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

Michael Creed: An application for Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, was submitted on behalf of the person named in November 2018.  My Department is obliged to carefully vet all applications for the scheme, considering any potential impacts the afforestation may have.  These include impacts on any archaeological and environmental assets and on the surrounding landscape.  The...

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

Michael Creed: An application under the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme was received on 9 May 2018. During processing, issues arose regarding  the eligibility of four of the land parcels declared. The eligibility review is ongoing for the parcels concerned. However, payment will issue in the coming weeks on the remainder of the eligible land declared. An application under the 2019 Basic Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases Data (24 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: It is not possible to provide the information requested in the required time.  I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (5 Nov 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. Applications for the BEAM were accepted from the 19th of August to the 20th of September 2019. An application from the person named is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 (CR 262/2015) sets out the rules governing the identification of equidae in the EU. This legislation was transposed into national legislation via S.I. 62 of 2016 (as amended). The identification of an equine is the first step in ensuring the safety of the food chain. This process requires the engagement of a veterinary practitioner to mark...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 14 March 2019 in which he declared a share on two commonages in County Kerry. As outlined by the Deputy, an over claim has occurred on the Shanahill commonage and my Department is currently reviewing this over claim. The person named was requested to submit commonage evidence. However, the details submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot scheme (BEEP) aims to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality date on herd performance, supporting decision making on the farm. BEEP targets the weaning efficiency of suckler cows and calves through the collection of live weights of cows and progeny in the herd of each participant. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Teagasc is responsible for the delivery and operation of the Green Cert course. Accordingly, I have arranged that the matter be brought to the attention of Teagasc who have been requested to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department provides support to assist fruit and vegetable growers through the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. This is a competitive scheme open to all horticultural sectors – field vegetables, mushrooms, protected food crops, amenity crops, soft fruit, apples and beekeeping and provides grant aid at a rate of 40% (50% for young...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I refer the Deputy to the text of the Agreement reached on 15 September 2019, which is available on the DAFM website at . Specifically, in relation to this issue, industry committed to 'no change in weight limits without a minimum of four months notice to the farmer'. Meat Industry Ireland has informed my Department that the notification referenced by the Deputy was issued to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: There is no record of any appeal in respect of GLAS payments for the person named. In this case, as part of GLAS 2019 pre-payment checks, the area of the commonage claim will be reviewed to determine the correct baseline for payment under GLAS as the eligible area has been reduced. GLAS payments are calculated annually for qualifying actions delivered. Prior to payment,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is currently conducting an investigation under the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations ( SI 456/2011) in County Donegal and, as a result, I cannot comment further while matters are under investigation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The object 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 exceptional aid and Exchequer support, provided in light of the difficult circumstances that Irish beef farmers have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Census (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The number of breeding ewes recorded in the annual sheep census, which is carried out in December each year, for the years 2016 to 2018 are as follows - December 2016 - 2,640,048 December 2017 - 2,646,078 December 2018 - 2,560,180

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The number of sheep exported live in each of the years 2016-2018 and to date in 2019, and the export destinations of these sheep in each year can be found below in tabular form. This data refers to EU countries and has been taken from the TRACES database which does not allow for the extraction of reports that indicate the age of the sheep. A small number of consignments of sheep have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Data is collected by the Department in relation to the category of Spring Lambs, defined as sheep that are under 12 months of age that are both born and slaughtered within the same calendar year, The following table shows the number of spring lambs which were slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland from 2016 to date in 2019. Year Quantity 2019 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 795 to 797, inclusive, together. Sea-fishing boat licensing is the responsibility of the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which is independent in the exercise of its functions. The details of all currently registered Irish sea-fishing boats are available on the Irish Fishing Boat Register, which is published online: The monitoring and control of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The beef sector is an important element of the Irish economy and I am conscious of the importance that this key sector plays in rural Ireland. I am keenly aware that the past year has been very challenging for beef farmers. The Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM), which recently closed for applications, will provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is currently undertaking the upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 across 211 locations nationwide. My Department has at total of 5,100 devices of which 2,950 currently use Windows 7 operating system. It is planned that the upgrade of these devices will be completed by Q2 2020. Table: Operating System Number of devices as of 1/11/2019 % ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department has always sought to achieve best value for the tax payer by maximising the lifetime of its computer devices, thus reducing total cost of ownership. It had been planned to have all devices upgraded before the withdrawal of Window 7 support. However, the need to divert resources to support my Department's Brexit plans extended the timeline of the Windows 10 upgrade, which will...