Results 21-40 of 16,564 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: On 15th June 2022, I announced the launch of the €56 million Fodder Support Scheme 2022, which aimed to incentivise farmers, in particular drystock farmers, to grow more fodder (silage and/or hay) for winter 2022. This was to ensure that Ireland did not not have any animal welfare issue over the 2022 winter/2023 spring and was a direct result of the illegal invasion of Ukraine by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (30 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Broadband Infrastructure (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has approximately 90 WAN circuits delivered on DSL over copper. The Department has no active copper-based lease lines. The costings for the WAN circuits on copper lines are approximately €25 per circuit per month. The Departments Telephony uses 634 lines at €16,599 per month ex. Vat.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector is an important and integral component of the Agri-food industry and is a sector that I want to see grow and develop. Adding value to Irish grain is an integral part of growing and improving the economic sustainability of the tillage sector. Research work carried out by Teagasc and University College Dublin has confirmed the nutritional quality and low carbon nature...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine border control post (BCP) at Dublin Airport operates everyday between 7:30am and 9:00pm, Monday to Sunday. My staff provide a range of services including inspections on imports from non-EU countries and compliance checks on pets arriving in Ireland. Passengers coming from outside the EU with their pets are required to notify my officials...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Sector (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme was received from the above named applicant on May 30th, 2023. Following completion of all the relevant administration checks by my Department, ANC advance and balancing payments totalling €3,190 issued to the applicant on October 17th 2023 and December 1st , 2023. Remittance details relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department officials have advised me that there is no record of an application being submitted in 2022 for Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) for the person named. I can confirm that an ACRES General application was submitted on behalf of the person named on the 10th of December 2023 for Tranche 2 of the scheme. Tranche 2 participants have a contract...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Union (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Since February 2020, my Department made approximately 90 Statutory Instruments and was the sponsoring Department for 3 Bills which were necessitated to transpose or give effect to European regulations and directives. Please see the list of Acts and Regulations below. Sea Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (No. 2 of 2022) Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023 (No. 19 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Apr 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 26th, 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: Local Authorities (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that funding provided through the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI) Scheme 2022-2023 was allocated for individual projects in advance of project commencement. My Department co-funded up to 95% of the total cost of the approved projects, with the local authorities providing the balance. Local authorities were reimbursed eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An ER1 herd number application was received in Kerry Regional Veterinary Office (RVO) on 31st May 2023 from the named person. The application at the time was not accompanied with the required documentation. A Technical Agricultural Officer of my Department visited the holding and informed the applicant of the documentation required to progress the application. The applicant supplied the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am deeply committed to safeguarding the Irish potato sector and my Department provides a range of supports to achieve this. In response to the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the sector was supported in 2022 and 2023 through the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato Sector and the Chipping Potato Sector. My Department also provides ongoing and expanded support for potato...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Assisting the next generation to take over the farm, when the time is right to do so, is one of my priorities to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the family farm. There are strong supports in place to support succession and the intergenerational transfer of family farms, with support through our CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) and a range of national taxation measures. The new Common...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the pressures being experienced by farmers because of the exceptional and prolonged wet weather over the last few months. In responding to these concerns, I have taken several steps to minimise the effects of the current pressures and to support farmers. My Department paused non-essential farm inspections earlier this month until 22nd of April. I requested that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 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 recent months, in recognition of the ongoing and challenging weather conditions, I asked the Chairman to convene the Committee to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland experienced an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in March 2001. On 22nd March 2001, the case was confirmed in a sheep flock near Jenkinstown County Louth. The only way to contain any further incursion of the disease in the country was to cull a large number of animals in the Cooley Peninsula, near the source of the outbreak. It is estimated that the culling within the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Irish farmers, fishers and agri-food companies produce world-class food and products to the highest international standards of food safety and quality. Our food safety and traceability systems are critical to supporting the export of our produce across the globe. Approximately 30 Local Authority Veterinary Inspectors carry out food safety duties at some 500 food businesses; these are...

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

Charlie McConalogue: EU discussions on Nature Restoration Law are led by the Council of Environment Ministers at EU level and the Minister for Housing and Local Government at national level. An agreement on the EU Nature Restoration Law has not yet been reached at EU Council. There are therefore no implications for the agriculture sector at this point. Should the proposal be adopted, the legal obligation...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am delighted that the application for a PGI for boxty has been submitted. Geographical Indications identify a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are linked to its geographical origin. Boxty is a traditional locally produced dish which is a great use of potatoes which have long been a staple of the Irish diet. It is deeply rooted in our heritage and I am eager to see...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under current European Commission rules, applications for registration of food product names as Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) may only be submitted by groups who work with the products concerned. Bord Bia is the named applicant on behalf of Irish producers and processors for the PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef which I am delighted to say was registered by the European Commission last...