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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: As he is aware, we convened a meeting of the task force but unfortunately due to events that are well known and have been previously aired in this House, that meeting did not get under way. Every effort is being made to ensure that every party to the task force is in a position to attend a meeting at the earliest possible date.

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Deputy is well qualified.

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: It is 2020.

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the committee's report on the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017. I wish to reassure the House that both l, as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Government recognise the value and importance of maintaining vibrant rural, island and coastal communities. That was the motivation for the Action Plan for Rural Development,...

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: It is a myth.

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: It is in the strategy-----

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I welcome all the contributions. I wish to make just a few observations in response to points that have been raised. Deputy Kenny in his concluding remarks and, I think, Deputy Penrose laid the blame in a way on bureaucracy. The line Deputy Penrose used was that our job was to "find a way". From the engagement I have had with all the officials in my Department, I believe there is an...

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Maybe that is an overstatement but it was substantially an inshore industry. It is now a very different industry. In both value and volume terms, it is much bigger than it was prior to joining the EU. I have concerns about the Bill on a number of fronts. I do not intend to go into all of them here but one issue is of particular concern. As a nation we take a different view of the...

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Deputies spoke about privatising the quota and this would be the thin end of the wedge.

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Deputies spoke about giving quotas to individuals. They should be careful what they wish for because many in the industry, as Deputy Pringle knows well, would love to see the quota privatised but that is something that every Irish Government, since we joined the EU, has steadfastly resisted. It would be a dangerous foot in the door.

Report on Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: If the provisions of this Bill were adhered to, it could lead to the privatisation of our quota opportunities. I wish to take issue with Deputy Connolly's comments on the Government's review of islands policy and so on. An interdepartmental group and all of the relevant actors in various Departments will go to the island communities and listen to them, which is as it should be. That is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Enterprises (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department provided an allocation of over €713,000 for Social Farming in 2019 under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund (RIDF). A number of Social Farming initiatives are currently being implemented across the country and the following contracts have recently been extended for a further year: - The Social Farming Network Project with associated funding of €350,000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraints schemes application on 17 April 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including, in some cases, Ground Eligibility inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: In recognition of the importance of the work of animal welfare bodies, my Department have been providing funding directly to animal welfare bodies since 1995. This assists them in providing valuable services in the area of animal welfare. In December 2018, I announced record funding awards of €2,751,000 to 108 animal welfare organisations throughout the country. An...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: New bovine TB rules are contained in the Delegated Act (DA) on Part II of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on surveillance, eradication programmes and free status of animal diseases. The original proposals from the EU Commission were quite severe and would have had a significant negative impact on Irish farmers. The original draft proposals included: - 12 month minimum TB restriction period -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 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 Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Organic Farming Scheme is one of our most successful schemes under our current Rural Development Programme. The Scheme has more than achieved its targets in terms of new land converted and the maintenance of organic land. The area of land under organic production has expanded dramatically as a direct result of my Department's investment. Latest figures indicate that there are now some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The proposals for new regulations for the CAP 2021-27 were launched in June 2018 by Commissioner Hogan. The proposals, as drafted, involve significant changes, including in relation to governance, the distribution of direct payments among farmers and the increasing environmental conditionality attaching to such payments. One important element is the new delivery model, which originally...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The European Commission's proposals for the post-2020 CAP commit to a more significant environmental ambition than the current CAP schemes. It is proposed that EU payments will be subject to a common baseline of conditionality with a number of requirements for good agriculture and environmental conditions for land. In Pillar I, an eco scheme, which would be mandatory for Member States to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I have had no meetings with such organisations during the relevant period.