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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. Administrative checks take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. In addition, in the cases selected for inspection, the inspection and any issues arising must be finalised. The inspection on this case has taken place and the documentation is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period of public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The GLAS application of the person named was selected for inspection. This inspection identified non compliance with the protection of watercourses from bovines action. As this was the only Tier 2 action selected, the application was rejected. A letter has issued to the person named to advise of them of the outcome of the inspection. The person named has also been advised of the option to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was allocated entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 (the number of entitlements from the land declared in 2013 or 2015, with value calculated from the payments received in 2014). This allocation of entitlements carried out at that time was the same that applied to all eligible farmers in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1307 of 2013. The payment entitlements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 to 189, inclusive, together. The new legislative proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy 2021 - 2027 were launched on Friday 1 June 2018 by Commissioner Hogan. The proposals, as drafted, involve significant changes, including in relation to governance, the distribution of direct payments among farmers and the increasing environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The storage, transportation and disposal of animal by-products (ABP) including poultry litter is governed by the EU animal By-product Regulation (EC) No. 1069 of 2009 and Regulation (EU) No. 142 of 2011 which are given legal effect by The European Communities (Animal By-Product) Regulations 2014 (SI No. 187/2014). Poultry litter is categorised as a category 2 ABP and the options for its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431, 435, 437 to 439, inclusive, and 444 together. The collection, transport, handling, treatment, transformation, processing, storage, placing on the market, distribution, and use and disposal of all animal products (ABP) including poultry litter is governed by the EU animal By-product Regulation (EC) No. 1069 of 2009 and Regulation (EU) No. 142 of 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 to 434, inclusive, together. Botulism in cattle is not a notifiable disease. However, from an industry perspective it is of benefit that suspect cases of botulism are reported to my Department in order that the incidence and extent of outbreaks may be monitored. DAFM veterinary laboratories are available to assist in diagnosis and to rule out other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the Terms and Conditions of the Basic Payment Scheme, an applicant, as well as meeting the scheme criteria, must comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. A report detailing findings of an inspection carried out by Donegal County Council on 14thOctober 2016 was referred to my Department's Cross Compliance Unit for attention. This report detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: A felling licence application for the above named was received by my Department on 3rdApril. It was referred to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the local authority, which is standard procedure. A reply has been received from the NPWS and will be reviewed by the Department's Forestry Inspector. The Inspector also requested that the application be referred to the local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. All 2015, 2016 and the 2017 Advance GLAS payments have been paid to the participant. The 2017 GLAS balance payment has now cleared all validations and it is expected that the payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: It is not possible to provide a comprehensive response to the Deputy in the required timeframe. I will arrange for a reply to be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Consultation Process (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: Due to the volume of the information requested by the Deputy, it is not possible to provide a comprehensive response in the required timeframe. I will arrange for a reply to be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as the information requested is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: At the outset, I need to explain that while the new Hen Harrier Programme is fully financed through a combination of national and EU funds, it is nonetheless a locally-led, locally-designed and locally-administered scheme - it is not operated or managed directly by my Department. However, I have made enquiries and while the person named was unsuccessful in gaining entry to the Hen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (19 Jun 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.  Department approved agricultural consultants acting as Knowledge Transfer Facilitators administer groups operating over a three year period. Farmers may...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 448 together. I am at present considering with my legal advisors next steps following the recent annulment by Dail Eireann of the European Communities (Common Fisheries Policy)(Point System) Regulations 2018 (SI 89 of 2018).

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The costs paid to date in the cases arising from the operation of the European Communities (Common Fisheries Policy)(Point System) Regulations 2014 (SI 3 of 2014) are as set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 981 of 12 June 2018. As previously advised, no cases arose from the operation of SI 125 of 2016. I also indicated in that reply that certain matters pertaining to costs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, my Department received an application for an Aquaculture Licence from the person referred to by the Deputy in June 2017. There are a number of technical and scientific complexities associated with the application which are currently being examined by my Department in conjunction with the Marine Institute. As the application is currently being assessed by my Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: I am very pleased to meet with the committee and to update it on a review of spending under the rural development programme carried out by my Department. As members are aware, there is an allocation of some €4 billion under the current programme, with €2.19 billion of this coming from European Union funds and the rest from the Exchequer. The programme runs up to the end of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: I thank Deputies McConalogue, Cahill and Martin Kenny for their questions. I will try to deal with them all in sequence. I am a little surprised by Deputy McConalogue's opening remarks referring to the Private Members' motion and trying somehow to imply that I am reluctant to be here. I am attending this meeting because this is the vehicle, as I understand it, agreed through the Business...