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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named has submitted a claim for payment under the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. The claim for payment is being examined at local office level and payment will issue when all checks are completed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named held 4.21 entitlements with a total value of €558.67 under the Single Payment Scheme. All entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme expired on 31 December 2014. In order to be eligible for an automatic allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme a farmer must have been eligible to receive a direct payment under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Hygiene Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named applied for and was approved for grant aid under the Dairy Equipment Scheme Measure under TAMS II. The payment claim submitted by the person named is currently being processed. I would like to clarify that any pre-payment inspections required under the TAMS II suite of measures are carried out by my Department. The checklist referred to has been finalised. Payment will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The persons named submitted applications under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme and applications under the Transfer of Entitlements measure of the Basic Payment Scheme. EU Regulations pertaining to the scheme require that applications are subject to certain administrative and/or on farm checks to determine eligibility under the scheme. All checks have now been completed and applications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received form the person named on 10 May 2016. Processing of the application is currently ongoing with a view to completion and payment issuing to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The appeal under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, was received from the person named in late July. Further to PQ number 159 of 3rd November, the Reviewing Inspector has completed his report and forwarded it to the Appeals Committee for consideration. The Appeals Committee will consider his report, make their decision and will notify the Appellant accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS (GLAS 1) was received in my Department on the 19 May 2015 and the person named was approved into GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015. The application has successfully completed the pre payment validation checks in respect of the 2015 scheme year and full payment entitlements issued to the person named on the 28 November 2016. Applications are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The financial allocations in the RDP 2014-2020 are based on measures and sub-measures and I can confirm that it is possible to transfer the allocations between measures and sub-measures by means of the official RDP amendment process.  Transferring allocations between measures and sub-measures would only be instituted where there is a definite and justifiable need, and is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is targeting that the loans from the "Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme" will be available in the market in January 2017. My Department is contributing €25 million in total, €11.1 million from the EU’s ‘exceptional adjustment aid for milk and other livestock farmers’ and some €14 million...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Historical Records (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: There are no immediate plans to make the 8 million or so records of the former Commission generally available to the public for research purposes or otherwise as they are still working documents and have not been handed over to the National Archives. My officials regularly access these records to service queries from the public relating to current and past transactions and for the full...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: I am very aware farmers have faced a number of challenges in 2016 as the year has progressed. The immediate impact of Brexit has been seen in our currency exchange rates and has affected our primary major export market. Beef production is also up here and in the UK in 2016. Looking at the market outlook for the remainder of the year it is estimated that the total number of cattle...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The aquaculture licence application referred to by the Deputy is currently under consideration by my Department under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The legislation provides for a period of public and statutory consultation. In the case of this application the public consultation period is now over and my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The most recent estimates available suggest that the horse and greyhound racing industries combined underpin in excess of 24,000 jobs and stimulate €1.6 billion in economic output. These industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, under section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. My Department makes payments from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: I thank the three Deputies for their questions. Deputy Cahill asked about the broadening of the tax base in the context of developments in online betting. By the end of this month, we will have witnessed the impact of the first full calendar year of the new system which was introduced in mid-2015. If I am not mistaken, the Department of Finance has indicated that it intends to observe the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: I am sure the Deputy did not lose it all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: To be fair, the law on stallion tax has been changed for a number of years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: I thank Deputies Penrose, Ferris and McConalogue for their questions. I will deal with whether the industry should be self-financing. I acknowledge that €80 million is a great deal of money. I think we forget the circular economy. The income from the 1% betting levy to October 2016, a period of ten months, is €50 million. This is a lot of money to be handing over. With...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: If mistakes were made in the past, as long as collectively we all learn from them, including those in the room and those outside it, it is a good thing. I do not want to say any more about it. We now have a situation where they have access to a track and let us see what comes out of the Indecon report. Deputy McConalogue referenced the €80 million, which is certainly a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: Deputy Kenny observed that currently there is a lot of focus in all forms of media on high-profile victims of gambling addiction, the ease of online gambling and so on. It is a societal issue which needs to be reflected on at Government level. It does not fall specifically within the remit of my Department but is something we all wish to tackle. The online industry has a role to play,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the sea-fisheries sustainability impact assessment with the committee. As in previous years, a rigorous assessment has been undertaken to examine the implications for Ireland of the Commission's proposals for the fixing of total allowable catches, TACs, for the coming year. The EU Commission proposal was issued on 27 October and a number of so-called...