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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. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. 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: GLAS Payments (21 Mar 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 presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases.  Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to further processing the application for the 2016 payment as soon as possible.

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

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy, including for counties Cavan and Monaghan, is set out in the table. Paid and unpaid GLAS payments County Number of Paid Cases Number of Unpaid  Cases Carlow 360 47 Cavan 1,216 129 Clare 2,099 213 Cork 2,727 457 Donegal 2,520 447 Dublin 64 16 Galway 3,680 737 Kerry 2,322 335 Kildare 282 51 Kilkenny 557 89 Laois 494 75...

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

Michael Creed: My Department has readily available data from its Laboratory Information Management System going back to 2010 and this is presented in tabular form. This data shows a steady increase in the number of recorded diagnoses of Mycoplasma bovis infection in cattle presented to the Department's Veterinary Laboratory Service for post mortem examination between 2010 to 2016, the...

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

Michael Creed: Mycoplasma bovis has no implications for public health, food safety or international trade. Therefore this infectious disease is not regulated in Ireland or the EU and as such, my Department does not have a specific strategy for containing it. However my Department is currently developing a “Farmed Animal Health Strategy” (having recently undertaken public consultation on a...

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

Michael Creed: Mycoplasma bovis is now considered to be endemic in the Irish cattle population; it is occasionally associated with respiratory disease, arthritis and mastitis in infected cattle. Infection in cattle is generally amenable to treatment and control when outbreaks occur, with appropriate professional and laboratory supports.  Mycoplasma bovis has no implications for public health, food...

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. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases.  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: 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. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases.  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 Payments (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1st September2011. Payments have issued in respect of 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 before payments can issue. As 2016 is the final...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: 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 under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. From 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: 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 under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. From 2018...

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

Michael Creed: The herd number provided was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The person originally assigned to this herd number was approved for participation into GLAS 2.  My Department received a GLAS contract transfer request from the person named on 27 February 2017.  This request is currently being processed by officials in my Department and...

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

Michael Creed: I have asked an official from my Department to forward application forms in respect of 2015 and 2016 to the person named.  An application can be made on these forms and the case will be examined upon receipt of the application and any further documentation which the person named may consider to be relevant.

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

Michael Creed: Some 654 farmers are active in GLAS 1 in Co. Westmeath of which 586 have been sent for payment with 68 remaining to be paid.  For GLAS 2, 264 farmers are active in the scheme of which 243 have been sent for payment with 21 remaining to be paid. For AEOS, Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: There are 2,476 applicants under the 2016 ANC scheme in County Westmeath. 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 under these schemes to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Mar 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 presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases.  Department officials have examined this issue and the application is now being further processed for payment in respect of the 2016 scheme year.

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

Michael Creed: My Department currently has a single employee suspended from work without prejudice, on full pay pending an investigation. Given that the requested information relates to a single individual, it has the potential to either identify that individual or to make information specific to that individual known to his/her colleagues or to others who may be aware of his/her suspension. As a...

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

Michael Creed: By way of explanation I would like to give the Deputy a short background to this issue. In 2011 my Department officials met with two separate groups which had conducted feasibility studies into the possibility of establishing a new sugar and bioethanol production facility, using sugar beet, in this country. The figures published by the interested groups who are investigating...

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

Michael Creed: Amount spent externally on legal advice for each year since 2015. Year 2015 Name of Firm Name of Barrister Junior/Senior Amount paid € PP Ryan & Co Solicitors 17,055 Year 2016 Name of Firm Name of Barrister Junior/Senior Amount paid € PP Ryan & Co Solicitors  2,787 Year 2017 to date Name of Firm Name of Barrister Junior/Senior Amount...

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

Michael Creed: As previously notified to the Deputy, the person named was notified in writing on 17 September 2014 of the outcome of this field visit and was advised of her right to appeal within 4 months of this date if she did not agree with the findings.  She subsequently wrote to my Department in May 2015 and July 2016. However, no specific details regarding...