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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Farm safety is a critical issue facing farming today.  Statistics show that accidents on farms cause more workplace deaths than all other occupations combined.  While the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has primary responsibility for Health and Safety on farms, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is fully supportive of their work and assists in the promotion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: An application for the Reconstitution Scheme (Windblow - Storm Darwin) was received from the person named on 28th February 2017.  A decision issued from my Department to the applicant and his registered forester on 26th September 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the competent national authority for the provisions of Council Regulation No. 167/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles. Regulation (EU) 167/2013 applies to the design and construction standards for agricultural and forestry vehicles, and to systems, components and separate technical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Retirement Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Early Retirement Scheme (ERS) was a voluntary scheme that included a condition to cease all commercial farming activity definitively. However, hobby farming of the nature and extent outlined in the details supplied by the Deputy, and in response to further query by my Department, is allowed and carries no implications for participation under the scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001 and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. HRI has advised that a non contributory pension scheme for staff employed by racehorse trainers has operated in Ireland since the early 1970s. It is funded by way...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I have responded in detail to questions previously put down regarding issues raised by the person to whom the Deputy refers. I have explained, in earlier replies my Department's responsibilities with regard to the welfare of horses and the options open to the person should he wish to further progress complaints relating to the welfare of horses. Horse Racing Ireland and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Irish Coursing Club is the competent authority with regard to the maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book, and has been since 1923. I have no plans to alter this arrangement. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Copies of the notifications referred to that issued in this case have now re-issued to the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme / Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 15 May 2017. Under the 2017 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was previously a participant in the AEOS Scheme and subsequently applied to participate in the GLAS Scheme. The person named applied for and was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of the 1 January 2016. Both an advance and balancing payment have been issued in respect of 2016. Processing of 2017 payments will commence in the coming months.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the Irish Wildlife Trust's request to ban the practice of pair trawling in coastal areas in order to maintain the sprat population to the benefit of seabirds and marine life. Sprat is a short-lived species and an important prey fish for many marine species thus vital to the ocean food chain as well as an important source of income for inshore fishermen. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: There is no doubt that Brexit poses enormous challenges for the agri food sector by virtue of its reliance on the UK market. The most immediate challenge has been the impact caused by the significant drop in the value of sterling against the euro, and I fully understand and appreciate the impact this is having on the agri food sector. The sector is of critical importance to our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The pursuit and development of new markets for Irish agri-food exports is of course an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agri-food sector, as evidenced by its placement right at the centre of Food Wise 2025, the industry’s strategy for development over the coming decade. Indeed, this is all the more relevant after the UK’s decision to leave the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The past 2 years has seen great strides taken in regard to the opening of new markets and the deepening of trade for existing markets for Irish Agri food exporters. In 2015 we gained access to the US market for Irish beef. In the same year we also got access to the Canadian market for Irish beef and to the Omani market for Irish beef and sheepmeat. In 2016 we gained...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: As I have stated before, fisheries is, and will remain, a high priority for Ireland in the Brexit negotiations. I am determined to ensure that fisheries remain high on the Brexit agenda in the EU and that the interests of Ireland's fishing communities are fully protected. A key element in protecting the interests of our fishing industry will be ensuring that fisheries does not become...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Ireland's goals for sustainable fisheries are supported through the Common Fisheries Policy. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) provides the framework for the long term conservation and sustainability of fish stocks around our shores and is designed to ensure the long term sustainability of fishing in Ireland and throughout EU waters. The CFP utilises the best scientific advice as a key...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) provides the framework for the long term conservation and sustainability of fish stocks around our shores and is designed to ensure the long term sustainability of fishing in Ireland and throughout EU waters. A key element of the CFP is the setting of fishing levels on the basis of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY). The Common Fisheries Policy specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The poultry sector is a key element of the valuable Agri-food industry, with the sector worth over €200 million in 2016. The poultry sector supports around 6,000 jobs, most of these in rural areas. Growth trends in the poultry sector indicate a continued trajectory of sustained, steady growth, consistent with previous years. Strong consumer demand for Irish poultry meat and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: There are at present 197 approved seafood processors in Ireland and these are largely dispersed around our main fishing ports. The scale of these premises varies greatly from micro enterprises, to medium sized enterprises, to large enterprises.  A range of supports are available to seafood processors through my Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The maintenance of an efficient and viable cereals sector in Ireland is clearly very important to the well being of the agri-food industry. Indigenous production of cereals is of course an important part of primary agriculture production. In addition to generating an income for our tillage farmers, the cereals sector is a key source of seed production, grain for the milling and malting...