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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: In accordance with the governing EU Regulation, the Department, as the Competent Authority, has opted to delegate certification of organic operators to four Organic Control Bodies. This approach is in common with many other EU member states. The registration fee applying is entirely a matter between that organisation and its members.  The Organic Control...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The certification system for organic salmon in Ireland is subject to ongoing review and assessment by my Department and was also included in last year’s comprehensive audit by the EU of the controls applied by Ireland in the organic sector generally.  The EU team had a number of specific recommendations to make in relation to aquaculture, including the inspection of organic salmon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The issues referred to by the Deputy are managed by my Department strictly in accordance with applicable legislation. All applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and related legislation. There is always a strict separation between my Ministerial role as decision maker in respect of aquaculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The final year of the AEOS 2 contract of the person named was due to end at the end of 2016. However, the herdowner applied for GLAS and was accepted into that scheme with a contract commencement date of 1st January 2016 which was to run to the end of 2020, replacing the AEOS contract. The GLAS approval letter which issued on the 29th January 2016 stated that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: In cases where the Minister is the owner of lands subject to turbary rights I have no plans to review those rights.  In all other cases it is a private matter between the parties concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The Government is fully committed to seeking a negotiated settlement between the EU and UK on Brexit, which will provide for continued unfettered access to the UK market, without tariffs and with minimal additional customs and administrative procedures. However in the event that the EU and UK fail to negotiate a mutually acceptable trade agreement, both jurisdictions will have to apply...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for GLAS 3. During the GLAS pre approval checks for the Low Input Permanent Pasture action no record of a grazing enterprise was found on the holding on the Department databases under the herd number the GLAS application was submitted. The person named has submitted additional documentation showing ownership of ovines under a second...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Relocation (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Due to the diverse range of staff employed by my Department, a number of different transfer arrangements/agreements are in place for these various grade streams. Given the variety of these arrangements there is no single list of staff requesting transfer to any location.   My Department supports staff mobility and seeks to accommodate requests from staff to transfer to specific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Parks (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company.  Curraghchase Forest Park is in Coillte’s ownership. Therefore the number of visitors and associated revenue generated at this Forest Park is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: As soon as details of investigations into meat fraud in Brazil first emerged I wrote to Commissioner Andriukaitis outlining my concerns and stressing the importance that all appropriate steps are taken to ensure that any imports into the EU meet all of its animal and public health standards. Commissioner Andriukaitis has since given regular updates at the EU AgriFish Council. Since 21...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: I and my officials have been very active in highlighting the potentially very damaging impact of a Mercosur deal on the European agriculture sector, and on the beef sector in particular. At political level, I have continuously raised the issue with my Member State colleagues and with Commissioners Hogan and Malmström, both within the Council of Agriculture Ministers and in written...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts Data (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: In general, public relations advice is provided by my Department's Press Office. However, from time to time, it may be necessary to engage the services of an outside provider for public relations training purposes. The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. I have requested the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department to respond directly to the Deputy,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Spurdog (now referred to as Picked Dogfish) is a long-lived, slow growing and late maturing species and is therefore particularly vulnerable to fishing mortality. Current advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is that there should be no target fishery and that by-catch in mixed fisheries should be reduced to the lowest possible level. It recommends that a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the new ten year strategy for the agri-food 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 competitiveness;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Both GLAS and AEOS provide valuable support to farmers to deliver environmental benefits and public goods which will enhance Ireland's sustainability credentials into the future. They provide support to Irish farmers aimed at enhancing biodiversity, water quality and the mitigation of the future impacts of climate change while allowing Irish farmers to improve their agricultural practices. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The drafting of the Forestry Programme 2014 – 2020 included the production of a Natura Impact Statement and subsequent appropriate assessment, and this process concluded that the programme did not pose a threat to the integrity of the Natura 2000 network. In parallel to this, a Strategic Environmental Assessment was also carried out. As part of this assessment, an environmental report...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: My most recent meeting with Coillte was on 10 April 2017 in Macroom, Co. Cork, at the launch of Coillte Premium Partners’, Coillte’s new private forestry partnership product. I met with both the Chairman of the Coillte Board, Mr. John Moloney, and the company’s CEO, Mr. Fergal Leamy, at the event. This contact is of course in addition to ongoing contact on operational and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: I presume the Deputy is referring to recommendation 10 of the Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities of the former Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries published in January 2014.  That recommendation stated: The sub-Committee recommends that the Government examines the feasibility of 'heritage licences‘ to be issued by the Department for rural coastal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Last month I welcomed the release of preliminary information from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) regarding the uptake of the Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme. The Scheme, which was developed by my Department in co-operation with SBCI, makes €150 million available to farmers at interest rates of 2.95%. Distributed and administered through AIB, Bank of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Common Fisheries Policy, the landing obligation – which prohibits the wasteful practice of discarding of fish at sea - is being phased in over a 4 year period. The first phase, concerning pelagic stocks, came into effect on 1 January 2015.  The landing obligation was extended to certain demersal stocks (whitefish and prawns) from 1 January 2016 and will be fully phased...