Results 13,901-13,920 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2018)
Michael Creed: A listing of Tipperary townlands newly eligible for the 2019 ANC scheme and the townlands no longer eligible for the 2019 ANC scheme is attached. In each case the total area of the townland and the agricultural area (ie the potential payable area) is included. Where townlands are no longer eligible in 2019, this may not necessarily lead to a direct financial loss for an individual farmer...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (29 Nov 2018)
Michael Creed: My Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme is the vehicle for financial supports to the seafood sector for the period 2014 to 2020. The Programme delivers a wide range of supports for aquaculture, fisheries and seafood processing through a suite of schemes. The Programme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union and provides...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (29 Nov 2018)
Michael Creed: In recent times we have seen the European agriculture sector, including Ireland, experiencing a series of extreme weather events. This has caused significant hardship and additional costs for many of our farmers. So far, response options have been reactive in nature with ad hoc schemes being introduced to provide support to those who have been adversely affected by these weather related...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2018)
Michael Creed: A listing of townlands newly eligible for the 2019 ANC scheme and the townlands no longer eligible for the 2019 ANC scheme is attached. In each case the total area of the townland and the agricultural area (ie the potential payable area) is included. Where townlands are no longer eligible in 2019, this may not necessarily lead to a direct financial loss for an individual farmer within that...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (29 Nov 2018)
Michael Creed: The ex-ante assessment for the use of financial instruments within Ireland’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programmes has been completed and is available on the Department’s website at the following link: . The report involved a detailed evaluation of access to finance for enterprises in the agriculture and...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (29 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 central to...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: The information the Deputy had requested is detailed in the following table. Under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001 (No.20 of 2001), the horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (the Fund). In the period 2001 to 2017 a total of €1.12 billion has been paid from the Fund in accordance...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: My Department has not provided any funding or grant aid to the named organisation.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is outlined in the table at the following link:
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: Following the death of a herd owner, payments due to the herd number for all scheme years are put on hold pending the receipt of specified testamentary documents. The required testamentary documents have all been received in respect of this case. An Indemnity on Payment of Monies application received by my Department in respect of this case has been approved and payments will be released to...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 510 together. Coillte was established in 1989 in accordance with the Forestry Act 1988. Since 1989 Coillte has received €109.7 million in grant funding to enable afforestation of c. 78,000 hectares. Coillte also received €45.1 million to enable the building/upgrading of c. 8,100 kilometres of forest roads to facilitate timber...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: This participant's GLAS payments are fully up to date.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: An application under the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme was received in respect of the person named on 14th May 2018. Processing of this application has recently been completed and payment will issue to the nominated bank account in the coming days
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. While payments have issued for this case for 2016 and 2017 the Department is aware of an underpayment for 2016. The person named has been contacted this week to advise that the outstanding payment is being processed and will issue in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: The budget for TAMS II for the duration of the Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) is €395m. Payment claims continue to be received and processed on an ongoing basis as is the case with applications for approval. The Scheme will remain open for applications up to the end of 2020 and it is expected that the Scheme budget will be used in full. TAMS is a demand-led Scheme and...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Administration (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is an operational matter for Teagasc. Accordingly, the Deputy’s question has been passed on by my Department to Teagasc who have been requested to respond to the Deputy within 10 days.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: My Department is fully committed to maximising the potential of the Sport Horse industry and continues to provide support to it both financially and with policy initiatives, particularly in the sport horse breeding area. I have demonstrated my commitment to the industry by increasing the budget allocated to Horse Sport Ireland from €2.0m in 2017 to €2.5m in 2018 and I have...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: Following the adverse weather conditions experienced in the winter of 2013/2014, culminating in Storm Darwin, my Department provided a Reconstitution Scheme for storm affected plantations. That particular winter, there was a series of extreme wind events coupled with water-logged soils, which resulted in the loss of some six million trees. The Reconstitution Scheme opened in 2017 and...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received all payments in respect of scheme years 2015 and 2016 and also the 2017 Advance (85%). The payment of the 2017 balance has been delayed due to an outstanding Commonage Management Plan (CMP). The CMP was only submitted this week. The case will now move forward for processing of...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Dec 2018)
Michael Creed: There are 834 Donegal commonages in GLAS. A Commonage Management Plan (CMP) must be submitted for all GLAS commonages before payment can issue to the GLAS participants farming the commonage. CMPs have been submitted for 759 of the Donegal GLAS commonages. The CMP check is one of many validations to be satisfied before payment can issue. Until the CMP has been submitted, these GLAS...