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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The number of calls to the Department's Animal Health and Welfare Helpline in relation to poultry or wild birds was 17 in 2018, 13 in 2019 and 7 to date in 2020.  All of these calls related to sightings of sick, injured or dead birds across the country and mainly related to wild bird deaths. Additionally, there have been 335 calls to the out-of-hours line in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: Border Control Posts (BCP) are the facilities at which import control inspections are undertaken on products and animals entering the European Union from Third Counties before they are allowed to be placed on the Single Market.  A range of controls are carried out to ensure that the products or animals pose no dangers to human, animal or plant health. Shannon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: There are currently two establishments approved by my Department to operate as equine slaughter plants under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin on the hygiene of foodstuffs.  The slaughter process and the handling of animals destined for slaughter takes place under strictly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (16 Jun 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: Aquaculture Development (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The development of market access for products in third countries is kept under close review by my Department and I would encourage any seafood producers, or indeed other food producers, to contact my Department so that we can bring together the right supports and assistance, including through the network of embassies, to help promote Irish food abroad, where appropriate. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The cattle headage scheme was EU-funded and, following the introduction of compulsory electronic payment to bank accounts in 2008, any funds relating to earlier payable orders that remained un-cashed after a maximum 6 year period were, on the direction of the EU Commission, surrendered back to the EU.   It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The suite of seven measures available under TAMS II have been opened for applications on a rolling tranche-by-tranche basis. The closing date for Tranche 17 was extended to June 5 to facilitate applicants whose ability to apply may have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.  Tranche 18 of TAMS II opened on 6 June 2020 and will close for the receipt of applications on 7 August...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The total number of birds reported to the Department in the flocks affected by H6N1 Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza is 605,173 - broken down as follows: Production system Number of flocks Number of birds Table egg layer (free range) 8 77,336 Table egg layer (colony) 3 517,835 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (16 Jun 2020)

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.  34,517 applications were accepted for BEAM and 33,411 of these have received payments totalling €77.58m. With regard to any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: My Department is involved in discussions on the future of agri-environment supports as part of consideration of the next CAP.  However, it will not be possible to make final decisions until confirmation is available at EU and national level regarding budget and timeframe. Ireland has pressed for the earliest possible adoption of regulations, so...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: On 14 May, my Department identified a suspected case of 'Atypical BSE' in a 14-year old cow as a result of its surveillance of ‘fallen’ animals – these are on-farm deaths which are sent to a collection centre (knackery) for sampling and destruction. On 22 May, confirmatory tests carried out at my Department’s Central Veterinary Research Laboratory verified the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that an epidemiological report on the Atypical BSE case in the national herd which was detected and confirmed late last month has been completed and that a summary of the key findings will be made available in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: On 14 May, my Department identified a suspected case of 'Atypical BSE' in a 14-year old cow as a result of its surveillance of ‘fallen’ animals – these are on-farm deaths which are sent to a collection centre (knackery) for sampling and destruction. On 22 May, confirmatory tests carried out at my Department’s Central Veterinary Research Laboratory verified the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The current EU approval of the active substance glyphosate expires in December 2022. In May 2019, the European Commission appointed four evaluating Member States acting jointly as 'rapporteurs' for the next assessment of glyphosate.  This group, comprising France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden, is known as the Assessment Group on Glyphosate. In December...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and  Genomics Programme provides for six years of payments to farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability.  €41.42m has been paid to date in respect of 22,951 participants for the 2019 scheme year.  Payments for some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It provides funding of €300 million over the six year programme and addresses widely acknowledged weaknesses in the maternal genetics of the Irish suckler herd, makes a positive contribution to farmer profitability and reduces the greenhouse gas intensity of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The staff of my Department’s Communications Division manage the Department’s social media channels, which includes social media monitoring. No other costs have been incurred for social media monitoring for the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Jul 2020)

Michael Creed: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Michael Creed: 457. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend entitlement to the free travel pass to persons who suffer from epilepsy and are medically unfit to drive as a consequence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (22 Jul 2020)

Michael Creed: 235. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publicly communicate the contents of a report (details supplied); if so, the timeline for communicating same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17673/20]