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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service Expenditure (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The cost of providing the Veterinary Public Health Inspection Service in Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine approved meat establishments, net of fees paid by the Food Business Operators, for 2016, 2017 and 2018 was €11.8m, €13.3m and €14m respectively. One of the main elements of the Veterinary Public Health Inspection Service cost relates to the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2019 Basic Payments (BPS) scheme and the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme on 29 April 2019. Further to the completion of the ANC lands redesignation project, the lands declared by the person named in Baskethill (M13407), Clashbane (M13411), Curraghaveara (M13414) and Killeagh (M13428) are all newly eligible as Category 3 lands...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Applications (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Applications to participate the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot were accepted between the 4th and the 22nd February 2019. As provided for in the Terms and Conditions of the Pilot, any potential participant seeking to establish the timely submission of an application would be required to produce an Express Post or Registered Post receipt as proof of postage. To date, no such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service Expenditure (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The notional annual direct cost (includes salary, employer PRSI as well as superannuation) associated with employing an additional five full-time Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspectors (SSVI) and twenty Superintending Veterinary Inspectors (SVI) would be approximately €2.84 million. It is important to note that neither of the grades referenced are recruitment-level grades...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 14thMay 2018. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I condemn in the strongest terms the ill treatment of calves highlighted in the video referred to. I am aware that an individual has been questioned in relation to the incident and that French authorities will decide how to prosecute the case in the coming weeks. In relation to the export of live animals, Ireland applies strict controls in relation to welfare of animals including during...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The vast bulk of my Department's advertising is in respect of press notices in the specialised farming press, provincial and national newspapers. This expenditure includes the publication of Statutory Notices that are required to comply with various national and EU legislative requirements. Decisions on the placement of notices are made on a case-by-case basis, depending on the nature of the...

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

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that the named person lodged an appeal on 29 March 2019 in relation to a TAMS II grant. The Agriculture Appeals Regulations 2002 provide that an appeal may be made within 3 months of the date of my Department's decision letter that was issued...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 232 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Lice Controls (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment forwarded a document to my Department containing a series of specific queries in respect of the control of sea lice at specific aquaculture sites. At the request of my Department, the Marine Institute prepared a detailed and site specific response to the queries raised. My Department forwarded this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The agri-food sector is of critical importance to the Irish economy, and its regional spread means it underpins the socio-economic development of rural areas in particular. Brexit has the potential to have a very significant impact on the sector, given its unique exposure to the UK market, which accounted for 38% (€5.2 billion) of agri-food exports last year. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The Beef Roundtable was most recently convened in October 2018 and the date for the next session will be announced in due course. I am satisfied that farmers are well represented by a variety of farming organisations at the Roundtable. Written submissions to my Department from any stakeholder representative body requesting participation in the Roundtable will be considered in that context.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: If the Deputy is referring to a controlled finishing unit (CFU, formerly known as “feedlot”), then all animals from such a unit may only move from the unit direct to slaughter. Where permission is sought to move in female animals, such CFU herds must, notwithstanding that there is no intentional breeding planned, satisfy the Regional Veterinary Office, bearing in mind the calf...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 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 for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (16 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135, 145 and 146 together. The sale of Coillte’s telecoms business in 2015 was fully approved by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in accordance with paragraph 14.1 of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (2009). The sale was in line with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (16 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together. My Department as the Competent Authority under EU regulations has delegated the organic certification function to independent control bodies, in accordance with the relevant EU regulations and in common with the practice in many other EU MS. The organic status of food products including salmon here in Ireland is certified by rigorous...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (16 May 2019)

Michael Creed: At the outset, I wish to make very clear that the procedures operated by my Department are designed to ensure that the highest standards apply to all areas of Irish organic production. The award of organic status is secured by a formal certification process delegated by my Department to various Organic Control Bodies in accordance with the relevant EU regulations. The certification process...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (16 May 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme is the vehicle for financial supports to our seafood sector for the period 2014 to 2020. The Programme delivers a wide range of supports for aquaculture, fisheries and seafood processing through a suite of 18 schemes. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Regulation (16 May 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is currently conducting a formal examination of possible breaches of licence conditions at a number of aquaculture sites operated by the Company referred to by the Deputy. I do not consider it appropriate to identify these sites during the course of such examination.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (16 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The marine related policy functions which fall under the aegis of this Department are managed in accordance with relevant applicable legislation. The Marine Agencies Governance Unit, located within the Sea Fisheries Policy & Management Division of my Department, is responsible for corporate governance oversight of the Marine Institute (MI) and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority...