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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (19 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. This issue is expected to be resolved shortly. Once the 2017 balance payment is made the case will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named is a participant in the AEOS3 scheme, not the GLAS scheme. The AEOS contract commenced on 1 May 2013 and will be completed on 31 December 2018. All AEOS 3 payments have issued to the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Fees (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. The Fishery Harbour Centres(Rates and Charges) Order 2012 (214 of 2012), which came into effect on the 1st July 2012, sets out the fee schedule for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres. The charges applied...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Facilities (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that my Department is seeking additional Portal Inspectors at our Dublin and Cork Port facilities to meet both current and future business needs. In line with workforce planning processes, my Department continuously assesses business needs and will seek additional resources for Rosslare to complement our existing staff at the port as needs arise.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that there was no money spent on social media by my Department in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and there is no projected funding allocated for 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The Press and Communications Office in my Department is the primary point of contact between the Department and members of the media, as well as members of the general public. The office is responsible for communicating with media and members of the public regarding the work of the Minister, the Minister of State and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Department's social...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: The BPS application submitted under the applicant’s parents name and the BPS application submitted under the reference number have now been updated on the Department’s system under the one BPS application in the applicant’s name. The Department has subsequently processed the transfer of entitlements and payment will issue shortly. The Department has been in contact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department’s records indicate 33 marine salmon farm licences. My Department’s records also indicate 25 land based salmon hatcheries. In some cases the licences provide for additional species. Production capacity, maximum cage numbers and/or maximum smolt input is determined on a licence-by-licence basis in the case of marine salmon farms. Licensed marine salmon farms are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: A letter issued to the above herdowner on the 27th of February 2018 informing him of a test that was due to be carried out on his herd by the 06th of April 2018. The test was originally due to be paid for by my Department, however as the test was not completed by the due date of the 06th of April, as per my Department's policy, the farmer was charged for the completion of the test. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: Payments amounting to €33.8m under the Basic Payment Scheme have issued to 4,667 out of the 4,700 eligible applicants in Cavan. This represents less than 1% of applicants awaiting payment in Cavan. Payments amounting to €10.24m under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme have issued to 4,539 eligible applicants in County Cavan. While there are 4,770 applicants with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: Payments amounting to €27.1m under the Basic Payment Scheme have issued to 3,943 of the 3,957 eligible applicants in County Monaghan. This represents less than 0.4% of applicants awaiting payment. Payments amounting to €7.73m under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme have issued to 3,781 eligible applicants in County Monaghan. While there are 4,035 applicants with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017 and has received all payments in respect of the scheme year 2017. In relation to payment for 2018, administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. Department officials are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017 and has received all payments in respect of scheme year 2017 and the 2018 Advance. An issue arose in relation to the eligible area for payment under the Catch Crop action which resulted in a reduction from 10.31 ha, as paid in 2017, to 5.15 ha for the 2018 Advance payment. This issue has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 and has received payments for 2015, 2016, 2017 and the 2018 Advance. The person named notified GLAS that he was no longer farming a parcel of land claimed as Low Input Permanent Pasture. GLAS section advised the person named by letter on 25 October 2018 that the parcel had been withdrawn from his GLAS contract and that, in accordance with scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that the cost for taxi services incurred by my Department in 2018, amounted to €46,926. These costs relate to all taxi travel on official duties claimed by the officials in my Department, including domestic and foreign travel, as well as accounts for such services paid directly by my Department. It also includes transport charges for EU Council of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service Staff (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: The Statutory obligations in relation to the prudent prescribing of veterinary medicines are set out in Regulation 4 (1) of the Animal Health and Welfare (Animal Remedies Veterinary Practice and Veterinary Medicine) Regulations 2017. The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) is the statutory body prescribed in the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 responsible for the regulation of the practice...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department implements strong controls on the welfare of animals being exported, in particular through a comprehensive legislative framework relating to the transport of animals by sea (The Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations 2016 (S.I. 356 of 2016). Indeed, Irish legislative standards for sea transport are recognised by the EU Commission as being amongst the most effective and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: I understand that the person named made a submission on the application referred to and is not the applicant. Therefore, I cannot provide any information on the application. Any person that makes a submission on a forestry application will be advised of the decision when that is available. If they are dissatisfied with the decision, the may appeal it to the independent Forestry Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: The Press and Communications Office in my Department is the primary point of contact between the Department and members of the media, as well as members of the general public. The office is responsible for communicating with media and members of the public regarding the work of the Minister, the Minister of State and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Department's social...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: The Press and Information Office in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine consisted of the Press Officer and three support staff members in 2018. The Press and Information Office is part of the Communications Division and is headed by the Press Officer, who reports to the Head of Division, who in turn reports to the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for Human Resources and...