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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I have always sought to ensure we apply the Hague preferences and that will be my objective again going into this EU Council meeting. We are obviously the only state they now apply to but they are really important to us and I will be seeking to apply them again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I will certainly be looking at following that up. What I want to achieve here is an outcome that delivers the maximum return in terms of fish for next year. That is something I will pursue at European level. The mackerel issue is a real hit as regards the scientific advice on it. On the plus side, we will have a quota for horse mackerel again this year. That has been an important pelagic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Mac Lochlainn. On the questions previous to the interlude to facilitate the voting, had we covered those questions reasonably?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy. The two key questions here are on pollock and north-west herring. I will bring in Dr. Kelly from the Marine Institute in a moment on the pollock question because it is a good opportunity to get an insight into the scientific advice around it and its different aspects. I will also bring in Ms O’Sullivan on the north-west herring aspect. First, on the pollock...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I take the Deputy's points. They echo points made by others on overfishing. I accept the points he made and on taking a strong line on the behaviour of others that is having an impact, particularly relating to mackerel. He mentioned the potential impact of wind energy and conservation areas. We have a structure in place for wind energy. The key objective is coexistence and good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I know scallops are an important fishery product for the south east. I introduced a Brexit scheme to support them because there have been particular challenges around landing them as a result of Brexit. They are not affected by quota because they are a non-quota species but the market for shellfish generally has been under pressure this year. That has been a challenge for them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Cathaoirleach and members for accommodating this resolution and discussion today. The horse and greyhound sectors are embedded in the social and economic fabric of our country, particularly in rural Ireland. Successive Governments have acknowledged the significance of both industries by supporting them through legislation, policy initiatives and the provision of funding. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There is an allocation for capital and an allocation for current as part of the budgetary allocation. We set up both HRI and RCÉ to steward the industries and to engage with key stakeholders. On the guidance within that, while there would be engagement with my Department, we try and empower both agencies to spend the funding in as effective and impactful a way as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I think we have had a good engagement with HRI. A business case has been submitted on which we have provided positive feedback. The next step would be the business case following on from tender, that is the final business case. I am confident from the engagement we have had with HRI on the allocation that can be there from the capital allowance from the Horse and Greyhound Fund and also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Kenny. It is a strong allocation but it is really important for both industries. I think both industries deliver significantly in return. They are really important parts of the economy when you look at both of them in totality. Certainly, when you look at our horse racing sector in particular, it is up there at the very top of the world table across different metrics. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: We expect it very shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: We expect it before the end of this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Very quickly after that, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There is a panel in place we can procure from. The panel is already in place, so that structure is there. It will be a matter of procuring the report from the panel that is in place. It should be in a position to commence pretty quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: We get an annual report, which has a significant breakdown of detail regarding how the funding is spent and the returns for that. Then we have the strength and health of the sector. The horse racing sector has been performing really strongly in terms of jobs and economic output. Likewise, we have seen an uptick in the strength of the greyhound sector and greyhound racing too, which has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There is, yes. They would meet and have to comply with all auditing requirements, and with the Comptroller and Auditor General as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Mythen. With regard to Rásaíocht Con Éireann, for example, a minimum of 10% of all funding must go towards welfare services. With regard to HRI, 20% has to be applied for integrity services. On HRI, I think it was Deputy Kenny who was asking about the capital breakdown.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: At my last meeting with it, it informed me it was exceeding that 10% level. Obviously, as the fund increases the percentage requirement will still apply, so the figure spent on it will increase too. It is a key requirement. In terms of the plans it has in place, we will be seeing an increase. It is being stepped out further compared to where it is at present. With regard to the capital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I will come back to the Cathaoirleach further on this. It is not something I have discussed with the sector. I will get the committee a note on it. I allocated funding to harness racing last year in the budget. It was the first time an allocation was made to it. It is a sector we would like to see supported and developed. On the particular point relating to a tote, the Irish Harness...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (16 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Fitzmaurice is addressing the challenges in the sport horse sector.