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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 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 an 85% first instalment payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year.  During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue was identified with Low Input Permanent Pasture action.  Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The application from the person named under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II) was subject to a prepayment inspection. There were issues identified with the payment claim as a result. These issues will be finalised in a matter of weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The implementation of food regulations for imports to China is a matter for the Chinese authorities. Ireland applies stringent European standards and follows procedures which include monitoring the safety of Irish seafood so that consumers can continue to have high confidence in the quality of Irish seafood. The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority is the competent authority under food safety...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as transferee. The land parcels that were the subject of this transfer application had been declared by a third party on their 2013 Single Payment Scheme Application. As a result the transferor held no allocation right on these parcels and the Private...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department will make arrangements to prioritise a ground inspection of the parcel mentioned so that it can take place as soon as it is practically possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has been working closely with Teagasc to resolve staffing issues in relation to the adult Green Cert arising from the introduction of the Young Farmers Scheme and National Reserve in 2015, which required successful applicants to complete a FETAC level 6 (Green Cert) or its equivalent in order to qualify for payment. As Teagasc did not have sufficient capacity to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 3 May 2016. Under the 2016 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I announced increased financial supports for the early removal of PI (persistently infected) calves under the national Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Eradication Programme last month. These improved supports provide  for the following: Beef Herds  €185 if the calf is removed within 21 days (3 weeks) of the first positive or inconclusive test. €60 if the calf is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are the competent authority for the designation of and setting of compliance criteria for SAC and SPA areas.  Compliance with these requirements is an element of the Cross Compliance requirements and all applicants under the various EU funded area-based schemes, e.g. BPS, ANC, GLAS, must comply with them. Under EU regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. The Terms and Conditions governing the operation of these schemes state that in order to qualify as a ‘young farmer’, a person must be setting up an agricultural holding for the first time in his/her name or have set up such a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (8 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named has been approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. The approval letters for successful applications are due to commence issuing shortly. It is not possible to confirm payment amounts for 2017 at this stage as the information contained in the GLAS application will have to be verified against land details in the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The application of the person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The original GLAS contract was approved for transfer to the person named from a relative.  An issue arose in relation to bank accounts.  An official from my Department was in direct contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 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 with the Commonage action.  Department officials are examining this issue with a view to resolving and further processing the application for payment at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011. Payments issued for the 2011-2015 Scheme years. 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. As all AEOS 2 participants will be receiving their final payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011. Payments issued for the 2011-2015 Scheme years. 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. As all AEOS 2 participants will be receiving their final payments under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011. Payments issued for the 2011-2015 Scheme years. 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. As all AEOS 2 participants will be receiving their final payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2016 Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. The application received was successful and payment under the 2016 Young Farmers Scheme issued on 3 February 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue was identified in relation to the Hen Harrier action. Department officials have resolved this issue and the application will now be further processed for the 2016 payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Relations Contracts Data (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy for the expenditure on Website Development and Interview Training and Preparation for the years 2005 to 2016 is provided in the following tables. Due to the number of topics included in the question by the Deputy, it was not possible to provide all the data, in the required time. I will revert to the Deputy with a full response, for the outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department commissioned a Working Group led by Prof. Alan Reilly to undertake a comprehensive review of its Laboratory Services in order to develop a long-term strategy for the Laboratories and to build on the existing capability and expertise of the Service. The group considered both the Central Laboratory Complex at Backweston and the Regional Laboratories...