Results 15,521-15,540 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The Department received the appeal decision from the Agriculture Appeals Office in this case on 21 May 2019 and officials have commenced processing the case. Once the payments concerned clear all validations and pre-payment checks, the outstanding GLAS payments will issue.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The person named submitted an afforestation grant application in 2003 under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme for an area of 4.10 hectares. The first grant instalment was paid in 2004 and the second grant instalment was paid in 2011. To date, 17 annual forestry premiums for the years 2003 to 2019 inclusive have also been paid. The 18th annual forestry premium is due for payment in...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The draft CAP Post-2020 regulations, involve significant changes, including the end of the Basic Payment Scheme and the start of the Basic Income Support Scheme (BISS). The proposed BISS, as it stands, will see a number of changes from the current Basic Payment Scheme. Since the launch of the draft CAP Post-2020 regulations in June 2018, officials from my Department and I have been...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry Data (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon and therefore it has...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon and therefore it has...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 and has received payments for scheme years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The 2018 advance payment has been delayed due to a validation issue with one of the parcels claimed for the Low Input Permanent Pasture (LIPP) action. This parcel has a zero reference on BPS for 2018. The Terms and Conditions of the Scheme require that all GLAS actions, with the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: My Department recognises the importance of global consensus provided by the various reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). We also acknowledge that that rising concentrations of methane are a significant driver of global warming. However it is also important to understand that while the Global Warming Potential (GWP) was introduced in the IPCC First Assessment...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: An Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Údarás na Gaeltachta jointly administer financial supports to the aquaculture sector as part of my Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme. They performed a similar role under the previous programme. I am informed by both agencies that no grants have been provided to the company named from my Department's programmes since...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The Programme for Partnership Government committed to increasing planting from 6,000 hectares in 2015 to 8,290 hectares in 2020, under the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020. Progress to date is shown in the following table:- Scheme 2015 target 2015 Actual 2016 target 2016 Actual 2017 target 2017 Actual 2018 Target 2018 Actual Scheme 2015 target 2015 Actual 2016 target 2016 Actual 2017 target...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The National Forestry Inventory gathers information on tree species composition within Ireland’s forests. In 2017, 23% or 157,589 hectares of the stocked forest area was comprised of single species conifer stands. In terms of ownership, 62% of the single species conifer stand area is publicly owned and the remaining 42% privately owned. A relatively high proportion of native tree...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The number of entitlements allocated to a farmer in 2015 under the new Basic Payment Scheme was based on the number of eligible hectares the farmer declared in either 2013 or 2015, whichever is the lesser. The person named did not submit applications under the Basic Payment Scheme during the period 2015 to 2018 inclusive and therefore does not hold entitlements under the scheme....
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Funding (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Funding (28 May 2019)
Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (29 May 2019)
Michael Creed: We all recognise the important role bees play within agriculture and for biodiversity as both pollinators and honey producers. In support of this role, my Department implements the animal health requirements for trade in bees (Apis mellifera and Bombus spp) between EU Member States that are contained in Council Directive 92/65/EEC (as amended). This Directive harmonised rules for...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (30 May 2019)
Michael Creed: I welcome Commissioner Hogan's support of afforestation and, in particular, his recognition that farmers, through planting trees, have an important to role to play in producing public goods which contribute to our biodiversity and climate objectives. We currently support afforestation by farmers with generous grants and premiums under the Forestry Programme 2014 -2020 and encourage farmers...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (30 May 2019)
Michael Creed: African Swine Fever (ASF) is a very serious and usually fatal viral disease of pigs. The disease has spread to a number of EU Member States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Belgium) as well as to countries in Asia. The disease does not affect other animal species or humans and there are no food safety implications. ASF has never been detected...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Staff (30 May 2019)
Michael Creed: My Department continues to participate actively in the Whole-of-Government approach to preparedness and contingency planning for Brexit. The Government sanctioned in the region of €4m for the commencement of a phased process for the recruitment of additional staff to carry out increased volumes of import controls and export certification arising from Brexit. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (30 May 2019)
Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 to 108, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, I have had ongoing discussions with Commissioner Hogan regarding the potential impact of a disorderly Brexit. I have stressed the need for the Commission to be ready to deploy a range of measures to mitigate the potential impacts on the agri-food and fisheries sector. Avoiding a no-deal Brexit...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (30 May 2019)
Michael Creed: The EU-Mercosur trade negotiations are ongoing. Ireland's position in relation to these negotiations is well-known, and has not changed. We have consistently opposed any agreement that would have negative consequences for the Irish and EU agriculture sectors, and for the beef sector in particular. Under these negotiations, the EU made an offer to Mercosur of a beef Tariff Rate Quota of...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (30 May 2019)
Michael Creed: My Department is examining all appropriate measures to support the different agri-food sectors, including the beef sector in preparation for the next iteration of the CAP. As the Deputy will be aware, I have committed to reviewing the BDGP as part of this exercise. I will continue to argue for as strong a CAP budget as possible, post-2020. In particular, I am committed to ensuring that...