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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (18 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, there is a delay in the adoption of the new CAP proposals and EU Budget post-2020, with a resultant delay in the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan for the period 2021-2027. This has left a gap in the legal and financial framework for the existing CAP measures, including direct payments, rural development, sectoral interventions and the LEADER programme.  A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (18 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 362 together. The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available at the level of detail requested. Officials in my Department will examine the request and I will respond to the Deputy as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (18 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 to 365, inclusive, together. To date, in 2019 officers from the Carcase Classification Division conducted over 580 inspections across 32 factories (mechanical and manual grading plants) and over 50,000 carcasses were inspected. In the mechanical grading plants only, there were 420 inspections on 43,000 carcasses across 23 factories. During these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 913 and 949 together. My Department continues to monitor the situation in relation to the floods, with significant flooding occurring of farmlands but, in general, not of farmyards to date. A study to determine the feasibility of any future, once-off, targeted scheme for Voluntary Farm Building Relocation is being undertaken. My Department has evaluated a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The €300 million Brexit Loan Scheme was introduced, in cooperation with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), to provide funding support to enable eligible Irish businesses (i.e. SMEs or small mid-caps) to implement the changes necessary to address the challenges posed by Brexit. It provides for loans of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future Growth Loan Scheme (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The Future Growth Loan Scheme was developed by my Department and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in partnership with the Department of Finance and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). It is being delivered through participating finance providers nationally to make up to €300 million of investment loans available to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 916 and 958 together. A commitment has been given to the development of a sustainable and viable forestry sector in Ireland and some €600m has been invested through the current National Forestry Programme.  Furthermore, the Climate Action Plan 2019 enshrines the importance of the forestry sector to the achievement of national targets not least...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: Following consultation with stakeholders in advance of the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints scheme, it was decided to introduce changes in the scheme stocking requirement in relation to donkeys. With effect from the 2020 ANC scheme year, only 50% of an applicant's stocking density can be fulfilled using donkeys and the balance must be fulfilled using other eligible animals. This change was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: I am aware that there are currently delays to issuing forestry licences and acknowledge that this is causing difficulties for some in the sector.  Notwithstanding the delays in the latter months of  last year, I also note that 2019 was a record year for the issuing of felling licences with over 4,100 licences issuing which was 10% higher than the previous year.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The application for a tree felling licence for the person named was acknowledged as complete on 7 February 2020.  At that time, it was advertised on my Department’s website, providing the public with 30 days in which to make a submission.  The application has also been referred to prescribed bodies, including National Parks and Wildlife Service, who have up to eight weeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a claim for payment  for a TAMS II application under the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme 17 January 2020.Further documentation which was requested has now been received and is under consideration at present.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Appeals (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The person named has been a participant in the Sheep Welfare Scheme since 26 January 2017.  Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, participants are required to submit the annual Sheep Census return within the required deadlines for each year of scheme participation. In this case, the named individual did not submit the 2018 sheep census return by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 922 and 923 together. I am aware that there are currently delays to issuing forestry licences and acknowledge that this is causing difficulties for some in the sector. These are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP) which were introduced in response to important Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: Applications for forestry operations must be carefully assessed by officials of my Department to ensure any possible impacts the operations may have on the surrounding countryside and environment are fully considered.  For this reason, my Department has recently amended its Appropriate Assessment procedures to take account of important Court of Justice of the European Union decisions, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Correspondence (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The letter referred to, addressed to Minister Humphreys dated 22 January, was delivered to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, on January 24th.  The letter was forwarded to the Secretary General’s office who immediately passed it on to the relevant line manager for consideration. The Deputy should be aware that no political representations were made in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I am advised, however, that the Appeals Office received an appeal on behalf of the person named on 4 December  2019 in relation to the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM).  The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: This previously proposed project by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) was considered in the wider context of the provision of existing professional sea survival training facilities within the State and the cost, both construction and operational, of such an additional facility. The existing professional sea survival training facilities based at the National Maritime College of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: Greencastle Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government thereafter. My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The contract specified was approved under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme with two grant payments and 20 annual premiums to be paid across the lifetime of the contract. The first and second grant payments were made in 2000 and 2004 respectively.  Twenty annual premiums were paid between 2000 and 2019 to the beneficiary of the contract, with the last premium payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: The Government has provided significant financial support to the beef sector over the past number of years through national funding and the rural development programme. In Budget 2020, I have provided almost €85 million in targeted schemes to support sustainable beef farming. This includes almost €45 million for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and a further...