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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Coillte are required, under Section 44 of the Forestry Act 1988, to submit schemes for the granting of pensions, gratuities and other allowances on resignation, retirement or death in respect of members of its staff, to me for approval with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. I can confirm that a draft pension scheme for employees of the first named facility was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The intra EU movement of animals is recorded on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES), which is the EU-wide online management tool for all sanitary requirements on intra-EU trade and importation of animals, semen and embryo, food, feed and plants. Movements are recorded at the level of Member State only on TRACES. The attached table details the sheep imports from both Northern Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Carcase classification and carcase presentation controls in slaughter plants are carried out by a dedicated team of specialist staff in the Beef Carcase Classification Section within my Department. To date in 2018 there have been 521 inspections carried out by inspectors across 32 slaughter plants and 44,332 carcasses have been inspected. A total of 19 carcases were fined for non...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Staff (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department is working closely with colleagues across the Public Sector as part of the whole of Government approach to preparations for Brexit. A dedicated Brexit Unit has already been established within my Department and my officials are engaged in an on-going exercise to identify further resource and business needs arising from Brexit. Deployment of resources is now underway and will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474 and 475 together. Carcase classification and carcase presentation controls in slaughter plants are carried out by a dedicated team of specialist staff in the Beef Carcase Classification Section within my Department. To date in 2018 there have been 521 inspections carried out by inspectors across 32 slaughter plants and 44,332 carcases have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Land Commission (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: There are no plans at present to make the records of the former Irish Land Commission generally available to the public for the purpose set out here. However, if the Deputy has a specific case in mind, the individual concerned should provide the details of the estate in question to my officials in the Records Branch who may be able to provide assistance in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Forestry in Ireland operates within a legal and regulatory framework. This is necessary in order to protect forests and also to ensure that forestry operations and activities are carried out in compliance with the principles of sustainable forest management. A felling licence granted by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides authority under the Forestry Act 2014 to fell or...

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

Michael Creed: There are no delays in the issuing of GLAS payments. To date, 41,689 GLAS participants have received their 2018 advance payment. In addition, GLAS Plus payments have also been paid to 2,795 GLAS farmers. This amounts to over €150m paid since 2018 payments commenced on November 14th and equates to 96% of eligible cases paid. Over 80% of outstanding 2018 payments require action by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: In the case referenced, a plenary summons was served on the Chief State Solicitor on 12thMarch 2015. The Office of the Chief State Solicitor (CSSO) entered an appearance on behalf of all defendants on 1stApril 2015. A statement of claim was delivered on 6thDecember 2017. The CSSO furnished a defence on 23rdJuly 2018. No further steps have been taken in these proceedings since. As these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Annexes I to V of the Plant Health Directive (Council Directive 2000/29/EU) are being amended to update the European Union’s protective measures against the introduction into the Union of organisms harmful to plants or plant products. These amendments are being discussed at the Plant Health Section of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, which my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 and 482 together. Carcase classification and carcase presentation controls in slaughter plants are carried out by a dedicated team of specialist staff in the Beef Carcase Classification Section within my Department. To date in 2018 there have been 521 inspections carried out by inspectors across 32 slaughter plants and 44,332 carcases have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Carcase classification and carcase presentation controls in slaughter plants are carried out by a dedicated team of specialist staff in the Beef Carcase Classification Section within my Department. To date in 2018 there have been 521 inspections carried out by inspectors across 32 slaughter plants and 44,332 carcases have been inspected. A total of 19 carcases were fined for non...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period of public...

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

Michael Creed: The above named person was accepted into GLAS 2 with a start date of 1st January 2016 and is fully up to date with payments. As the applicant has Commonage land a Commonage Management Plan was developed by the appointed Commonage adviser and this included an assessment of the vegetative condition of the commonage which was found to be under grazed. One of the objectives of Commonage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Fodder Transport Support Measure (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named applied under the National Fodder Transport Support Measure in May 2018. Payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No. 73 of 2009 restricted payments under the Single Payment Scheme to farmers holding a payment entitlement per ‘eligible hectare’. An eligible hectare was defined as ‘any agricultural area of the holding.... that isused for an agricultural activity’. Article 34 expressly requires each hectare to ‘comply with the eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The 2012 Single Payment Scheme Terms and Conditions gave an overview of the requirements to be fulfilled to ensure that land was eligible for SPS payments. In particular, page 6 states “There must be evidence of an agricultural activity being conducted throughout the parcel, otherwise the unused part of the parcel may be found to be ineligible”. Page 7 of the Terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on the 30th April 2018. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The expenditure on TAMS II to date is €98.7m. Applications continue to be received and processed under the Scheme with over 2,000 applications submitted under the latest tranche that closed on 7 December last. It is expected that the budget of €395m for the period of the RDP will be fully spent. There are numerous requests for new investments and all must be considered within...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the concerns expressed about planting in Co. Leitrim. However I must reiterate that our national forestry targets are for the Country as a whole and there are no county or regional targets within the programme. The Forestry Programme, which offers 12 grant and planting categories (GPCs), is a voluntary scheme for all landowners and it is a matter for them as to whether they...