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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Mar 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 prepayment checks an issue presented which has now been examined and the application will now go through the 2015 balancing payment prepayment checking process again with a view to issuing payment at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: As Minister I have responsibility for policy in relation to sea-fishing boat licensing under Section 3(3) of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, as amended by Section 99 of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006.  In this context, Section 3 of the Act makes provision for Ministerial Policy Directives to issue to the independent Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 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: Live Exports (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 437 and 438 together. Ireland has a comprehensive legislative framework in place to ensure that vessels authorised for the carriage of livestock by sea are equipped to the very highest specification.  My Department also ensures that rigorous controls and procedures are put in place to ensure strict compliance with this legislation. Only...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 applies to the non-commercial movement of pet animals between EU Member States. Directive 92/65/EEC applies to animal health requirements for trade in and imports to the EU of 'other' live animals, which includes some ruminants, Camelids (e.g. llamas, alpacas), cats and dogs (for commercial imports only), bees, apes, rabbits and hares, exotic birds, ferrets,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) has statutory functions assigned to it in accordance with the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. The function of the Board is to provide an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on aquaculture licence applications. A person aggrieved by a decision of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) has statutory functions assigned to it in accordance with the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. The function of the Board is to provide an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on aquaculture licence applications. A person aggrieved by a decision of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) has statutory functions assigned to it in accordance with the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. The function of the Board is to provide an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on aquaculture licence applications. A person aggrieved by a decision of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) has statutory functions assigned to it in accordance with the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. The function of the Board is to provide an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on aquaculture licence applications. A person aggrieved by a decision of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Tillage scheme is open to farmers who have a Department identifier and have a minimum of 15 hectares  of tillage crops declared under the Basic Payment scheme, or equivalent in the year of application or previous year. This is the criteria that has been approved by the European Commission and there are no plans to adjust it.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The joint paper from the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia on the Better functioning of the food supply chain sets out proposals on progressing the Conclusions of the Council of Ministers last December, which envisaged a possible regulatory framework at EU level on unfair trading practices (UTPs). ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I welcome the recent confirmation by Commissioner Hogan of his intention to establish two market observatories for the sugar markets and the crops, cereals, oilseeds and protein crops market. These two new market observatories will provide expertise and advice to the European Commission to utilise existing market management tools for the crop sector in a timely and effective manner. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The discussion on the future design of the CAP at the March Council of Agriculture Ministers meeting took place at an opportune time given the range of CAP-related discussions my European colleagues and I have had over recent months and in the light of the Commission’s recent launch of its public consultation process on the modernisation and simplification of the policy. The future...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Up to 13 delegations outlined their concerns at the March Council, regarding the implementation of the provisions on voluntary coupled support (VCS) under the Direct Payments Regulation.  Their concerns are based on the additional information and justification required by the Commission regarding the implementation of the VCS and in particular the impact of excessive Commission scrutiny...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The dairy sector has in the recent past been through a prolonged period of downward price volatility.  As Minister, I have been an advocate of deploying the market measures utilised by the Commission,  such as Aids to Private Storage and Intervention.  Additionally, the Common Market Organisation Regulations agreed by the Irish EU Presidency in 2013 provides for more...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Following recognition of the need for a high level animal health and welfare status on the island of Ireland, the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) commissioned a programme of work in 2001 to develop closer co-operation and joint strategies for the improvement of animal health on an all island basis. Under the NSMC arrangements, a number of working groups, on different aspects of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Relative stability refers to the fixed percentage share of fish stocks allocated to Member States and was established as a principle of the first Common Fisheries Policy in 1983.  The percentage share of each stock for each Member State was based on the average catch of each Member State over a set reference period and has remained unchanged. At this stage it is impossible to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: In order to fulfil the agricultural educational requirements to qualify for the 2017 National Reserve, applicants must have successfully completed a recognised course in agriculture giving rise to an award at FETAC level 6 or its equivalent by the 15th May 2017.  Where an applicant has fully completed their course by 15th May but has not yet been verified as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the two tables. Table 1 – Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme Expenditure, 2011 – 2016 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Castletownbere 2,832,389 855,504 949,975 371,651 392,616 1,309,342 Dingle 695,093 469,861 840,369 451,352 2,141,792 1,677,632 Dunmore East 756,140 548,567 815,126 728,479...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: While Ireland does not have a direct interest in the North Sea, I am aware of the document referred to by the Deputy. This is preliminary examination by the European Parliament of a proposal by the Commission for a regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea. Proposals such as this are subject to co-decision by the Council and the Parliament. Both...