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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Live exports are a critical part of Ireland’s livestock industry. They play a significant role in stimulating price competition and providing an alternative market outlet for farmers. My Department facilitates this trade, recognising its importance to the agri-food sector, while placing a strong emphasis on the welfare of all animals being transported. The Department continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Data (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department does not collect data regarding calf euthanasia on Irish farms. With regards to on farm deaths, 2.5 % of calves were registered as dead before they attained six weeks of age in 2018. These data compare very favourably with other livestock rearing countries in the EU and Worldwide.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 to 428, inclusive, together. To date in 2019, there have been 508 unannounced inspections by my Department’s classification officers and over 44,000 carcasses checked for classification and carcase presentation. During this period, mechanical classification machines were turned off on 6 occasions and factories instigated manual grading of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department last updated its FOI Disclosure Log on 8 November 2019. Disclosures relating to the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and the first three quarters of 2019 are available on the DAFM website at . The Department's policy is to update the Disclosure Log on a quarterly basis. However, from January 2020, it is intended to update the Log on a monthly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Trade Missions play an important role in promoting the Irish agri-food sector and in market development, and I have been very active on this front in recent years as we strive to gain and develop a presence in as many global markets as possible. As part of my 2019 Trade Mission schedule, I led an agri-food trade mission to the Republic of Korea in June 2019. I used the visit to build on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: There has been some recent correspondence between the persons named and my Department about this long running case. The matter was examined previously by both the Agriculture Appeals Office and the Office of the Ombudsman where the original decision made by the Department was upheld in both cases. Furthermore, a petition was submitted to the Committee of Petitions of the EU Parliament in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is represented on both the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning and on its sub-group which designs the Be Winter Ready campaign. In particular, the Department contributes information for the farming community on preparing for, and working in, adverse weather conditions. To support the campaign, all Departmental staff were emailed with information about the campaign...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and received all payments in respect of scheme years 2015 to 2018. The position is that there is no record of an application from the person named to withdraw from GLAS 1 under the provisions of force majeure. It is open to the person named to write directly to the GLAS Section in Johnstown...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (13 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 BEAM were accepted from 19th August to 20th September 2019. 34,517 approval letters issued to eligible BEAM...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applicaiton on 3 May 2019 in which he declared a share on two commonages in County Kerry.  An over claim has occurred on one of the commonages which my Department is currently reviewing. The person named has been requested to submit evidence of his entitlement to claim on this commonage and once this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish National Stud (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Irish National Stud Company is a commercial State Body. I last met the Chair of the Irish National Stud, on Tuesday 11th April 2017. The items discussed during the meeting included an update on the financial performance of the stud, the establishment of a new visitor experience and the setting up of a subsidiary company. I also met both the Chair...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crop Losses (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy will be aware, extreme weather conditions in September 2016 adversely impacted the harvesting of tillage crops. I launched the Weather Related Crop Damage Measure to provide financial assistance to farmers in approved cases as a contribution towards the direct losses arising from damage to spring barley, spring wheat, spring oats and spring oilseed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme on 14 May 2019. In relation to the BPS application, my Department has no record of the person named holding any BPS entitlements which could form the basis for payment under the 2019 BPS.  In relation to the ANC application, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The data requested is held by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and I have referred the Deputy's request to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Projects of this nature referred to by the Deputy may be eligible for support under the LEADER 2014-2020 Programme which is administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development on behalf of my Department. In order for a project to be eligible for LEADER funding, it must be compatible with the actions outlined in the approved Local Development Strategy for the relevant LEADER sub...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: In 2018, a late spring and prolonged period of dry weather during the summer resulted in a difficult grass growing season in that year with subsequent reduction in fodder conservation. For 2019, Teagasc data, using its grass growth monitoring service, 'PastureBase Ireland', has shown that grass growth throughout 2019 generally returned to normal levels. These favourable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Staff (13 Nov 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 below the requested details as supplied to me by Bord na gCon....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (13 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The European Commission recently presented two proposals to provide for transitional regulations to bridge the period between the current CAP programming period (2014-2020) and the CAP post-2020 (2021-2027). Transitional measures such as this are normal between programming periods where a gap arises due to the challenging nature of finalising the new EU Budget and CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (14 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Applications (14 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot scheme (BEEP) aims to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through collation of better quality data on herd performance which helps to support 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...