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

Michael Creed: Under the EU Regulations governing GLAS and the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. Some 913 farmers are active GLAS 1 and a further 445 are active in GLAS 2 in County Cavan of which 807 in GLAS 1 and 390 in GLAS 2,...

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

Michael Creed: Under the 2016 ANC scheme there were 4,507 applicants in County Cavan and 3,768 in County Monaghan. Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme. The ANC scheme replaces the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme / Less Favoured Areas Scheme. The designation of eligible areas...

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

Michael Creed: I recently announced that funding of just over €5 million will be made available to fund a National Reserve in 2017. As the National Reserve is a demand led scheme it is not possible to estimate the number of persons expected to benefit under the scheme in 2017. EU Regulations governing the National Reserve provides that the two mandatory categories of ‘young...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I am pleased to present the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 to the House. On 27 October 2016, the Supreme Court issued a judgment in a case taken by a number of mussel seed fishermen in which it determined that fishing by Northern Irish vessels within the 0-6 nautical mile zone of the territorial waters of this State was not permitted by law. It is important to note that the Supreme...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I thank all Senators who spoke for their contributions to the debate on this important legislation. Irish sea fishing boats still enjoy access to the coastal waters of Northern Ireland under the voisinage arrangements. However, in light of a Supreme Court judgment, fishing by Northern Ireland vessels in the territorial waters of this State is not currently permitted by law. There is an...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: As part of our strategy, we are trying to forge an alliance of member states with shared interests in the fishing industry. Vessels from many countries fish in the red zone marked on Senator Mac Lochlainn's map. While we may regularly disagree at December Council meetings about what is strategically the best approach for individual industries, we have a significant common platform on Brexit...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I remind the House that I and my Department have been actively engaged in assessing the impact of the Brexit vote on the Irish agrifood sector, consulting appropriate stakeholders and engaging the relevant politicians and institutions. This work is being done in conjunction with the overall Government response being co-ordinated by the Department of the Taoiseach. I fully recognise the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Brexit is the challenge of our time and, to be honest, that kind of shrill analysis does no justice to the scale of the challenge we face. I have operated an open door in the context of Brexit and the Deputy has not walked through it with any proposals or submissions on the issue of Brexit. His party spoke at length about the requirement for a Brexit Minister, but it was not until the party...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: We have opened new offices in Warsaw and Singapore and have introduced a €150 million loan fund to address-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: -----the currency impact of Brexit immediately. If Deputy McConalogue has a single positive suggestion, we will embrace it. The Brexit unit has had no contact from him.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: He did not turn up to Dublin Castle for the civic dialogue-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: -----on the two occasions it was held there, when all representatives of industry were present. I invite him-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: -----to talk to industry because it knows we have consulted extensively, analysed this issue-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: -----and prepared well.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: This is the challenge of our times. It is beyond point-scoring.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Let us have concrete engagement and suggestions.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The agrifood sector exports 90% of what it produces to 180 different countries around the world. It is not that there are three staff in my Brexit unit; in fact, there are 3,000 staff in my Department who underpin Irish agrifood's offering in the global marketplace. That is the team. It is not a team of three people.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: It is a team of more than 3,000 people in the Department, each one of whom is critical.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Deputy McConalogue's comments are so facetious and shrill. They do him no justice.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: There are more than 3,000 people in my Department.