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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following ongoing discussions between the Department of Health, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, an Agreement in Principle was reached on the future of the food safety controls currently carried out by the Local Authority Veterinary Service (LAVS). A memo for government...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: While there were suggestions of potential changes to the Common Agricultural Policy included in the report of the 'Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture', it must be noted that the Strategic Dialogue is only one input to the development of the future CAP Proposals, and the proposals for CAP post 2027 are not due to be published by the European Commission until mid-2025. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Succession Farm Partnership Scheme run my Department provides a structure through which farmers and their successors can enter into a partnership with an appropriate profit-sharing agreement, on the understanding that the farm would eventually be transferred to the successor at the end of a specified period, not exceeding ten years. This scheme was introduced on the back of a new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The €258m European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) 2021-2027, co-funded by the Irish government and the EU, is the primary funding package for the seafood sector, including aquaculture. EMFAF is managed by my Department. In July I announced the opening of a new scheme under our EMFAF Operational Programme to support capital investment in aquaculture - the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In recent years the conditionality and regulation associated with farming has become increasingly complex. For this reason, I have been and continue to be an advocate for simplification at the Council of Agriculture Ministers. This is both to ensure that the rules associated with farm payments can be applied in a practical way that recognises the realities of farming life and also the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulatory Bodies (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I was pleased that An Rialálaí Agraibhia was established on 13th of December last year. The establishment of this body is an initiative that I spearheaded from inception and I was delighted to secure, as a key commitment in the Programme for Government, the provision of an independent regulator for farmers, fishers, growers and other small and medium enterprises in our agri-food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: This Government secured flexibilities in the legal text of the Nature Restoration Law to both support farmers and to recognise specific Irish circumstances. The Government is clear that all restoration measures will be voluntary. The legislation is explicit on this in relation to rewetting, but participation in relation to wider restoration measures is a national competency. The legal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am supporting the horticulture industry, including vegetable production in Ireland through a range of initiatives. The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector provides grant aid towards capital investments in specialised plant and equipment including renewable energy, as well as technology adoption specific to commercial horticulture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Environmental Protection Agency’s report of July 2024 “Ireland’s Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990 - 2023” sets out that Agriculture emissions decreased by 4.6% in 2023. It is very encouraging to see the positive progress that Agriculture has made in reducing emissions. This result reflects the work that farmers are putting in on the ground and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In May of this year, picking up on a commitment made during Commissioner Sinkevicius’ visit to Ireland in November 2023, I invited DG Environment’s Commission Services to visit Ireland to witness at first hand the actions the Government and stakeholders right across our agri-food industry are currently engaging in to reduce agriculture’s impact on water quality. Last...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s agri-food sector is our most important indigenous exporting sector, playing a vital role in Ireland’s economy, especially in rural and coastal areas. My aim is to ensure its ongoing economic, environmental and social sustainability for the benefit of all the sector's stakeholders, particularly our farm families, who are the backbone of the sector and rural communities....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Infrastructure (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Solar Capital Investment Scheme is a measure under the The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3), which provides support to farmers wishing to invest in renewable energy. To encourage on-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided to assist farmers in maximising their production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV panels, together...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Nitrates Directive has the objective of reducing and preventing water pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. It is implemented in Ireland through our Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) and the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters (GAP) Regulations (SI 113 of 2022, as amended). The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023-2027 includes a 100% increase in the site clearance grant from €1,000 to €2,000 per hectare and considerably enhanced planting grants under seven forest types for the planting of other species, as well as an innovative top up premium for those ash sites still due premiums under the original afforestation scheme. In determining the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Geese and Swans action in the ACRES Scheme is to promote the production of an undisturbed foraging area to support overwintering geese and swans. The requirements in relation to this action are stated in the Scheme Specifications, with one of the requirements being that no livestock or machinery operation is to take place on lands from 1st October to 31st March (with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has responsibility for S.I. No 63/2015, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulation 2015 and S.I. 427/2015 - Microchipping of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Under these Regulations, all dogs over 12 weeks of age (or younger if sold before 12 weeks) must be microchipped. It is illegal to sell or supply a dog that is not microchipped. The microchip number must be registered; this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Mayo County Council is responsible for the development and maintenance of Purteen Harbour. My Department provides funding to local authorities for capital works projects for the development and repair of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme and more recently under the Brexit Adjustment Local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to Special Advisers who have served at my Department since I took office is as follows: Special Advisor Minister From To Salary Scale Stiofán Nutty Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State 07/09/2020 07/11/2021 Principal Officer ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that there is an appeals process in relation to the ACRES scheme, as it is one of the schemes listed in the Schedule of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001. Participants in ACRES may therefore submit appeals in respect of decisions taken in relation to their participation in the Scheme. The appeals process in respect of ACRES is outlined in Section 28 of the Scheme Terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The agriculture sector is a cornerstone of the Irish economy and as the Deputy is aware, last year - 2023, was a year of considerable progress for agriculture with emissions reduced by 4.6% relative to 2022. This is the largest single year reduction observed in the agriculture sector. Not only does this reflect the efforts that farmers are putting in on the ground, it gives confidence to...