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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the standards for Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC) of Cross Compliance, hedgerows (including gappy hedges), trees in a line and drains/ditches are designated as Landscape Features. This designation means that all areas under these features are eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and other area-based schemes. Regardless of the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Funding (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The CAP post-2020 proposals, launched by Commissioner Hogan on 1 June 2018, make it compulsory for Member States to provide farm advisory services on land and farm management to farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support. The farm advisory services are expected to cover, at a minimum, the requirements and standards under conditionality, conditions for support schemes,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is committed to mobilising the LULUCF credits as outlined in the All-of-Government Action Plan for Climate Change. These credits provide a means to assist the agricultural sector to contribute to Ireland's ambition on climate action. This flexibility should not be seen as an offsetting proposal but rather, as an effort to broaden the “toolbox” of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) should not be interpreted as new advice but rather as a suite of measures that require careful consideration as to how the targets of the All-of-Government Climate Action Plan can be achieved.  Like all suggested measures, my Department will engage with farmers as to how to implement and understand best management...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The information required to answer this query is not readily available at present as the file in question has been archived.  A response will issue to the Deputy as soon as possible after receipt of the necessary information.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Payments under the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme are due to commence this week. Payment under the Scheme can only issue where a number of scheme requirements have been met.  One such requirement is the maintenance of an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the 12 months of the calendar year.Once the person name has met this stocking requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: There have been a series of formal negotiations with beef stakeholders, facilitated by my Department, since early August, culminating in an agreement being reached between stakeholders on Sunday 15 September. I have also had ongoing contacts with farming organisations, representatives and individual farmers to try to seek a resolution to this dispute. The parties to the Agreement reached on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: There have been a series of formal negotiations with beef stakeholders, facilitated by my Department, since early August, culminating in an agreement being reached between stakeholders on Sunday 15 September. I have also had ongoing contacts with farming organisations, representatives and individual farmers to try to seek a resolution to this dispute. The parties to the Agreement reached on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Data (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: In January of this year, I launched the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP), with a funding provision of €20m in 2019.  BEEP targets the weaning efficiency of suckler cows and calves, measuring the live weight of the calf pre-weaning as a percentage of the cow's live weight. BEEP had been announced in Budget 2019 as part of the €78m Brexit package for the agri-food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Data (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: In January of this year, I launched the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP), with a funding provision of €20m in 2019.  BEEP targets the weaning efficiency of suckler cows and calves - measuring the live weight of the calf pre-weaning as a percentage of the cow's live weight. BEEP had been announced in Budget 2019 as part of the €78m Brexit package for the agri-food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The object 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. BEAM is funded by a combination of EU exceptional aid and Exchequer support, provided in light of the difficult circumstances that Irish beef farmers have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The Taoiseach and the Government have maintained a clear and consistent position on this issue. It has been, and remains, that the Government's preferred outcome is a deal on the basis of the Withdrawal Agreement. This is the best way to ensure an orderly withdrawal, protect the Good Friday Agreement and avoid a hard border. Without a Withdrawal Agreement, avoiding a border would become more...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The data requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled, and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as this has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1360 and 1371 to 1373, inclusive, together. The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to Local Authorities to deal with stray and abandoned horses and for the designation by each Local Authority of control areas in which horses cannot be kept without a licence. Members of An Garda Siochána have also been assigned powers commensurate with those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2020 (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: Discussions on the 2020 Budget are currently underway between my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and all budget lines in the Vote are being examined as part of that process. My intention is to ensure that all resources made available to my Department, now and in the future, will be managed to advance Government priorities and provide optimum outcomes including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The level of expenditure under the suite of seven TAMS II measures is being monitored with approvals and payments continuing on an on-going basis. The annual budget allocation for next year will be decided as part of the Estimates process for Budget 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future Growth Loan Scheme (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The Future Growth Loan Scheme has been open for loan eligibility applications through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland's (SBCI) website since 17th April. The Scheme was developed by my Department and the Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation, in partnership with the Department of Finance, the SBCI and the European Investment Fund (EIF). It will be delivered through...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 provides funding for capital expenditure under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS). TAMS II has been very successful in terms of uptake with the number of approvals that have issued to date exceeding 22,100. All of these approvals represent committed expenditure. Until such time as these approvals are acted upon or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: The Forestry Knowledge Transfer Scheme was developed as part of the Forestry Programme 2014-2020, with the aim of improving knowledge of forest management amongst the 20,000 private forest landowners in the country. A pilot scheme in was held 2017 and, following its success, the scheme was formally launched in 2018, with over 600 forest owners participating. This year, 18 organisers have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: I wish to confirm that I do not own nor have I ever owned the named greyhound.