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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on the 13th May 2018. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2018 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) was received from the person named on 11 April 2018. Under 2018 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme, all eligible applicants are required to meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare for a retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future Growth Loan Scheme (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: In his Budget speech my colleague the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, formally announced progress in relation to the development of the “Future Growth Loan Scheme” for SMEs, including the primary agriculture and seafood sectors. As I announced on Budget day, this is the Scheme for which I had provided €25 million in funding in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has provided €20 million in budget 2019 for a new pilot scheme for suckler farmers, specifically aimed at further improving the carbon efficiency of beef production. The Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) will target the weaning efficiency of suckler cows and calves - measuring the liveweight of the calf at weaning as a percentage of the cow's liveweight....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The individual allocations for 2019 will be set out in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) which will be published later this year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I see the Deputy writes books as well.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter. As the Deputy says, the species is the subject matter of a quota and of international negotiations between the EU and other interested parties. The State pursues its interest in consultation with the various fish producer organisations, including the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation Limited. The Deputy is correct to state that we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 was recently approved by the Government and I expect it to be introduced in the Seanad shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 16 March 2018. The processing of this application has been completed and payment will issue to the nominated bank account shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Funding (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The individual allocations for 2019 will be set out in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) which will be published later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 to 185, inclusive, together. In line with the Government Decisions of 18 July and 18 September, my Department has been working closely with other Departments on Brexit preparedness on the central case scenario, i.e. no hard border on the Island of Ireland, a transition period to the end of 2020 and EU-UK Free Trade Agreement from 1 January 2021. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2019 (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The agreement I secured from Commissioner Hogan to make higher advance payments this autumn will result in a very substantial €260 million in additional cash flow for farmers in 2018. I have had ongoing engagement with the banks on the cash flow pressures arising from the effects of the weather on grazing and fodder stocks. I am pleased to see that this engagement and the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2019 (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Taxation policy is primarily the responsibility of the Minister for Finance. My Department and I have ongoing liaison with the Minister and his Department on matters relating to agriculture. This year the Departments collaborated on the Progress Implementation Update of the Agri-taxation Review 2014, which is available at the following link: h. This shows the excellent progress made over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme and the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2018. The processing of this application has been completed and payment will issue to the nominated bank account shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department’s records do not indicate any reports of fish escapes from salmon farms during the period referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (18 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2018. The processing of this application has been completed and payment will issue to the nominated bank account shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (18 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy would be aware from previous recent PQ's, a review by the Director of Agriculture Appeals Office of the decision of the Appeals Officer has been requested by the Department in this case in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001. The Agriculture Appeals Office has indicated that requests for reviews are generally dealt with in order of receipt and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (18 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither I nor the staff of my Department have met with the individual or representatives of the company mentioned in the past two years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry (18 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department funded the Indecon Report of the Irish Harness Racing Sector, which was published on 1st November 2017. This report provides the sport with a road map for its potential development and I will be supporting the recommendations within my Department's remit from the onset. In March 2018 my Department agreed the sum of €63,714 to fund the preparation and development of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (18 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and has received the 2016 Advance and Balance, and the 2016 GLAS + Advance payments. The Department is aware of an issue that has affected the processing of the 2016 GLAS + Balancing payment. Officials are currently working on a solution and it is expected that the case will be resolved shortly.