission, other member states...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-20 made available €240.4 million for the sustainable development of our seafood sector. Since its adoption by the European Commission in December 2015 and formal launch in 2016, it has been a great success, distributing funding to support our seafood sector with capital investment, innovation, advisory services,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...for Irish beef exports remains generally positive for 2022 according to Bord Bia. The Irish dairy industry is one of our largest and most profitable industries. Irish dairy exports exceeded the €5 billion mark for the third year in 2021. Strong market returns across the core categories of butter, cheese, and powders, coupled with diversification efforts into new markets have led to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., framed around three pillars to support Irish farming families arising both from events in Ukraine and wider global price volatility. The total package is projected to cost in the region of €12.2 million. The Tillage Incentive Scheme has a budget of €10 million. The Tillage Incentive Scheme incentivises farmers to grow more tillage crops, at a payment rate of €400...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...opportunity to do so. The current Programme for Government is committed to aligning the utilisable agricultural area under organic production in Ireland with that of the EU average of 7.5%, which is also consistent with the target proposed by Agri-Food Strategy 2030. All our organic policies are designed with this in mind. In 2022, I secured a budget of €21 million which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...am fully committed to achieving our target under the current Programme for Government which is to align the utilisable agricultural area under organic production in Ireland with the EU average of 7.5%. In 2021, I re-opened the Organic Farming Scheme and a total of 317 applications were received. Of these, 300 received approval bringing in approximately 12,000 hectares of additional land...