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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payments in respect of 2015 and 2016. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was originally a participant in the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) with a contract end date of 31 December 2016.  An extension to his contract was approved by my Department, giving him a new end-date of 31 December 2020.  His 2017 OFS advance payment issued last week. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Food legislation requires that primary producers rearing animals or producing primary products of animal origin are to take adequate measures to ensure the cleanliness of animals going to slaughter.  My Department has, accordingly, developed a clean livestock policy which has been agreed with farmer, haulier and Food Business Operator stakeholders.  The policy document was finalised...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes Eligibility (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The 2017 Flood Damage Relief Measure was implemented in response to the localised severe flooding experienced in the Inishowen area on August 22nd 2017. An application was received under this scheme from the person named on 25 September 2017.  During processing of the application it emerged that this application did not satisfy all the criteria of the scheme as the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: As of 13 March 2018 for County Cork 3,788 participants have received their 2017 payment. 286 cases continue to be processed, including when outstanding documentation is submitted by the GLAS participants concerned. I would encourage all applicants with outstanding obligations to complete them as soon as possible.  Payments continue to be made on a weekly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The Control of Horses Act, 1996 designates to local authorities responsibility for issues relating to stray and neglected horses in both urban and rural areas.  My Department provides funding to the local authorities to assist in implementation of the Act namely, in seizing straying horses or horses causing a danger to persons or property. In 2017, an amount of €.533 m was paid to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The scheme which the Deputy refers to is operated by An Bord Bia and is called the Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS). The Quality Assurance Schemes operated by Bord Bia have been developed over a period of years and extend beyond the farm gate as vertical industry integrated schemes. Participation in the schemes is voluntary. The latest iteration of the quality assurance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 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 complete the checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the existence of a number open Greenfield programmes involving milk production in Ireland.  Experimental models such as these are aimed at optimising efficiency through technology adoption, reducing labour requirements and ensuring sustainability through environmental and animal welfare best practice.   It should be noted that similar models are operated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: All GLAS payments are up to date for this applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The Greenfield Dairy Farm project was set up in 2010 to demonstrate worldwide best practise in the design, construction and operation of sustainable grass based milk production systems to Irish dairy farmers within the constraints of commercial farm practise. Glanbia, the Agricultural Trust and the farm owners, formed a limited company (Greenfield Dairy Partners Limited) which leased the farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 transferred the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing 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.  The Licensing Authority is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, an official of the Department of Agriculture,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of January 1 2016 and has received all payments in respect of the 2016 scheme year including GLAS Plus payments. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims.  All cases must clear validation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 708 and 737 together. Throughout the period of adverse weather conditions caused by storm Emma, my Department was directly involved in a co-ordinated response as a member of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG), convened by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the lead Government Department on Severe Weather Incidents. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 709 and 710 together. Brexit poses enormous challenges for the agri-food and fisheries sectors by virtue of their exposure to the UK market, as confirmed by numerous studies, including by the ESRI, Department of Finance and, most recently, by Copenhagen Economics.  I and my Department have been engaging extensively with these sectors since...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The European Commission launched its public consultation process on the agriculture de minimis Regulation EU (No) 1408/2013, on 1 March 2018 and which runs until 16 April 2018.  As part of the consultation process, the Commission is proposing to amend some of the provisions and conditions contained within the current Regulation.  The main proposal is that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: All payments are up to date for this applicant.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I am a strong advocate of supporting a vibrant and productive national suckler herd. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is the main support specifically targeted for the suckler sector, which provides Irish beef farmers with some 300 million euro in funding over the current Rural Development Programme (RDP) period. This scheme, which was introduced in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: As outlined in the previous PQs (number 11062/18 and 11063/18 of 8 March 2018) the actual spend for TAMS II was €3.9m for 2016 and the actual spend in 2017 was €31.3m.  The respective budget allocations were €28m for 2016 and €50m for 2017. Payments cannot issue until the approved works have been completed and a payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The competition for the role of Technical Agricultural Officer is being administered by the Public Appointments Service on behalf my Department. The competition was advertised in April 2016. Following an initial assessment involving remote testing of all candidates, the first batch of 150 candidates were called to verification testing and interview. 70 successful candidates...