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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2018 Basic Payments Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2018. Application for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme is integrated into the Basic Payments Scheme application form and in order to apply for the ANC scheme applicants must tick the appropriate box on the online application form. My Department's records show that in the case of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved under the GLAS 2 scheme with a contract start date of 1 January 2016. The application was terminated on 11 January 2018 as the applicant failed to submit the required documentation to comply with GLAS requirements in relation to his commonage claim. The applicant appealed this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office but the appeal was disallowed with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: All applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The legislation provides for a period of public and statutory consultation. All applications in ‘Natura 2000’ areas i.e. areas designated as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and/or Special...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named made an application under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS on 12 January 2017. A letter dated 15 February 2017 issued to the applicant advising that the education documents supplied did not meet the educational requirements set out in the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme to qualify for the grant of 60% under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department operates a myriad of schemes and services which are accessible by phone and which may involve text messages. Similarly there are a range of different inspection types undertaken by officials in the Department. If the Deputy has a particular instance on which he requires clarification, I will have the matter examined on receipt of further detailed information.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Diplomatic Representation (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The role of Agricultural Attaché in the Moscow Embassy has been vacant since May 2017. The decision to defer the appointment of a replacement was taken in light of the now limited opportunities for EU/Irish Agri food exports to the Russian market since the Russian Federation imposed a ban on the importation of pigs, pork and reproductive material certified from the EU after 26 January...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The pursuit and development of new markets for Irish agri-food exports is an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agri-food sector, as evidenced by its placement right at the centre of Food Wise 2025, the industry’s strategy for development over the coming decade. Food Wise 2025 outlines the huge potential for growth in agri-food exports to new and emerging...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named made an application for mobile sheep handling equipment under the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme TAMS II on 20 November 2015. The applicant's planner contacted the Department while submitting the claim for payment and was advised to submit the actual items purchased. A claim for payment was submitted on 20 July 2017 which included investments which were not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the agency responsible for recording landings of fish into Irish Ports. The following table sets out the information provided to me by the SFPA regarding fish landings into Howth Fishery Harbour Centre. Howth FHC Landing Figures 2015-2018 Year Sum of Tonnes Sum of Value in € No. of Landings 2015 4,411 €11,980,496 735 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: All entitlements allocated under BPS and the National Reserve are subject to a two-year usage rule. An eligible hectare of land per entitlement must be declared annually to meet the usage requirement. If a farmer has unused entitlements for two consecutive years, the lowest value entitlements held by that farmer revert to the National Reserve in the second year of non-usage. The over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Fees (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department owns, manages and maintains the six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl. The Fishery Harbour Centres (Rates and Charges) Order 2012 (214 of 2012), which came into effect on the 1st July 2012, sets out the fee schedule for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Staff (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 492 and 493 together. My Department is working with other Departments, through whole-of-Government coordination structures, on preparedness actions in relation to Brexit, in line with the Government Decision of 18 July. From an agri-food perspective this includes implementation of the steps necessary to facilitate potentially greatly increased Sanitary and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494 to 496, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, on 20th March 2018 I signed into force the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2018, S.I. No. 89 of 2018. However, S.I. No 89 was annulled by Dail Eireann on 29 May 2018. I am at present considering with my legal advisers next steps following that annulment. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases Data (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I can inform the Deputy that a number of cases arose from the operation of the European Communities (Common Fisheries Policy)(Point System) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 3 of 2014), whereas none arose in relation to the European Communities (Common Fisheries Policy)(Point System) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 125 of 2016). In relation to S.I. No. 3 of 2014, the following Table contains details of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The National Ploughing Championships is one of the key events in the farming calendar in Ireland and annually provides the farming community with the opportunity to interact directly on a face to face basis with my Department. Effectively, we operate a fully resourced office of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on site. Farmers are given the opportunity for direct access...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I am pleased to accept this invitation to discuss the 2019 budget priorities. I have met many representatives of farming bodies and organisations, as has the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, to listen to the issues at the heart of the farming community. As the 2019 Estimates process is not finalised, members can appreciate that I am not in a position to discuss the finer details of my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: There are, but there is a degree of commonality as well. I will try to deal with each of the topics. The issue of access to credit was raised by all three speakers. Ensuring access to credit is not a core activity of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It must be acknowledged, however, that our initial foray into this area was due to the fact that the banking system was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: We had the aquaculture licence review, to which we responded with vigour. We will clear 300 licences in 2018 and the ambition is to clear 300 more in 2019, which will clear the backlog of licence applications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: All right. On the other issues, I have met with the pig sector in the IFA as well as individual operators. I acknowledge it is a difficult challenge which has been complicated at EU level most recently by an extension of African swine fever into Belgium. The biggest imperative for the industry now is to maintain our own biosecurity in this area, and there is a high level of engagement to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Deputy Cahill will be aware that in the throes of late spring fodder was moved from his neighbouring county to Tipperary in April and May. It is not unprecedented, therefore, but it is unusual. We will consider looking at all of that. The overwhelming objective and emphasis have been to close the gap and get the tillage initiative up and running. We remain open to engaging on that issue...