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

Michael Creed: The Control of Horses Act 1996, provides the necessary powers to Local Authorities to deal with stray and abandoned horses. The Act contains provisions for the licencing and identification of horses and was introduced to address the issues caused by stray and wandering horses due to public safety concerns.  The primary purpose of the Act was to address the dangerous and...

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

Michael Creed: Teagasc operates as a non-commercial state agency under the aegis of my Department.  I understand that Teagasc engages in on-going consultation with stakeholders through a network of consultative committees and through input from stakeholder representatives on the Teagasc Authority. I have asked Teagasc to provide further information directly to the Deputy on the level of engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named is the owner of a 1.86 hectare woodland planted in 2011 under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme. The site was originally planted with Ash but, in 2017, the Department confirmed that the Ash was infected with Ash Dieback disease necessitating the removal of the trees. The trees were subsequently removed and replaced with Oak in December 2017. As the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Inventories of greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland are prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency annually in accordance with accounting rules agreed under the auspices of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment is the relevant Minister in respect of these UN Climate Change rules. Ireland is one of the most...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department has three divisions tasked with all aspects of Forestry, two of which are directly involved in forestry licensing. These are (i) Forestry Policy Division, comprising administrative personnel and (ii) Forestry Inspectorate, comprising forestry inspectors and other technical personnel. Forestry Division manages the administrative aspects of the forestry licensing process, scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Natura 2000 (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decisions and Irish law cases relating to Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive have resulted in changes to forestry licensing procedures. The main examples are outlined below. Case C-323/17 People Over Wind and Peter Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta resulted in the following ruling: “Article 6(3) of [the Habitats...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department currently has two ecologists in the Forestry Inspectorate. In respect of grades, one is a Forestry Inspector, Grade 1 (Regional Forestry Inspector), the other is Ecologist, Grade 3. Sanction was recently obtained to hold a competition to recruit further ecological resources. Interviews for this competition will be held in December, from which a panel will be formed. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Bord Bia Quality Mark assures the consumer that a product has been produced to Bord Bia’s highest quality standards and that farmers and processors have been independently audited. The Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme is run directly by Bord Bia and accordingly is an operational matter for that State Body. However, in the interests of informing the House...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Bord Bia Quality Mark assures the consumer that a product has been produced to Bord Bia’s highest quality standards and that farmers and processors have been independently audited. The Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme is run directly by Bord Bia and accordingly is an operational matter for that State Body. However, in the interests of informing the House...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Data (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: None of the schemes in question were operational in 2014. As a result, there was neither a budget allocation nor expenditure for the schemes in question during that year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The table below shows the distribution of CAP pillar 1 payments (basic payment scheme and greening) made for the year 2018 to date to farmers in Ireland, sorted by area farmed. Farmers may also benefit from schemes under CAP pillar 2, many of which are not area-related. More details of payments to farmers are available in the CAP beneficiaries database which can be found on the DAFM website...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a successful application to my Department under the Young Farmers Scheme in 2015 as the eligible young farmer on the joint herd number shown. Payment under the Young Farmers Scheme is made for a maximum of five years and is determined by the date of commencement of agricultural activity of the young farmer. In the case where a young farmer has already been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: A 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme application was submitted by the person named on 8 April 2019 declaring a total of 30.20 hectares in respect of the 30.20 entitlements held. This application was processed and the advance payments under both BPS and ANC issued in mid-October. Subsequently, an issue arose with one of the commonage parcels...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The routes of sale, including the requirement for a prescription for the dispensing of animal preventative remedies such as worm and fluke doses, are governed by SI No. 786 of 2007 European Communities (Animal Remedies) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 and are determined by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). There have been no recent changes to the current legislation. However, new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Data (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Organic Farming Scheme is one of the most successful schemes under our current Rural Development Programme. A budget of €56m was allocated to fund the Scheme opened during the period 2014 to 2020 which was the largest allocation ever to an Organics support scheme. The Scheme has more than achieved its targets in terms of new land converted and the maintenance of organic land....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Organic Farming Scheme is one of the most successful schemes under our current Rural Development Programme. A budget of €56m was allocated to fund the Scheme opened during the period 2014 to 2020 which was the largest allocation ever to an Organics support scheme. The Scheme has more than achieved its targets in terms of new land converted and the maintenance of organic land....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes application on 30th April 2019. The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing eligibility inspection. This inspection has now been finalised and the person named was notified of the outcome on 15th November 2019. Payments due under the Direct Payment Schemes will now be processed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Control (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Irish Deer Management Forum (IDMF) was established by my Department and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (DCHG) in 2015. The purpose of the Forum is to facilitate, through improved stakeholder cooperation, implementation of the actions laid out in the document ‘Deer Management in Ireland – A Framework for Action’. The first term of the IDMF ran...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Fees (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department owns, manages and maintains the six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl. The Fishery Harbour Centres (Rates and Charges) Order 2012 (214 of 2012), which came into effect on the 1st July 2012, sets out the fee schedule for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the Afforestation Scheme, private land-owners, including small businesses, may avail of establishment grants which cover 100% of the cost of establishing woodlands as well as annual premium payments each year for up to 15 years. The smallest size that may be funded under the scheme is 0.1 ha for broadleaves, which equals around 330 trees. My Department also has a new Woodland...