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Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Now.

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Deputy Clare Daly's amendment proposes to amend the text of section 10 to add to the description of a foreign sea-fishing boat. The Deputy will wish to be aware that the Bill intends to amend Part 2 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. Therefore, the definitions within that Part of the Act apply to terms or phrases used in the Bill. Within that Part the definitions...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I thank colleagues. Deputies have proposed an amendment to impose residency requirements on the owners of Northern Irish sea-fishing boats. At the time of confirming the voisinagearrangements in the 1960s, reference was also made to the requirement to be permanently resident in the Six Counties. With the passage of time, however, we must acknowledge the changed realities within which we...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: We are not making anyone resident.

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I did not say "I think". There is.

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I am surprised that Deputy Fitzpatrick accuses me of not engaging or consulting. I have met more delegations of fishermen for the Deputy than for most others during my three years in office. I should also point out that it is more difficult to have engagement when a group of fishermen puts a solicitor on notice when we are trying to engage with the Regional Inshore Fisheries Forum, RIFF, in...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Deputy has raised a very salient point. If the UK leaves and becomes a third country, it is quite feasible that we would lose authority to negotiate a voisinage arrangement with it because that would then be seen as a new engagement with a third country. While the UK remains a member state, we can have a neighbourhood arrangement with it. If it is a third country, however, the...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The amendments would remove the principle of access for sea-fishing boats owned and operated in Northern Ireland to fish in our zero to six-mile zone. The amendment is utterly perplexing, particularly considering that the authorities in Northern Ireland are continuing to allow access to Irish sea-fishing boats to fish in their equivalent zone. The Deputy spoke about Mr. Goodwill and his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The level of custodial sentence provided in the Animal Health and Welfare Act is imprisonment for a maximum of 6 months in respect of each offence in the District Court with cumulative maximum period of imprisonment of 2 years in cases where there are a number offences and a maximum sentence of 5 years in respect of a conviction on indictment. This legislation was drafted under the advice...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I am fully committed to promoting good practices that respect the welfare of all animals and my Department devotes considerable resources to protecting animal welfare and in dealing with breaches of animal welfare legislation. The Animal Health and Welfare Act provides the framework within which the welfare of animals can be safeguarded and I am hopeful that the substantial and significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: A Quality Payment System (QPS) related to the beef grid was agreed between Meat Industry Ireland (MII) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) in 2009. The payment is based on the classification of the carcass in which a price differential is set between certain classification grades. My understanding is that any additional bonus payments and the conditions attached to qualification...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Ireland has a comparative advantage in grass-based carbon efficient livestock production. The EU Commission JRC report (2010) found that Ireland is the most carbon efficient producer in the EU per unit of dairy production, and the fifth most carbon efficient producer per unit of beef. However, inherent challenges remain for the sector in terms of contributing to Ireland’s climate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: There is currently an open review case in relation to this person regarding a breach of the nitrates regulations (2017). The Department has been in contact directly with the individual as material provided did not relate to the year in question. Once all relevant information is received, the review will be processed swiftly, taking all relevant facts into consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is recognised as being, subject to the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, and of the constitution of the ICC and subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon, the controlling authority for the breeding and coursing of greyhounds. The ICC is committed to maintaining high standards in the sport of coursing and it actively promotes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 146 together. The Council held a public exchange of views on the CAP reform package on the basis of the Romanian Presidency’s progress report, and revised drafting suggestions to the three Regulations i.e. the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation, the Horizontal Regulation and the Common Market Organisation Regulation. Agriculture Ministers were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 149 together. I have held a series of meetings with Commissioner Hogan, the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development where we discussed the potential impact a ‘no deal’ Brexit could have on the agri-food sector and the Commission’s readiness to deploy support measures to help mitigate the potential impacts on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I met with Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella in Brussels last month to discuss the potential negative impact of a disorderly Brexit on the Irish fishing industry. We discussed a number of issues including potential loss of access for Irish and other EU vessels to the UK fishing zone, the need to ensure ongoing protection of fish stocks in the waters around Ireland from a subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Safety (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: This project is currently under review by my Department in the wider context of the provision of existing professional sea survival training facilities within the State and the cost, both construction and operational, of such a facility. The professional sea survival training facilities based at the National Maritime College of Ireland, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, are unique in Ireland and designed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges Data (2 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: Successful applicants to the 2017 National Reserve were required to have completed a recognised agricultural education course giving rise to an award at FETAC level 6 or equivalent by the closing date for receipt of applications under the scheme of 15 May 2017. Of the 146 applicants for the National Reserve under the "new entrant" category, 13 were rejected on the basis of failure to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The management of the Coillte forest estate and operational matters such as the use of plant protection products are a matter for, and the responsibility of, Coillte as a commercial State Body. I have therefore referred the question to Coillte and have requested that a response issue directly to the Deputy.