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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: An application for GLAS 3 was submitted on 14 December 2016 under a registered farm partnership number. The application included the Rare Breed action and documentation uploaded with the application had to be manually checked as part of the approval process. This work has been completed and the application has now passed all pre-approval checks and will be admitted to the scheme with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases related to the Commonage action. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases related specifically to Commonage action. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: Ireland's Nitrates Action Programme is given effect by the E.C. Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations 2014, commonly known as the Nitrates or GAP Regulations. The lead authority for these regulations is the Department for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. The purpose of the regulations is to protect surface waters, including drinking water...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 18 May 2015. Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants were required to meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months i.e. From 1 January 2015 to 31 July 2015. Payment under the ANC scheme did not issue in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 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 Data (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: 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 scheme year for AEOS 2, re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed. Out of 8,640...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the EU Regulations governing GLAS and all other area-based payment schemes, a full check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must take place before payment can issue. Cases are being worked through on an ongoing basis and all cases which pass all of the regulatory checks and cleared for payment are paid on a weekly basis. There are currently 3,880 GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: I am very much aware of the importance of the beef sector to Ireland’s rural economy and of the challenges faced by suckler farmers. It is a sector that I intend to ensure receives the continued support of my Department both at this time and into the future. There are a number of supports currently in place for the sector under the Rural Development Programme not least the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: I am very conscious of the vital role that live exports play in stimulating price competition, and providing an alternative market outlet for farmers. My Department and Bord Bia are involved in on-going work to encourage and facilitate such exports. The Deputy will be aware that, in February last, my Department reduced the veterinary inspection fee payable on live exports of calves under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: A taste for fruit and vegetables is promoted in Irish primary schools through Food Dudes, which was developed by Bangor University, Wales and is the model chosen by Ireland to implement the EU School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.  The programme is managed by Bord Bia and funded by my Department and the EU.  The cost for the 2016/2017 school year is estimated to be €3.167m,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below: The €217 million capital allocated in 2016 to my Department referred to by the Deputy was increased to €229m when the €12m capital carried into 2017 from 2016 is taken into account. Of this €160.1 million was allocated to cover capital expenditure under the Rural Development Programme, Seafood Development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Plan (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: There is a budget of €395m allocated under the Rural Development Plan 2014 - 2020 in respect of on-farm investment in the TAMS II Schemes. A total of 691 applications have been paid to date amounting to €8.9m.  Approvals and payments continue on an on going basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: On 5 February, I announced details of the 2017 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. I have approved funding of €28m for the Programme this year, with €2.8m allocated for the 2017 Local Authority Harbour Development and Marine Leisure Programme. As a significant number of the projects at the six Fishery Harbour Centres are currently at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 to 281, inclusive, together. The capital plan for forestry is set out in the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020. This represents a continuation of the Government's policy on forestry, following on from the Forestry Programme 2007-2013 and previous Programmes. During the lifetime of this current programme the Department will spend...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the ten year strategy for the agrifood sector, identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market development and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The Reconstitution Scheme (Windblow) was established in 2016, to provide support for forest owners to replant forestry that had suffered damage during a succession of storms in the winter of 2013/2014, culminating in Storm Darwin on 12 February 2014.  Only forestry planted after 1 December 1989 was eligible under this reconstitution scheme. Since the forestry belonging...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: An application in respect of the 2016 Basic Payment was submitted by the person named on 15 November 2016 thus incurring 100% late penalty as it was outside the timeframe allowed. Following submission of an appeal, the late penalty has been waived and payment will issue in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: An application in respect of the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named 9 May 2016 declaring a total of 27.32 hectares in respect of the 23.77 entitlements held and payments have issued respect of this element of the application. The eligibility of the parcel referred to will be reviewed on the basis of the documentation recently received.  Upon the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Travel (13 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: I represented the Government at the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Germany. I engaged in a 5 day itinerary visiting Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne and Berlin. The programme included political meetings with regional Agriculture Ministers and a Bilateral meeting with the Federal Minister for Agriculture. It also included a number of Agrifood trade promotional events,...