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

Charlie McConalogue: A dedicated Biomethane Working Group, chaired by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, was established to oversee an all-of-government approach to developing a National Biomethane Strategy. The National Biomethane Strategy will set out a pathway to achieving CAP targets of producing 5.7 TWh of indigenous biomethane by 2030. Following engagement with key stakeholders and industry...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the Climate Action Plan commits to the development of a National Biomethane Strategy, which is being co-led by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). This strategy is currently at an advanced stage of development and will be finalised in the not-too-distant future. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The preparation and adoption of a strategic plan is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the Basic Income Support of Sustainability (BISS) scheme was received from the above named applicant on May 24th 2023. A new requirement under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) effective from January 1st 2023 requires that applicants receiving payments under any CAP scheme must meet an “active farmer check”. This is to ensure the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is currently working with the National Archives in relation to identifying and cataloguing 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. I anticipate that certain Land Commission records (e.g. Fair Rent Orders) will start transferring to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The Solar Capital Investment scheme is one of the measures in TAMS, which provides support to farmers wishing to invest in renewable energy, thereby reducing their dependence on fossil fuels. The safety of Solar...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the CAP Strategic Plan Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) is to incentivise the use of genetic tools to improve the beef merit of progeny from dairy herds. Breeding with high Dairy Beef Index (DBI) sires has established progeny performance benefits as measured by their Commercial Beef Value (CBV). The scheme supports the use of the Dairy Beef Index to produce calves with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently 435 applications outstanding under Tranche 1 of TAMS 3, where a query has been raised with the applicant. The processing of applications under Tranche 2 is continuing, with approvals issuing on a daily basis. Of the total of 9,110 applications received in Tranche 2, a total of 4,255 applications have yet to receive approval. Many of the applications received are in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...x20ac;47 Leitrim €14,000 €49 Limerick €16,500 €83 Longford €15,500 €38 Louth €16,500 €26 Mayo €12,500 €140 Meath €18,500 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251, 252 and 253 together. The Action Plan on Ash Dieback approved by Government last week responds to all the recommendations of the independent review which was published last September. The action plan details all appropriate actions that will be taken having considered all relevant matters, including State Aid Regulations and the Public Expenditure Code...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Farmers Charter Review Group began renegotiation of the new Farmers Charter in early January 2023. The aim of the Review Group is to agree standards and delivery targets for schemes and services provided by the Department including renegotiating key targets in respect of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and scheme implementation targets. The Farmers Charter Review Group comprises...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...for the Complementary Income Support for Young farmers, a young farmer is defined as having a maximum age limit of 40, meet the conditions for head of the agricultural holding, and hold the appropriate training and/or skills required. For young farmer support schemes administered by my Department, the appropriate training and/or skills are defined as a recognised course of education...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following the finalisation of the current Nitrates Action programme (NAP), and introduction of the current GAP Regulations (SI 113 of 2022, as amended), my Department informed farmers and advisors of all the relevant changes, which included restriction of chemical and/or imported organic phosphorus to soils where there is no valid soil test for phosphorus. These forms of communication...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: One of the eligibility conditions of SCEP participation requires that participants MUST complete the mandatory SCEP training course by 15 November 2024. This training course will help participants successfully implement the actions within SCEP and advise the best practices in farm safety and livestock handling. The training material has been devised by my Department with the assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...have been three significant documents produced on the reported health issues on this holding as follows: 1. My Department led a review of the clinical history furnished by this person and associated clinical records & laboratory reports dating back to 1990, supplied by his veterinary practitioners. This review was compiled by a Research Officer in my Department in 2014 and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...on the midpoints of individual salary scales, of the three forestry divisions in my Department for the years in question. This provides salary amounts based on a snapshot of the staff complement at a point in time. These figures are not static and fluctuate due to staff movements, promotions and transfers during the year. For this reason, the total yearly cost for 2022 and 2023 as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Pursuant to the Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968, my Department is responsible for the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Killybegs, Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, An Daingean and Ros an Mhíl. All income generated by the Fishery Harbour Centres is lodged into the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund under statute. My Department prepares annual Fishery Harbour Centres Financial...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Operational matters are determined by the Board and the CEO of the named organisation. I am informed by the named organisation that during 2021 and up to January 2022, a Human Resources matter was under active management by the then Board of the named organisation. I am further advised that the matter was brought to a resolution in January 2022 at a total cost of €455,154. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following a complaint that was lodged with the EU Commission in March 2018, and communications between my Department and the Commission, it was agreed that a public procurement process would take place in 2022 in respect of certain services including the provision of marketing services for the Sport Horse Sector. A procurement process for the provision of the marketing services for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In terms of donkeys having a value in relation to the various schemes and in particular in relation to the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme, donkeys are eligible for inclusion in the calculation to meet the stocking density requirement of the Scheme at a rate of 0.8 livestock unit each. In addition, they must be owned by the applicant who holds a valid passport for the donkey...