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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: In response to the problems experienced in parts of the West and North-West in the late autumn and winter I took a number of steps to address issues around the availability of fodder. I asked Teagasc from an early stage to work locally with affected farmers in areas with fodder difficulties and support them on fodder budgeting for the winter ahead. I prioritised the payment of farm supports...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artisan Food Sector (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the strategy for the agri-food industry acknowledges the unique and important position of the artisan food sector in both the rural and national economy and its positive growth prospects and recommends actions to support the sector to realise its potential. These include supports for artisan food businesses, a pipeline for new entrants to the Artisan Food Market at Bloom,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: In March this year, the Central Statistics Office released its Preliminary Estimate of Output, Input and Income in Agriculture for 2017, and this shows that aggregate farm income, or operating surplus, increased by 35.2% to €3,498 million in 2017. This followed an increase of 3.6% in 2016. The value of goods output for the sector increased by 13.6% to €8,016 million. There...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: This Government has recognised the importance of the seafood sector to local communities, as well as the national economy, and has committed to supporting the development of a larger and more sustainable fishing sector on the basis of sustainable stocks. In 2017, Irish seafood exports were valued at €614 million, an increase of 9% from 2016. In fact, according to Bord Bia,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The Irish Government wants the EU-UK negotiations to work in order to ensure that a hard border on the island of Ireland can be avoided, while also ensuring that we have as close as possible a trading relationship with the UK in the future. Regulatory alignment in relation to sanitary and phytosanitary issues will be vitally important in this regard and that is why the fulfilment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: I introduced the Fodder Import Support Measure on 5 April 2018 to provide an additional source of fodder to livestock farmers at an important time when supplies of fodder nationally were very tight. The Measure will make a financial contribution towards the transport costs associated with the importation of fodder from other Member States, excluding Northern Ireland. The closing date for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports to China (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The recent opening of the Chinese beef market to Irish beef is hugely significant for the Irish beef industry, all along the chain from farmers through to processors and exporters.  It marks the culmination of a number of years work involving my Department, the Irish Embassy in Beijing and with the close co-operation of the Chinese Ambassador in Dublin and his Embassy staff, Bord Bia,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: Forestry in Ireland operates within a legal and regulatory framework. This is necessary in order to protect forests and also to ensure that forestry operations and activities are carried out in compliance with the principles of sustainable forest management. The obligation to replant felled trees is required under the Forestry Act, 2014 and the Forestry Regulations, SI 191/2017. Due to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: Balancing Payments for the GLAS scheme can only commence when the Member State has verified that all eligibility conditions have been met. This is a requirement in the relevant EU Payment Regulations and is a long-standing EU audit requirement. It is currently anticipated that this requirement will be met and GLAS balancing payments will commence later this month. I would encourage any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: An application was received under the Sheep Welfare Scheme from the person named on 3 February 2017. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, applicants to the scheme are required to choose two actions from various categories appropriate to their flock type. In the case of this application, only one action was chosen on the application form. Therefore the application was deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The same mapping system is used for both BPS and GLAS to ensure compatibility. The Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) stores the land parcel details for all Department area-based schemes. The information stored is used for BPS, ANC, GLAS, Organics and Forestry Schemes. GLAS payments are made based on the Land Parcels that are claimed by the GLAS applicant in the annual BPS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department operates a Hardship Grant scheme as part of the TB Eradication Programme. The scheme operates from 1 November to 30 April 2018 and is aimed at assisting eligible herdowners who retain and feed animals during prolonged periods of restriction as a result of a TB breakdown. Herdowners meeting the eligibility criteria can apply through their local RVO. Separately, the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and has received full 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 checks before payment can issue. Department officials are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (1 May 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: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department notes the decision of the Agriculture Appeals Office in this case and is working now to give full effect to the appeal outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and has received payments in respect of 2016. The Department is aware of an issue with this case that resulted in the 2017 advance payment not being made. A solution has been identified and work is at an advanced stage to resolve the case. Once implemented the 2017 advance payment will issue....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: A review by the Director of Agriculture Appeals Office of the decision of the Appeals Officer has been requested in this case in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001. The Agriculture Appeals Office have indicated that requests for reviews are generally dealt with in order of receipt and that both the Department and the person named will be advised of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for grant aid under the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme on 8 January 2018. The application was rejected on 23 February 2018 as the applicant did not meet the requirements of set-up for the first time in farming within five years of the date of receipt of an application under this scheme. The Department records indicate that the applicant was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Data (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme is the vehicle for financial supports to the seafood sector up to 2021. The Programme delivers a wide range of supports for aquaculture, fisheries and seafood processing through a suite of 17 schemes. On 23 April 2018, I announced the first tranche of EMFF grant awards in 2018 to seafood processing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (1 May 2018)

Michael Creed: Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre is one of six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres managed and operated by my Department under statute. Following publication of the Public Accounts Committee Report on the Fishery Harbour Centres in June 2015 my Department began an ongoing engagement with Enterprise Ireland to consider the possibilities of suitable Fishery Harbour Centre properties for...