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

Charlie McConalogue: ...includes a commitment for a new office of National Food Ombudsman to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive and to have a role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland.  In April 2021, I signed the Statutory Instrument transposing the UTP Directive directly into Irish law before the 1st May 2021 deadline for transposition. At that time, I also...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I introduced the Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) as a support measure for farmers to incentivise an increase in the area of tillage crops in 2022, to reduce the dependency on imported feed material.   This scheme, funded by the National Exchequer, is one of a number of important new schemes introduced in 2022 to support Irish farmers.  The tillage sector is an integral...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...be aware that shortly after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, I met with the main farm organisations and Teagasc on 8thMarch 2022 to discuss the impact of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine on Irish agriculture and supply chains. At that meeting, I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee to prepare an industry response to the emerging crisis in feed,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...for the development of practices which encourage the removal of carbon in line with developments at EU level. In development of a carbon farming framework the establishment of baseline data, auditing, the development of voluntary carbon codes, leveraging of private financing through public/private partnerships, and the putting in place of good governance structures will be required....

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...includes a commitment for a new office of National Food Ombudsman to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive and to have a role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland.  In April 2021, I signed the Statutory Instrument transposing the UTP Directive directly into Irish law before the 1st May 2021 deadline for transposition. At that time, I also...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...that shortly after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, I met with the main farm organisations and Teagasc on 8thMarch 2022 to discuss the impact of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine on Irish agriculture and supply chains. At that meeting, I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee to prepare an industry response to the emerging crisis in feed, fodder, fertiliser...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...an enabling framework for carbon farming can be developed and although this work is at an early stage the potential rewards for farmers, and society in general, are clear. To help establish the required baseline data required for a carbon sequestration reward model, I have provided funding through my Department, for initiatives such as the establishment of the National Agricultural...

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

Seán Canney: 416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme have experienced difficulty (details supplied) in relation to same; his views on whether cases in which all other conditions of the scheme have been met should be treated in a common sense manner and be accepted and processed by his...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Quality (24 May 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...Council of Europe’s Environmental Working Party. This proposes phasing out the free allowances granted to airlines by 2027 and will integrate, as appropriate, the ETS and the global Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). The EU ETS for Aviation has already contributed to reducing the sector’s carbon footprint by more than 17million tonnes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (24 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...is very much in line with the EU’s policy direction and in December 2021 the European Commission published its communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles (ec.europa.eu/clima/eu-action/forests-and-agriculture/sustai nable-carbon-cycles_en) outlining a roadmap for the adoption of both nature-based and technology based carbon storage solutions. The upcoming proposal from the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (24 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...fluctuate.  However, our beef is a world-class product and our suckler and beef farmers have a commitment to excellence. I am acutely aware of the potential pressures being faced by many sectors across the agriculture industry due to the increase in input costs. The Department continuously monitors the market situation for beef and other agrifood commodities, with a view to...

National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Joe O'Brien: .... One of these, the all-Ireland pollinator award, is sponsored by the heritage offices and biodiversity offices of local authorities across the country, in partnership with the National Biodiversity Data Centre. In my role in the Department of Social Protection, I oversee community employment schemes, Tús and the rural social scheme, RSS. There are numerous examples of community...

National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (19 May 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: ...again roll out those targeted measures across the board. It is not just targeted measures that will work. The overall approach and strategy have to be right as well and that is where the upcoming agri-environment scheme, which is due to commence in 2023, will have to play an important role. I know it is a priority for the Minister of State but I ask him to also liaise with the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Farm assist is a statutory income support specifically for farmers on low incomes. There are approximately 4,800 claims in payment at present. The Government has provided €53.9 million for the scheme for 2022. The means assessment under farm assist is generous when compared with the means test applied under jobseeker's allowance for other self-employed individuals. Farmers also...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security: Statements (12 May 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Collins: ...are being hit by an array of spiralling input costs which are completely eroding margins that were already through the roof. The Rural Independent Group has been calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Government to address this urgent crisis since last summer. However, so far the Minister has completely failed to address this crisis in any proper manner....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The tables below provides details of the amount of funding allocated to county Cork since July 2017 (when my Department was established) and details of the schemes under which this funding was assigned. Unfortunately, this project data is not available at the specific granular geographical level requested by the Deputy. Allocations to County Cork 2017-2022 € ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that on 3rd May 2022, I brought a Memorandum for Information to Government on a proposed Fodder Support Scheme, in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022 and the significant impact this has had on the cost of agricultural inputs required to conserve grass for silage and/or hay. Any Fodder Support Scheme would have to be targeted towards...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

..., it is something we have to grapple with as a country. The direct lines and the summer load correlation is not something I fully appreciated but it is a very interesting point. If many of the data centres could get in solar complemented with a battery system and maybe some other system, and there are some models where they could perhaps look at doing something with an anaerobic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

...that it is an offence to cultivate, import, export, produce, supply and possess cannabis, including hemp, except in accordance with a licence issued by the Minister for Health. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regularly receives correspondence from interested parties on various aspects of the subject, including the legislative position and the potential commercial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

...construction process and the maintenance, repair and disposal of buildings and infrastructure. The introduction of the nearly zero energy building standard for new build and the new national retrofit scheme will lead to reductions in the CO emissions due to the operation of buildings, but the regulations need to be strengthened. While we welcome the certainty provided by the new...