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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The Data that the Deputy has requested is not readily available. Officials in my Department will collate the data and forward directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The procedure for allocating appeals is that appeals are allocated to Appeals Officers on a regional basis following receipt of the required documentation necessary to process the appeal. A region can include one or more counties. The regional allocation is rotated every three months. On occasion, for example if there is a large volume of appeals on hand...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a GLAS 1 application which was unsuccessful and subsequently appealed which resulted in his acceptance into the scheme. Department officials are actively working to reinstate the application on the online system with a view to issuing payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. The harbour charges referred to relate to mooring fees for the use of the marina, and these charges have been applied correctly. I have been informed by my Department officials that vessel owners were notified of the works referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Payment claims submitted under the current Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS II) are being processed on an ongoing basis. However, some applications submitted have minor issues that need to be resolved before payment can be processed.  In such cases Department officials are in direct contact with individual farmers to resolve issues and progress claims towards early...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 May 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 Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: GLAS is not a whole farm scheme. Farmers in GLAS are required to retain all those land parcels on which a GLAS commitment has been given for the period of the contract. Where the farmer has additional parcels to those in GLAS he/she is free to lease out these parcels.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named has been deemed eligible under the ‘Scottish Derogation’ measure of the Basic Payment Scheme. Full payment in respect of the 2016 Basic payment scheme issued to the person named on 11th April 2017. A partial payment in respect of the 2015 Basic payment scheme remains outstanding and will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: GLAS, AEOS and TAMS are approved and co-funded by the European Union and specific EU regulatory requirements must be complied with in processing payments under the scheme. Failure to comply with these requirements would impact negatively on the funding available through disallowances being imposed on Ireland. GLAS payments continue to issue with 92% of payments issued to date. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The first person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of the 1 January 2016. During the 2016 prepayment checking process issues were identified. Department officials are actively working to resolve these issues with a view to further processing the application for payment at the earliest opportunity. The second person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department’s investigation of this matter is ongoing and the results are not yet available. While certain aspects of the information assembled may be commercially sensitive, the overall conclusions will be released. The objective of this investigation is to look at each of the sites of the company named with the sole view of determining whether the requirements of the organic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) is an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on aquaculture licence applications and was established on 17 June 1998 under Section 22 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. All Board members are engaged on a part-time basis. The Sea Fisheries Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The aquaculture licensing system as currently constituted provides an appeals process through the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board. The function of the Board is to provide an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions made by me on aquaculture licence applications. As provided for under Section 23 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997, the Board consists of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Marine aquaculture licence applications are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act. There is always a strict separation between my Ministerial role as decision maker in respect of aquaculture licence applications and my Ministerial duty to promote the sustainable development of the industry. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The organic status of all aquaculture products is secured by a formal certification process delegated by my Department to various Organic Control Bodies in accordance with the relevant EU regulations. The certification process involves regular inspection of all organic operators, production techniques and sampling of organic produce to ensure compliance with all EU requirements. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department's records indicate that the fish inputted to the site were sourced from hatcheries operated by the Company referred to by the Deputy. The evidential issues referred to in my Department's public notice relate to whether all the fish in question were in fact smolts.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department’s examination of the matter referred to by the Deputy, which is nearing completion, is detailed and involves all engineering, scientific, environmental and technical matters associated with the incident. In addition, the incident to which the report relates is also the subject of legal proceedings which have not yet fully concluded. Following conclusion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The presence of some herd discrepancies on the holding necessitated the restriction of the holding. Since the death of the herd owner, no application has been made to the local Department office to have a new keeper assigned to this holding. Staff in the local Department Veterinary Office will contact the family concerned with a view to progressing the assignment of a new keeper to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: An official from my Department has been in contact with the relevant party and the application has been submitted successfully.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 May 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.