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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 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 is subject to the Code of Corporate Governance for State Bodies. The Board has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (2 Jul 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 following is a list of the formal meetings between officials and Ministers from my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: The details supplied refer to the Young Farmers Scheme, Forgotten Farmers and capital investment grants for young farmers. With regard to the Young Farmers Scheme, EU Regulation 1307/2013 sets out the definition of a young farmer for the purposes of the scheme. A young farmer is clearly defined as a person who commenced their farming activity no more than five years prior to submitting their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department and its agencies have a considerable, and growing, global footprint which is primarily aimed at facilitating growth in our agri-food exports. In response to the Government’s Global Ireland 2025 initiative, and in keeping with my Department’s efforts to help the agri-food sector to diversify its export markets, my Department is expanding its staffing in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: An appeal has been received by the Department from the person named in relation to the late submission of his sheep census form. The sheep census form is required under the terms and conditions of the Sheep Welfare Scheme. The appeal is currently being examined, and the applicant will be notified in writing of the outcome shortly. The notification will also advise the applicant of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maritime Safety (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: This project is currently under review 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 existing professional sea survival training facilities based at the National Maritime College of Ireland, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, are unique in Ireland and designed both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: On the evening of Friday 28 June, European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, and Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, announced that political agreement has been reached on a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur countries. While as a small, open economy, Ireland is supportive of international trade deals, I am very concerned at the potential impact of elements of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable national and EU legislation. The legislation provides for a period of public and statutory consultation in respect of licence applications received, including the applications referred to by the Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) is the independent statutory body established for the purpose of determining appeals against aquaculture licensing decisions. In accordance with standard practice, my Department has been notified by ALAB that it has received appeals against the decision to grant the aquaculture licence referred to by the Deputy for the cultivation of oysters at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: I thank the Chairman and members of the committee. I am here today to seek approval from the committee for the introduction of the Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019. Under section 26(3) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, draft regulations relating to animal health levies must be approved by a resolution of both Houses of the Oireachtas. As such, the Dáil and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: I must shortly take a debate in the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: As there is a degree of continuity in the questioning, rather than dealing with the questions individually, I will try to deal with them broadly. If I omit to deal with anything, I would be happy to come back to it. This is trying to build on the template that Animal Health Ireland has brought to the livestock sector. As alluded to by Deputy O'Keeffe, that has ten years under its belt....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: Within Animal Health Ireland, the industry is its own policeman in that sense. There is no question of it slipping into any other sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: We have committed to funding for three years at €125,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: I am advised we have a system of collecting it for live exports, whether it is to Northern Ireland or anywhere else. Outside the island of Ireland there is a limited export of pigs, mostly for breeding purposes. There is an arrangement in place for progeny passing over to Northern Ireland for slaughter purposes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: I am keenly aware that the past few months have been very challenging for beef farmers in particular following a difficult year for farm incomes in 2018 arising from weather conditions and price challenges. There was a prolonged and exceptional period of depressed prices lasting from autumn 2018 to spring 2019, with the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the outcome of Brexit, among other...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: My objective has always been to provide the maximum level of support to Irish beef farmers. My track record, whether on additional payments under areas of natural constraint, the beef environmental scheme or the beef data genomics scheme, speaks for itself. It is a particularly income-challenged sector. While we cannot intervene on the price paid for commodities to farmers, we have some...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: The how will be in consultation with farm organisations. That will take place in the coming days and will be subject to approval by the Commission. The ambition will be to pay in 2019 at the earliest possible date. The funding is €50 million from the European Union and I have committed to match that funding from the Exchequer. The terms and conditions are what they are. I am...