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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: 135 companies completed the Bord Bia Brexit Barometer assessment. Each participating company received an assessment that identified levels of risk across the six topics: route to market, trade, customs, currency, supply chain and people; and a supporting document with actions for mitigating some of these risks. Information gathered through this exercise will provide a vital guide to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: A total of 46 GLAS cases and 28 AEOS cases in Co. Westmeath await finalisation. Payments under GLAS and AEOS continue to issue on an ongoing weekly basis as issues are resolved and cases are cleared. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the person named has sought a review by the Director in October 2016 of the Appeals Officer's decision.  There remain a considerable number of cases requiring detailed review by the Director. All reviews are dealt with in the order of receipt. Under the Act, only the Director can complete these reviews which must be undertaken in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: There are no plans to introduce grant aid for electric tractors under the TAMS II suite of investment measures. It should be noted that no tractors are currently grant aided under the TAMS Schemes. Grant aid for certain agricultural machinery such as sprayers, grain mills and grain elevators are available under the TAMS II suite of measures at present. Full details of the grant aid...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The Minister for Housing Planning, Community and Local Government is responsible for the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations which sets nitrogen excretion standards for livestock. In establishing these standards average production figures are used based on the profile of the national herd, inclusive of all breeds. The regulation does...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Mitigation Plan (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has been actively engaged in the development of the National Mitigation Plan (NMP) from the outset as part of the whole of Government approach lead by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.  Officials from my Department have engaged with a number of cross-departmental committees and technical analysis groups established to progress the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (30 May 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Where the Department is served with court orders, including Orders of Garnishee and orders for the appointment of receivers by way of equitable execution, the Department takes all necessary steps to comply with the specific terms of such orders. The Department was served with a Conditional Order dated 6 March 2017 against a person with the same name and address as supplied with this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Where the Department is served with court orders, including Orders of Garnishee and orders for the appointment of receivers by way of equitable execution, the Department takes all necessary steps to comply with the specific terms of such orders. Where such an order provides for the attachment of payments made by the Department to a person under the Agri-Environmental Options Scheme or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The land bonds were issued to the legal owner in 1982. All land bonds were redeemed for cash under the Land Bond Act 1992. Any further queries in relation to these bonds from the legal owner or his or her descendants may be directed to the officials in the Legal Services Division of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The application in question was selected for satellite inspection in 2015 during which overclaims were found on two of the parcels declared. This resulted in an overclaim which was greater than 50% and thus the application of an administrative fine on the 2016 payment as per the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme. Notification of this was issued to the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (30 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 issues were identified with the Traditional Hay Meadow action. The Department is actively working to resolve the issue with a view to further processing the application for payment at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The 85% payment for 2016 has been processed and payment issued to the person named on 29 December 2016. The balancing 15% in respect of 2016 will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has been paid in full in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. The Department is examining this issue and the application is now being further processed for payment in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Shares in just over 4,900 commonages were declared in BPS applications in 2016. Some 9,000 shareholders have declared commonage on over 3,800 commonages in GLAS. Almost 6,500 shareholders in GLAS 1 and GLAS 2  were required to submit either an interim commonage management plan or an interim commonage farm plan to allow 2016 payment to be processed. Reminders issued recently for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 554 together. Responsibility for the maintenance and development of Local Authority-owned harbours rests with each individual Local Authority in the first instance, Donegal County Council in this case, and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government thereafter. Given the ownership structure...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: I have met the CEO of Bord Bia and members of her management team on a number of occasions since the Brexit vote, most recently last Friday when we met with senior ASDA executives in Leeds as part of our ongoing engagement with retailers in the UK. During that meeting we outlined the challenges that the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will present, the most immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Brexit is a priority for Bord Bia, the state agency responsible for the marketing and promotion of agri-food and drink.  Bord Bia's programmes and activities in this area are all directly relevant to expanding market penetration and diversifying outlets for Irish food and drink against the background of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. Bord Bia currently...

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2017)

Michael Creed: I thank Deputy Ferris for raising the matter. Seals are a protected species under the EU Habitats Directive and seals are also protected under the Wildlife Acts. I am advised two species of seals, grey seals and harbour seals, are common in Irish waters. In so far as the management of the seal population is concerned, I clarify for the Deputy that this is the responsibility of the Minister...

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2017)

Michael Creed: I am the line Minister.