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Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: They do not have to have 250 employees. It states that it can be fewer than 250 employees.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department arranged for a number of staff to be on duty at the Banagher Horse Fair last September in order to support other State agencies and to provide advice on equine welfare, equine registration and identification matters. The cost of the exercise for my Department amounted to €2,200.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 190 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. An issue arose in relation to one of the claims for the Hen Harrier action which has delayed the processing of the payment.  The case is being examined and a solution is expected shortly. Once this case clears validations, the 2017 Advance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: From 2019, eligible areas under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme must be designated using a set of bio-physical criteria such as  excess soil moisture, limited soil drainage, unfavourable texture and stoniness, shallow rooting depth, steep slope. Under the EU regulations requiring this process to be carried out, Member States had to also undertake a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: In 2009, the European Union and the United States concluded an agreement, revised in 2014, which provided for an interim solution to their long-standing WTO dispute regarding the use of certain growth-promoting hormones in beef production. Under the agreement, a 45,000-tonnes quota of non-hormone produced beef is open by the EU to qualifying suppliers, which include the United States....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The Deputy is right that I cannot comment on current planning applications but I am aware of the issues to which he has referred.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: I have no plans to change the guidelines. I will consider all issues relating to any individual planning application in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Apr 2019)

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. During prepayment validations for the 2018 advance payment, an issue presented which required further checking by Department staff. The Department has contacted the applicant's advisor in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Data (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table.  However, the Deputy should be aware that some members to these Boards are nominated by representative organisations rather than being made through Ministerial appointment. State Board 8 March 2016 8 March 2019  Number of women on Board  % Number of women on Board % Aquaculture Licensing Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: In relation to Co. Donegal, I note that the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) last month granted a Certificate of Suitability to a new veterinary premises located in the county. This should assist in an increased availability of veterinary services in its catchment area.   My Department's National Farmed Animal Health Strategy noted a concern at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: In submitting an application to participate in the BDGP, applicants gave an undertaking to adhere to the terms and conditions that govern the Programme.  Payments under BDGP are based on the full completion of specified actions over the course of six years which were designed to improve the genetic merit of a beef farmer’s herd.   Section 13 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The role played by deer in the spread of bovine TB is currently the subject of a detailed scientific investigation being carried out by my officials in collaboration with UCD, focusing on the genetic relationship between strains of bovine TB isolated from cattle, deer and badgers in Co. Wicklow. Previous work carried out by my officials in this area had demonstrated that the same strains were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The Monitoring Committee on Coursing meets annually and considers any issues arising from the previous season.  Wildlife Rangers from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and veterinary inspectors from my Department attend these meetings and report on their findings.  The Monitoring Committee also arranges to have any complaints or reported incidents investigated. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was the transferee on a 2019 Transfer of Entitlements application to receive entitlements by way of inheritance.  The entitlements in question are rightfully the property of those named in the will as beneficiaries of the rest and residue of the estate of the deceased person named. The 2018 transfer of entitlements application could only processed if these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: I have not, as yet, applied to the EU for the financial assistance for training officials in performing sanitary and phytosanitary controls as indicated in the EU Preparedness communication referred to by the Deputy. This is because, in terms of the training of Department officials to carry out sanitary and phytosanitary controls at our ports and airports, officials in my Department have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: Total Irish agrifood exports to Iran in 2017 were around €11.5 million, the majority of which (€10.25 million) was accounted for by dairy exports. According to the CSO, 26 tonnes of beef were exported to Iran in 2017.    The role of my Department is to open up markets for the industry and it is then up to the industry, with the support of my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transport of Animals (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The relevant EU Council Regulation 1/2005 that deals with the transport of animals specifies that once Irish calves arrive in France, they must be rested at the port of unloading or in its immediate vicinity. The control post in Abbeville referred to in the article is over three and a half hours drive from Cherbourg and cannot therefore be considered in the immediate vicinity of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: I was pleased to launch the Future Growth Loan Scheme last week.  It has been developed by my Department and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in partnership with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and the European Investment Fund (EIF).  It will be delivered through participating finance providers and make up to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: The €300 million "Brexit Loan Scheme" was developed in cooperation with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), to provide 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 28th March...