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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The “Land Availability for Afforestation” report authored by the COFORD Land Availability Working Group identifies the land resource that is potentially available for afforestation, and suggests ways to bring more of it under tree cover. Principal amongst these was the new site classification system for forestry, called the “Land Types for Afforestation” document...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The estimated additional cost to the Exchequer of increasing grant rates as proposed, in a single year, based on 2017 planting figures, is as follows: GPCs 2017 has Grant rate (N) N+2.5% N+5% N+7.5% N+10% 1 48.8 €2,740 €3,342.80 €6,685.60 €10,028.40 €13,371.20 2 0 €3,705 €0 €0 €0 €0 3 4,329 €3,815...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The estimated additional cost of increasing GPC 1 grant and premium rates as proposed, based on planting levels during 2010, is as follows: GPC 2010 ha's Current rate (N) Proposed rate Increased Cost 1 (Grant) 385 €2,740 €3,150 €157,850 1 (Premium) 385 €185 €400 €1,241,625

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The estimated additional cost to the Exchequer of increasing the grant for GPC 11 agroforestry as proposed, based on the 2017 planting figure for agroforestry, is as follows: GPCs 2017 ha Grant rate (N) N+2.5% N+5% N+7.5% 11 5.07 €6,220 €788.39 €1,576.77 €2,365.16[Tablecont] N+10% N+12.5% N+15% N+17.5% N+20% N+22.5% N+25% €3,153.54 €3,941.93...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The estimated additional cost to the Exchequer of increasing the premium rate for GPC 11 agroforestry as proposed, based on 2017 planting figures, is as follows: GPCs 2017 ha premium rate (N) N+2.5% N+5% N+7.5% 11 5.07 €645 €81.78 €163.51 €245.29 [Tablecont] N+10% N+12.5% N+15% N+17.5% N+20% N+22.5% N+25% €327.02 €408.79 €490.52...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The amount allocated and expenditure incurred by my Department for forestry schemes, in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, is shown in the following table. Forestry Division 2010 Allocation € Expenditure to 31 December 2010 € 2011 Allocation € Expenditure to 31 December 2011 € Main Afforestation Programme Grant - 1st Instalment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Urease inhibitors can be used to delay the breakdown of urea until it has been washed deep enough into the soil, and to prevent sharp increases in pH, especially where urea is spread in bands, giving emissions reductions of 40% for liquid urea ammonium-N and 70% for solid urea1. In its recent analysis of abatement potential in greenhouse gas emission in Irish Agriculture 2021-2030, Teagasc...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Using trailing shoe, dribble bar or injector systems, termed Low Emission Spreading or LESS technologies contribute to reducing GHG emissions through improvements in nitrogen use efficiency and with a direct impact also on ammonia emission reductions. The recent Teagasc report ‘An Analysis of Abatement potential of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Irish Agriculture 2021-2030’...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Institute (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The tender for the design of the research vessel, to replace the current Celtic Voyager was published on 6 November 2018. Subject to further consideration by my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the tender is currently expected to be awarded in early January 2019. The build process is expected to be completed by the end of 2021 and the new vessel is likely to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the latest ten year strategy for the agrifood sector published in July 2015 identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees that are, or will be, impacted by Brexit, and meet the scheme criteria. Exchequer funding from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has been leveraged to provide a fund of up to €300 million. The scheme was launched on 28 March this year and will remain open...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Census of Population Data (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Official statistics on farm numbers are compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and come from two sources, the Census of Agriculture and the Farm Structure Survey . The Census of Agriculture, which is carried out every ten years, compiles data on the number of family farms in each county. The last agriculture census was taken in 2010 with the next census of agriculture expected to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Innovation Partnerships (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: At the outset, I wish to clarify that each European Innovation Partnerships Initiative project is locally led, locally designed and locally administered and not managed directly by my Department. All projects are still in the early stages of design or implementation. The first round of the EIP competitive process started in December 2016. Following a two stage selection process, twelve...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Discussions between my Department and the Department of Health on the implementation of a SI on the extension of COOL to loose meats are on-going.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The Forestry Knowledge Transfer Groups scheme is a completely separate scheme and is not part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It is an initiative of my Department and is entirely exchequer-funded. It has different requirements and conditions to that of the other Knowledge Transfer schemes. In designing the Scheme my Department consulted with stakeholders and the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot (8 Nov 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: Departmental Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: One of my key priorities is to further increase the market opportunity for Irish food and drinks internationally. Market development is a key component of Food Wise 2025, and is particularly important in the context of Brexit. My Department’s market access effort includes work at political, diplomatic, and technical levels. The work of staff right across the Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs Application (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Taxation policy is the responsibility of the Minister for Finance. However, I have on-going contact with Minister Donohoe to ensure that taxation policy reflects the Government’s commitment to agriculture. The following tax or stamp duty relief schemes come within article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014, the Agriculture Block Exemption Regulation (ABER) which sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (13 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: In general, Minister of State Doyle and I are accompanied to such meetings by Departmental Officials, who take notes and minute the proceedings.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (13 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: A Commonage Management Plan (CMP) remains outstanding for this applicant. Further payments cannot issue until the CMP is submitted. Both the participant and their advisor have been advised of the requirement to submit the Plan.