Results 121-140 of 196 for 5 million speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: .... These cannot be separately apportioned. Subhead Measure/scheme/ initiative introduced Exchequer funding allocated in 2021 B.6 BEEP scheme €5 million C.7 Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (HGRF). €12 million C.10 SBCI Loan Scheme €10.6  million

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...cannot be separately apportioned. Subhead Measure /scheme/initiative introduced Exchequer funding allocated in 2020 B.6 Beef finisher payment €50 million C.11 SBCI Working Capital Scheme €2.7 million D.3 Fishery harbour development programme €5 million...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Promotion (22 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...(LFI), part of the LEADER Programme.   The report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) recommended the establishment of the RIDF, which has an allocation of €1.5m for 2021. The RIDF supports “innovative, small scale pilot initiatives which explore the diverse range of potential identified through the CEDRA process”. Agri-food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: One of the conditions of the BEAM scheme under which the €50 million was granted by the EU was that there had to be an element of reduction or re-structuring built into the scheme - Article 1 (3) of (EU) 2019/1132 refers. Accordingly, in applying for BEAM, participants agreed to reduce the production of bovine livestock manure nitrogen on their holding by 5% for the reduction period...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. BEAM was funded by a combination of EU exceptional aid and Exchequer support. One of the conditions under which the €50 million was granted by the EU was that there had to be an element of reduction or re-structuring built in to the scheme - Article 1 (3) of (EU) 2019/1132 refers. Accordingly, in applying for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (12 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of budget 2021, funding of €5 million has been dedicated to develop a pilot 'Farm Environmental Study' programme in 2021. The Pilot Farm Environmental Study Programme will begin the process of developing a national baseline database of farm scale habitat and biodiversity data along with additional environmental parameters. The Department is at an advanced stage in finalising...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...under TAMS II. Under the terms and conditions for the LESS measure, the scheme is open to farmers who hold a Department identifier, and prior to submitting the nline TAMS II application have a minimum of 5 hectares of “eligible land” owned and/or leased or rented which have been declared under the Basic Payment Scheme or equivalent in the year of...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...transfer scheme, the Deputy is right. It is tapering off coming out of the outgoing CAP. Programmes that were running had come to the end of their timeframe. In the previous year, there was €5 million in the area of knowledge transfer. Closing out those schemes this year will see that figure come down to €500,000. However, there is new funding in regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. BEAM participants gave a commitment to reduce the production of bovine livestock manure nitrogen on the holding by 5% for the period 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2021 as compared with the period 1st July 2018 to 30th June 2019 as recorded on the Department's AIM system. Article 1 (3) of Commission Implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the amount available for direct payments is slightly reduced, this is compensated for by a bigger increase in the amount available for rural development, including a special allocation of €300 million for Ireland in recognition of the challenges facing our agricultural sector. Any reduction in the amount of Direct Payments is a matter of concern. However, the outcome must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and support jobs and my Department aims to take a balanced approach to issuing them. In this regard, it is worth noting that 1,719 felling licences issued in 2020 representing a volume of just over 5 million cubic metres. Of this, 2.7m m3 issued to Coillte and 2.3m issued to private owners. The same legal framework and referrals applies to Coillte and private felling licences. Coillte...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (17 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...years. The core support for the beef sector under the current RDP is the €300m Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP). In addition to this support, over the last two years, over €200 million of additional supports were made available specifically to the beef sector, including the BEAM, since 2019, the Beef Finishers Payment last year and the Beef Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., keeping food and other processing facilities operational, ensuring that payments and commercial activities that are necessary to protect farm incomes can continue. Recently, I secure €85 million in Budget 2021 for specific supports for sustainable beef farming. This includes over €40 million for the extension of the BDGP during the transition period before the next CAP....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...years. The core support for the beef sector under the current RDP is the €300m Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP). In addition to this support, over the last two years, over €200 million of additional supports were made available specifically to the beef sector, including the BEAM, since 2019, the Beef Finishers Payment last year and the Beef Environmental Efficiency...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (17 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...decision making on farm. The key measure of the scheme is aimed at measuring weaning efficiency and this objective determines the timing of weighing. The 2019 budget allocated a total of €20 million for BEEP. A total of 16,556 farmers participated in the pilot with payments totalling €15.4m. Building on the success of the BEEP pilot of 2019, its successor BEEP-S of 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (11 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support. It was provided to support Irish beef farmers who saw beef prices fall in light of market disturbance. One of the conditions under which the €50 million was granted by the European Commission was that there had to be an element of reduction or re-structuring built in to the scheme - Article 1 (3) of EU Commission Implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (11 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Despite significant challenges in 2020 arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, Irish dairy exports performed strongly with total export value of €4.653 billion and volume of 1.460 million tonnes for 2020 up to the end of November, according to CSO trade data. This compares with the same period in 2019 with equivalent dairy exports worth €4.683 billion and 1.494 million tonnes with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Licence Applications (10 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...for the sector's needs are not measured in numbers of licences but in the overall targets for each category, namely: - Afforestation: 8,000 hectares as set out in the Climate Action Plan - Roads: 125km as set out in the Climate Action plan - Felling: 4million m3as set out in COFORD's Roundwood Forecast My Department issued 2,593 licences in 2020 representing 4,365ha of afforestation, over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support. It was provided to support Irish beef farmers who saw beef prices fall in light of market disturbance. One of the conditions under which the €50 million was granted by the European Commission was that there had to be an element of reduction or re-structuring built in to the scheme. This is clearly set out in Article 1 (3) of EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support. It was provided to support Irish beef farmers who saw beef prices fall in light of market disturbance. One of the conditions under which the €50 million was granted by the European Commission was that there had to be an element of reduction or re-structuring built in to the scheme. Accordingly, in applying for BEAM, participants...