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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon liaises with Local Authorities, with welfare organisations, and with my Department on welfare matters relating to greyhounds. All matters reported are investigated by officers of Bord na gCon under the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011. These arrangements are working well. I should add that two officers of Bord na gCon have recently been authorised under the Animal Health and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The pursuit and development of new markets for Irish agrifood exports is of course an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agrifood sector, as evidenced by its placement right at the centre of Food Wise 2025, the industry’s strategy for development over the coming decade. Indeed, this is all the more relevant after the UK’s decision to leave the EU,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I announced in the Press Release on 2 May 2018 on the extension of EID to all sheep that I would introduce a financial support of up to €50 per farmer for the first order of electronic tags as a one off measure in the first year of the extension of EID to all sheep. Since then, both myself and my officials have met with the stakeholders in the sheep industry and engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) forms an integral part of my Department's current Rural Development Programme (2014-2020). The BDGP is the current main support for the suckler sector and will provide farmers with some €300 million of funding over six years. It was introduced by my Department with the clear and stated objective of using bovine genetics to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Minister announced the extension of EID to all sheep on 2 May 2018 whereby all sheep sold from 1stOctober 2018 must be identified electronically. Lambs moving directly to slaughter from the holding of birth will require a single electronic (EID) tag and all other sheep require a full EID tag / bolus set. In relation to the cost of EID, I have proposed a one-off tag subsidy scheme with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Brexit has the potential to have a very significant impact on the agri-food sector throughout Ireland, including livestock trade along the border region. As the Deputy will be aware, the agri-food sector, including the livestock sector, is of critical importance to the Irish economy, and its regional spread means it underpins the socio-economic development of rural Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Officials from my Department met with a number of senior members of the organisation in May 2018. The incidents involving a small number of hunts reported in the media earlier this year were discussed. The need to strengthen the existing Code Of Practice in order to avoid such incidents where hounds entered housing estates or ran onto major roads was the key issue discussed. The organisation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: There are no county by county or regional targets for forestry planting in Ireland. The grants and premiums offered by my Department’s afforestation scheme are available to all landowners regardless of which county they are located. My Department has funded afforestation in every county in Ireland. It is important that farmers in particular have the opportunity to improve their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Organic Farming Scheme(OFS) is currently closed for new applications. The annual allocation for this Scheme is €10.5 million.  Based on current participation, which incorporates all enterprise types, the estimated cost of a 5% increase in OFS payments would equate to €525,000 per annum. As OFS participants engage in mixed farming which include the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department provides Grant in Aid funding to Teagasc annually to enable the organisation provide research, education and advisory services to the agriculture and horticulture sectors. The allocation for 2018 was increased by €4.2m to €132.5m. In addition, Teagasc earn approximately €50m per annum in own generated income from advisory and education fees, research...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Based on 2017 payment data, a cap on Basic Payment Scheme and Greening payments of €100,000 would result in a potential saving of  €6.1m.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Scientific research has a central role to play in developing our understanding of the carbon sequestration potential of our natural land resources. My Department and other research funding agencies such as the EPA have funded a number of projects related to the greenhouse gas balance of different land uses and how they are impacted by management practices. Ongoing DAFM funded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In terms of accounting carbon stock changes in forests under International agreements and EU Regulations, different rules will be employed for the period up to 2020 and between 2021 and 2030.   In the present accounting regime afforestation refers to forests which have been established after 1990.   For the period 2021 to 2030, accounting rules are laid out in the recently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Land use changes and land management practices, including tilling, often result in soil disturbance and can result in a temporary increase in emissions from some carbon pools. This can also be the case in terms of afforestation irrespective of the species that are planted. However, these disturbances are temporary in nature and commercial forests are substantial sinks of greenhouse gases for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The current forestry programme sets out annual planting targets under my Department’s Afforestation scheme for the period 2014 - 2020. These targets are not scheduled to change until the next programme which will cover the period up to 2027. There is a commitment in the National Development Programme for a publicly funded afforestation programme after the current programme expires...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (12 Jul 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. Approximately 19,100 farmer participants are currently registered in KT Groups across the six sectors. Farmer participants attend group meetings and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The following Table provides details of On Farm Deaths in 2017 and 2018 for the period January to April inclusive. The information was extracted from the Department's Animal Identification and Movement Database (AIM).  Care needs to be taken in the interpretation of raw data in the absence of a denominator i.e. the animal population, the underlying number of births, etc....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Ireland's bovine TB Eradication Programme is a critical component in protecting and growing markets for Irish beef which was worth €2.7 billion in 2017. My Department is committed to continuing its efforts to eradicate bovine TB by 2030 through partnership with all stakeholders. Eradication of bovine TB would represent a significant boost to Irish farmers. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 and 536 together. The European Commission has proposed, as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, that funding for the Common Agricultural Policy should be set at €365 billion.  This would indicate a cut of around 5% for the next MFF period of 2021 - 2027. The Multiannual Financial Framework sets the budgetary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that an appeal was received from the person concerned relating to their 2017 BPS application. The Appeals Office has advised that the Appeals Officer has arranged an oral hearing for next week.