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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (24 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has no record of any invoices or payments to the company Heneghan PR in the period 2007 to 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (24 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The grazing of a Low input permanent pasture action is a matter for each individual herd owner and no closed period grazing restrictions are imposed by GLAS. As set out in the Scheme specifications, topping is not permitted between the 15th of March and the 1st of July annually and the maximum chemical nitrogen that can be applied is 40kg per hectare for which a payment of €314 per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (24 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The EU regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes and Rural Development measures require my Department to conduct inspections to ensure compliance with scheme eligibility criteria and Cross Compliance requirements. These inspections, including cross compliance, are mandatory and there are minimum numbers and types of inspections that must take place annually. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (24 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer (KT) 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. Farmer participants attend group meetings and produce a Farm Improvement Plan in consultation with their KT Facilitator. For each year of the three year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Lobbying (24 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 designates the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) as the Registrar of Lobbying. The Commission maintains the web-based Register of Lobbying, which monitors compliance, provides guidance and assistance and, where necessary, investigates and pursues breaches of legal requirements. Anyone engaging in lobbying activities from 1 September 2015 is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The National Mitigation Plan (July 2017) states that “...the forest sector, through afforestation and the use of forest-based biomass and wood products offers considerable scope for climate change mitigation, equivalent to 20-22% of agricultural emissions.” In this context afforestation is a key land use strategy for my Department supported through the €0.5billion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department’s policy is to increase species diversity within the national forest estate; to this end increasing afforestation levels across all planting categories is supported with higher rates reserved for broadleaf species. Under the current forestry programme new species have been added to the mix to create more diversity and to target climate change mitigation. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: I hope to make this consultation paper available within the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) was established, under the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001, as amended, to hear appeals against decisions on forestry licences. It is based in the Agriculture Appeals Office in Portlaoise, Co. Laois. In February, I appointed Mr. Bart Brady as Chairperson of the FAC.  Mr. Brady is a former Assistant Secretary General in the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: This person is fully up to date with their GLAS payments.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for grant-aid under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme of TAMS II.  Payment in respect of the investments issued on the 19th April 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Mitigation Plan Implementation (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Work is on-going in the implementation of the National Mitigation Plan. Action 92 refers to the proposal to continue to improve farm sustainability through GLAS and the Origin Green Programme. In relation to GLAS over 50,000 farmers joinedGLAS, which has a range of actions to address climate change and reduce emissions. Among the actions undertaken under the scheme are almost 5,000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The non-statutory adaptation planning document entitled Adaptation Planning - Developing Resilience to Climate Change in the Irish Agriculture and Forest Sector was prepared by my Department under the 2012 National Climate Change Adaptation Framework.  This document represents a first step by my Department in developing a climate change adaptation approach for the agriculture and forest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 186 together. My Department's social media presence is managed by the Press and Information Office of my Department. Since 2011, staff members from the Press and Information Office and I.T. sections have attended 3 training courses on the use of social media, at a total cost of €475. Separate to these courses, a member of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named is a participant in the Organic Farming Scheme.  The checks and validations in respect of their 2017 advance payment have now been completed and payment in respect of their 2017 claim will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The process whereby I have the power under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to authorise members of other organisations is one that was debated in detail during the passage of that legislation through the Oireachtas. Many deputies had concerns about possible biases in such organisations, in particular animal welfare organisations. In response to this the legislation was drafted in such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Live exports continue to be an important component of Ireland’s livestock industry and my Department promotes and maintains an environment in which live exports take place with a strong emphasis on the welfare of all animals being exported. There is a very detailed and comprehensive inspection regime in place and officials of my Department perform mandatory, random and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The position with regard to export is that the vast majority of dogs that are moved from Ireland go to the UK.  Trade within the EU of dogs, including greyhounds, is governed by EU law.  Any dogs moved to another EU country from Ireland must be accompanied by an EU pet passport, be microchipped, and have a valid rabies vaccination.  The premises exporting dogs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The Deputy is referring to information released on foot of a Freedom of Information request processed in 2017.  In that request an individual sought all inspection reports for fur farms in 2016.  The inspections reports did not highlight any issues of concern in relation to the standards prevailing on the Fur Farms in question. Policy in this area is guided by the review which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial State Body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Bord na gCon has informed me that all nominations for the annual awards are decided...