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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Expenditure (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Applications in respect of the 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes and 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes were received, outside the timeframes allowed, from the person named together with supporting documentation for review.  As a result of that review the late penalties were waived. Payment has issued in respect of the 2014 Single...

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

Michael Creed: Payment in respect of the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maritime Jurisdiction (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Government approved the publication of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill to address the issues raised by the Supreme Court judgment of 27 October 2016, and the Bill was published on 13 February 2017.  The Bill is available on the Oireachtas website. The Supreme Court judgment found that fishing by Northern Ireland vessels within the 0 to 6 nautical mile zone of the territorial...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Installation Aid Scheme Applications (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Installation Aid Scheme was provided for under the 2000-2006 National Development Plan and the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme was introduced under the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme. The Installation Aid Scheme provided a grant to farmers under 35 setting up in farming for the first time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department does not hold records of farmers under the age of forty who hold green certificates except where that information has been submitted by individual farmers as a requirement under an application for a particular scheme.  

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department does not hold records of farmers under the age of forty who hold green certificates except where that information has been submitted by individual farmers as a requirement under an application for a particular scheme.

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

Michael Creed: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides that regulations can be made in respect of the registration of animals and premises where animals are kept, sold, processed, moved or otherwise dealt with. This matter is currently under active consideration by my Department in relation to pets sold in the retail environment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Funding under the CAP is comprised  of 100% EU funded  Pillar 1 – Basic Payment / Greening / Young Farmers Schemes, and Pillar 2, which are co-funded RDP Schemes. Pillar 1 schemes are not sector specific, being based on the farmers historic entitlements, rather than their current type of farming activity. As regards Pillar 2, Ireland’s Rural Development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Exceptional Needs Payments (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I assume the Deputy is referring to exceptional aid from the EU Commission. In 2014, the EU Commission allocated €13.2 million to Ireland under a package to assist farmers in the pig and dairy sectors. With the addition of national funds, funding was increased to €27.4 million, €1m of which was allocated to the pig sector, and  the balance of which was provided...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: It is important to note that borders and maritime delineations are in the first instance a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs  and Trade.  However, I can provide you with our working figures for the purposes of preparing our analyses of the potential implications of Brexit for the Irish fishing industry. Our figures show that the total EU Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)...

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

Michael Creed: The information requested by the deputy is set out in the table. GLAS 1 GLAS 1 GLAS 1 GLAS 1 GLAS 2 GLAS 2 GLAS 2 GLAS 2 County Number of Number sent Number  Number of Number of Number  Number  Number of Applicants For Payment with PPV Unpaid Applicants sent for  with PPV Unpaid Pass Cases Payment Pass Cases Carlow 279 245 0 34 128 115 0 13 Cavan 913 813...

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

Michael Creed: Under the EU Regulations governing 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. As all AEOS II participants will be receiving their final payments under the scheme, re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final...

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

Michael Creed: Section 26(2) of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, states that the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the controlling authority for the breeding and coursing of greyhounds. The 'Irish Greyhound Studbook' is maintained by the Irish Coursing Club. The matter referred to by the Deputy is an operational matter for the ICC.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to board members of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) is set out in the table. Name Nominating Organisation Date of Nomination Class of Organisations prescribed under section 23 (3) is each board member a representative of Date of Appointment Mr Sean Murphy IFA Aquaculture 16-11-2012 23(3)(a) organisations which, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The “Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme” was developed by my Department in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), making €150 million available to farmers at interest rates of 2.95%. One of my priorities has been to address the impact of the change in the sterling exchange rate and lower commodity prices in some agriculture sectors....

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

Michael Creed: The information requested on Cavan and Monaghan GLAS payments is set out in the table. To date no GLAS 1 or GLAS 2 application in Co. Monaghan has been rejected while for County Cavan no GLAS 1 application has been rejected but two GLAS 2 applications have been rejected. Cavan and Monaghan GLAS payments: GLAS 1 GLAS 1 Of which GLAS 1 GLAS 2 GLAS 2 Of which GLAS 2...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management and development of their lands, are the responsibility of the company. Coillte advise that the company owns 225 properties with over c. 10,000 hectares in the Cavan / Monaghan area. I understand there is both ongoing investment in relation to the...

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

Michael Creed: A GLAS 3 application on behalf of the person named was submitted on the dedicated online application system.  The person named was approved into the scheme for all actions included in his application with a commencement date of 1 January 2017. It is not possible at this stage to change actions and this was clearly advised at the time of submission of the application.

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

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS contract in 2010. The full payments due have been issued for the 2010 - 2014 scheme years.  A first instalment of payments due for the final scheme year of 2015 was paid on 05 September 2016. Issues arose in relation to penalties to the balancing payment for 2016. This matter has now been resolved and the final amount due, less any...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The 85% advance payment for 2016 has been paid to the person named.  The balancing 15% payment for 2016 will be processed in due course according to the regulatory requirements.