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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Civil Service (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a highly skilled, motivated and efficient workforce is in place to meet on-going business needs and avails of Workforce Planning processes to identify and assess its business needs. Workforce planning is a key tool in enabling my Department to forecast its current and future staffing needs. As a management function, it drives the full range of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone was announced. A significant part of the objective of this measure was to manage the fishing effort on sprat stocks which are primarily targeted within inshore waters. This measure, however, was the subject of extended legal proceedings the outcome of which,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone was announced. A significant part of the objective of this measure was to manage the fishing effort on sprat stocks which are primarily targeted within inshore waters. This measure, however, was the subject of extended legal proceedings the outcome of which,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish suckler herd. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 840 to 842, inclusive, together. The Tillage Incentive Scheme was introduced in 2022 in direct response to the illegal invasion of the Ukraine. It was a one-year scheme to provide support for the conversion of eligible grassland into specific tillage crops. This increased tillage area would help in reducing the dependency on imported feed material directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2024 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme was received from the above named applicant on the 12th March, 2024. Following completion of the relevant administration checks by this Department, payment under the 2024 ANC scheme issued to the person named on 1st November, 2024 and will be lodged to their nominated bank account. Payment can take up to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (5 Nov 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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Sector (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Directive 1999/74/EC sets out specific requirements for the protection of laying hens in the EU and this legislation is transposed into Irish legislation by S.I. 311 of 2010. The legislation specifies the type of accommodation that can be used for laying hens and this includes the use of cage production systems that are enriched with features such as nests, perches and scratch areas. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: A package of measures to assist ash forest owners, including financial aid as outlined within the Action Plan approved by the Government in April 2024, offers relief and incentives to deal with this important issue in Kildare and all other counties. The overall financial aid for ash dieback potentially amounts to €237 million, including the new €79.5 million Climate Action...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Programme for the period 2023-2027 aims to encourage a substantial increase in afforestation by offering attractive and diverse options for planting. This Government has committed €1.3 billion of funding to the Programme in order to support our national ambition of 8,000 hectares of afforestation per year. It also provides for a range of schemes to support the maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Plant Health within the European Union (EU) is governed by the EU Plant Health Regulation 2016/2031 and the Official Controls Regulation 2017/625. These Regulations harmonise the rules in areas such as, the surveillance for pests of plant health and actions to be taken in the event of the confirmation of the presence of specific plant pests, including Erwinia amylovora (Fireblight) and rules...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has a permanent presence at all slaughter plants, including those in Kildare, during the hours of slaughter. For other processing plants, inspections take place regularly. My Department will revert with the relevant statistics on these inspections once compiled.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Farm Safety Measure, launched earlier this year by my colleague, Minister of State Martin Heydon T.D., provides a financial contribution to participating farmers covering 60% of the eligible cost of Power Take Off (PTO) shaft covers. To date, seventeen expressions of interest and two applications for payment have been submitted by Kildare farmers. Nationally, over 900...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seirbhísí Oileán (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Tá clár cead páirceáil á chur ar fáil ag Ionad Iascaigh Cuain Ros an Mhíl ag mo Roinn do dhaoine a bhfuil Oileáin Árann mar ghnátháit chónaithe acu. Tagann sé seo sna sála ar chomhairliúchán leis na trí Ghrúpa Ionadaíochta Coiste de chuid na nOileán agus an mian atá acu go mbeidh rochtain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 852 and 853 together. My Department will publish the Forestry Licensing Plan for 2025 early in the new year. This plan for 2025 will also include a review of 2024, and will outline the estimated number of applications received and the target applications to be licensed versus what actually was received in 2024 and what was output in terms of licences...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The aim of the Forestry Knowledge Transfer Group Scheme is to increase the level of sustainable forest management activity amongst forestry owners and to raise awareness of the importance of forests for climate change mitigation and to provide expertise to forest owners to manage their forests over its rotation. By filling this knowledge gap a potential barrier to the mobilisation of timber...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Tá sé cinn ainmnithe d’Ionaid Iascaigh Cuain (IIC) faoi Úinéireacht an Stáit i seilbh mo Roinne faoi reacht, agus feidhmíonn mo Roinn na hionaid sin agus déanann sí cothabháil orthu. Is iad na hionaid sin IIC na gCeall Beag, IIC Bhinn Éadair, IIC Bhaile Chaisleáin Bhéarra, IIC Ros an Mhíl, IIC an Daingin, IIC Dhún...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Is beart deonach é páirt a ghlacadh sa Scéim Timpeallachta Tuaithe Talmhaíochta agus Aeráide (ACRES). Toisc gur tiomantas cúig bliana atá ann, bheadh coinne leis go dtarraingeodh roinnt daoine siar i rith na tréimhse sin. Níl aon cheanglas ar rannpháirtithe cúis ná míniú a thabhairt as tarraingt siar ón Scéim, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Veterinary Inspectors carry out a wide variety of duties within my Department in the areas of animal health and welfare, disease control, physical checks on imports of animals, plants, and products of animal and plant origin etc. The table below details the number of Veterinary Inspectors at 25th December 2023 and 21st October 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below provides the details of the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by my Department on handsets and phone bills over the same timeframe. - 2022 2023 2024 No. of new Mobile Phones issued 850 902 406 Total Number of...