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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Table A details the number of Basic Payment Scheme entitlement holders with an Initial Unit Value less than 60% of the Basic Payment Scheme national average from 2015 to 2019 by county. Table B holds the percentage of Basic Payment Scheme entitlement holders with an Initial Unit Value less than 60% of the Basic Payment Scheme national average out of the total Basic Payment Scheme entitlement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grocery Industry Competition (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Government does not have a role in setting retail food prices. The Grocery Goods Undertakings Regulations, 2016, introduced by my colleague the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, set down national requirements with regard to unfair trading practices. These regulations apply to food retailers or wholesalers with a worldwide turnover of over €50 million. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Exports Data (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I announced this week that Ireland has agreed a Veterinary Health Certificate for the export of beef, sheepmeat and poultry to Qatar. This is a result of a concerted joined-up effort between my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The certificate is for meat and meat products and applies for beef, sheep and poultry meats. It is not possible to put a figure on how...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: At its meeting on 28 June, the European Council concluded that, in reaction to the United States' decision to impose tariffs on the EU for steel and aluminium products - which it said could not be justified on the grounds of national security - it fully supported the rebalancing measures, the potential safeguard measures to protect the EU market, and the legal proceedings at the WTO, as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Facilities (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Rules relating to the import of food products from outside the EU  are laid down in European legislation. Imports of such products can be divided into three categories; products of animal origin, products of plant origin and composite products (may contain materials of both animal and plant origin). Imports of food products coming from countries outside the European Union are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In the context of the current climatic conditions, the microclimate beneath a canopy of trees is typically cooler and  moister than that in the open, and this makes woodlands and forests attractive places to visit during the current hot weather. Ideally, such places should be part of the neighbourhood, and it is for these (and other) reasons that my Department operates the NeighbourWood...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 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 officials are working proactively to complete the checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the terms and conditions of the Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, an applicant as well as meeting scheme criteria, must comply with the EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance.  The 2017 Scheme Year application of the person named was selected for a Full Cross Compliance inspection, which includes checks across a range of Statutory Management...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Ireland’s Forestry Programme 2014-2020 was approved by the Government and secured State Aid approval from the European Commission in 2015. The programme was developed in accordance with a number of EU and National policy and regulatory requirements: 1. European Union Guidelines on State Aid for agriculture and forestry and in rural areas 2014 to 2020 addressing in particular the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The transportation 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). The list of hauliers registered in accordance with these regulations can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: There are no statutory restrictions in place on the sale of land.  The former Irish Land Commission was abolished under the Irish Land Commission Dissolution Act, 1992 and there are no plans to re-establish such a commission.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has not identified any laws which are dependent on, or in place as a consequence of, Article 41.2 of the Constitution.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Qualifications (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In accordance with the Veterinary Practice Act 2005, the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) is the competent authority for the recognition of qualifications of veterinary nursing.   The assessment of a veterinary nursing qualification is determined on a case by case basis by the VCI.  The applicant should contact the Veterinary Council of Ireland at info@vci.ie for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In response to weather conditions experienced by farmers over a number of months, my Department put in place a range of supports for farmers facing fodder shortages. The Fodder Transport Scheme was one of these supports, and was introduced  in order to make a financial contribution towards forage transport costs in certain circumstances.  Under the Fodder...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Following a competitive tender process, my Department has commissioned a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of options that have been proposed for the future development of the Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RVLs).  The team conducting the CBA includes internationally recognised, independent experts in economic analysis and animal disease surveillance. It is currently finalising its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: For the purposes of the TAMS Schemes where a registered farm partnership is dissolved after payment of a TAMS grant, the former partner(s) that has control of the land on which the investment is located must give an undertaking to use that investment for its intended purpose for a minimum of 5 years from the date of issue of the final payment in respect of the investments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department provides financial support measures for farmers under the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea programme (BVD).Payment is contingent on disposal of all PI animals born in the herd within timeframes set down in the Terms and Conditions.  An application for compensation under the scheme wassubmitted to my Department by the herdowner concerned, however as he did not satisfy all the ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I launched a public consultation on the advertisement and sale of pet animals on 23rd May and encouraged all interested parties to contribute. My Department is seeking, through this consultation, views on two matters: - the introduction of a voluntary Code of Practice for pet shops, and - whether further legislation is needed for the advertisement and sale of pet animals and if so,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The following table details the number of dairy cows in Ireland as extracted from the December Livestock survey from the Central Statistics Office from the period 2010 to 2017.  The figure for December 2018 will not be available until 2019. Year Dairy 2010 1,006,900 2011 1,035,600 2012 1,060,300 2013 1,082,500 2014  1,127,700 2015 1,239,900...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The requested information for the years 2010-2017 is provided below as obtained  from the Department's Animal Identification Movement system (AIM).  The classification is based on the definition of suckler cows as the number of beef cows who have calved at least once in their lifetime at the end of December of each year. 2018 data is not yet...