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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The 85% payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The persons named were approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016.  The first payment due to the persons named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year.  During the 2016 prepayment checking process, issues were identified with the commonage action for both of these applications.  Department officials are examining these issues with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checks an issue was identified in relation to crosschecks with other Department databases.  Department officials have examined this issue and have resolved it.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named applied for grant aid under the Animal Welfare Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme of TAMS II.  On pre-approval inspection of the premises it was established that replacement slats had been installed prior to approval being issued. This is a breach of the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme and the application was therefore rejected....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checks issues were identified with the cross checks on the Basic Payment Scheme application of the person named.  Department officials are examining these issues with a view to resolving...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The organisation of horse racing is not a matter for my Department. The setting of race programmes is entirely a matter for Horse Racing Ireland, which have dedicated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: I am pleased to announce the launch of the “Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme” today.  One of my priorities has been to address the impact of the change in the sterling exchange rate and lower commodity prices in some sectors, which have caused cash flow difficulties for farmers. The Scheme was developed in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2012.  The application was processed and as the land area claimed was subject to a review payment did not issue.  This review is now complete and the application is fully processed with payment due to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2015.  On processing of the application it was identified that not all scheme eligibility criteria were met, resulting in a rejection of the application for payment.  At that point additional correspondence was submitted by the person named, which on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Agriculture Appeals Regulations the Director of the Agriculture Appeals Office may fix the period within which files requested by that Office from my Department should be provided. This period is currently set at two weeks.  My Department is committed to adhering to this deadline in respect of all requests for files made to it by the Agriculture Appeals Office. In some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Regulations provide that the Director of Agriculture Appeals may fix the period within which the files requested by the Agriculture Appeals Office should be provided. This period is currently set at two weeks.  Fair procedures require that the Agriculture Appeals Office hears both sides of appeal cases. Every effort is being made by the Agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the person named lodged an appeal on 10 February 2016. A decision letter issued 4 July 2016 notifying the person named of the outcome of the appeal. Additional information was provided by the person named and, following consideration of that information, a revised appeal decision issued on 17 January 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Transfer of Entitlements application to my Department seeking the transfer of entitlements by Inheritance. Additional documentation required to process this application was sought from the legal representatives of the deceased on 13thDecember 2016. Following receipt of this information, the Transfer application was fully processed, an acceptance letter was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: I decided that, without prejudice, there is a case for  a review of the policy on allocations between the RSW Pelagic segment and the polyvalent segment of the fleet, taking account of a request by the Irish South &West Fish Producers Organisation.  In that regard, I am restricting consideration to the increased  quota for Ireland in 2017 over that in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1January 2016. The first payment due to the person named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year.  During the 2016 prepayment checks an issue was identified with the Farmland Habitat, Private Natura action that requires further examination.  Department officials are actively working to resolve this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2015 ground eligibility inspection file in respect of the Herd No. detailed has issued to the Agriculture Appeals Office and my Department understands that the file is currently being examined by that office. The Agriculture Appeals Office will notify the applicant of the outcome on completion of the appeals process.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: The H5N8 strain of avian influenza has been responsible for over 500 of outbreaks of disease in poultry and in excess of 430 mortality events in wild birds in Europe since the end of October 2016. It is a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza which means that it causes severe disease and often death in infected birds. Its spread can be attributed to the movement of wild migratory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Formal negotiations in relation to the UK's departure from the EU will not commence until after the UK has made its notification in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Ireland's negotiating position will be coordinated by the Department of the Taoiseach. From an agri-food perspective, and given the importance of the UK market for the sector, our demand will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Bodies (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: In December 2016 I provided ex-gratia funding amounting to €2,460,500 to 137 animal welfare organisations involved in delivering animal welfare services throughout the country.  The list of recipients is available on my Departments website at:-.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: Almost 14,000 GLAS 3 applications received on the GLAS online system, in advance of the scheme closing 15 December 2016 are currently being assessed in line with the requirements set out in the scheme Terms and Conditions.  The number of applications received for Cavan is 569 and for Monaghan is 372. My Department is currently processing these applications with a view...