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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I suspect that prosecutions would be difficult under the current statutory instrument. I will revert to the Deputy with details. That would be trespassing on the legal issue and I would have to get direction from the Attorney General's office, but I suspect not.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hare Coursing Regulation (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, the regulation of coursing is chiefly a matter for the Irish Coursing Club, ICC, subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon. The welfare of greyhounds involved in coursing is provided for in the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 which, inter alia,requires that persons who course greyhounds must have regard to the code of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hare Coursing Regulation (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: It is an Irish solution to an Irish problem. I am not sure if Deputy Daly is suggesting that we should have an imported solution to an Irish problem. I highlight that a very high proportion of hares netted for hare coursing were returned successfully to the wild. For example, at the end of the 2014-15 season, 99.3% of hares captured were released in a healthy condition back after coursing....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hare Coursing Regulation (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I have nothing to add to what I have stated already. We have travelled some distance in respect of the supervision of hare coursing and I do not have any plans to ban it. Equally, however, I would add that all parties involved in hare coursing must operate within the law and the terms of licences issued to them in respect of hare capture and so on.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: All exporters of dogs are required to provide the following animal health and welfare certification in relation to (i) compliance with identification requirements (ii) fitness for the intended journey (iii) health status (iv) rabies vaccination requirements. Once these animal certification requirements are met, dogs, including greyhounds, may be exported internationally. Exporters are also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The short answer to this question is no. There is no intention on the part of the negotiators in the European Commission to in any way endanger or undermine the comprehensive food safety and public health standards that are implemented in the EU in the context of negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. A number of key issues in this regard arise in relation to food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: International obligations on carbon emissions clearly recognise the fundamental priority of safeguarding food production. The Paris Agreement, which seeks to limit global temperature increases to less than 2 degrees Celsius, and to pursue 1.5 degrees, addresses this specific point in Article 2 of that Agreement. There is a clear link with what was agreed in Paris and the UN Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025 is an enabling strategy for the sustainable growth of the agrifood sector over the next decade. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market development and competitiveness; as well as specific sectoral recommendations. Food security is defined by the UN Food and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The prospect of a UK vote to leave the EU presents potentially very significant challenges from a trade perspective, and that is especially true for the Irish agrifood sector. I mentioned earlier that the UK is by far our largest trading partner, with CSO figures indicating that exports of agricultural products in 2015 were worth €5.1 billion and imports €3.8 billion. ESRI and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Lawful hunting of an animal is permitted under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. However, the Act prohibits the hunting of animals which have been released in an injured, mutilated or exhausted condition. In addition, Section 25 of the Act provides for the establishment of codes of practice and for the adoption of codes published by other persons for the purposes of providing practical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: There is no intention on the part of the negotiators in the European Commission to abandon the precautionary principle or in any way endanger or undermine the comprehensive food safety and public health standards that are implemented in the EU in the context of negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. A number of key issues in this regard arise in relation to food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (8 Jun 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. With respect to superlevy repayments, the rules governing the EU milk quota regime, including the super levy system for production above quota, were set at EU level. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I met with the Chief Executive Officer of Coillte, Mr. Fergal Leamy, on 24 May 2016. At this meeting he provided me with an overview of the company. Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and , while day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company, the meeting was an opportunity for the CEO to brief me about its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The total expenditure on agri-environment schemes under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in 2015 was €131.73 million. This includes the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS4), the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS1, AEOS2 and AEOS3), Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) and the Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS). The corresponding figure for spending on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the recruitment of staff, are the responsibility of the company. The recruitment process, including engagement of a recruitment agency, preparation of the job specification and the ultimate selection of the successful candidate for the position, was accordingly a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the new ten year strategy for the agrifood sector published in July last year identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I have not yet had the opportunity to see the film referred to by the Deputy and therefore cannot comment one way or another on its conclusions. My understanding is that this is a documentary about the use of different natural resources, including fish stocks, in three different Atlantic Communities in Ireland, Norway and Canada. With regard to fish stocks and their use as a natural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Firstly it is important to say that I am satisfied with the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) participation rates. The BDGP was launched on 5 May 2015 and forms a part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme that runs from 2014 to 2020. The programme has funding of €300 million euro over its lifespan and builds on previous investment in suckler farming through schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department engages in ongoing consultation with all stakeholders and in a range of formats on issues facing the agrifood sector. This applies also to the development and representation of Ireland’s negotiating position in relation to free trade agreements between the EU and other trading blocs, including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (8 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The rules governing the EU milk quota regime, including the super levy 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...