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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department accepts and processes tree felling licences, which cover both tree felling and thinning. A valid tree felling licence must be in place before any forestry tree felling or thinning takes place. Applications for felling licences may be made by the applicant or their registered forester. All forestry licences issued by the Department undergo a legal consent process. Since 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Live exports are a critical part of Ireland’s livestock industry. They play a significant role in stimulating price competition and providing an alternative market outlet for farmers. My Department facilitates this trade, recognising its importance to the agri-food sector, while placing a strong emphasis on the welfare of all animals being transported. The Department continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Data (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department does not collect data regarding calf euthanasia on Irish farms. With regards to on farm deaths, 2.5 % of calves were registered as dead before they attained six weeks of age in 2018. These data compare very favourably with other livestock rearing countries in the EU and Worldwide.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 to 428, inclusive, together. To date in 2019, there have been 508 unannounced inspections by my Department’s classification officers and over 44,000 carcasses checked for classification and carcase presentation. During this period, mechanical classification machines were turned off on 6 occasions and factories instigated manual grading of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department last updated its FOI Disclosure Log on 8 November 2019. Disclosures relating to the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and the first three quarters of 2019 are available on the DAFM website at . The Department's policy is to update the Disclosure Log on a quarterly basis. However, from January 2020, it is intended to update the Log on a monthly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Trade Missions play an important role in promoting the Irish agri-food sector and in market development, and I have been very active on this front in recent years as we strive to gain and develop a presence in as many global markets as possible. As part of my 2019 Trade Mission schedule, I led an agri-food trade mission to the Republic of Korea in June 2019. I used the visit to build on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: There has been some recent correspondence between the persons named and my Department about this long running case. The matter was examined previously by both the Agriculture Appeals Office and the Office of the Ombudsman where the original decision made by the Department was upheld in both cases. Furthermore, a petition was submitted to the Committee of Petitions of the EU Parliament in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is represented on both the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning and on its sub-group which designs the Be Winter Ready campaign. In particular, the Department contributes information for the farming community on preparing for, and working in, adverse weather conditions. To support the campaign, all Departmental staff were emailed with information about the campaign...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (12 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and received all payments in respect of scheme years 2015 to 2018. The position is that there is no record of an application from the person named to withdraw from GLAS 1 under the provisions of force majeure. It is open to the person named to write directly to the GLAS Section in Johnstown...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Directive (EU) 2019/633 on Unfair Trading Practices in Business-to-Business Relationships in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain (UTP Directive), came into force on 30 April 2019. EU Law requires that the Directive must be transposed into national law by 1 May 2021 and will apply in national law no later than from 1 November 2021. The UTP Directive requires the establishment of an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Expenditure (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon (BnG) is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In August 2019, BnG announced the establishment of a separate Care Fund dedicated to funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Meetings (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: At the most recent EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council which took place in Luxembourg on 14-15 October 2019, the Finnish Presidency presented a ‘state-of-play’ on discussions of the CAP post-2020 reform package, where my Ministerial colleagues and I exchanged views on the key issues that are deemed to require further consideration.   One such issue is the proposed new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: On 31 October, the Commission presented two proposals to provide for transitional regulations to bridge the period between the current CAP programming period (2014-2020) and the CAP post-2020 (2021-2027). Such transitional measures are normal between programming periods where a gap arises due to a delay finalising the new EU Budget and CAP regulations. The proposals provide for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Farming Initiatives (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Social farming is the practice of offering, on a voluntary basis, farming and horticultural participation in a farming environment as a choice to people who avail of a range of therapeutic day support services. A number of Social Farming initiatives are currently being implemented across the country and contracts for these have recently been extended for a further year with associated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: EU regulations governing the administration of the Basic Payment Scheme, the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme and other area-based schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including Ground or Remote Sensing (Satellite) inspections where applicable, are fully completed to ensure eligibility with the various schemes requirements before any payments issue. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: EU regulations governing the administration of the Basic Payment Scheme, the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme and other area-based schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including Ground or Remote Sensing (Satellite) inspections where applicable, are fully completed to ensure eligibility with the various schemes requirements before any payments issue. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2020 (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. 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 €40 million for targeted supports. This €40 million allocation will be from exchequer funds, and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Economics and Planning Division within DAFM carries out Spending Reviews on existing policies in conjunction with the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER). The Spending Review mechanism is a three-year policy evaluation process to improve how Government spending is allocated and maintained. The objective of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named does not hold any basic payment entitlements and so is not due payment under this scheme. If the Deputy has any further relevant documentation he wants to submit, the case will be re-examined.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry Data (7 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Bord na gCon has informed me that it is satisfied in its approach in calculating injuries and...