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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I should point out that the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation is the lead Department in relation to the development of Ireland's response to supporting enterprises impacted by Brexit in line with State Aid rules.  As regards proposals to temporarily adapt the threshold ceilings under EU Regulation 1407/2013, the general de minimis regulation, this falls within...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the recent revised rules on state aid in the agriculture sector (the so-called de minimis aid), aid of up to €20,000 can be paid on a rolling three year basis i.e. the current fiscal year and the two previous fiscal years.  Once a beneficiary has reached this limit they may not receive any further aid in excess of this limit under de minimis rules within the rolling time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 and 383 together. The details requested by the Deputy are as set out in the following table. RANGE Applications Eligible Applications Applications Paid Amount Paid Between €0 and €4,999.99 51,026 51,026 51,026 €139,365,049.00 Between €5,000 and €9,999.99 33,694 33,694 33,694 €240,367,411.00 Between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is participating very actively in the Whole-of-Government approach to preparedness and contingency planning for Brexit.  The Government has already sanctioned in the region of €4m for the commencement of a phased process for the recruitment of additional staff across a range of skill sets to carry out increased volumes of import controls and export certification...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 386 together. There are over 300 veterinary officers in my Department, the vast majority of which are full time officials.  Veterinary staff work in a variety of roles within my Department including food safety, animal health and welfare, certification of exports and provision of laboratory services. The following...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia Funding (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: A total grant sum is allocated annually to Bord Bia by my Department and voted on by the Oireachtas in conjunction with the estimates process. In the context of Budget 2019, I was pleased to announce the allocation of a further €5.3million to Bord Bia for 2019, bringing its total grant in aid to €46.6 million for 2019, a 40% increase in funding for Bord Bia since 2016. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia Data (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: As this is an operational matter for An Bord Bia, I have asked them to respond directly to the Deputy with the information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: There have been two publications of Bord Bia's Brexit Barometer, the first in March 2017 and the second one in June 2018. As completion of the Brexit Barometer is an operational matter for Bord Bia, my Department has asked Bord Bia to contact the Deputy directly with the relevant information.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The submission of a Commonage Management Plan or a Commonage Farm Plan is a requirement for GLAS participants with a commonage action. 4,286 farmers in Co. Donegal are active participants in GLAS of which 4,003 have received their 2018 advance payment. Out of the remaining 283 applications, 43 have commonage. There are 834 Donegal commonages associated with the GLAS action, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Incentives (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Indigenous renewable energy plays a vital role in our domestic fuel mix and will become even more important in the context of reducing our reliance on imported fuels and in meeting our challenging renewable energy targets for 2020 and 2030. My Department is committed to working closely with the Department for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, which is the lead Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Hen Harrier scheme is operationally independent of my Department and is run by the Hen Harrier Project team. However I have passed on the Deputy's query to the Project Team and have asked them to respond directly to him on this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme provides for six years of payments to farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability. The application from the person named was the subject of a recent inspection which has now been finalised. Payment has been processed and it will appear in his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The €300 million Brexit Loan Scheme developed in cooperation with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), provides working capital support to enable eligible Irish businesses to implement the necessary changes to address the challenges posed by Brexit. The Scheme opened for applications on 28 March 2018 and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Customs and Excise Controls (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The dossier requesting the approval of facilities located around Rosslare Port as a border inspection post was sent to the European Commission by my Department on the 14th of February. The Commission is now reviewing the submission with a view to assessing if it is acceptable with regards to regulations and legislation governing the approval of border inspection posts and have already...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I and my officials have been working very hard for quite some time to sensitise other Member States and the European Commission to the potentially very severe impacts of Brexit on the Irish agri-food and fisheries sectors, and to the likelihood of specific supports being required in order to deal with these impacts. The institutions of the European Union are very well aware of the likelihood...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications Data (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The number of farmers that completed their AEOS3 contracts in 2018 is 2,138. This was the final year of the AEOS scheme. All AEOS participants were given the option of joining the GLAS scheme should they have wished to do so. The GLAS scheme is now fully subscribed with GLAS 3 participants in their third year of participation in the five year GLAS scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) opened in three tranches commencing in 2015. As GLAS is now fully subscribed with its aim of over 50,000 approved participants met well ahead of target and as the Rural Development Programme as a whole is on target to more than spend its entire allocation, there are no plans to re-open this scheme to new applications. Agri-environment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Under EU regulations, vessels from a non-EU country may only land fish at a limited number of ‘designated’ ports. This is to aid control and compliance and to deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity. There are currently two Irish ports that have been designated for landings by vessels from a third country: Killybegs in Donegal and Castletownbere in Cork....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The provisions of Article 32 (2)(b)of EU Regulation 1307/2013 refer to land which was eligible and gave a right to payment in 2008, and which has since become ineligible as a result of the implementation of the directives referenced in the detail provided with this question. On examination of the lands in question it was found that the ineligible features were present in 2008 since which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department received an application from the Company referred to by the Deputy in December 2017 to add the cultivation of oysters to an existing bottom mussel aquaculture licence. A wide range of scientific and technical advisers were consulted on the application as well as various Statutory Consultees. The process also included a period of public consultation. The Statutory and Public...