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Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: There is no evidence over 50 years that it is the case. There is a requirement for secondary approval-----

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Senator should not confuse apples and oranges. The Spanish are not coming in under voisinage. Voisinageis-----

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: They are not coming in-----

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I ask the Senator to please understand that this legislation is entirely to do with the zero to six nautical mile limit, and the Spanish are not coming in there at all. He is confusing apples and oranges. There may be an issue where the fishing industry in its broader manifestation perceives that because we are in the EU, Spain takes fish out of what we perhaps traditionally consider "our"...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I will see if I can elicit that information but I do not have it off the top of my head.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The reverse also applies in so far as there may be boats registered here that are not-----

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: In the context of the European Union and free movement of goods and services, it is entirely contrary to that principle.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: From the image I see, though, I do not think the activity is occurring inside the zero to six nautical mile limit.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: It is not.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: It is not.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the deputy is set out in the table. - GLAS 1 GLAS 1 GLAS 1 GLAS 2 GLAS 2 GLAS 2 County Number Number Number of Number Number Number of sent for with PPV Unpaid sent for with PPV Unpaid Payment Pass Cases Payment Pass Cases Carlow 245 2 32 115 1 12 Cavan 813 16 84 403 2 27 Clare 1,453 26 142 646 2 43 Cork 1,833 40 297 894 4 116 Donegal 1,661 29 265...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. 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: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (23 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: Departmental Investigations (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department received correspondence in 2012 from the named individual in which allegations were made against a certain company.  At the time the Minister asked officials in the Investigations Division of my Department to examine the situation and meet with the person who submitted the correspondence. Following their meeting, the investigating officers concluded that there...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. 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 Applications (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. 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 Appeals (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that an appeal from the persons named was received on 10 March 2017. Correspondence issued to the persons named on 15 March to which a response is awaited. The file and a statement on the appeal were requested from my Department, on receipt of which the file will immediately be assigned to an Appeals Officer. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The labelling of food in the European Union is governed by a number of EU regulations which lay down strict requirements including in relation to mandatory country of origin labelling for certain meats. Under EU rules, labels on meat from cattle born and reared in the Republic of Ireland and exported live to Northern Ireland and subsequently slaughtered there, must include the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. My Department has not introduced any restrictions on the movement of cattle in advance of slaughter. A Quality Payment System (QPS) for the payment of bonuses in respect of certain categories of cattle at slaughter plants was introduced in 2009 by agreement between Meat Industry Ireland (MII) and the Irish Farmers Association...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (23 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Rinroe Pier is owned by Mayo County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that local authority in the first instance. My Department, however, provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme subject to available...