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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The Local authorities have responsibility under the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 for the licensing and inspection of dog breeding premises. In 2015 my Department engaged in joint inspections with the Local Authorities of the dog breeding establishments countrywide. Arising from these joint inspections, a number of establishments were requested to engage in structural improvements of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: An application for Tranche 2 of the GLAS Scheme for the person named was received on the dedicated GLAS online system on the 8 December 2015. The unprecedented level of applications to the Scheme has meant that for GLAS 2, priority is being given to what are called Tier 1 and Tier 2 candidates, i.e. those who either manage key environmental assets like endangered birds, protected habitats...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The vast bulk of the Department’s advertising consists of press notices in the specialised farming press, provincial and national newspapers. This expenditure includes the publication of Statutory Notices that are required to comply with various national and EU legislative requirements. Advertising through other mediums such as television, radio and online are rarely used. Decisions on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the ‘Old Young Farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve using the online application facility. The Terms and Conditions governing the Old Young Farmer category of the 2015 National Reserve clearly state at Point 4 of the Introduction and also at section 2.1 that applicants must submit a Basic Payment Scheme application in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: EU Member States are required, under the TSE Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001, to carry out an annual programme for monitoring BSE and scrapie, which is designed to assist in protecting human and animal health. The principal requirements of this programme for Ireland each year, insofar as scrapie is concerned, are to take samples and test for the presence of scrapie in 10,000 sheep over 18...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Under the provisions of the Basic Payment Scheme, farmers need to declare an eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held in order to benefit from payment. The hectares declared must be eligible and must have an agricultural activity carried out on them. The governing EU regulations define an agricultural activity as the production, rearing or growing of agricultural products, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The Payments module of the TAMS II IT System is currently under development and payments will be made once the system is in place.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Simplification of the Common Agriculture Policy is a very important issue for Ireland and I have emphasised to the Commission that initiatives taken must result in genuine and real simplification for farmers and administrations alike. Since 2015 a number of simplification measures have been announced by the Commission, with the following range of measures introduced in 2016. These measures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: I am fully aware of the pressures on dairy farmers right now and I am committed to working with all players in the sector to address these issues and ensure that we have a sustainable dairy sector going forward. As one of the proposers of the Dairy Forum my goal is to ensure that it continues to work constructively as a vehicle for addressing issues of concern to farmers and others in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: In response to the recent winter floods a Fodder Aid Scheme was launched to compensate farmers for losses of fodder supplies experienced; 389 applications were received, of which 326 resulted in compensation issuing to applicants. Applications were subject to administrative checks and on-farm verification visits and many of the cases which did not qualify for payment had not established...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The information requested from Deputy Cahill is listed in the following table. 2013 2014 2015 Declared Area 4,716, 234.69 4,667,384.55 4,610,562.41 Eligible Hectares 4,748,785.45 4,696,874.14 4,593,536.38

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: To date, 126,109 farmers have received payments totalling €1.15 billion under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPD). The process of definitively establishing entitlements under the 2015 BPS and issuing relevant statements to farmers is currently being finalised. The final balancing payment (approximately 3%) to issue to farmers will be calculated and issued shortly after the completion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department received just over 7,000 applications under the 2015 National Reserve and almost 9,000 applications under the 2015 Young Farmers Scheme. To date some 6,900 applications under the National Reserve and some 8,800 applications under the Young Farmers Scheme have been fully processed. In the case of outstanding applications, issues pertaining to registration of herd numbers,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: A total of 103,763 applications were received under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, of which 96,002 applications have been paid to date. Of those applications outstanding, a large number will not meet the eligibility requirements and therefore will not become eligible for payment. County Applied Paid Amount € Carlow 763 701 1,469,913.39 Cavan 4897 4644...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for allocation of entitlements under the ‘Scottish Derogation’ measure of the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme. EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme require administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted under the scheme. These checks are now being finalised for the person named and my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 29 April 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced his AEOS contract on 1st September 2010. Payment issued in respect of the 2010-2014 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must take place. As all AEOS 1 participants will be receiving their final...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The applicant has applied under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme and his application has been selected for approval under the Ranking and Selection System following the administrative checks. It is envisaged that approval will issue very shortly once the final technical aspects of the application are examined.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 is a legal instrument with wide application and potential use by a range of authorised officers in a wide variety of settings. Local authorities, An Garda Síochána and officials of my Department are empowered to take prosecutions under the Act. To date, over 50 prosecutions have been initiated under the Act, including those taken by my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Superlevy Fine (31 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The rules governing the EU milk quota regime, including the superlevy system for production above quota, were set at EU level and it is not within the gift of individual Member States to amend the rules. However at the request of Ireland and some other member states the EU Commission introduced a provision last year permitting payment of the levy in three annual instalments, without...