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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Data (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The €20 million funding available under the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot allows for payment up to a maximum of €40 per calf, based on costs incurred and income foregone. As this exchequer funded scheme, operated under State Aid de minimis provisions, was based on costs incurred and income foregone, it is not possible to revise the payment amount. A total of 19,135...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Data (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Sheep Welfare Scheme is part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme.  It should be noted that the rate paid per ewe is based on the cost incurred and the income forgone by the farmer in carrying out the actions chosen under the scheme, so that if the rate per ewe is to be increased, then the actions would have to be amended.  Any increase in the payment rate would require a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Data (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The capital and current allocations for each agency will be set out in the 2020 Revised Estimates Volume (REV) which will be published later this year.  The overall exchequer pay allocation for my Department and its agencies for 2020 is set out in the Expenditure Report as €280,280,000, an increase of 8% over the 2019 allocation.  This includes an allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the terms and conditions of the TB Compensation scheme, On Farm Market Valuation (OFMV) is the main process used to value reactor animals.  Full details of the process involved are provided to all herdowners experiencing a TB breakdown. Once an animal has been deemed a reactor for TB, the herdowner chooses an independent valuer to value the animal. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Inspections (22 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 (BnG) has informed me that fully qualified,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Raised Bog Management Plan (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department recognises wetlands and peat soils as an important carbon pool in the Irish landscape. Reducing emissions by water table manipulation has the potential to significantly reduce GHG emissions from these soils and is a means to positively contribute to our climate change mitigation ambitions. This is an important part of Agriculture's contribution to the emission reductions and is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Delegates to the Open Policy Debate on the agri-food strategy to 2030 came from a variety of sectors and organisations, including primary producers, food and drinks companies, representative organisations and associations of primary producers and food and drinks companies, artisan food producers, forestry stakeholders, research and academic institutions, State Agencies,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: An application for participation in Year 2 of the Sheep Welfare Scheme was received from the person named on the 23 January 2018.  In accordance with the scheme terms and conditions, the named individual was selected for an inspection and a penalty was applied following the outcome of the inspection. An appeal on the findings of the inspection was received from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: To date in 2019, there have been 499 unannounced inspections conducted in 32 beef factories. During these inspections, classification officers monitor carcase classification, weights and trim. To date, one  factory has been fined for excess carcase trimming of three carcasses. It is intended to publish the names of all factories that have been fined in 2019 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Iranian market is already open for beef and sheepmeat exports. A veterinary health certificate for the export of Irish beef to Iran was agreed in March 2013. According to the CSO, trade has been negligible in recent years. Officials from my Department participated in a successful trade mission to Iran and Turkey in April 2016 which resulted in a bilaterally agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Scheme of Grant Aid for the Development of the Organic Processing Industry is a 100% exchequer funded scheme and has a budget of €1.2m in both 2019 and 2020.  The Organic Farming Scheme is a co-funded scheme under Ireland's RDP and has a budget of €11m in 2019 and €12m for 2020 and is funded at a co-financed rate of 53%.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: A no-deal Brexit would pose enormous challenges for the agrifood and fisheries sectors in particular by virtue of their exposure to the UK market.  The UK recently published their temporary tariff regime. The exact impact that these tariffs will have on agrifood trade is impossible to determine, and this includes how trade flows might change in response. However, it is clear that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I can reassure the Deputy that Irish farmers are not being excluded from any scheme being offered by  EU or the European Investment Bank (EIB).  I welcomed the announcement in April of a €1 billion loan programme by Commissioner Phil Hogan and EIB Vice-President Andrew McDowell, aimed at increasing access to funding for EU farmers, especially young farmers. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The ex-ante assessment for the use of financial instruments within Ireland’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programmes has been completed and is available on the Department’s website at the following link: The report was presented to the Rural Development Programme Monitoring Committee in September 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hardship Grant Scheme (23 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Hardship Grant is designed to alleviate the additional feed costs incurred by some herdowners whose holdings are restricted on foot of a herd retest during the period 1 November to 30 April and where animals are retained and fed during periods of restriction. The herdowner in question did not make an application under the hardship scheme in 2018. Applications under the scheme...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Everybody pays.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I am not sure that the cause of ash dieback is due to a bio-security lapse by the Department. This condition has affected ash plantations not just here but throughout countries in western Europe. I will ask my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, to communicate directly with the Deputy on the support that is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry Data (24 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.  Please see attached the requested details in tabular form as supplied to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (24 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Programme for a Partnership Government commits to exploring the potential for the development of onshore close containment fish farming as an emerging technology.  Separately, my Department’s National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development, published in 2015, proposes 24 actions to drive the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector and grow production...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (24 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that small abattoirs do not fall under the remit of my Department. They are approved and supervised by the the relevant Local Authority and therefore falls under the remit of the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government.