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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (21 Feb 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. I have been informed by Horse Racing Ireland that the Board of Horse Racing Ireland have a process in place to appoint the Betting Committee made up of nominees from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon has statutory responsibility for the development of the greyhound racing industry. In that context, it runs commercial operations in a number or greyhound stadia, including Harold's Cross. In 2014, against the background of reducing income for the organisation through the recession, and a significant debt burden, my Department commissioned an independent report into certain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established in 1958 under the Greyhound Industry act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon has assured me that it continues to implement the recommendations made in the report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the greyhound industry in January 2016....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2015 audited accounts for Bord na gCon have been submitted to my Department and are currently before Government for noting. When noted by Government the accounts will be laid before the houses of the Oireachtas and can then be published.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 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 prepayment checks in respect of the 2016 scheme year an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to further processing the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the EU regulations governing the Scheme payments cannot begin to issue until after 15 October each year, at the earliest. In addition, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must take place before payments can issue. As 2016 was the final scheme year for AEOS 2 participants, recheck on payments for all scheme years must...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: A total of 1,016 AEOS 2016 payments have issued since the beginning of the year. There are currently 118 applicants awaiting 2016 payments in Cork. 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 payments can issue. As 2016 is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I regret due to technical issues that an Organic Farming Scheme letter of approval and payment to the person concerned has not yet issued. I am assured however that the approval letter will issue within the next two weeks with payment to issue shortly thereafter. In the meantime, I have arranged for an official from my Department to contact the person named and to explain the position further.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon has statutory responsibility for the development of the greyhound racing industry. In that context, it runs commercial operations in a number or greyhound stadia, including Harold's Cross. In 2014, against the background of reducing income for the organisation through the recession, and a significant debt burden, my Department commissioned an independent report into certain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 makes provision for the welfare, including during a sale, of all animals. In animal welfare terms there are no specific regulations concerning “exotic animals”. The conditions under which they are kept and managed comes under the scope of the sections 11 and 12 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which contain the rules relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The first named person submitted a 2016 Transfer of Entitlements application to my Department seeking the transfer of entitlements by inheritance as a transferee. This transfer has not yet been finalised as supporting documentation is outstanding. My Department has been in further contact with the legal representatives of the first named person with regard to resolving the outstanding issues...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The applicant in this case has submitted a claim for payment under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. There were a number of queries in relation to the payment claim in this case. These are being examined in the local office and will be finalised in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck. Department officials have resolved this issue and the application will now be further processed for the 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The above named has made two applications under the TAMS Organic Capital Investment Scheme, one for the purchase of machinery and the second for the construction of an animal housing unit. The application for the purchase of machinery has been approved for payment. With regard to the second application in respect of the animal housing unit I understand the person concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Conservation (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the Irish Wildlife Trust's calls for the prohibition of pair trawling in coastal areas. I am advised that the practice of pair trawling in inshore waters and estuaries around Ireland is confined to fishing for sprat. The Irish Wildlife Trust also identifies sprat as the target species for this activity. Sprat in Irish waters is not a species subject to fishing quotas or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware a number of aquaculture sites operated by one company have been the subject of ongoing examination by my Department in respect of possible overstocking. In the case of two of these sites - Lough Altan Hatchery and Inishfarnard, my Department’s examination has concluded. In relation to the Lough Altan Hatchery, I have determined that an amendment to the licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Further to recent Parliamentary Questions with regard to the conditions of a felling licence issued for the named location, I can confirm that new procedures were drafted and have been implemented in the Department. These procedures have been put in place to avoid any future conflicts between the contents of the felling licence conditions and the cover note.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named is an applicant under the Dairy Equipment Scheme measure of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 11). The applicant originally applied for a Heat Transfer Unit which they have now requested to withdraw. A new online application can be submitted for the two water heaters they have indicated that they now wish to install in place of the Heat...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named is an applicant under the Dairy Equipment Scheme measure of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 11). There is an issue with an over claim in this case which will be finalised as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (21 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. The prepayment checking process in respect of the 2016 scheme year is currently under way and once successfully completed payment will issue.