Results 1-20 of 224 for data protection speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., I believe it is essential that on all on-farm sequestration is accurately reflected in the National Inventory. My Department will do its upmost to ensure that the research needed to fill data gaps regarding hedgerows and their inclusion in the inventory is provided. Teagasc research through the National Agricultural Soil Carbon Observatory (NASCO) and the Signpost Farms, aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Harbour Centres. Their details are a matter of public record and can be found under Fishery Harbour Centres on the government website at www.gov.ie. However, I am restricted in providing personal data on the Harbour Masters in regard to their deployment dates under the guidelines laid out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as this information is personal to them as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to reflect the correct contact details. The Irish Horse Board is a Co-operative Society and compliance with legislation pertaining to both the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are a matter for the Irish Horse Board. I have not requested a report on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (9 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has ongoing communication and interaction with the European Commission in relation to GAEC2 – Protecting Peatland and Wetlands. Our collaboration with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre has come to a conclusion with the publication of the technical report. This report (Technical report on methods and tools in support of the creation of an “IACS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to reflect the correct contact details. The Irish Horse Board is a Co-operative Society and compliance with legislation pertaining to both the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are a matter for the Irish Horse Board. I have not requested a report on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...area and the adjacent commonage (such as, for example, a watercourse, a road or an abrupt change in slope to rocky terrain). The protocol, and the buffer as part of this, balanced the need to protect the environmental integrity of the ACRES scheme - and of the CAP Strategic Plan as a whole - and the need to ensure that commonage owners are treated in a fair and proportionate way for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Question Heading for question(s) 252 (29 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Last October my Department requested Teagasc to undertake research and provide data regarding bovine nutrient excretion rates. This included consideration of the excretion rate as the young bovine animal grows and consideration of the impact reducing crude protein in concentrates fed to dairy cows will have on the cow's nutrient excretion rate. Teagasc presented their work to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turf Cutting (28 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...applied to the turbary areas will affect the overall commonage parcel scores. While it is difficult to be definitive at this point, because my Department is continuing to process the relevant data, my Department’s judgement is that this system will not have a significant overall impact on the payments received by commonage shareholders, although there may be some exceptions. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department use several sources of data to safeguard protected bird species, in carrying out its functions in deciding on afforestation licence applications. The following table details the sources used to generate the new bird related layers on iFORIS. - Layer Source 1 Hen Harrier Red Areas (HLNAs) layer (Layer not available on iNET,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Centres (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is obligated to maintain the highest security, and operational, standards to protect citizen’s data and access to services. In this context, the Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose details which could, in any way, identify or help target potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...nitrates derogation. In 2023, approximately 7,300 Irish farmers sought to avail of a nitrate’s derogation. Irish water quality is relatively good compared to other EU Member States. However, Environment Protection Agency (EPA), data shows nutrient levels are too high in many of our waters. I acknowledge farmers have embraced a significant number of changes in 2022 and 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...agency, has led the implementation of this strategy, in partnership with the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) and with the support of my Department, the Marine Institute, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority and other agencies. In contributing to the actions set out in the strategy, BIM carried out an Inshore Census during 2023 with the aim of gathering more detailed data on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...farm incomes, as a competitive balance in the market for beef animals and as an outlet for dairy calves. Such trade can only be sustainable on the basis of a strong regulatory regime which protects the welfare and the quality of the animals transported. While the trade in and transport of animals is a private commercial activity it is heavily regulated by European and Irish national law...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...for Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) has reduced the reliance on chemical Nitrogen and allowed farmers to maximise slurry use on farm, this has also helped significantly reduce Ammonia emissions. Data from the Teagasc National Farm Survey shows that 75% of average dairy farms and 25% of average cattle farms spread slurry via LESS, respectively. Under the Nitrates Directive there is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...is a set of Statutory Management Requirements (SMR's) and Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) standards included in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan. SMRs 1 & 2 focus on the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates and phosphates. Farmers are required to maintain records on their holdings that include an estimation of the annual fertiliser...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Waste (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...food waste. However funding alone will not help us achieve the ambitious food waste reduction targets. The achievement of the target will involve a range of issues including behavioural change, awareness initiatives, data gathering on levels of food waste and monitoring and evaluation. My Department is working with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...has Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity plans, covering services provided to my Department, that are tested on a regular basis. These detailed plans, while not itemised in the SLA, include data security, data breach protection, appropriate technology (software and hardware) and appropriate back-up systems. I understand that the plans are regularly assessed and tested by ICBF and are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...(EMFAF) during 2021 - 2023 has focused predominantly on ensuring continued support for the work programmes of the marine agencies (Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Marine Institute and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)) and Bord Bia. This has been done by means of a process whereby the agencies submit applications to my Department for approval in principle. It is intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...) during 2021 - 2023 has focused predominantly on ensuring continued support for the work programmes of the marine agencies (Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Marine Institute and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and Bord Bia. Work is also underway now to finalise implementation plans for schemes to support industry, and we expect that the first number of such schemes will be in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The nutrient values for poultry manure, as stated in Tables 7 and 8 of the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters (GAP) Regulations (S.I. No. 113 of 2022, as amended), cover litter/manure from egg producing birds (known as layers) and meat producing birds (known as broilers). The tables represent manures of varying dry matters and litter types. Both of these parameters have...