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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Institute (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: This is an operational matter for the Marine Institute.  I have requested the Marine Institute to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the specific information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: EU Regulation 1307/2013 provided for the establishment of the Basic Payment Scheme National Reserve to facilitate the allocation of payment entitlements to the two priority categories of young farmer and new entrant to farming.  The person named submitted an application to my Department under the ‘new entrant’ category of the 2015 National Reserve.  One of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Authorities Properties (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department owns, manages and maintains six designated Fishery Harbour Centres under Statute.  The recommendations in the Public Accounts Committee Report on those Fishery Harbour Centres which was published in June 2015 have been accepted by my Department and have been and continue to be implemented, subject to necessary legal and statutory consent procedures. In regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The breakdown of staff as requested is outlined in the table.  The information provided for 2016 (June and December) reflects the change of Government. Political Staff Dec-15 Jun-16 Driver 6 2 Personal Assistant Min/Min State 3 0 Personal Secretary Min/Min State 3 0 Special Advisor 2 1 Civil/Public Service Staff (Seconded) Constituency Office...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Sep 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. 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 Farm Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) before the 2016 15% payment can be made. When the NMP on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department is committed to being a modern, diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects and is capable of serving 21st century Irish society. We currently employ a total of 3,186 staff members.  The breakdown of male and female staff members is given in the tables.  Female Male Total 1472 1714 3186 Female Male 46.20% 53.80% By monitoring trends and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has 184 staff who hold posts at Secretary General, Assistant Secretary, Principal and Assistant Principal level.  The current gender breakdown for these grades is as follows: Assistant Principal (AP) - 63 Women and 73 Men Principal Officer (PO) - 15 Women and 24 Men Assistant Secretary (A. Sec) - 2 Women and 6 Men Secretary General - 1 Man However, due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Data (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: All slaughter plants whose meat is destined for human consumption must meet the standards set out in EU and national regulations relating to food safety. Large scale slaughter plants and all plants involved in equine slaughter operate under the supervision of my Department, while smaller scale abattoirs are supervised by the Local Authority Veterinary Service, under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Data (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: I am very much aware of the importance of competition in the beef sector. It is crucial to have a robust and transparent legal basis for the evaluation of proposals for mergers and acquisitions. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The applications for two aquaculture licences referred to by the Deputy are in respect of two sites located in Castlemaine Harbour, which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). All applications in ‘Natura’ areas are required to be appropriately...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The welfare of greyhounds is regulated through the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 and the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013.  The Animal Health and Welfare Act applies to all animals, whether kept for commercial, domestic, sport, show or other purposes and contains robust measures against the ill-treatment of animals.  The Act also provides for increased levels of penalties. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The details of charges paid for debit and credit card payment services and banking fees, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in the following tables: Card payment service fees Year Bank of Ireland Allied Irish Banks 2012 965.92 0.00 2013 756.16 1,395.93 2014 0.00 8,790.48 2015 0.00 12,219.51 2016 0.00 12,748.32 Total 1,722.08 35,154.24 Banking fees Year Bank of Ireland Allied...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Provision was made under the GLAS scheme allowing new entrants to farming to submit an application to join the scheme. The target of 50,000 scheme participants set out in Ireland's Rural Development Plan 2014-2020 has been achieved. My focus now is on ensuring that these 50,000 farmers receive their payments in line with their contract under the scheme.  There are no plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: EU Regulation 1307/2013 provides for the establishment of the Basic Payment Scheme National Reserve which must be used, as a matter of priority, to allocate Basic Payment Scheme entitlements to young farmers and new entrants to farming. The EU Regulations governing the scheme also provide that a farmer may benefit from the National Reserve only once during the lifetime of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was launched in December 2016 with the aim of contributing to the continued development in animal health and welfare in the sheep sector.  The scheme requires farmers to go beyond the relevant mandatory standards to enhance the standards of animal welfare in the Irish Sheep flock. The scheme provides targeted support to those areas of animal welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has requested a total of 25 reviews of decisions taken by independent Agricultural Appeals Officers in the period in question - 15 in 2016 and 10 in 2017. Requests for review are sought by my Department where it is considered that an error has been made in relation to the law or the facts of the case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office is independent in the performance of its functions. The Office has confirmed that a request for a review of the Appeals Officer's decision was submitted to the Director of Agriculture Appeals. It is anticipated that the review of the case concerned will be completed in the next few weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned and managed by my Department under Statute. The majority of the properties/sites in the Dunmore East property portfolio are occupied by a variety of public and commercial bodies which support the Fishery Harbour Centre’s role as a working fishery harbour in addition to a broad range...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned and managed by my Department under Statute. The majority of the properties/sites in the Dunmore East property portfolio are occupied by a variety of public and commercial bodies which support the Fishery Harbour Centre’s role as a working fishery harbour in addition to a broad...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (11 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned and managed by my Department under Statute. The majority of the properties/sites in the Dunmore East property portfolio are occupied by a variety of public and commercial bodies which support the Fishery Harbour Centre’s role as a working fishery harbour in addition to a broad range...