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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The information is set out in the following tables. 2015 Amount of Land Purchased/ leased Location Cost of Purchase Cost of Lease Per year Term of Lease 3.15 hectares Donegal N/A € 4,236 Yearly 2016 Amount of Land Purchased/ leased Location Cost of Purchase Cost of Lease Per year Term of Lease 3.15 hectares Donegal N/A €4,236 Yearly 2017 Amount of Land Purchased/ leased...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The information is set out in the following tables. 2015 Amount of Property Purchased/ leased Location Cost of Purchase Cost of Lease Per year Term of Lease Office Accommodation Mellows Campus Athenry €100,000 5 years Border Inspection Posts Dublin Port Premises €349,074 Terms with OPW Agriculture Appeals Office Kilminchy Court, Portlaoise €84,051 Leased via...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (18 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department considers applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period of public consultation....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rockall Island Ownership (18 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: I am advised by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that the position is as follows. The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the body of water that stretches from 12 nautical miles offshore out to a distance of 200 miles. The seabed beneath the EEZ is the continental shelf. Largely due to efforts made by Ireland throughout the 1970s, international law is now clear that uninhabitable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Protected Disclosures Data (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: As required under the relevant legislation, my Department has a Protected Disclosures Policy in place under which a staff member who wishes to make a protected disclosure may do so to any of the following confidential recipients: - an independent confidential service engaged for this purpose; - the Head of the Internal Audit Unit in the Department, or - any member of the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: Energy efficiency is a priority for the country, particularly in our efforts to decarbonise the economy in favour of renewable sources. Energy efficient investments will be among the items under consideration for inclusion as new investment measures under future Rural Development Programmes. The current TAMS II Schemes provide grant aid for a number of investments specifically aimed at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The level of increase in organic production on an annual basis since 2010 is not readily available. Based on the following statistics, however, there is clear evidence of an increase in organic production. In 2010, there was 52,370 hectares of land under organic production. There is currently 72,000 hectares approximately under organic production. From a dairy perspective, there...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: Processing of the payment for this GLAS 3 application commenced immediately following the receipt of the appeal decision from the Agriculture Appeals Office. Department officials are actively working to amend the GLAS contract in relation to a Low Input Permanent Pasture action which was declared as Traditional Hay Meadow on the GLAS application. Once the required amendment is completed and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 to 224, inclusive, together. The appeals service of the Agriculture Appeals Office functions independently of my Department. The table below shows the number of appeals received by the Agriculture Appeals Office that were determined in favour of appellants in the years 2015-2018. Allowed/Partially Allowed/Revised by Department after interaction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: My colleague, Minister of State Doyle, launched the pilot Continuous Cover Forestry Scheme (CCF) earlier this year, to run until the end of the Forestry Programme 2014 – 2020. This is a scheme that I very much welcome and which has been very well received. My Department planned to accept applications for 30 projects over the two years and I am glad to inform the Deputy that this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Woodland Improvement Scheme (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The funding for the Woodland Improvement Scheme is included in the total budget allocated to Forestry Support Schemes. This allocation includes funding for Forest Road Works, Reconstitution, NeighbourWood and Native Woodland Conservation Schemes. Earlier this year, my colleague Minister of State Doyle launched a second Intervention under the Woodland Improvement Scheme. This updates the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. Payments have been made for scheme years 2015, 2016, 2017 and for the 2018 advance payment. The 2018 balance payment is currently being processed and is expected to be paid shortly. The applicant was successful in his appeal to BPS in relation to the reduction of the eligible area for a parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: In relation to the REPS 4 participation of the persons named, the matter has been dealt with comprehensively and all REPS 4 payments due have issued in full to both persons named. The position in relation to the ledger referred to is that it could not be located. The persons concerned were informed of this fact during the course of an oral hearing held by the Agricultural Appeals Office in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. 2015 Office space Rented/leased/hired Cost Mellows Campus Athenry Leased €100,000 Appeals Office Kilminchy Court Portlaoise Leased €84,051 Eircom Building Portlaoise Leased €118,000 Sustainable Food Systems Ireland East Point Business Park Rented €30,000 2016 Office space...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rockall Island Ownership (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The Tánaiste received a formal letter of notice from the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop MSP, on 31 May, stating that Scotland would deploy vessels in the Rockall area to take "enforcement action" against Irish vessels found fishing within 12 miles of Rockall. Ireland's position is that there is no basis for excluding Irish fishing vessels from the waters...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rockall Island Ownership (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: It is worth bearing a number of points in mind. The UK claims sovereignty on Rockall. We do not recognise that sovereignty. We have not claimed sovereignty on Rockall. Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, a claim on sovereignty is unable to establish an exclusive 12-mile zone around an uninhabitable island. We believe our fishermen are pursuing a legitimate opportunity to fish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department's records do not indicate any reports of fish escapes from salmon farms during the period referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Re-introduction of Grey Wolf (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (the IUCN) have developed Guidelines on Reintroductions and Conservation Translocations. These guidelines were developed by conservation experts and practitioners and they provide the benchmark for international best practice in this field. The IUCN document sets out an initial checklist for those considering a reintroduction project such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Jun 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. Bord na gCon have informed me that, in September 2018, they announced a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, my Department considers applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period...