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

Charlie McConalogue: ..., and air quality outcomes. As in phase one, this is a review of Ireland’s land use, not formulation of a land use strategy. At the heart of the review is a recognition of the very significant role farmers and farm families play, as food producers and custodians of our environment, and in the overall success of the economy and society as a whole; the need to build on the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Advance payments to organic farmers commenced on the 7th of December 2023. To date, approximately 96% of Organic Farming Scheme participants have received advance payments. DAFM is working to finalise payments for the remaining 4% of participants as quickly as possible. It is anticipated that payment for this case will issue in the next two weeks.

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

Charlie McConalogue: In March 2022 I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee. The remit of the Committee is to prepare an industry response, contingency plans and advice to assist farmers in managing their farm enterprises through difficult periods. In recognition of the ongoing and challenging weather conditions, I asked the Chairman to reconvene the Committee to establish the most up to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...Planning Advice Grant is a scheme specifically aimed at encouraging best practice in intergenerational land transfer in order to address, among other things, significant generational imbalances in farming. The grant is to encourage and support farmers aged 60 years and above to seek succession planning advice by contributing up to 50% of vouched legal, accounting and advisory costs,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...with fodder shortages I have announced a Fodder Transport Measure on the 9th April. This measure will further assist farmers through a transport subsidy where they are facing fodder shortages on their farms. Full details of this scheme are available on my Departments website at gov - Fodder Transport Support Measure (www.gov.ie).

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: ...fodder shortages I have announced a Fodder Transport Measure on the 9th April. This measure will further assist farmers through a transport subsidy where they are facing fodder shortages on their farms. Full details of this scheme are available on my Departments website at gov - Fodder Transport Support Measure (www.gov.ie).

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is important to clarify that all antimicrobials used on Irish pig farms must have an accompanying prescription, written by a registered veterinary practitioner. By way of regulatory control, my officials carry out routine on-farm inspections where submitted antibiotic use data is verified against farm records and dispensed prescriptions. The data submitted by pig farmers on antibiotic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (9 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Murphy: ...for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1065 of 20 March 2024, how many sanctions/fines have been imposed for breaching the Pig Directive since 2020; how many farm inspections have occurred; and how often a farm is inspected. [14924/24]

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

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) will deliver some €9.8 billion to our farm families over the next five years to support them to continue to produce world-class, safe and sustainable food as well as supporting them in their important work of meeting our climate ambitions. This includes EU CAP funding for Ireland of €7.53 billion over the five-year period from 2023 to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: All Eco-Scheme Space for Nature estimates were subject to review by farmers and/or their FAS advisors when making their 2023 submission to confirm that features mapped represented an accurate assessment of what features were present on the ground. My Department did make it clear to farmers and FAS advisors that all space for nature estimates provided on the 2023 Eco-Scheme application were...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...their fitness for transport and their high animal health status. Trade in live animals is a necessary and integral part of the dairy and beef sectors and plays an important part in supporting farm incomes. 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Both the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) and ACRES terms and conditions advise that farmers may participate in both schemes, but for certain actions, payment will be foregone in OFS in order to avoid double funding. As per the ACRES terms and conditions: “Organic Farmers can apply for the ACRES General approach under Tier 1 provided they are registered with, and approved as an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Claire Kerrane: ...if he will advise on the development of the Agrisnap app for ACRES, including the IT development was a collaboration between Department of Agriculture staff, an organisation (details supplied), farmers and farm advisors; if he will provide details of the farmers and farm advisors involved in the design of the Agrisnap app; how these participants were remunerated for their involvement in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (9 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Claire Kerrane: 1039. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his visit to Milan in March 2024 with farm organisation representatives and an organisation (details supplied) to launch a PGI logo; if he will advise on aspects of the trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15151/24]

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...to introduce an EIP scheme specially for the Aran Islands, County Galway due to the extremely valuable natural heritage there and the fact that the ACRES scheme does not suit the very small farms on the island with its patchwork of very small fields which has meant that less than half the farmers are participating in the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15391/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...as Chair of the stakeholder group, which comprises members with a broad range of expertise including academics, veterinary surgeons, local authorities, dog trainers and behaviourists, hunting and farming interests, and animal welfare organisations. The first meeting of this group took place recently and we are currently finalising the terms of reference for the group. It is my...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Michael Lowry: Farming across every sector is struggling. Bureaucracy is smothering farmers. Farmers have become so bogged down in adhering to a myriad of directives and tackling mountains of paperwork that the actual pleasure and satisfaction of farming is slipping from their grasp. Farmers throughout Ireland are facing changes and challenges unlike anything ever witnessed. Reduced sale prices,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Smith: ...under the February allocation. This is about protecting the investment of taxpayers and ensuring that people, regardless of where they live, have a road of a proper standard to their homes, farms or places of business. The Minister is well aware that in Cavan and Monaghan most of our industry, businesses and commerce is situated along the non-national road network. Thankfully, in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...want to know is whether the Government has considered what those changes will be and what impact they will have. The tractors that many of us grew up with include the 35 and the 165 models used on farms but the tractors being used today are much larger and much more powerful and are often used to pull very heavy loads. The licensing of 16 year olds to carry out work on them is probably...