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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: From my understanding this matter was not one of the agenda items raised at the recent European Council meeting. However Ireland's position on the need for a well funded CAP is well understood at institutional level and by other Member States in the European Union. In his address to the European Parliament in January 2018, the Taoiseach indicated that Ireland is open to contributing more to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Under EU regulation, Less Favoured/Disadvantaged Areas (with the exception of the islands) were to be replaced by newly designated Areas of Natural Constraints from 2018 with eligible areas being designated using a set list of bio-physical criteria such as soil drainage, texture and slope. However, as part of legislative amendments at EU level a proposal was made to extend the 2018 deadline...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: In order to qualify for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), an applicant must have an eligible hectare of land in respect of each entitlement held by them. In accordance with the land eligibility rules, where land has been burned between the period of 1 March and 31 August of any given year it is not eligible for payment under the BPS for that scheme year. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Under EU regulation, Less Favoured/Disadvantaged Areas (with the exception of the islands) were to be replaced by newly designated Areas of Natural Constraints from 2018 with eligible areas being designated using a set list of bio-physical criteria such as soil drainage, texture and slope. However, as part of legislative amendments at EU level a proposal was made to extend the 2018 deadline...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Prices (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish dairy market, following on from broader EU and International trends, has performed strongly in 2017 and the early months of 2018, following a period of low prices in 2015 and 2016. While the overall dairy sector is now in a much better place overall than it has been in recent years, there is a significant overhang of intervention stocks of skimmed milk powder...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: I very much welcome the adoption by the European Council on the 23rd of March of negotiation guidelines on the framework for the EU's future relationship with the UK. In respect of fisheries, the guidelines explicitly state that “In the overall context of the FTA, existing reciprocal access to fishing waters and resources should be maintained;". Ireland’s key priorities...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Marketing Programme (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The pursuit and development of new markets for Irish agri-food exports is of course an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agri-food sector, as evidenced by its placement right at the centre of Food Wise 2025, the industry’s strategy for development over the coming decade. Indeed, this is all the more relevant after the UK’s decision to leave the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Ireland is a country with low levels of forest cover compared to the European average and an uneven age class distribution in our forests stemming from our afforestation efforts over the last century. Forest growth and harvesting and the related changes in carbon stocks therefore occurs on an uneven basis. Based on research conducted by Teagasc, greenhouse gas removals by our forests will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: In response to the problems experienced in parts of the West and North-West in the late autumn and winter I took a number of steps to address issues around the availability of fodder. I asked Teagasc from an early stage to work locally with affected farmers in areas with fodder difficulties and support them on fodder budgeting for the winter ahead. I prioritised the payment of farm supports...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named made an application under the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme.  There were issues with the claim for payment as submitted 20 July 2017.  A request for a review was submitted together with supporting documentation. A decision has been made and a letter of response to the review issued on 24 April 2018.  The local office will be in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January  2016 and has received all payment in respect of 2016. Administrative checks take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. My Department is working proactively to complete the checks in this case which are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received the full payment due in respect of 2015 and 2017. There is an issue with the 2016 payment which was made less the payment due for two Hen Harrier Actions. The outstanding payments for 2016 will be processed in due course according to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of its forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. The company has, however, advised that Coillte does not have an application process in place for funding of such cycle trails, as it does not fund such developments. Coillte added,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: As detailed in my reply to PQ 15872/18, the 2017 application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing eligibility inspection. This inspection, which included a field visit to determine the position on the ground, identified over-declarations in area exceeding 10% of the area claimed. This resulted in the area determined being reduced by 1.5 times the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named made an application under the Dairy Equipment Scheme 22 June 2016 and a payment claim was submitted on 2 November 2017.  This application was the subject of an on-farm inspection.  It is a requirement that the payments claimed be verified as part of such an inspection.  In this case issues arose in relation to ineligible receipts...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The change of ownership process was completed on Wednesday, April 25th. Documentation will issue to the sole owner shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Firstly I welcome the recent joint statement by the EU and Mexico to the effect that they have reached an agreement in principle on trade and investment in the context of the modernisation of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement. While full details are still to be confirmed, the announcement by the EU and Mexico appears to provide for very significant access to the Mexican market for EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Since January 2018, I have held 4 bilateral meetings with EU Agriculture Ministers. The shape of CAP Post 2020 was a significant feature of the discussion (see the following table for details). Additional meetings are scheduled to take place with counterparts from the Netherlands, Germany, France, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Belgium over the next few weeks. In addition to these formal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The Budget Commissioner, Gunther Oettinger visited Dublin on 6 March 2018 as part of his tour of European capitals in advance of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposals being published on 2 May 2018.  During his appearance before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, he spoke of cuts to CAP and Cohesion of 5 - 10%. This was in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The recent issues with Brazilian beef exports to the EU have been worrying. However, I would point out that the Commission was quick to react as soon as the practices uncovered in Brazil came to light. Its actions in seeking immediate suspension of certification for the establishments responsible, together with the rejection of consignments en route to the EU from those...