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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is currently conducting an investigation under the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations ( SI 456/2011) in County Donegal but cannot comment further while matters are under investigation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: In 2016, I commissioned the Independent Review of Aquaculture Licensing and the Report of the Group was submitted in May 2017. The Review Group carried out a detailed examination of the existing aquaculture licensing process, undertook comprehensive stakeholder consultation and looked at comparative national and international consent systems to determine best practice for managing a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: I will be glad to meet with representatives of the mink farming industry at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: Live exports are a very important component of Ireland’s livestock industry and provide essential competition in the beef market place. In view of this fact, and due to the nature of the shipping routes from this island, my Department implements very high standards in respect of the welfare of animals we export. EU Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 on animal transport provides...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) opened in three tranches commencing in 2015 following the closure of the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS). All AEOS participants were given the option of joining the GLAS scheme should they have wished to do so. The GLAS scheme is now fully subscribed with GLAS 3 participants in their third year of participation in the five year GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: Ireland's position in the EU-Mercosur negotiations has been consistent and well-known. We have strenuously opposed any agreement that would have negative consequences for the Irish and EU agriculture sectors, particularly the beef sector. The results of the 2011 EU Commission Impact Assessment confirmed that, under all scenarios, there would be significant losses in the agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: BDGP I and BDGP II commenced in 2015 and 2017 respectively, and both will run for six years. They represent a significant commitment for participating farmers over the duration of the programmes, and it is inevitable that some participants will seek to withdraw at some stage for a variety of reasons. The Deputy should be aware that the number of withdrawal requests received over the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: In 2009, the European Union and the United States concluded an agreement, revised in 2014, which provided for an interim solution to their long-standing WTO dispute regarding the use of certain growth-promoting hormones in beef production. Under the agreement, a 45,000-tonnes quota of non-hormone produced beef is open by the EU to qualifying suppliers, which include the United States. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received all payments in respect of 2015, 2016 and 2017. An issue arose in relation to the Farmland Habitat (Private Natura) action which has delayed the 2018 payment. GLAS officials are working on this issue and expect it will be resolved shortly. Once this application clears the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department's records do not indicate any reports of fish escapes from salmon farms during the period referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Re-introduction of Grey Wolf (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (the IUCN) have developed Guidelines on Reintroductions and Conservation Translocations. These guidelines were developed by conservation experts and practitioners and they provide the benchmark for international best practice in this field. The IUCN document sets out an initial checklist for those considering a reintroduction project such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Jun 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 have informed me that, in September 2018, they announced a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, my Department considers applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a period...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Data (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 provides for an indicative budget of €395m across the seven TAMS measures. A total of 9,502 applications have been approved for payment to date with expenditure totalling over €149m which includes transitional expenditure of €11m. Payments continue to issue at an average of €1.5m per week. As the following table outlines,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The All-of Government Plan to tackle climate breakdown sets out a target of cumulative abatement of between 16.5 and 18.5 Mt CO2eq over the period 2021 to 2030 for the agriculture sector. In addition, the sector will also deliver an additional 26.8 Mt CO2eq through better land use management such as afforestation and improved management of peaty grasslands. The plan identifies 34 actions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Data (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: One of the most referenced forecasts for food demand to 2050 is work carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), ‘World Agriculture Towards 2030/2050, The 2012 Revision’. This report predicted that if consumption patterns do not change, agricultural production will need to increase by 60% relative to 2005/2007 to meet food demand in 2050. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The interest in the Low Emissions Slurry Spreading (LESS) measure of TAMS II has been very strong with over 2,000 farmers approved to purchase machinery. In relation to payments, over 850 applicants have already been paid over €10m under the LESS Scheme. In addition, a further 495 Young Farmers have invested in this equipment bringing the total spend under TAMS II on LESS to date to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rockall Island Ownership (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: The Tánaiste received a formal letter of notice from the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop MSP, on 31 May, stating that Scotland would deploy vessels in the Rockall area to take "enforcement action" against Irish vessels found fishing within 12 miles of Rockall. Ireland's position is that there is no basis for excluding Irish fishing vessels from the waters...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rockall Island Ownership (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: It is worth bearing a number of points in mind. The UK claims sovereignty on Rockall. We do not recognise that sovereignty. We have not claimed sovereignty on Rockall. Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, a claim on sovereignty is unable to establish an exclusive 12-mile zone around an uninhabitable island. We believe our fishermen are pursuing a legitimate opportunity to fish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Protected Disclosures Data (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Creed: As required under the relevant legislation, my Department has a Protected Disclosures Policy in place under which a staff member who wishes to make a protected disclosure may do so to any of the following confidential recipients: - an independent confidential service engaged for this purpose; - the Head of the Internal Audit Unit in the Department, or - any member of the Department’s...