Results 121-140 of 836 for long speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...its core function of ensuring food security, as outlined in the Treaties. The efficient management of our ongoing transition to a more sustainable farming and fisheries model will support long-term food availability. It is also vitally important that, as we consider longer-term food security and manage this transition, we do not take our current agricultural production systems for granted....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...enforcing, the principles of fairness and transparency in the agricultural and food supply chain. This landmark legislation, which I have personally led out on since being in opposition, demonstrates my long-standing commitment to bring increased fairness and transparency to the agricultural and food supply chain. A key Programme for Government Commitment, this office has a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...these changes will take time before their full impact on water quality becomes evident. From an Irish perspective, we need to work to improve this situation from an environmental perspective, but also to ensure the long-term sustainability of our agri-food sector. In May, I established the Agriculture Water Quality Working Group involving all the key stakeholders across the agri-food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...reliefs are available worth some €200m per year which aim to facilitate succession and assist land mobility. With regards to access to finance, one of my priorities is to ensure adequate availability and access to long-term investment finance for young farmers. The recent Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS), co-funded by my Department, saw strong demand with circa 1,600 loans to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...engaged with stakeholders on this matter. My Department has communicated the need for Ireland to show significant improvements in water quality if we are to maintain our nitrates derogation in the long-term. The Government fully recognises farmers have made significant efforts to address water quality in recent years, however these changes will take time before their full impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Commercial sea-fishing and aquaculture activities are long standing, pre-existing and traditional activities in the marine environment. Ireland's seafood resources are an important national economic asset generating an estimated €1.3bn GDP and sustaining over 15,000 jobs, most of which are in rural, coastal communities. So it is vitally important the Irish seafood sector continues on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...offshore, coastal tide gauges and the national research vessels. The Marine Institute has closely tracked the evolution of the recent marine heatwave where surface sea temperatures were over 4 degrees above the long term mean. Marine heatwaves are not uncommon in Irish waters and are often linked to persistent calm weather conditions such as those experienced in June. Persistent heatwaves...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Nitrates directive set down strict scientific criteria in respect to the provision of a Nitrates derogation which include;long growing seasons, crops with high nitrogen uptake, high net precipitation in the vulnerable zone,soils with exceptionally high denitrification capacity.Ireland’s unique grass-based livestock production systems, our climate and our soils allow Ireland justify...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...are facilitated within IT business areas, supporting the development of students undertaking IT degree courses. The Department Laboratories accept 3rd year students for internship placements along with a small number of 4th year students, facilitating their project work within the Laboratory Divisions. The Department also engages veterinary and agricultural students for professional...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I remain confident that the outlook for the Irish dairy Industry remains positive - the long-term fundamentals of the dairy sector are really strong. We produce safe, nutritious and sustainable dairy products that are in demand across the globe. The Irish dairy industry is one of our largest and most profitable industries. In 2022, Irish farmers produced over 8.8 billion litres of milk,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the sector as well as taking a high level approach to guiding the implementation of the actions for the sector set out in Food Vision 2030. I will continue to work closely with stakeholders to ensure the long term viability of the sector.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (12 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., and provides the strategic vision and framework for aquaculture in Ireland to 2030. It visualises a sustainable, profitable, competitive and market-focused aquaculture industry making the maximum long-term economic and social contribution to coastal communities and Ireland as a whole. Drafting of the NSPSA is complete and I will shortly present a Memorandum for Information to my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of the challenges being faced across the horticulture sectors, the recently published National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027 identified eight Key Strategic Actions the implementation of which aim to support the long term viability of the horticulture industry. My Department continues to engage with the sector in relation to current challenges.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...some of the challenges being faced across the horticulture sectors, the recently published National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027 identified eight Key Strategic Actions the implementation of which aim to support the long term viability of the horticulture industry. My Department continues to engage with the sector in relation to current challenges.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Housing for All strategy, which puts in place a very radical set of policies aimed at tackling the core factor driving all of the housing challenges we face, namely, lack of supply. It is not very long ago that the total number of new housing units being built in the country each year was 7,000 to 8,000 per year. Last year, using Housing for All and the policy levers and supports put in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...being faced across the horticulture sectors, the recently published National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027 identified eight Key Strategic Actions the implementation of which will ensure the long term continued viability of the horticulture industry. In addition to this my Department supports the horticulture industry in Ireland with a range of measures. The national exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...being faced across the horticulture sectors, the recently published National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027 identified eight Key Strategic Actions the implementation of which will ensure the long term continued viability of the horticulture industry. In addition to this my Department supports the horticulture industry in Ireland with a range of measures, firstly, The National...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...being faced across the horticulture sectors, the recently published National Strategy for Horticulture 2023-2027 identified eight Key Strategic Actions the implementation of which will ensure the long term continued viability of the horticulture industry. In addition to this my Department supports the horticulture industry in Ireland with a range of measures, firstly, The National...

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...that collaboratively. We are also working to develop our climate action plans collaboratively. As I said, the key objectives and the key commitment from the Government are that we will work alongside farmers to achieve that, with voluntary measures only. Farmers are up for doing that and want to do that. They are often very poorly served by the narrative that is out there and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (21 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector is an important and integral component of the Agri-food industry. It is dynamic, sustainable and world-class and I am committed to securing its long-term future. It is sector that I want to see grow and flourish in the years ahead. The importance of the tillage sector is recognised in the Food Vision 2030 strategy and in the Climate Action Plan 2023 where a target is...