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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Approval to commence the works has issued to the applicant in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a GLAS 1 application and following the initial checks the Bird Box action was rejected resulting in the application not being approved as the minimum score of 16.3 was not achieved on the remaining actions. The Department has reviewed this decision and has deemed the action eligible which means that the Bird Box action will be reinstated. Department officials...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The 2016 prepayment checking process identified that the parcel use declared for the basic payment scheme was incompatible with the Traditional Orchards action selected on the parcel. The person named has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has been paid in full for the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases concerning the Wild Bird Cover action and the declaration made on the 2016 BPS application in respect to this land parcel....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Folio in question is divided, for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) purposes, into three land parcels according to the Department's Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). There have been no claimants on this land parcel for 2017 to date for Basic Payment Scheme purposes.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Reviews (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: As I stated last month, I intend to establish a Steering Committee to review the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001, this is in line with the commitment given in the Programme for Partnership Government. This review is not a review of the Department's inspection regime. As this Steering Committee is yet to be established, no meetings have taken place to date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The outstanding Organic Farming Scheme payments relate to cases where issues have been identified and follow up with the applicant is required. These issues are being dealt with on a case by case basis. The person named is one of the aforementioned cases. I can confirm that payment has now issued in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts Data (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Employment Regulation Order (ERO), companies are obliged to pay statutory minimum rates of remuneration for workers employed in security and contract cleaning areas. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is the independent, statutory body, whose core services include the inspection and enforcement of employment rights obligations. My Department is not aware of any breaches of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy may be aware, under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing were transferred from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. As Minister I have responsibility for policy in relation to sea-fishing boat...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The persons named applied for grant aid under Tranche 7 of the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II on 20 June 2017. Tranche 7 closed for applications on 30 June 2017. All applications received in a given tranche must be checked to ensure that all administrative issues are in order. This is currently under way for all applications in Tranche 7. Once this process is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The applicant in question applied for grant aid for investment items including animal housing under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. Payment was approved in this case on 19 of July.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is the responsible authority for the Nitrates regulations which implement the Nitrates Directive in Ireland. The Directive aims to protect water from pollution from agriculture and requires that measures within Member States' Nitrates Action Programmes are reviewed every four years. The starting point of each review is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Penalties (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The penalty applied under the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme relates to breaches of Cross Compliance requirements. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Basic Payment Scheme, an applicant, as well as meeting the scheme criteria, must comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. The Department's records indicate that the amount of nitrogen from livestock manure applied...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The mussel seed fishery is managed on an all-island basis, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA NI) and the cross-border Loughs Agency. To fish for mussel seed, Irish-registered sea-fishing boats require an authorisation under section 13 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. Authorisations are only...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (26 Jul 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. The holding of the person named was selected for on-farm inspection resulting in the imposition of a penalty requiring further processing before payment can issue. The development of the necessary IT functionality is nearing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The information the Deputy has requested is set in the following table: Year 2015 2016 2017 (to date) Amount €50,588 €45,925 €19,973 These payments largely relate to foreign travel on official duties. They include transport service providers paid in the first instance by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the cost of which has subsequently been recouped...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compensation Schemes (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Bovine Mycoplasma does not qualify for compensation from my Department. The best course of action in this type of situation is that the person named continues to work closely with his private veterinary practitioner.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme of TAMS II on 8 June 2017. The application has passed all the administrative checks and will be sent to the local office shortly for further technical checks before approval issues.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, applicants are required to farm, manage and pursue a farming activity on all land applied on in 2017 for the full calendar year. In addition to this requirement applicants are also required to maintain a minimum livestock density of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare applied, calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The first payment due to the person named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year. The 85% payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named. The balancing 15% payment in respect of 2016 is now being processed.