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

Michael Creed: Primary responsibility for banking policy lies with the Minister for Finance. However my Department liaises with the main banks on access to finance for the agri-food sector and, in cooperation with other State bodies, continues to explore new and more competitive sources of funding for the sector. For example, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland introduced an ‘Agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme which was received in the Department on 27 May 2015. The application was processed with payments issuing to the nominated bank account on 17 December 2015 and 2 February 2016. However, to complete the full processing of this application, the person named was requested to submit commonage evidence for a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grocery Industry (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Fairness in commercial dealings is a key ingredient of a sustainable and well functioning food supply chain. I do not have a role in setting prices or the details of commercial arrangements in the food supply chain but I am concerned about fairness and sustainability. The Grocery Goods Undertakings Regulations, 2016 which entered into force on 30 April 2016 provide for statutory regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the ‘new entrant’ category of the 2015 National Reserve. This application was not successful as the applicant was deemed to have exceeded the off farm income threshold of €40,000. This income limit is applied to all applications regardless of the jurisdiction in which the income was earned. The applicant was notified in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. The application received from the person named has been fully processed and payment is due to issue very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as transferor. This application was unsuccessful as the person named had not established an allocation right on the parcel that was the subject of the application. The person named was notified in writing of this decision and was offered the right to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department is strongly committed to providing periodic funding opportunities for targeted research in the agri-food including aquaculture and forestry sectors through its three competitive national funding programmes - FIRM - focusing on food research, STIMULUS - focusing on agricultural production research and CoFoRD - focusing on forest research. The research funded through these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has no Bills for re-initiation. In the coming sessions my Department plans to introduce the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Greyhound Industry Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eurozone Issues (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. The UK is by far our largest single trading partner. According to CSO figures, in 2015 we exported almost €5.1 billion worth of agricultural products, and imports from the UK were worth €3.8 billion. The prospect of a UK vote to leave the EU therefore has serious implications for the agri-food sector. This is borne...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 26 May 2015 and the person named was approved into the GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015. There are a number of applications, including that of the person named, remaining which have not passed all of the Department’s pre-payment validation checks for the 2015 part-year payment. The Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The persons named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers’ Scheme with the second named person as the young farmer. The application to the National Reserve was not successful as the applicants exceeded the off farm income limit applicable and the application to the Young Farmers’ Scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hazardous Waste Sites (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I have Ministerial responsibility for the remediation of Haulbowline Island and Cork County Council is acting as my agent to deliver the project. The Government has agreed to provide a total of €61m to complete all aspects of the Haulbowline Remediation Project. Total spending by my Department in the period 2012-15 has amounted to €6.77m and funded (in full) the following key...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Support under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is payable upon activation of an eligible hectare per payment entitlement. In general terms an eligible hectare is one that is used for an agricultural activity, or, where the area is also used for a non-agricultural activity, is predominantly used for such activities. An area is predominantly used for agricultural activity if that activity can...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Inspections (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carries out routine national monitoring for a range of environmental contaminants through measuring the levels in cows’ milk. In addition, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has carried out a number of studies to check for the presence of PBDEs. The results of this monitoring confirm the low levels of such contaminants in the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) was received in my Department from the person named on 29 May 2015. During the processing of this application, an issue arose in relation to the eligibility of a forestry parcel claimed under the BPS. The person named was subsequently written to about this matter and replied confirming that he did not have the right to claim payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 497 together. The Public Sector Magazine is a quarterly publication which is distributed free of charge to all departments in the public sector and semi state bodies. My Department’s expenditure, in 2015, for daily newspapers was €20,840. My Department is currently conducting a review of the provision of newspapers versus on-line...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The number of staff currently working in Personnel and Training Unit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as of 31stMay 2016 is 65 (58.32 Full-Time Equivalents). The Personnel and Training Unit of my Department deals with the following Key functional areas, Human Resources Strategy, Competitions, Training & Development and Secretary General’s Office.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Staff (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: On the commencement of each Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices including the permitted staffing levels in the private and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State. My Department is currently awaiting these guidelines in order to finalises contracts to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The numbers (and Full-Time Equivalents) for Personnel and Training unit for 12thApril 2013, the date just prior to the Launch of Peoplepoint and then for 31stMay 2016 are outlined in the following table. Time Headcount FTE 12/04/2013 95 84.40 31/05/2016 65 58.32 The Personnel and Training Unit of my Department deal with the following Key functional areas, Human Resources...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (14 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The applicant in question has applied under a company in the second tranche of the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme. The application has been checked and the applicant has been requested to submit the Articles of Association details which is a requirement under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme. When these details are received the application will go through the...