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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Senator is stunned that we are making progress.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Will the Senator have the good grace to acknowledge the progress made in dealing with the most pressing issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Senator should not reflect on the officials in his comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Senator is grandstanding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Senator is taking cheap shots at the officials who do not have an opportunity to defend themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: We have dealt with the ruling of the European Court of Justice which severely constrained their capacity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: It is a critical part of the licensing process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Each individual licence application is different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I do not want to mention a timeline, but there will be no undue delay on the Department's side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: What if there is outstanding documentation that has to be sought?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: It will be done as quickly as is possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: We are making progress. These are more complex licencing processes than that in the shellfish sector. We will be commencing the process by requesting from the sector an environmental impact statement before the end of the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I intend to drive the principal recommendation to the point where I am satisfied that we will achieve it. I will reflect on the other recommendations thereafter. Let us bear in mind that progress has been made in dealing with some of the other recommendations made in terms of resource allocation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The applicant was notified of the results of a Sheep Welfare Scheme inspection on 2ndMay 2018, following which a review request by the applicant was received by the Department on 23rdJuly 2018. The matter is currently being examined by officials in my Department and the person involved will be notified directly of the outcome as soon as one is available. In the event that the applicant is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on the 11th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The draft Directive proposes the prohibition of certain Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) which occur in relation to the sales of food products by an SME supplier, including farmers, to a buyer that is a large entity, i.e. larger than an SME. The EU definition of SME is: "Enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding €50...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: It is important to point out that Ireland has taken the lead in Europe in terms of the scale of actions it has taken and continues to take against this disease and is similarly at the forefront in terms of the level of financial supports being made available to individual forest owners affected by it. The Reconstitution Scheme (Chalara Ash Dieback), which is currently under review, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 to 268, inclusive, together. It is important to point out that Ireland has taken the lead in Europe in terms of the scale of actions it has taken and continues to take against this disease and is similarly at the forefront in terms of the level of financial supports being made available to individual forest owners affected by it. The Reconstitution...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department conducts systematic and targeted plant health surveys in relation to Ash Dieback on an annual basis.  These include a targeted survey of forestry plantations,  a systematic survey of National Forest Inventory points across the country as well as surveys in commercial nurseries, garden centres, private gardens, roadside / motorway landscaping plantings and farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (24 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Government is seeking to minimise the impact of Brexit in the first instance through a negotiated outcome which delivers arrangements in the future that are as close as possible to those that prevail at present. In line with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-coordinated  ‘whole of Government’ approach to Brexit, my Department is planning for an orderly...