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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The number of sheep exported live in each of the years 2016-2018 and to date in 2019, and the export destinations of these sheep in each year can be found below in tabular form. This data refers to EU countries and has been taken from the TRACES database which does not allow for the extraction of reports that indicate the age of the sheep. A small number of consignments of sheep have been...

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

Michael Creed: Data is collected by the Department in relation to the category of Spring Lambs, defined as sheep that are under 12 months of age that are both born and slaughtered within the same calendar year, The following table shows the number of spring lambs which were slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland from 2016 to date in 2019. Year Quantity 2019 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 795 to 797, inclusive, together. Sea-fishing boat licensing is the responsibility of the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which is independent in the exercise of its functions. The details of all currently registered Irish sea-fishing boats are available on the Irish Fishing Boat Register, which is published online: The monitoring and control of...

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

Michael Creed: The beef sector is an important element of the Irish economy and I am conscious of the importance that this key sector plays in rural Ireland. I am keenly aware that the past year has been very challenging for beef farmers. The Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM), which recently closed for applications, will provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is currently undertaking the upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 across 211 locations nationwide. My Department has at total of 5,100 devices of which 2,950 currently use Windows 7 operating system. It is planned that the upgrade of these devices will be completed by Q2 2020. Table: Operating System Number of devices as of 1/11/2019 % ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department has always sought to achieve best value for the tax payer by maximising the lifetime of its computer devices, thus reducing total cost of ownership. It had been planned to have all devices upgraded before the withdrawal of Window 7 support. However, the need to divert resources to support my Department's Brexit plans extended the timeline of the Windows 10 upgrade, which will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is actively upgrading all of its (Windows) computer devices to Windows 10. This upgrade will be completed by Q2 2020. Any devices not upgraded by the time Microsoft withdraws standard support for Windows 7, will use multiple layers of technology for protection including: - - The purchase of on-going Windows 7 support for the small number of devices using this operating system...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (5 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. There is no legislative provision or requirement for Bord na gCon to make an annual dividend return.

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

Michael Creed: My Department is required to carefully assess all forestry licence applications to ensure that, among other things, environmental and landscape considerations are taken into account and that appropriate prescribed bodies are fully consulted. On the site in question, archaeological artefacts were identified and the application was therefore referred to my Department’s...

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

Michael Creed: The number of full and part-time staff employed by my Department are shown in the table below: Category No. of Staff Full-Time 3,045 Part-Time 512 Grand Total 3,557 There are currently no staff in this Department being paid at the National Minimum Wage rate of pay.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Carcase Disposal (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Officials from my Department, recognising and acknowledging the concerns raised in relation to the challenges facing the knackery industry, have met with the Animal Collectors Association (ACA) on a number of occasions since August 2019. My Department is committed to putting together a scheme that will provide for significant financial support to the knackery industry to stabilise the...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was selected for an on-farm inspection and subsequently submitted a detailed review request in relation to a penalty under the coppicing of hedgerow action of the GLAS contract. The review requested will now be carried out. Once this process has concluded, a decision will issue to the person named.

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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office in relation to the Department’s decision to refuse an application for Force Majeure following the termination of the GLAS contract in this case. That office will notify the person named, in writing, of the outcome of the appeal in due course.

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

Michael Creed: It is not possible to ascertain figures for paper applications submitted by agents during the years in question. The facility to apply online for SPS/BPS was first introduced for the 2007 application year and the information requested by the Deputy is provided below for the years since then. Year No. of Agents that submitted online applications on behalf of Farmers ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 809 and 810 together. No cases of BSE were identified in Ireland in 2014, 2016, 2018 and so far in 2019, with just one case identified in both 2015 and 2017 respectively. In 2015, a case of Classical BSE was confirmed following an official sampling of a fallen animal aged 48 months and older. This sampling is one element of a comprehensive multi-layered...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I am advised that the Appeals Office received an appeal on behalf of the person named on 31 July 2019 in relation to the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS). The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department. All the relevant documents have recently been received by...

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

Michael Creed: The forest estate is expanding and has reached 770,000 hectares, which is 11% of the total land area. This is as a result of significant State investment. We now have a new challenge, to meet 8,000 hectares of new planting each year as set out in the Climate Action Plan. I am very aware that this is in the face of declining planting rates and that this year has been disappointing in terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: In line with the requirements of Department of Finance Circular 40/2002, each year my Department carries out an assessment of contracts with a value above €25,000 that were awarded in the preceding year without a competitive process, and submits a report to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) by 31 March. Accordingly, the information sought in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (5 Nov 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. Applications for BEAM were accepted from the 19th August to the 20th September 2019. Payments under the scheme are scheduled to commence in December 2019.

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

Michael Creed: The table below shows the total payment for all GLAS schemes in respect of scheme years 2016 - 2018. GLAS payments continue to be processed on a weekly basis, as all requirements are fulfilled. The 2019 Advance payments for GLAS are due to commence shortly. County 2016 2017 2018 Carlow €1,731,861.26 €2,247,954.33...