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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 – 2020, for which my Department has overall responsibility, consists of a total programme budget of approx. €4 billion over the seven-year lifespan of the Programme. In line with EU requirements, this budget must cover measures and sub-measures as set out in Regulation (EU) No. 1305 of 2013. The funding was allocated and phased over the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Deputy will be aware that the establishment of meat processing facilities is a commercial matter. I can confirm that my Department does not currently have any open applications for the approval under the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2009, S.I. 432 of 2009 for any veal processing units - if my Department were to receive such an application, it would, of course,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that a High Containment Laboratory has been developed at the Backweston Laboratory Campus to provide my Department with the capacity that it requires to deal with a potential outbreak of exotic viral diseases, and to fulfil my Department’s regulatory requirements for diagnostic testing of high-consequence viruses. Exotic viral diseases such as foot-and-mouth...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established under the Forestry Act 1988, Section 12 of which states the objectives of the company. These objectives are to carry on the business of forestry and related activities on a commercial basis and in accordance with efficient silvicultural practices, to establish and carry on woodland industries, and to participate with others in forestry and related activities...

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

Michael Creed: The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) is to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. BEAM is funded by a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support, provided in light of the difficult circumstances that Irish beef farmers have been facing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Oct 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 has informed me that it is aware of a greyhound fatality at Shelbourne Park...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Oct 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 has informed me that it has no knowledge of greyhounds buried on the grounds of...

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

Michael Creed: I have established a Beef Market Taskforce to provide the leadership to develop a sustainable pathway for the future of the beef sector in terms of economic, environmental and social sustainability. The Taskforce will provide a robust implementation structure for commitments entered into in the Irish Beef Sector Agreement of 15th September, with timelines and stakeholder engagement....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Oct 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 meeting, referred to by the Deputy, on the 21st June this year was convened to discuss...

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

Michael Creed: There have been a series of formal negotiations with beef sector stakeholders, facilitated by my Department, since early August, culminating in an agreement being reached between stakeholders on Sunday 15 September. The full text of the Agreement is available on my Department's website: The Agreement involves a number of interventions which will provide immediate benefit for beef...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: EU regulations governing the administration of the Basic Payment Scheme, the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme and other area-based schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including Ground or Remote Sensing (Satellite) inspections where applicable, are fully completed to ensure eligibility with the various schemes requirements before any payments issue. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme, some 103,822 applicants hold eligible designated lands. The ANC Scheme is subject to a range of eligibility and compliance criteria, for example, stocking density requirements, and payment cannot issue to herd owners until they have met the relevant criteria. Not all these applicants will be due to receive payments. For example,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: EU regulations governing the administration of the Basic Payment Scheme, the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme and other area-based schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including Ground or Remote Sensing (Satellite) inspections where applicable, are fully completed to ensure eligibility with the various schemes requirements before any payments issue. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (15 Oct 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 passing of the Greyhound Racing Ireland Act 2019 will improve the governance of Bord na...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Planning Issues (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Section 4 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides for the general overarching provisions in respect of exempted development i.e. development works not requiring planning permission. Supplementary more detailed provisions in relation to exempted development are provided for in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. Currently, the construction of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The named individual applied for the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme on 1 April 2019. I am pleased to confirm that payment for the 2019 ANC Scheme has issued to the named individual. As regards the position of donkeys and the eligibility criteria of the ANC scheme, applicants must maintain 0.15 Livestock Units (LU) per eligible forage hectare for 7 consecutive months...

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

Michael Creed: There are a huge variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. The financial allocation in respect of TAMS for the full Rural Development Programme period will be in the region of €395m. To date, total expenditure, including transitional expenditure, has reached €170m and payments continue to issue at the average rate of €1.4m per week. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 10th May 2019. Processing of the ANC application has recently been completed and payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named. Advance payments under the 2019 BPS are due to commence on the 16th...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The attached table shows details of staff recruitments and staff retirements for my Department for the years in question. The recruitments and retirement figures included in this table are defined in accordance with Civil Service norms. Officers appointed to positions through internal promotion competitions and those who remain within the Department (even if they are appointed on foot of an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Funding (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows: Agency Capital Allocation 2018 € Current Allocation 2018 € Total Allocation 2018 € Bord Bia 0 41,266,000 41,266,000 Bord Iascaigh Mhara 13,100,000 23,625,000 36,725,000 National Milk Agency 0 0 0 Teagasc 5,150,000 129,432,000 134,582,000 Marine Institute 10,000,000 22,465,000 32,465,000 Horse Racing...