Results 81-100 of 289 for pension speaker:Michael Creed

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: ...Grant in Aid subvention to support the delivery of it services to the agriculture and food sector. The 2018 allocation was increased by just over €4m to €132.6m. Funding is provided for pay, pension, capital and non-pay purposes. It receives additional exchequer income from competitive research programmes (FIRM, Stimulus etc.) and for supporting the delivery of Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: ...has increased in line with my action plan on market access.  It currently comprises a team of seven people led by an Assistant Principal Officer. The annual cost for staffing this unit, including salary, PRSI, pension and accommodation, is estimated at approximately €500,000. The meat market access unit works on expanding market access for beef, sheepmeat,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: ...with my action plan on market access. This unit currently comprises a team of seven people led by an Assistant Principal Officer. The annual cost for staffing this unit, including salary, PRSI, pension and accommodation, is estimated at approximately €500,000. The work of the unit supports a meat industry with exports of over €3 billion. The meat market access unit...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: ...spatial planning project. These savings will not affect the overall budget available for the seafood sector under the EMFF because these investments will occur over the latter years of the programme. Other savings are in the early retirement scheme, where participants receiving the State pension reduces the early retirement scheme spend by a corresponding amount, and research grants,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department will contact the Deputy directly to provide him with the contact details of the appropriate person within the Pensions section of Human Resources Division who will be able to assist further with this query.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: ...the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001 and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. HRI has advised that a non contributory pension scheme for staff employed by racehorse trainers has operated in Ireland since the early 1970s. It is funded by way of deduction from the trainers percentage of prize money won with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: ...the land themselves; this would include sons and daughters of farmers or other relatives who might have inherited land but who have careers outside of farming. This approach also includes institutional investors such as pension funds, although in these cases having to purchase land first makes forestry a less attractive investment. My Department continues to view the single premium...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Pensions Data (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The pension arrangements for State Bodies are, subject to an overall policy framework, an operational matter for those organisations. I have requested the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department to respond directly to the Deputy on the specific information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: ...by my Department to assist my Department's permanent veterinary staff.  They are not employees of my Department, rather they are engaged on a contract for services, and therefore they have no pension entitlements with my department.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (2 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: ...in 1958 under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon has informed me that the Bord na gCon DB Plan pension scheme has been in deficit since 2008. The Trustee of the Plan (Irish Pension Trust Ltd) was required to put a Benefit Reduction and Funding Proposal in place in September 2016 under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Staff (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: ...racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. The 2015 accounts for Bord na gCon includes a list of the numbers of employees receiving employee benefits, including salaries and pensions, above €60,000 per annum, and as required by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 13/2014. The benefit categories are classified upwards from €60,000 in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Levy (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Information relating to the private pension levy in respect of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is considered to be an operational matter for the State Bodies concerned. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Investments (7 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department does not have any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, in tobacco companies. As regards future policy I have no plans for any investments, directly or indirectly, in tobacco companies. In relation to the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, as the information requested is an operational matter for the Bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Levy Data (7 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: Information relating to the private pension levy in respect of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is considered to be an operational matter for the State Bodies concerned. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: There are twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department and none of them have made pension top-ups to their Chief Executives.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Retirements (5 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The Department did not pay out any pension lump sums outside of those paid by the Payroll Shared Services (previously the Department of Finance) for the period 2013-2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Early Retirement Scheme (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: ...to applicants who are farming, have an active herd number and have eligible land which is used for an agricultural activity. The eligibility requirements for qualifying for an Early Retirement Pension is that an applicant must have definitively ceased farming, have divested himself/herself of all UAA lands, including lands rented out and have cancelled or made dormant their herd/flock or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (5 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: ...Workforce Planning processes to forecast current and future staffing needs. As there may be no direct correlation between the staff exiting my Department and new hires, and different salaries and pension arrangements apply, it is not possible to assess associated costs and savings. Year Staff Hired: Staff Exits: Percentage turnover 2013 21 56 1.69% 2014 14 134 4.19% 2015...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: ...farming organisations and are exploring what we can do on this matter. The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI, and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, which used to be the National Pensions Reserve Fund, are involved in providing lower cost loans for the farming community. Some 21% of their investments to date have been in the primary producer sector, in particular,...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: ...from the European Union to meet the veterinary costs incurred under the eradication programmes; almost €7.5 million from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, EMFF, and €14 million in departmental staff pension levy contributions. Looking ahead to the remainder of this year and 2017, I am conscious that a number of challenges will be faced. They include the Brexit...