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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: An application from the person named under the GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme was received and acknowledged by the Heritage Council, who manage this Scheme on behalf of my Department. In the letter of acknowledgement all eligible applicants were informed that they would be informed by the end of February if their application was successful or not. All eligible applications will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application to my Department under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2017 National Reserve.  The Terms and Conditions of the 2017 National Reserve include a requirement that a successful applicant must have completed a recognised course of education in agriculture giving rise to an award at FETAC Level 6 or its equivalent by 15 May 2017. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 458 and 473 together. I am aware that weather conditions for much of last autumn were challenging for farmers in some parts of the West and North West in particular. Difficulties in harvesting fodder in some of these areas were compounded by the need to house livestock earlier than usual, resulting in additional pressure on fodder supplies over the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The information requested be the Deputy is provided in the following table: Welfare Measures Number of Persons Lameness Control 4,781 Mineral  Supplementation Ewes post mating 15,819 Parasite Control (Faecal Egg Count) 1,879 Scanning 11,614 Flystrike Control 4,667 Meal feeding lambs post weaning 1,348 Mineral Supplementation Lambs pre weaning 3,783

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department issued a press release detailing the forecast for liver fluke for the winter period on 21 November 2017. This forecast was published on my Department's website and was also reported in a number of farming publications and in a number regional newspapers between 24 November and 2 December.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme, one of a suite of 7 measures under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme II (TAMS II), was launched under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and is co-funded under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).  The objective of the Schemeis to provide an incentive to young farmers to upgrade their agricultural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The following table sets out the most recent county breakdown available, NMPs are being submitted on an ongoing basis: GLAS1 GLAS2 GLAS3 COUNTY Active NMP No NMP Active NMP No NMP Active NMP No NMP Carlow 283 273 10 129 122 7 126 18 108 Cavan 908 896 12 435 430 5 542 53 489 Clare 1,624 1,596 28 691 675 16 815 169 646 Cork 2,171 2,112 59 1,013 989 24 949 22 927 Donegal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Please find data as follows: County Scheme Year Eligible Apps Number Paid Amt Paid CARLOW 2017 1,611 1,601 €22,232,285 CAVAN 2017 4,731 4,701 €33,856,768 CLARE 2017 5,962 5,947 €45,877,021 CORK 2017 12,808 12,674 €151,968,968 DONEGAL 2017 8,263 8,194 €54,731,187 DUBLIN 2017 626 615 €8,727,448 GALWAY 2017 11,828 11,760 €81,979,101...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Range - value of BPS payment including Greening Applicants who have received a 2017 BPS payment. 01-Between €0 and €5000 52,129 02-Between €5,001 and €10,000 33,197 03-Between €10,001 and €20,000 24,269 04-Between €20,001 and €30,000 7,722 05-Between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The statistics requested by the Deputy are outlined in the following table: Range € Payments € 01-Between 0 and 5000 141,994,360 02-Between 5000 and 10000 236,782,253 03-Between 10000 and 20000 338,682,449 04-Between 20000 and 30000 186,058,325 05-Between 30000 and 40000 92,311,640 06-Between 40000 and 50000 54,212,949 07-Between 50000 and 60000 32,807,682 08-Between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The maximum payment that may be granted to any one farmer under the Basic Payment Scheme (excluding the Greening Payment) in any one scheme year is capped at €150,000. This cap on payment relates only to the payment received under the Basic Payment Scheme, and a farmer’s total payment could be over €150,000 when Greening is added on. There is no maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: An application for the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the above named applicant on 21 April 2017. Under the ANC Scheme applicants are required to maintain a stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per eligible forage hectare for 7 consecutive months within the 2017 calendar year and also maintain an annual average stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 468 to 470, inclusive, together. The following table sets out the current status in relation to the receipt of CMP's per county: Commenced and Eligible for Payment Not Commenced MAYO 5962 431 KERRY 1816 144 DONEGAL 4181 118 GALWAY 3303 89 WICKLOW 302 23 LEITRIM 1053 20 SLIGO 409 17 WATERFORD 383 17 CLARE 454 17 CORK 1209 13 LIMERICK 128 13...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Charter (6 Feb 2018)

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, including RDP schemes, operated by my Department. The operation of a number of schemes covered by this Charter is governed by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Department carried out an investigation into the submission of support documentation in relation to certain claims under the non-productive capital investment action of AEOS. The Department's Investigations Division were involved and the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations was consulted.  These investigations have been concluded.  All applications under the scheme that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department's website.  The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is an invaluable source of statistical information on Ireland’s forest estate.  The NFI details the forest and non-forest land for each county and 16.7% of the land in Leitrim is afforested.  It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department’s website.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting in County Leitrim for 2013 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled. 2013 2014 2015 2016 Broadleaf Conifer Broadleaf...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department’s website.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting in County Wicklow for 2013 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled. 2013 2014 2015 2016 Broadleaf Conifer Broadleaf Conifer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department’s website.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting nationally for 2014 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled.  2014 2015 2016 Broadleaf Conifer Broadleaf Conifer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The number of applications for licences for afforestation nationally in each of the years 2010 to 2016 is set out in the table. Information on the percentage of these applications that required an EIA is currently being gathered and will be provided to the Deputy separately. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2367 1603 2150 2311 2170 1988 1700