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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The definition of eligible animal in the terms and conditions of the scheme /) defines eligible animals as follows: Eligible animal shall mean those bovine animals identified on AIM (Animal Identification and movement system) at midnight on 29 July 2019 as either those aged over 12 months presented to a slaughtering establishment approved under the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 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: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2019 ANC Scheme was received from the person named on 14 March 2019. Under the 2019 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. Payment under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes application on the 21st March 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: Agriculture Scheme Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes application on the 26th April 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I must advise the Deputy that he appears to have been misinformed on mussel seed fishing activities in Castlemaine Harbour, Co. Kerry. Records on file in the Department show that fishing was permitted to take place in each of the years from 2014 to 2018 with the sole exception of 2016. EU environmental legislation, namely the Birds and Habitats Directives, provides protection for certain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named applied for the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme under TAMS II tranche 11 and was approved by letter dated 6 March 2019. The works in question are required to be completed by 6 March 2020. This approval was issued subject to compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme which state that the lease must have 5 years to run from the date of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations 2017 (S.I 605 of 2017) farmers are required to maintain records of all organic fertilisers moved onto or off their holding. The Department of Agriculture made available a form which provides the option to record up to three movements of organic fertilisers (livestock manures) and this was originally intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Focussing on immediate initial requirements in the area of East-West import controls for UK product into Ireland and the export of a limited range of agri-food products to the UK, in the event of a no-deal Brexit on October 31st, my Department will have 240 staff resources available across a range of disciplines in both front line control and back-up administrative spheres. As of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) undertake surveys of areas with potential to or a history of mussel seed settlement each year. Arising from these surveys estimates are made of the findings of the areas which have been surveyed. BIM generally publishes the survey reports on its website at the following link - I will forward the Deputy's question to BIM for attention as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Bord Iascaigh Mhara generally publishes reports of surveys of seed beds that it undertakes, including of the area in question, on its website: www.bim.ie EU environmental legislation, namely the Birds and Habitats Directives, provides protection for certain species, birds and habitats. Member States are required to designate areas of their territory for protection as part of an overall...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is statutorily responsible for the collation of data on catch and landing records for sea-fisheries including the mussel seed fishery. The SFPA is independent in the performance of its functions. I will forward the Deputy's question to the SFPA for attention as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336, 339 and 340 together. Total allocations for aquaculture farms in Northern Ireland, estimates of amounts of mussel seed in Northern Ireland waters, the amounts fished and the regulation of fishing activities of such mussel seed are a matter for the authorities there. Restrictions on mussel seed fishing activity in Irish waters may be subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: The data requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded directly to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the all-island basis for management of the mussel seed fishery in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA NI) and the cross-border Loughs Agency. The context for this has been the longstanding voisinagearrangements which provide for reciprocal access to waters for fishing in the area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 342 together. The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2019 amends section 10 of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act. The relevant excerpt from the legislation is as follows: ““10. (1) Subject to section 9 and subsection (2), a person on board a foreign sea-fishing boat shall not fish or attempt to fish while the boat is within the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Irish sea-fishing boats are authorised to fish for mussel seed within the exclusive fishery limits of the State under s. 13 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. Persons on board vessels owned and operated in Northern Ireland are permitted to fish for mussel seed in the waters within 0 to 6 nautical miles of the baseline under s. 10(2) of the 2006 Act, as amended by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Regarding Northern Ireland fishing boats, I assume that the Deputy is referring to the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2019. I am advised that terms used within legislation generally derive the meaning from the context within which they are used in the relevant legislation and within the context of the Interpretation Act. During the passage of that Act through the Oireachtas and in response...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Brexit poses enormous challenges for the agri-food and fisheries sectors by virtue of their exposure to the UK market. In 2018, almost 46%, or €4.4 billion, of total agri-food imports across a wide range of product categories, came from the UK. A no-deal Brexit will add costs, delays and complexity all along the food supply chain, but Ireland will continue to import food from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (8 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: Futures markets are used successfully in other regional dairy markets such as the United States and New Zealand. The 2016 report of the Agriculture Markets Task Force to Commissioner Hogan noted that futures markets could play a role, among other instruments, in managing volatility, but found that they were underdeveloped in the EU dairy sector compared to, for instance, the cereals sector. ...