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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The main targets set out in the Food Harvest report published in 2010 were, by 2020, to increase the value of primary output by 33% and agri-food exports by 40% (both from a 2007-09 average baseline); and to increase value added production by 40% (from a 2008 baseline). In addition to these value increases, a target was set for a 50% increase in milk production by 2020, to be progressed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the latest ten year strategy for the agri-food sector published in July 2015, is the successor to the Food Harvest strategy. It 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Food products placed on the European marketplace are covered by a range of legislation designed to ensure that products supplied to consumers are of the highest safety standards. My Department plays a part in the enforcement of this legislation along with Competent Authorities in other Member States, other Irish Government departments and State Agencies such as the Food Safety Authority of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. As per the recommendations of a report into the greyhound industry by the Joint Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon. I have requested...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS and the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was submitted by the persons named on 12 April 2018. Under the Terms and Conditions of the ANC scheme applicants must have at least 3 hectares of eligible designated lands. My Department's records show that the persons named have not declared any designated lands and therefore are not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: To date, over 96% of eligible GLAS participants have received their 2018 advance payment. A number of cases remain ineligible for payment as the GLAS participant and/or their Advisor need to complete a certain action or actions. I would encourage any GLAS applicant with outstanding obligations, such as the submission of a Nutrient Management Plan, GLAS Training or finalisation of a Commonage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The negotiations the Deputy refers to are those concerning the management of mackerel in the North East Atlantic which is Ireland’s single most important fishery. The negotiations concluded in Bergen last week after five separate rounds and the parties to the final agreement were the European Union, Norway, and the Faroe Islands. Ireland is the second largest EU quota holder and my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Quotas Abolition (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: In 2006 the EU introduced a restructuring mechanism intended to reduce overall production of sugar, acknowledging the then global over supply and resultant low prices being achieved. Greencore, as the holder of the entire Irish sugar quota at the time, availed itself of this voluntary initiative, ceasing production and dismantling its processing facilitates. As part of the reform of the CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Artisan and speciality food businesses can have a significant impact on local rural economies and their importance is acknowledged in the Food Wise 2025 strategy. Growth prospects for the sector are positive overall, driven by increased consumer interest in the provenance of food, environmental concerns, health and a desire to support the local economy. A range of supports for the artisan...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: I thank Deputy McConalogue for raising this issue. In respect of any carcasses that have been excessively trimmed, the farmers involved are entitled to know the identity of the factories concerned. As the Deputy will be aware from our engagement on this matter last Thursday, in the context of the ultimate accountability and the naming of those factories to farmers, any individual farmer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the  2018 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 02 May 2018. Following processing the eligible area of a land parcel was reduced on foot of standard processing checks. This decision was appealed and an official of my Department has made direct contact with the authorised agricultural agent of the person named. Additional information...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The applicant in question was approved under the Dairy Equipment Scheme of TAMS II for a milking machine. He had already received grant aid for the installation of Milk Storage and Cooling Systems. The approval letter for the milking machine was issued on the 29th August 2017 and the applicant was advised that he had one full year in which to complete the work and submit a payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) was received from the person named on 2 May 2018. Processing of this application is now complete and payment  has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: GLAS payments are fully up to date for the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was a transferee on a 2018 Transfer of Entitlements application to transfer entitlements by way of inheritance.  Further information was required in relation to this transfer. The information has now been received and the transfer of entitlements  has now been completed. Notification of same has issued to the parties concerned. Processing of the applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received payments in respect of scheme years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The 2018 advance payment is expected to clear the GLAS validations shortly.  GLAS payments are issuing on a weekly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the current Rural Development Regulation (and subsequent amendments under the Omnibus Regulation) Member States  are required to change the approach to the designation of land under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme.  To date my Department had been identifying eligible areas using a range of socio economic indicators such as family farm income, population density,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (11 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named submitted a 2018 Transfer of Entitlements application to transfer entitlements by way of change of registration.  This application cannot be processed at present as there have been two BPS application forms submitted by the above named.  The applicant’s agent has contacted the Department on the 6thof December regarding the BPS applications and the additional...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 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 the 2017 advance. The 2017 balance payment was delayed due to an issue relating to the Low Input Permanent Pasture claim. Department officials are actively working to resolve this...