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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  improving the safety record on farms. The rate of accidents on farms remains far too high and it is important that a focus on safety must become an integral part of farming culture. While there are many risks in farming, farming does not have to be a dangerous...

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

Michael Creed: The TAMS scheme provides support for a large number of investments for farmers in different sectors including tillage, pigs, poultry, beef and dairy. This latter category of dairy farmers are the largest beneficiaries as a group under the schemes and there is an onus on the Department to ensure that the available funds are disbursed proportionately. Cattle underpasses can be expensive,...

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 the 1 October 2015 and has been paid the First Instalment Payment for 2015. The holding of the person named was selected for on farm inspection resulting in the imposition of a penalty.  The development of the necessary IT functionality is nearing completion and Department officials are actively working on...

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

Michael Creed: The applicant in question applied for Dairy Equipment under TAMS II. The claim for payment has been approved in this case with effect from the 20th July 2017.

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

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 22 May 2015 and the person named was approved into GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015. Payment has issued in respect of 2015 and the 85% basic payment and GLAS+ has issued in respect of the 2016 scheme year. Following the required checks one parcel in the application of the person named was disallowed for payment...

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...

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

Michael Creed: Looking at the projected outturn for the year it is difficult to assess the full year expenditure for the Department at this stage as we are only just over half way through the year. My Department keeps expenditure trends under review and provides details on monthly Exchequer Issues to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that are reported in the Expenditure Reports published with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (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 following table. All GLAS participants must submit a nutrient management plan before their balancing payment can be released and to date 20,337 have complied with this requirement and some 16,338 are still awaited. Balancing payments continue to be made on an...

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

Michael Creed: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this week my Department launched a targeted crop loss support measure to assist growers most affected by the wet weather harvest conditions of September 2016. As I have said before, while many farmers experienced difficult challenges last year, this was particularly the case for a number of cereal farmers who experienced an exceptionally difficult...

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

Michael Creed: The information requested on the TAMS II Scheme is shown in the following table. Approvals and payment claims continue to be processed on an ongoing basis. County Total Received Applications Approved applications Payment Claims Lodged Approved For Payment Carlow 197 117 15 14 Cavan 509 354 58 32 Clare 401 323 79 63 Cork 2020 1533 318 183 Donegal 708 459 39 31 Dublin 76 27...

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

Michael Creed: The collation of the information requested by the Deputy is almost complete. The response will be issued to the Deputy in the next two weeks.

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

Michael Creed: The animal identification and movement system (AIM) is not used to penalise farmers. The AIM data provided to the factories includes registration and movement history data for an animal which is already recorded on the animal passport that accompanies the animal to the factory.  AIM provides the data in electronic format to assist factories in marketing Irish beef and beef...

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

Michael Creed: In considering whether proposed aid to the fisheries and aquaculture sector is compliant with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, my Department has regard to a number of EU legal instruments that are particular to the sector. Regulation 508/2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) provides the legal basis for most State interventions in the seafood sector...

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

Michael Creed: Responsibility for the Fair Deal nursing home support scheme rests with my colleague the Minister for Health.

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

Michael Creed: A specific Brexit financial package for farmers was not on the agenda at the most recent Agri-Fish Council meeting of EU Ministers on 17 and 18 July 2017. However a major item on the agenda was a discussion on the results of the public consultation on modernising and simplifying the CAP which was undertaken by the EU Commission in the first half of 2017. In my...

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

Michael Creed: The matter of a revision of State Aid rules, and more particularly that of a possible increase to the current State Aid thresholds, was raised at a number of Agri-Fish Council meetings in 2016, in the context of the ongoing difficulties being experienced on EU agricultural markets.  Some Member States, including Ireland, raised the possibility of increasing...

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

Michael Creed: The operational costs of Regional Veterinary Laboratories 2014 -2016 and projected costs for 2017 are as follows: Projected RVLs 2014 2015 2016 2017^ €m €m €m €m Spend on consumables* 0.990 1.001 1.237 1.159 Energy costs 0.158 0.138 0.142 0.148 Landscaping 0.00979 0.01007 0.00987 0.00913 Payroll costs** 3.215 3.275 3.484 3.490 Total 4.372...

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

Michael Creed: Trailing shoe equipment is available in TAMS II under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme and the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme.  To qualify under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme an applicant must have a Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine identifier and have a minimum of 5 hectares declared under the basic Payment Scheme or be engaged in the...

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

Michael Creed: I am aware of the price reporting in the USA referred to by the Deputy. However, I believe that the most effective and appropriate method to increase supply chain transparency is through a co-ordinated European wide basis. In late 2016 the EU Council, when agreeing conclusions on strengthening farmers’ position in the food supply chain and tackling unfair trading practices, noted the...

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

Michael Creed: I noted comments made in relation to market specifications generally including those in relation to carcase weights and age limit, by stakeholders at the most recent beef roundtable held on the 12th of July. However it should be noted that carcase specification requirements are a function of market demand. Any requirements in relation to such specifications laid down by the retail...