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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Data (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. 2016 2017 2018 2019 to  29.11.2019 No of requests 347 391 535 358 Refused 44 59 61 47 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The inaugural meeting of the Beef Taskforce took place on 3rd December. The Taskforce, which I established on foot of the Beef Sector Agreement, will provide for a robust implementation structure for commitments entered into as part of the Agreement. Agreed minutes and relevant update documents will be made available on my Department's website in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Woodland Improvement Scheme (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The current Woodland Improvement Scheme (WIS) – Element 1, Thinning and Tending has been in place since 2010. The Scheme is available to forest owners to thin and tend their broadleaf or broadleaf mixed forest. The Scheme provides two thinning interventions for these types of forestry, regardless of whether they are grant aided. The scheme facilitates the enhancement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: This query relates to the operation of the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) which is run by An Bord Bia. I have therefore referred your query on behalf of the person named to them and asked that they reply directly to you.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named received approval for an application for grant-aid under the Young Farmers' Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II on 19 September 2018. This approval expired 19 September 2019. An application for payment has not been submitted in this case. Should the application for payment be submitted, it will be considered and processed. My Department has been in direct contact with...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into the GLAS 3 scheme with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017 and has received payment for scheme year 2017 and the 2018 Advance payment. The applicant wrote to the Department requesting a reduction of the Coppicing of Hedgerows action and Department officials are working to amend the action as requested. Once this application clears all pre-payment...

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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes application on the 13th May 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including, in some cases, remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that my Department does not engage agency staff to meet its business needs. My Department employs staff across a broad range of skill sets including Administrative, Veterinary Inspectors, Forest and Agricultural Inspectors, Technical Agricultural Officers, Engineers and Laboratory Staff. Recruitment campaigns take place periodically in partnership with the Public Appointments...

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

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 305 together. My Department operates a package of measures under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020, aimed specifically at promoting the proactive protection and expansion of Ireland’s native woodland resource. These measures represent a key biodiversity component within Ireland’s national forest policy as well as contributing to our...

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

Michael Creed: My Department dedicates a substantial level of funding to animal welfare. In December, 2018, I announced the largest ever allocation of funding from my Department of €2.75m to 108 animal welfare organisations, a number of which undertake work with equines. With regard to urban horse issue, my Department continues to support a number of urban horse projects nationwide bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (10 Dec 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. An application was received from the person named on the 27th August 2019 and a scheme acceptance letter issued on the 11th October 2019 which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: GLAS is a voluntary Scheme where participants choose to carry out specific environmental commitments for a minimum period of five years. All areas claimed under GLAS are checked annually against the eligible area declared under the Basic Payment Scheme. Where the original GLAS area is reduced, the annual GLAS payment is reduced pro rata to the area removed and aid previously paid must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I was pleased to announce the membership of the Stakeholder Committee that will develop Ireland's agri-food strategy to 2030, under the chairmanship of Mr Tom Arnold. The strategy will outline the vision and key objectives, with associated actions, required to ensure the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the agri-food sector in the decade ahead. In deciding on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, issued a notice to trade on 21 November 2019 setting out the changes that will be implemented in December to transition to the application of new requirements for the certification of Irish crab exports, including under Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The SFPA has statutory responsibility for seafood safety controls and the enforcement of seafood...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The persons named submitted an application for grant-aid under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme. This application has now passed all the administrative checks and the ranking and selection process. The application is subject to a further final technical examination and, if successful, approval will issue to the above named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, issued a notice to trade on 21 November 2019 setting out the changes that will be implemented in December to transition to the application of new requirements for the certification of Irish crab exports, including under Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The SFPA has statutory responsibility for seafood safety controls and the enforcement of seafood...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The European Commission has proposed, as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021 - 2027, an approximate cut of 5% to the CAP budget post-2020. The proposed cut is unacceptable for Ireland and I have used every opportunity in the course of discussions on the CAP post-2020 to call for the budget to be maintained. While final agreement on the MFF proposals is ultimately a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme is set out in the Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-20200 as a three year programme, and has recently completed its third year. The EU Commission has recently presented proposals for the transitional rules for the period between this Common Agricultural Policy and its successor. These proposals include, inter alia, the option to extend the current...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The Greening scheme, introduced in 2015, delivers over €360 million on an annual basis to Irish farmers. Under Greening, farmers - in particular arable farmers - have specific obligations in terms of the number of crops and the amount of ecological focus area that they must have on their holding. In 2020, Greening along with the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will continue. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I want to take this opportunity to emphasise my commitment to agri-environment schemes in general which recognise the vital role farmers play in delivering public goods which will enhance Ireland’s sustainability credentials into the future. My Department has a strong record in the delivery of agri-environmental schemes including the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS), the...