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

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that, in October 2016, the person named sought a review of the Appeals Officer's decision. Under the Act, only the Director can complete such reviews which must be undertaken in full compliance with the legal requirements and following a detailed assessment of the case to be reviewed. Every effort is being made to finalise the review...

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

Michael Creed: As the matter involves a third party's land and his utilisation of a felling licence, my Department would require the individual himself or his representative to contact the Department to discuss his obligations under the felling licence. As previously advised, all forestry plantations are subject to the requirements of the Forestry Act 2014.  Applications for licences to...

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

Michael Creed: My Department's afforestation scheme includes a planting category called "Forestry for Fibre" which provides financial assistance to landowners who want to plant trees for use as domestic fuel or as an energy source generating heat and/or electricity. In addition to grants to cover the cost of establishment, 10 annual premiums of €180/ha are also available. Trees planted under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The legislative remit of my Department extends only to the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl.  In addition I have responsibility for North Harbour at Cape Clear Island and for maintaining a small number of piers, lights and beacons around the coast in accordance with the 1902 ex-congested District Board...

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

Michael Creed: The person named approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The 85% payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named. All GLAS 1 participants are required to submit a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) before the 2016 15% payment can be...

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

Michael Creed: In my response to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 12 July 2017, I advised that this was an operational matter for Bord Iascaigh Mhara and that I had requested Bord Iascaigh Mhara to respond directly to the Deputy on the specific information requested. I am advised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that it replied directly to the Deputy in relation to this parliamentary question on 13...

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

Michael Creed: Under EU legislation, cattle for export within the EU must complete a 30 day residency period on a holding prior to export.  The animal must have been resident on this holding within 29 days of moving to an assembly centre for export. Subsequent to moving from this 30 day holding, an animal may move one time through a mart, followed by one time through a dealer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: In November 2016 the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine commissioned a report to review the Irish harness racing sector. An independent report was undertaken by Indecon International Consultants and this report is currently being examined by officials within my Department. The Irish Harness Racing Association (IHRA) was a beneficiary, for the first time in 2016, of an Equine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department owns, operates and manages six designated Fishery Harbours Centres under Statute, one of which is Howth Fishery Harbour Centre. A number of investigative and preparatory works and initiatives have been undertaken in respect of a potential dredging project in Howth Fishery Harbour Centre. Most recently, in June 2016, a firm of consulting engineers were engaged to prepare a...

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

Michael Creed: Officials of my Department perform mandatory, random and risk-based inspections on all vehicles involved in live animal transport, with the frequency of inspections varying with the number of animals exported in a given year. The current rate of inspections are sufficient and send out a clear message to those transporting animals on the importance attached to protecting the welfare of...

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

Michael Creed: While the Health and Safety Authority has primary responsibility for farm safety, I am particularly supportive of promoting farm safety and improving the safety record on farms. The rate of accidents on farms remains far too high and safety is a critical issue facing farming today. Statistics show that accidents on farms cause more workplace deaths than all other occupations...

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

Michael Creed: Based on the current participation levels in GLAS 1 and 2, the average annual contract value, excluding GLAS + is €4,200.  The average annual contract value will increase when GLAS+ payments are fully processed and the processing of  GLAS 3 contracts to payment may also impact on the average payment. It is only when the 2017 payment processing is complete that...

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

Michael Creed: According to the 2012 National Forest Inventory, forest cover stands at 731,650 hectares. The following table presents total forest cover broken down by county: Forest Cover ‘000 ha County Area '000 ha % of County under forest % of national forest cover Carlow 8.4 89.63 9.4% 1.1% Cavan 16.83 193.54 8.7% 2.3% Clare 52.29 319.77 16.4% 7.1% Cork 83.62 746.57 11.2% 11.6%...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (26 Jul 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 and land transactions, are the responsibility of the company. The matter was, however, raised with Coillte who advise that a sales contract for the sale of Killykeen Holiday Complex in County Cavan was completely finalised...

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

Michael Creed: Seven of the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department have received or will receive in excess of €1 million in funding from my Department in 2017. It should be noted that the State Bodies in question receive funding from my Department to enable delivery of their statutory functions. My Department is currently finalising an Oversight and Performance Agreement, based on the...

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

Michael Creed: In the context of delivering the Direct Payment Schemes and Rural Development measures the Department is required to carry out on-the-spot inspections on a number of farms covering such issues as eligibility under the Scheme and compliance with Cross Compliance requirements, as set down in EU legislation, and the standards for Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC), in the areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The aim of the Knowledge Transfer Programme is to address identified knowledge gaps in six agriculture sectors contributing to increased efficiency, effectiveness and competitiveness which benefit not just the individual farmers involved but also the agriculture sector as a whole. The three year scheme provides farmers with an opportunity for group learning through meetings facilitated by...

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

Michael Creed: I am acutely aware of the importance of competition in the beef sector. There is a well established infrastructure, at EU level and at national level, through the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, for the oversight of competition issues and for dealing with allegations of anti-competitive practices or the abuse of a dominant market position. The price of Irish...

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

Michael Creed: The number of participants who have received their 15% balancing payment and who have been cleared for payment is set out in the table. All GLAS participants must submit a nutrient management plan before their balancing payment can be released and to date 1,696 in the named counties have complied with this requirement and some 997 are still awaited. Balancing payments continue to be made on...

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

Michael Creed: Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme.  The ANC scheme replaces the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme/Less Favoured Areas Scheme.  The designation of eligible areas under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. From 2018...