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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: Figures taken from my Department's Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system on 31/12/17 give the following breakdown of the national suckler herd: COUNTY SUCKLER COWS Carlow 13,652 Cavan 39,234 Clare 61,528 Cork 62,919 Donegal 33,088 Dublin 3,196 Galway 87,654 Kerry 37,583 Kildare 16,067 Kilkenny 29,083 Laois 29,337 Leitrim 22,188 Limerick 30,033 Longford 22,154 Louth...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crop Losses (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The crop loss support measure was launched in July 2017 to assist farmers most affected by the wet weather harvest conditions of September 2016.  A total of 167 applications were received under the measure.  Processing of payments is ongoing. In a large number of cases, further information or clarification is required in order to fully process applications.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crop Losses (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The crop loss support measure was launched in July 2017 to assist farmers most affected by the wet weather harvest conditions of September 2016.  A total of 167 applications were received under the measure.  To date 63 applicants have received payments of €288,845.30,   In a large number of cases, further information or clarification is required in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The European Commission published its CAP Communication titled “The Future of Food and Farming” on 29November 2017. The Communication proposes a simpler CAP, with a sharper focus on objectives and results, particularly in the environmental area. I welcome the commitment that Direct Payments should remain an essential part of CAP, as they provide an important safety...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The TAMS II Scheme with a suite of six measures was launched during the course of 2015, with a seventh measure the Tillage Capital Investment Scheme launched in March 2017. The expenditure to date is as follows: 2016 - €3.971 m 2017  - €31.256 m Over 12,400 farmers have been given approval to proceed with investment works under the seven TAMS Measures. To date...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: Payments for GLAS training providers have not yet commenced but are scheduled to begin very soon.  However, payments have issued for courses that have been finalised for the scheme participant element of the payment.  Of approximately 1,800 courses created to date on the Department's GLAS Training System just under 29% were created by Teagasc advisers while approximately 71%...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer is one of a suite of measures included under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves the formation of knowledge transfer groups across the beef, dairy, equine, sheep, tillage and poultry sectors.  To date, in excess of in excess of €3.7 million has been paid to approved Knowledge Transfer facilitators in respect of Year 1 of the measure. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer is one of a suite of measures included under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves the formation of knowledge transfer groups across the beef, dairy, equine, sheep, tillage and poultry sectors. Approximately 19,100 farmers have actively participated in Year One of the Programme attending a range of Knowledge Transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The target set out in the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020 to approve 50,000 GLAS participants before the end of 2018 has already been achieved.  The fact that the RDP target has been achieved almost two years ahead of schedule is a significant achievement on the part of both farmers and my Department and is evidence of the commitment of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: I am keenly aware of the importance of the suckler sector to Ireland's rural economy and the wider agri-food industry. My Department provides a number of supports to the suckler herd. A range of direct payments and  grant schemes provide vital income and investment support to the suckler sector, including BPS, ANC, GLAS and TAMS. The Beef Data and Genomics...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: Weather conditions for much of last autumn and early winter were challenging for farmers, particularly in parts of the West/North West. This resulted in the earlier housing of stock and challenges for some farmers in terms of Fodder conservation. On foot of these challenges, I prioritised the payment of farm supports to assist farmers with cash flow. The European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: Budget 2018 included an additional allocation of €25 million for the scheme in 2018. This is in keeping with provisions of the Programme for a Partnership Government. There are a number of options in relation to how any additional funding could be allocated under the ANC scheme. These options range from allocating the funds as a flat increase across the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: At present, removals of greenhouse gases by forests in Ireland cannot contribute to our emissions reduction targets up to 2020. In addition, greenhouse gas removals from Irish forests are not included in the Emissions Trading Scheme. Under the recently agreed Effort Sharing and LULUCF regulations, EU Member States must account emissions and removals of greenhouse gases from the land-use,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: Data on the number of farms is published in the CSO Census of Agriculture and the CSO Farm Structures Survey. The Census of Agriculture takes place every ten years, most recently in 2010, while the most recent Farm Structures Survey data is from 2013. This data suggest little change in the total number of farms since 2000, and a drop of just 2% in farm numbers in the West in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: One of my priorities is to support the provision of lower-cost, more flexible finance for farmers. The Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme was developed by my Department in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to address the impact of the change in the sterling exchange rate arising from Brexit and lower commodity prices in some agriculture sectors during...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The Department is aware of an issue with one of the actions in this case, a solution to the issue has been developed. Payment is expected to issue shortly. GLAS payments are continuing to issue on a weekly basis.   The TAMS application is being progressed this week and is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The entitlements of the person named were definitively established on 31 May 2016, based on 82.80 eligible hectares declared under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme.  The  Department has since reduced the eligible hectares for the person named under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme and the person named was notified of this change.  Based on the revised eligible hectares for 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1207 and 1208 together. Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing were transferred from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. As Minister I have responsibility for policy in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The requirement to be a registered member of the relevant society for specified years prior to commencing a GLAS contract and the years during a GLAS contract is clearly outlined in the Specifications for each of the three GLAS schemes. In the event that this documentation establishing membership cannot be provided, the applicant loses the action from their application. If the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The person referred to by the Deputy was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of January 1st 2017. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. Department officials are working proactively to...