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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the issues facing the entire farming sector, particularly dairy, in relation to the impact of the availability of sufficiently skilled labour.  The ambitious growth targets for the sector laid out in Food Harvest 2020(FH2020) and Food Wise 2025 (FW2025) will require the availability of a dynamic and adequately skilled labour force in order to come to fruition. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The following table sets out (i) the total number of commonage farmers by county, (ii) the total number of commonage farmers approved in GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 and the total number of commonage farmers that have applied to GLAS 3, (iii) the total number of commonage farmers that have received a 2015 or 2016 GLAS payment, (iv) the total number of commonage farmers that have not yet received a GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The deadline for submission of final Commonage Management Plans (CMP) for GLAS is 1 September 2017 to facilitate the inclusion of commonage farmers in the third tranche of the Scheme (GLAS 3) in these plans.  In respect of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 2016 payments an interim CMP provision was put in place to support payment of the GLAS commonage action pending the submission of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The following table sets out on a county by county basis, the number of commonages under GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 where an approved GLAS Commonage advisor has been assigned and also the number of commonages where no advisor has been assigned.  The commonages that have yet to be assigned an advisor are currently being dealt with by GLAS Officials with the intention of appointing advisors...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: There is no extended deadline for the submission of GLAS 3 applications for commonage or any other farmers.  The deadline for the submission of Commonage Management Plans (CMPs) for farmers who have submitted a GLAS application was extended to 1 September 2017 to allow adequate time for inclusion of GLAS Tranche 3 applicants in the preparation and completion of the CMPs. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested is not yet available but is currently being compiled. It will be forwarded to the Deputy directly as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested is not yet available but is currently being compiled. It will be forwarded to the Deputy directly as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named has been approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017.  The first payment due to GLAS 3 participants is in respect of the 2017 scheme year and processing of such payments will commence towards the end of the year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Deputy may wish to note that my official business is carried out in the main through secure official email accounts. As confirmed previously, I have occasionally used my personal Gmail account for official correspondence. There is currently no policy preventing members of Government from using personal accounts for official business.  However this situation is under review and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commencement of Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. Act Section Not Commenced Reason Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 18 12 Pending commencement of the Forestry Act 2014 Pending resolution of operational issues Forestry Act 2014 Whole Act The regulations necessary to facilitate the commencement of the Act are complete.  A technical issue in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Forestry makes a valuable contribution to the economic, social and environmental well being of County Leitrim. According to the national forest inventory 16.7% of Leitrim is under forestry, 27% of which is broadleaf.  In 2016 alone forestry payments worth over €2.6m were paid by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to over 300 landowners with Leitrim addresses,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The facilities at the central laboratory complex in Backweston and at regional laboratories are capable of meeting the vast majority of my Department’s analytical and diagnostic requirements.  While DAFM Laboratories have the capability to carry out most of the tests in these areas, for cost efficient reasons, some low volume, highly specialised reference test methods that are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 480, 513, 520 and 539 together. The equine industry in Ireland is important in terms of value and employment. Brexit may have very serious implications for the Irish thoroughbred racing and breeding industry and the concerns of the sector will need to be taken into account in any discussions/negotiations on the matter. To a large extent the horse racing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Imports Data (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 to 485, inclusive, together. The table sets out the volume and value of ware potatoes imported from Israel since 2014: Year Tonnes Value 2014 3467 €1,206,516 2015 2160 €751,680 2016 2181 €758,988 My Department has no recorded importations of product (or any imports labelled as such) from the Palestinian Territories. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 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 85% advance payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named. The 15% balancing payment will be processed in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 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 85% advance payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has now issued to the person named. The 15% balancing payment will be processed in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 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 application has not successfully completed the prepayment checking process for the 2016 scheme year due to issues found during the cross checks with the Basic Payment Scheme application of the person named.  Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of the 1 January 2016.  During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue was identified in relation to crosschecks with other Department databases and a further issue was also identified with the Commonage action. Department officials are examining these issues with a view to resolving and further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department has no record of a GLAS application being submitted by the person named for any of the three tranches of GLAS.  A GLAS 1 Draft Online Application was recorded for the person named but that application was never submitted to my Department. Therefore, as the person named is not approved into the Scheme, the question of payment does not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year.  During the 2016 prepayment checking process issues were identified in relation to the Commonage action.  Department officials are actively working to resolve these issues with a view to further processing the...