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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into the GLAS 1 scheme with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and received payments for 2015 and the 2016 Advance payment. The applicant was notified on 13 March 2018 that the GLAS contract had been terminated for failure to submit a Nutrient Management Plan as required under the Terms and conditions of the Scheme. A number of reminders had...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The budget for TAMS II for the duration of the RDP (2014-2020) is €395m.Payments to date under the TAMS II scheme now exceed €164m.There are over 11,000 approved applications with farmers who have yet to complete the approved works and submit payment claims. TAMS II applications and payment claims are broken down in tabular form by county in the following link: ">TAMS II

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Funding providing support for the establishment of Beef Producer Organisations is available under the current Rural Development Programme. This funding is available to support the engagement of Department-approved facilitators to assist with the application process for recognition of producer organisations. Funding is available for each group of up to a total of €3,000. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Diplomatic Representation (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The Irish embassies that currently have an agricultural attaché and the number of such attachés stationed in each such specific embassy are shown in the following table. Permanent Representation of Ireland to the E.U, Brussels, Belgium – 3 attachés Embassy of Ireland, London, United Kingdom – 1 attaché Embassy of Ireland, Rome, Italy – 1...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The total number of new applications received in Tranche 14 of TAMS II was 2,377. When combined with the 675 applications rolled over from the previous tranche, this brings the total number of applications for consideration in that tranche to 3,052. These applications are currently going through administrative checks. Approvals have begun to issue and will continue on an ongoing basis....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Staff (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Reporting to the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for EU and International Affairs and Rural Development, the number of full-time and part-time staff assigned to my Department's dedicated Brexit Unit, by grade, is listed in the following table. Brexit Unit Grade No. of Staff Senior Inspector (Principal Officer Equivalent) Head of Division 1 Assistant Principal 3 Administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Plant Protection Products (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: In 2013, the EU Commission introduced a partial ban on some neonicotinoids, including clothianidin, due to concerns about potential impacts on pollinators. Following further studies, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that, due to the potential risks, use of these neonicotinoids should be confined to permanent greenhouses. In April 2018, the EU Standing Committee on Pesticide...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the EU Promotion of Agricultural Products Regime, Bord Bia has submitted an application for an Information and Promotion Campaign on EU Suckler Beef, with the strapline " EU Suckler Beef - Wholesome, Raised as Nature Intended".The destination markets are Germany and Italy. The duration of the programme is three years, with a budget of €2.9 million, of which 70% would be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is a key financial support for farmers throughout the country. With this in mind, I have increased the budget for the Scheme in 2019 to €250m. Payments under EU funded schemes are subject to various EU regulations. In this instance, EU Regulation No 1306/2013 as amended by what is referred to as the omnibus regulation sets out many of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: I share the Deputy's concerns about the ongoing serious difficulties facing the beef sector. There has been significant engagement with stakeholders throughout the duration of this dispute and I believe that there is now a basis for the renewal of talks between the parties. These talks have been scheduled for next Monday 9th September. We have reached a point where it is critically...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: 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 continues to be the Government’s overriding policy priority. I am also keenly aware that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: This issue was raised at the recent beef stakeholder talks chaired by an independent chairperson and facilitated by my Department.Significant progress was made on a range of issues after long and detailed negotiations, including in relation to improvements in transparency along the supply chain, and in communications between industry and farmers and a review of some market specifications....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Progress was made on a range of issues after long and detailed negotiations in August, including in relation to improvements in transparency along the supply chain, and in communications between industry and farmers and a review of some market specifications. The agreement includes commitments on: - Review of the grid; - Review of the in-spec criteria for the quality payment system bonus; -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: I welcome initiatives to improve market transparency on EU agricultural markets. Since 2016, the various Market Observatories (milk, meat, crop and sugar) have been rolled out and all aim to monitor the development of production, consumption patterns and market volatility in the EU focusing on the provision of short term analyses, as well as analyses and economic outlook to help economic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The definition of suckler cows used for statistical purposes is beef cows who have calved at least once in their lifetime. The table below shows the number of suckler cows per county at the end of 2018: 2018 County Sucklers Carlow 15,013 Cavan 43,625 Clare 67,299 Cork 69,482 Donegal 38,607 Dublin 3,552 Galway 96,959 Kerry 43,227 Kildare 16,995 Kilkenny 30,966 Laois 32,380...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The number of applications to the 2019 National Reserve and the 2019 Young Farmers Scheme by county is set out in the table below. In addition to the figures shown, there are further applications under these schemes which were submitted under temporary reference numbers where an application for a herd number has been made and is currently being processed. Therefore, the figures provided...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: I share the Deputy's concerns about the ongoing serious difficulties facing the beef sector. Progress was made on a range of issues after long and detailed negotiations in August, including in relation to improvements in transparency along the supply chain, and in communications between industry and farmers and a review of some market specifications. The agreement includes commitments on: -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: I share the Deputy's concerns about the ongoing serious difficulties facing the beef sector. There has been significant engagement with stakeholders throughout the duration of this dispute and I believe that there is now a basis for the renewal of talks between the parties. These talks have been scheduled for next Monday 9th September. We have reached a point where it is critically...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: I share the Deputy's concerns about the ongoing serious difficulties facing the beef sector, particularly in view of the very significant threat posed to the sector by the possibility of a no-Deal Brexit in the near future. Progress was made on a range of issues after long and detailed negotiations in August, including in relation to improvements in transparency along the supply chain, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Brexit poses enormous challenges for the agri-food and fisheries sectors by virtue of their exposure to the UK market. The focus of my Department's activities has been to simultaneously put in place supports to help the agrifood sector to deal with the impact of Brexit, while, at the same time, taking the practical steps to prepare for the range of control and other activities that will be...