Results 61-80 of 196 for 5 million speaker:Charlie McConalogue

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1957 and 1958 together. I am committed to achieving our target of 7.5% of land cover under organic production as outlined in the current Programme for Government. To assist in achieving this target, I have secured a budget allocation of €21 million for the Organic Farming Scheme for 2022, an increase of €5 million from the previous year. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (31 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...participation in the scheme The target included in the current Programme for Government is to align the utilisable agricultural area under organic production in Ireland with the EU average of 7.5%.  I have secured a budget allocation of €21 million for the Organic Farming Scheme in 2022, an increase of €5 million from the previous year. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (31 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 835 and 836 together. The Organic farming scheme which closed for applications in April resulted in the submission of380 new applicants to the Organic Farming scheme which is almost a 20% increase in application numbers in comparison to 2021. Altogether this means just under 700 new farmers joined the Organic Farming Scheme in the last 12 months. The scheme...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and the Minister of State, Deputy Hackett. The current programme for Government target is to align the utilisable agricultural area under organic production in Ireland with the EU average of 7.5%. A budget of €21 million was allocated to the organic farming scheme in 2022, which is an increase of €5 million from the previous year. This allocation supports the 1,734...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...over the lifetime of the next CAP. The target in the current Programme for Government is to align the utilisable agricultural area under organic production in Ireland with the EU average of 7.5% which is also consistent with the target proposed by Agri-Food Strategy 2030.  I am fully committed to attaining this ambitious goal and all our organic policies are designed with...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The target in the current Programme for Government is to align the utilisable agricultural area under organic production in Ireland with the EU average of 7.5%,  The organic sector in Ireland is experiencing considerable growth at present with the area of land under organic production now at approximately 110,000 hectares. We are encouraging farmers from all sectors including the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland, subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. BEAM was funded by a combination of €50 million EU aid and over €27 million Exchequer support. It was provided to support Irish beef farmers who saw beef prices fall as a result of disturbance to the market. One of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current Programme for Government is committed to aligning Ireland’s organic land area with that of the EU average of 7.5%, which is also consistent with the target proposed by Agri-Food Strategy 2030. I am fully committed to attaining this ambitious goal and all our organic policies are designed with this in mind. A budget of €21 million was allocated to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: 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 a sustained increase in value. Last year, we exported over 1.6 million tonnes of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I refer the Deputy to his Dáil question number 860 of 29thMarch, and to question 896 of 5thApril that since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, my Department has provided support totalling over €7 million to owners of ash plantations impacted by disease through the Reconstitution Scheme (Ash Dieback) (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (24 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ... 4th Apr - 10th Apr 108 11th Apr - 17th Apr 37 18th Apr - 22nd Apr 184 Total 380 A budget of €21 million was allocated to the Organic Farming Scheme in 2022, an increase of €5 million from the previous year. The total area applied for in 2022 will not become clear...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...xa0;(BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132.  Over 34,500 farmers had applied for BEAM at its closing date of 20 September 2019 and it saw some €78 million in payments issue to participating farmers. One of the conditions...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...xa0;(BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132.  Over 34,500 farmers had applied for BEAM at its closing date of 20 September 2019 and it saw some €78 million in payments issue to participating farmers. One of the conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 908 and 909 together. The Department issued 2,877 felling licences last year which represented more than 8 million cubic metres of timber. This was the highest ever output licensed in volume terms in a single year. This year, in the Forestry Licencing Plan, we have committed to increasing our output to 3,360 felling licences. These are broken down between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...am confident that the funding provided this year will be sufficient to allow all eligible applications to be accepted into the Organic Farming Scheme, which will assist in achieving our target of 7.5% of land cover under organic production as outlined in the current Programme for Government. For 2022, I have secured a budget allocation of €21 million for the Organic Farming Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Under the terms and conditions for the LESS measure, the scheme is open to farmers who: (i) hold a Department identifier (ii) prior to submitting the online TAMS II application have a minimum of 5 hectares of land owned and/or leased or rented which have been declared under the Basic Payment Scheme or equivalent in the year of application or preceding year, or (iii) are engaged...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...pillars which seek to support our vital 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 package seeks to incentivise the planting of additional tillage crops for this coming planting season through the Tillage Incentive Scheme. The Scheme encourages farmers to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (31 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...measures in this regard. On 22nd March, the Government approved my proposal for a targeted intervention package for the tillage sector and a multi-species sward initiative, worth over €12 million to support Irish farmers. This package is aimed at producing more native crops while reducing dependency on imports and on crops with a low demand for chemical fertiliser, which is...