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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Ireland has a small open economy and relies to a significant extent on international trade for its economic well-being. This is particularly true in the agrifood sector, given its overwhelming dependence on export trade. Against this background, Ireland is broadly supportive of balanced trade liberalisation, provided our most vulnerable sectors, including beef, are protected. Where...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Food products placed on the marketplace are covered by a range of legislation designed to ensure that products supplied to consumers are of the highest safety standards.  My Department plays a part in the enforcement of this legislation along with other Government Departments and State Agencies such as the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), the Health Service Executive, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: In 2016, there were 156 seafood processing enterprises providing close to 4,000 jobs in peripheral coastal communities. Some 24 of these enterprises (16%) had revenues over €10 million, 52 (33%) had revenues between €1 million and €10 million and 80 (51%) had revenues of less than €1 million. The growth and increasing scale of the processing sector can be seen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 184 together. Food products placed on the European marketplace are covered by a range of legislation designed to ensure that products supplied to consumers are of the highest safety standards. My Department plays a part in the enforcement of this legislation along with Competent Authorities in other Member States, other Irish Government...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I engage with representatives of the farming organisations on a very regular basis and my Department engages closely with them virtually daily, on a range of policy and practical issues. These include the impact of Brexit on the agri food sector, the impact of international trade agreements including Mercosur, the shape of the CAP post 2020, and a wide range of sectorial...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The main targets set out in the Food Harvest report published in 2010 were, by 2020, to increase the value of primary output by 33% and agrifood exports by 40% (both from a 2007-09 average baseline); and to increase value added production by 40% (from a 2008 baseline). In addition to these value increases, a target was set for a 50% increase in milk production by 2020, to be progressed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Deputy will be aware that Ireland’s plans for growth in the dairy sector are formally set out in Food Wise 2025, Ireland’s blueprint for the overall agrifood sector, where an all of sector agreed approach is set out including actions, benchmarks and targets for the dairy and other sectors. Notwithstanding challenges on the horizon, amongst which Brexit is paramount,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2013 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy was a useful and progressive reform making the CAP fit for purpose to 2020.  It provided Irish farmers and the agrifood sector with policy certainty for the years to come and with strategic financial support to increase sustainability and enhance competitiveness.  I will continue to work with my EU colleagues to ensure that we...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I am very aware of the needs of the cereal sector and have continued to engage actively with the stakeholders on the needs of the sector, particularly through the Tillage Stakeholders Forum.  As Minister I am most conscious that the maintenance of an efficient and viable cereals sector in Ireland is clearly very important to the well being of the agrifood industry. Indigenous production...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Enterprises (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2013 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy was a useful and progressive reform making the CAP fit for purpose to 2020.  It provided Irish farmers and the agri-food sector with policy certainty for the years to come and with strategic financial support to increase sustainability and enhance competitiveness.  I will continue to work with my EU colleagues to ensure that we...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 is the main legal instrument available to my Department to enforce animal welfare standards. The Act puts clear obligations on owners regarding the need to look after animals under their care. Under the Act, authorised officer status has been given to a small number of employees of the ISPCA, DSPCA and the Turf Club to carry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Mushroom Industry (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The UK is a very important market for Irish mushrooms accounting as it does for around 85% of our annual production.  Access arrangements to the UK market post-Brexit will depend on the outcome of the UK’s Brexit negotiations with the EU. However, during this period the Irish Government’s position will continue to be to minimise the impact of Brexit on existing trade for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artisan Food Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025 recommends actions to support the sector to realise its potential, including festival markets, a pipeline for new entrants to the Artisan Food Market at Bloom, promoting meet the buyer opportunities, delivery of small business specific consumer and market insights, and programmes to assist producers to extend business reach. Supports for the artisan food sector are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Managing price volatility is a challenge for the agri-food sector, but significant State supports are in place to assist the sector in managing volatility. Food Wise 2025, the latest ten year strategy for the agri-food sector, includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market development and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 10 May 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: Forestry Grants (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department received 14 forestry applications for the District Electoral Division/townland in question for the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. These applications included applications for approval for afforestation, for forest roads, for reconstitution and applications for payment of  premiums on forestry plantations. As the area referred to by the Deputy is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Payments under the Knowledge Transfer Programme have commenced on a rolling basis by sector. The person named is a participant in the Knowledge Transfer Beef Programme and payments have commenced in respect of  farmers in this sector who have completed all the requirements of Year 1. In a small number of cases, including this case, an issue has arisen in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Issues relating to the transfer of entitlements have caused a delay in relation to the Basic Payment for the person named. My Department have been in direct contact with the person named to resolve outstanding issues. The case has now been cleared for payment and the payment will issue in the coming week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 5 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...