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

Michael Creed: My Department is currently reviewing the position regarding the transfer of payment entitlements arising from a situation where a Garnishee Order is in place against the Transferor under a Transfer of Entitlements application and I will revert to the Deputy on the matter at the earliest opportunity.

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

Michael Creed: The number of herds in Ireland per county in 2016 that had a birth registered to one or more dams of a beef breed based on data from my Department’s Animal Identification and Movement system is as follows: County No. Carlow 862 Cavan 3,430 Clare 4,604 Cork 7,659 Donegal 3,920 Dublin 213 Galway 7,813 Kerry 4,495 Kildare 996 Kilkenny 2,031 Laois 1,703 Leitrim 2,480...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consular Services Staff (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has 12 attachés stationed in Irish embassies.  These attachés are located in the following nine locations: Abu Dhabi Beijing Brussels Geneva London Moscow Paris Rome Washington.

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

Michael Creed: The countries with which export health certificates are agreed for beef, pigmeat and sheepmeat are shown in the following table and a number of other countries also accept Irish meat exports on the basis of general meat export certificates. The conditions for the exports of these products vary from country to country. There would be insufficient space in the table to provide...

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

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514 and 521 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The proposed new scheme for the conservation of the hen harrier marks a new departure in the way in which such schemes are designed and delivered. Instead of this being done from the top down, a more consultative and farmer-led approach is being tested. In the first instance, this meant recruiting a dedicated project team capable of delivering the new scheme at the local level and to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia Strategy (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord Bia market promotion and diversification activities in 2016 and 2017 comprise multi-sectoral actions such as international trade fairs and participation in trade missions, market and consumer insight services, promotional activity focused on individual sectors and EU generic promotion programmes. As the information requested concerns operational...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (28 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Irish food and drink exports increased by 2% in 2016 to reach €11.15 billion and Ireland exports food and drink to around 180 countries all over the world. One of the Department's priorities now, particularly in the context of Brexit, is to further increase the market opportunity for Irish food and drink internationally, especially for the meat and dairy sectors....

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

Michael Creed: Ireland enjoys market access to the Chinese market for Irish pigmeat  and a number of establishments are approved for export to China. In 2016 Ireland exported almost €120 million or over 70,000 tonnes of pigmeat to China, making it the second largest destination for exports after the United Kingdom. China accounted for 27% of our pigmeat exports in volume terms in...

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

Michael Creed: Ireland has enjoyed market access to the South Korean market for Irish pigmeat for a number of years. A certificate was originally agreed before 2000 but has been amended since then. A number of meat establishments are approved to produce pigmeat for export to South Korea and in 2016 exports of around €11 million, or 5,000 tonnes, took place. My Department also hosted a successful...

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

Michael Creed: Ireland has enjoyed market access to the USA for Irish pigmeat for a number of years and a number of meat establishments are approved to produce pigmeat for export to the US. In 2016 exports of €25.4 million, or 6,360 tonnes, took place which made the USA the second largest Third Country destination for pigmeat exports after China. As regards beef, we received a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data (28 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: Brexit Issues (29 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Ever since the UK Referendum on Brexit, I and my Department have been actively engaged in assessing the impact of the vote on the Irish agri food sector, and particularly on those in rural agricultural communities.  I fully recognise the potential difficulties that the sector could face in the event of a hard Brexit, a sector which is of critical importance to our economy.  Its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (29 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested in respect of Co. Clare is set out in the following table. Scheme Paid Unpaid GLAS 1 1,453 142 GLAS 2 646 43 AEOS 476 80

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (29 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested in respect of Co. Waterford is set out in the following table. Scheme Paid Unpaid GLAS 1 289 71 GLAS 2 106 25 AEOS 82 12

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (29 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 have examined this issue and the application is now being further processed for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (29 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a claim for payment for investments under the Dairy Equipment Scheme on the 20 March 2017. The payment claim is currently being examined with a view to finalising shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (29 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I approved the new Fisheries Natura Plan for mussel seed fishing in Castlemaine Harbour, Co. Kerry, on 13 March 2017 following appropriate assessment which determined that the fishing activities described in the Plan will not affect the integrity of the features of the designated Natura 2000 sites.  The Plan was prepared by the Bottom Grown Mussel Consultative Forum's...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (29 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1st September 2011. Payment 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. As 2016 is the final scheme-year of payment for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (29 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1st September 2011. Payment 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. As 2016 is the final scheme-year of payment for the...