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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: On 27 October 2016 the Supreme Court issued a judgment in a case taken by a number of mussel seed fishermen in which it determined that fishing by Northern Ireland vessels within the 0 to 6 nautical mile zone of the territorial waters of the State is not permitted by law. The background to this issue is arrangements which have long been in existence to provide access for fishing. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (30 Nov 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 (BnG). The ICC has assured my Department that it has extensive systems and practices in place to underpin the welfare of hares and greyhounds involved in coursing and that it goes to great...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: As I stated in my reply to PQ 37400/16 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 (BnG). Tthe ICC has assured my Department that it has extensive systems and practices in place to underpin the welfare of hares and greyhounds involved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The Teagasc Final Harvest report for 2016 which my Department has just received estimates that the overall production of cereals for 2016 was a little over 2.2 million tonnes combined,down from a record 2.6 million tonnes in 2015. The report also estimates that the total cereal area sown fell by 4.9% in 2016, compared to 2015. The table sets out on a county basis, the number of tillage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: It is anticipated that the Tillage Measure under TAMS II will be launched shortly and that the measure will be open for on-line applications from tillage farmers once launched.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Transfer of Entitlements application to my Department seeking the transfer of entitlements by merger of two or more holdings to a Partnership.  The person named subsequently formed a partnership with another herd owner in August 2016. As this Partnership was formed after the 16th May 2016 this is deemed to be a 2017 Partnership for payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I recently launched the third tranche of GLAS with a view to bringing participation in the Scheme to at least 50,000 farmers and to utilise the full budget allocated to GLAS.  The level of interest in the third tranche coupled with the level of participation in the Scheme from the first two tranches indicates that when the third tranche is finalised the available budget for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The percentage of total forest cover in Cavan stands at 8.7%. This equates to 16,830 hectares, not all of which was planted under State planting programmes. Since 2000, the Government has grant-aided the afforestation of 4,887 hectares of forestry in Cavan. In Monaghan the forest cover percentage is 4.3% or 5,600 hectares. Since 2000, 1,216 hectares in Monaghan have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 10 May 2016. He declared nine forestry parcels on this application. The application has now been fully processed with respect to the non-forestry parcels and any payments due will issue as soon as possible to the nominated bank account. The eligibility of five...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: There is a strong demand for meat globally and the role of the Department is to facilitate market access and to enable Irish exporters to take advantage of any opportunities that arise. 2015 was a very successful year for meat exports. According to Bord Bia, overall meat exports increased by €140 million to €3.5 billion. Although exports to the UK and EU account for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Marketing Programme (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The UK market is undoubtedly Ireland's largest trading partner, particularly for our agri-food sector, with up to 43% of our agri-food products being exported to the UK last year. It is important to remember that our trading relationship with the UK is not altered in any way until the negotiations that will dictate the terms and conditions of the UK’s departure are completed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The population of the bovine herd in Ireland as at 28 November 2016 amounts to 6.608 million. A breakdown of this figure is set out in the table: Beef Females: 2.484 million, of which 1.015 million are cows Beef Males: 1.459 million Dairy Females: 2.109 million, of which 1.312 million are cows Dairy Males: 556,000

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The export performance of the Irish seafood sector remained very strong in 2015, recording a value increase of 6% to reach over €570 million. Total seafood exports have increased in value terms by 53% since 2010.  Whilst our main EU markets (France, Spain, UK, Italy and Germany) continue to dominate our seafood exports (56% of total), our exports to international markets reached...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: In the past five years a total of seventeen new markets have been opened for Irish meat and meat-related products, while certification for Irish dairy products has also been secured in 12 new destinations during the same time frame. This however does not fully reflect the increased growth in exports to the following markets: The value of exports to emerging markets in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I attach great importance to the food and drink industries exports and their contribution to our economic recovery. Agri food exports account for 7% of GDP and continue to grow year on year. My colleague, the Minister for Health, has overall responsibility for the general food labelling legislation and new EU food information regulations which were adopted by the Council of Health...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The main targets set out in the Food Harvest report published in 2010 were, by 2020, to increase the value of primary output by 33% and agri-food exports by 42% (both from a 2007-09 average baseline); and to increase value added production by 40% (from a 2008 baseline). In addition to these value increases, the dairy industry targeted a 50% increase in milk production by 2020, to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The data requested is held by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and I have requested the data from them.  It is a significant amount of information and will take some time to compile, I will forward the details to you directly as soon as it is available.  Food Wise 2025, the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy Committee, sets out a cohesive, strategic plan for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Enterprises (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Teagasc’s National Farm Survey 2015 report on Farm Viability, which represents just over 84,259 farms, estimated that: - 37% of farms were economically viable.  An economically viable farm is defined as one that has the capacity to pay family labour at the average agricultural wage, and also to provide a 5% return on non-land assets. - 29% of farms were sustainable due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artisan Food Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The artisan and speciality food sector was valued at c €632 million across the island of Ireland in 2014 including €462 million in this jurisdiction, with over 350 producers employing more than 3,000 people. Growth prospects for the sector are positive overall, driven by increased consumer interest in the provenance of food, environmental concerns, health and a desire to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The CSO’s four Quarterly National Household Surveys in 2015 showed that employment in the agri-food sector overall, including all its component parts, averaged around 170,000. This represented 8.4% of national employment.