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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Commonage land is not automatically excluded from the Afforestation Grant and Premium Schemes. However, all shareholders must be identified and each must  give their consent to the application.  Further information on ownership and commonages may be obtained from Section 3 the Forestry Schemes Manual. All applications for Afforestation are subjected to a screening process to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The investigation by Wexford County Council into this case is currently ongoing. In this investigation Wexford County Council is receiving assistance from my Department's local Veterinary Officers, the Gardai, WSPCA and  the County Veterinary Officer.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: One of my priorities has been to address the impact on farmers of the sustained period of lower commodity prices, which has caused cash flow difficulties for farmers in several sectors. The “Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme” was developed by my Department in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). It will provide farmers with a low cost,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: 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 before final payments can issue. As all AEOS 2 participants will be receiving their final payments under the scheme,  re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The first payment due to the person named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year. The application has now successfully completed all of the required prepayment checks in respect of 2016 and the first instalment for 2016 is expected to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. In relation to the Low Emission Slurry Spreading action in this application, a query was identified on the Slurry Declaration Form which was received from the person named. The Department has sent a letter to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the prepayment checks in respect of the 2016 scheme year an issue was identified with the commonage action. The interim Commonage Farm Plan form for the person named has now been processed by my Department and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: In 2015 the National Reserve fund was based on a 3% cut to the Basic Payment Scheme financial ceiling and provided some €24 million in funding which was the maximum financing rate available under the relevant EU Regulations. Some 6,300 farmers received an allocation of entitlements under the 2015 National Reserve. There was no National Reserve in 2016 as all available funding had...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Once appropriate animal health and welfare certification requirements are met, dogs, including greyhounds, may be exported internationally. Health certification arrangements are in place and exporters are also required to comply with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1 of 2005 on the protection of animals during transport. Over the course of 2016 officials of my Department met...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named is not registered to participate in the Knowledge Transfer Programme. Knowledge Transfer Facilitators were required to register participants in their Knowledge Transfer  Groups in the eight week period to 14 July 2016. At present there is no decision to re-open the Knowledge Transfer Programme. However, in common with other measures under the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: One of my priorities has been to address the impact on farmers of the sustained period of lower commodity prices, which has caused cash flow difficulties for farmers in several sectors. The Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme was developed by my Department in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). It will provide farmers with a low cost, flexible source...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: 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 be completed before any payment can issue. The following table outlines the number of farmers in Cavan and Monaghan actively participating in GLAS 1 that are due a payment in respect of the 2015 scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The matter of reducing fertiliser costs throughout the EU gained traction in early 2016 due to the ongoing market difficulties being experienced by farmers across the dairy, pigmeat and fruit and vegetable sectors. Statistical analysis has shown that fertiliser is a significant expenditure item on EU farms, accounting for €19.2 billion in 2014 (EUROSTAT), while the imposition of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Article 32 of EU Regulation 1305/2013 requires all member states to implement a new system for designating eligible areas under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme from 2018 at the latest. At present, eligible land under the scheme is designated by reference to criteria such as stocking density, family farm income, population density and the percentage of the working population...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. The first payment due to the person named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year.  During the prepayment checks in respect of 2016 issues were identified with the Protection of Watercourses from Bovines action which require further examination. Once these issues have been satisfactorily...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The proposed Tillage measure under the TAMS II Scheme comprises a number of new investments that have not previously been available under the TAMS scheme. Before the new measure can be opened for online applications, a detailed technical specification and a set of costings must be drawn up for each of these new investments as well as a bespoke IT system to cater for these investments. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The following table shows on a county by county basis, (i) the total number of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 farmers that have received 85% of their total 2016 payment and (ii) the number of farmers that have passed all pre payment validation checks in respect of 2016 and are awaiting their 2016 payment. - GLAS 1 - 85% Paid for 2016 GLAS 2 - 85% Paid for 2016 GLAS 1 - Passed PrePayment checks for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: A total of 5674 Farmers have received AEOS payments in respect of the 2016 Scheme year. 228 Farmers have successfully passed the administrative checks and payments to these farmers will issue shortly. These are detailed below by county, in tabular form. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Additional resources have been provided to Bord Bia in 2016 and 2017. During 2016 Bord Bia received sanction for 20 additional staff. Recruitment is well advanced with just four of the positions remaining to be filled in 2017. The recruitment programme has supported a number of initiatives including the opening of offices in Warsaw and Singapore, the establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications Data (26 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190, 191 and 193 together. The very detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available and will require an extensive examination of my Department’s records. The information sought by the Deputy will be given priority by the licensing Division of my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. I can confirm now,...