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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has provided funding to Macra na Feirme to assist in the costs of delivering support to young farmers through promotion and engagement. The following core funding is received by Farming organisations: 2021 Name of Farming Representative Organisation Details of funding allocated Funding Amount € ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The collection and allocation of this funding is a matter between industry and farm bodies and is not a matter for my Department.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I continue to be very aware of the challenges being faced by the seafood sector arising from the increased costs of marine fuel. As previously stated in response to this issue I met with industry’s representative groups throughout the latter half of 2022, and throughout 2023 to discuss the matter. I also reported on the development of support schemes in line with the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Payments to farmers under the wide range of schemes operated by my department are of critical importance to ensuring the on-going viability of Irish farms. The payment dates for decoupled Direct Payments, which include the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), the Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS), the Complementary Income Support for Young...

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 Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that, following tender processes, there were two payments made for the years in question to the firms detailed. The information requested is set out in the attached table. As regards the 13 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question...

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: Horse Racing Industry (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. Relevant legislation and the Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies 2016 require the annual financial statements of HRI to be audited by the Comptroller and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: To qualify 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: This Department manages all disciplinary matters in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Disciplinary Code applicable to the Civil Servant concerned. A disciplinary procedure is initiated where a concern arises regarding the conduct, performance, and/or attendance of a Civil Servant. A disciplinary procedure provides a fair and efficient process for dealing with such concerns and...

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: European Union (8 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has not paid into EU programmes or funds outside of the multiannual financial framework from the year 2014 to date.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not have responsibility for the removal or reconstitution of Ash trees for private homeowners with ash trees in their gardens or individual holdings. My Department supported the Tree Council of Ireland in publishing guidelines for managing roadside trees. The document is available on the Tree Council of Ireland’s website, www.treecouncil.ie, and on The Department of...

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: The person whom Deputy McGuinness refers to (as per details supplied) has contacted my Department on a number of occasions over several decades regarding his concerns of ill-health/underperformance of horses on his holding. My Department has carefully reviewed the evidence provided by this person on each occasion. There have been three significant documents produced on the reported health...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) was established on 13th December 2023 under the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023. I also appointed a new Board on that date. Section 40 of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023 requires the Regulator to prepare and submit a work programme relating to the discharge of its functions in respect of each financial year....

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

Charlie McConalogue: The table below provides an overview on the yearly salary costs, based 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....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

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: Following a competitive procurement process carried out in 2022, Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) was awarded the contract from 2023 to deliver studbook services for the Irish Sport Horse, Irish Draught, Irish Sport Pony, Irish Cob and Irish Partbred Cob breeds. The contract requires HSI to operate breeding programmes for these breeds in accordance with the rules of the EU Animal Breeding...