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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: All applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and (in the case of marine aquaculture) the 1933 Foreshore Act. The assessment process takes full account of all National and EU legislative requirements and reflects the full scientific, environmental, legal, public policy and engineering aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Origin Green Programme (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: As I indicated in my reply to parliamentary question number 424 of 26 September 2017, Origin Green members are required to be authorised by the relevant competent authority, and must confirm that they are compliant with the key food safety and environmental regulations governing their sector.  Operational matters in relation to Origin Green are a matter for Bord Bia. For...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application to my Department under the 2017 Young Farmers Scheme.  This scheme provides for a payment to successful applicants per eligible activated payment entitlement, subject to a maximum of 50 entitlements.  The person named did not submit an application under the 2017 National Reserve.  The National Reserve provides for an allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that an appeal was received from the person named and that a decision letter regarding the appeal issued to the appellant on the 19th October 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (24 Oct 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, are the responsibility of the company. The matter was, however, raised with Coillte who advise that Coillte is Ireland’s largest provider of outdoor recreation with 12 forest parks, 290 recreation sites and more than...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I have asked my Department to compile the information requested by the Deputy and this will be forwarded to the Deputy at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Arterial Drainage Acts of 1945 and 1995 provide the Office of Public Works with powers for drainage and improvement of agricultural land and the undertaking of localised flood defence schemes to reduce flood risk in urban areas. The Arterial Drainage Acts and SI 122 of 2010 Regulations also introduced OPW consent requirements for the creation and modification of watercourses,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 24 March 2017. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 232 together. The agri-food commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government align closely with Food Wise 2025, the ten year strategy for the agri-food sector, published in 2015. Food Wise 2025 identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Data (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Table 1 Expenditure on 2014-2020 RDP in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 2014 2015 2016 Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Vote Total Vote Total Vote Total Gross voted allocation after supplementary estimates 430,635,000 430,994,000 513,015,800 Total Expenditure 396,870,447 367,654,660 422,944,328 Amount of allocation not spent in year 33,764,533 63,339,340 90,071,472 The table...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Article 14 of EU Regulation No 1307/2013 (Direct Payments Regulation) and Article 58 of EU Regulation No 1305/2013 (Rural Development Regulation) allow Member States to transfer up to 15% of Pillar 1 funds to Pillar 2 and vice versa on an annual basis. Member States with direct payments per hectare less than 90% of the EU average may transfer up to 25% from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1 on an annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety Scheme (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: While the Health and Safety Authority has primary responsibility for Health and Safety on farms, my Department is fully supportive of their work and assists in the promotion of safe farming practices. Teagasc’s overarching role is to deliver advisory, research and training services to the farming and agri-food sector. Its activities are guided by an Authority that is representative of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) is the lead Department in relation to the nitrates regulations. The closed period for slurry spreading as provided for in the regulations commenced on 15 October. Taking account of the high rainfall in the lead up to the commencement of the closed period, the DHPLG and my Department recognised that there may be some concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Green Cert is delivered by Teagasc and has been developed to meet the training requirements for full-time and part-time farmers. It can be completed on a full-time, part-time or distance education basis. The content and duration is a matter for Teagasc and the awarding body Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). Typically it can take between 18 - 24 months to complete the Cert...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 28 April 2017. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme provides for six years of payments to farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability. As part of the scheme, applicants must complete a carbon navigator with an approved advisor thereafter and provide data for an annual update to their carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables which set out a range of information as follows. The county breakdown table shows for each year from 2014 to 2017 - the number of applications with allocated entitlements in October of the scheme year in question and the number of these applications actually paid in October of that scheme year. - the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Charter (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Farmers' Charter of Rights is effectively an agreement between farm representative organisations and my Department. It sets down, inter alia, agreed target timelines for delivery of payments in respect of the schemes operated by my Department. A Farmers’ Charter of Rights Monitoring Committee is in place under an independent chair to monitor these agreed targets. This Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme is a very important source of financial support for farmers across the country, paying over €200 million each year to over 95,000 farmers. The Programme for a Partnership Government provides for a commitment of a €25 million increase in funding for the Scheme in 2018, and this commitment has now been confirmed as part of Budget 2018....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The legal basis for the current afforestation programme is the European Commission’s State aid approval of Ireland’s Forestry Programme 2014 – 2020. Under Article 108 (3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), any plans to alter aid must be notified to the Commission. Removal of the 20% rule could be considered an alteration to an existing plan...