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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hazardous Substances Disposal (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 327 together. The Deputy will wish to be aware that the Government has taken responsibility for the remediation of former steelworks and attendant waste disposal at Haulbowline Island. It has been no secret that parts of this island have not been suitable for access by the public owing to their industrial legacy. The report to which the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: An indicative allocation of €395 million was provided for the suite of seven measures available under TAMS II over the course of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Including transitional payments, over €144.9m has been spent to date. It is estimated that there are outstanding commitments of over €122m in terms of approvals that have issued but have not yet...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: At the outset, it is important to clarify that neither I nor my Department received the correspondence referred to by the Deputy. In response to the specific query now received, I would like to highlight that our agriculture sector is internationally recognised as one of the most carbon efficient systems of food production in the EU and we are also recognised as for the efficiency of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department considers all 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 of public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: An application under 2018 Basic Payment Scheme was received on 10th May 2018 from person named. During processing, an over claim was identified on a land parcel declared. The person named was notified of this in October 2018 and subsequently appealed this decision. The appeal has been successful and a balancing payment will issue in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stocking Densities (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the eligibility criteria of the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, applicants must maintain 0.15 Livestock Units (LU) per eligible forage hectare for 7 consecutive months and maintain an average of 0.15 LU over the 12 months of the scheme. Donkeys have always been accepted as eligible animals under the scheme along with cattle, sheep, goats and deer. Horses are also accepted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, a person is prohibited from causing unnecessary pain or suffering or endangering the health and welfare of any animal. The Act also provides that a person having possession of an animal must ensure that the animal is kept in a manner that safeguards its health and welfare. S.I. No. 108 of 2014 provides for a ban on electro-immobilisation by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Officials of my Department have carried out a thorough search using the details supplied and have not found a felling licence application for the person named. All felling licence applications are acknowledged on receipt and given a reference number. If the Deputy would like to provide that reference number, I would be happy to make further enquiries. If it is the case that a felling...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy will be aware, I have had ongoing discussions with Commissioner Hogan regarding the potential impact of a disorderly Brexit. I have stressed the need for the Commission to be ready to deploy a range of measures to mitigate the potential impacts on the agri-food and fisheries sector. Avoiding a no-deal Brexit continues to be the Government’s overriding policy priority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy will be aware, I have held a number of discussions with Commissioner Hogan regarding the potential impact of a disorderly Brexit on the sector. I have stressed the need for the Commission to be ready to deploy a range of measures to mitigate the potential impacts on agri-food and fisheries, including through traditional market supports and exceptional aid under the CAP's Single...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The Department received the appeal decision from the Agriculture Appeals Office in this case on 21 May 2019 and officials have commenced processing the case. Once the payments concerned clear all validations and pre-payment checks, the outstanding GLAS payments will issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an afforestation grant application in 2003 under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme for an area of 4.10 hectares. The first grant instalment was paid in 2004 and the second grant instalment was paid in 2011. To date, 17 annual forestry premiums for the years 2003 to 2019 inclusive have also been paid. The 18th annual forestry premium is due for payment in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The draft CAP Post-2020 regulations, involve significant changes, including the end of the Basic Payment Scheme and the start of the Basic Income Support Scheme (BISS). The proposed BISS, as it stands, will see a number of changes from the current Basic Payment Scheme. Since the launch of the draft CAP Post-2020 regulations in June 2018, officials from my Department and I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry Data (28 May 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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon and therefore it has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 May 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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon and therefore it has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 and has received payments for scheme years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The 2018 advance payment has been delayed due to a validation issue with one of the parcels claimed for the Low Input Permanent Pasture (LIPP) action. This parcel has a zero reference on BPS for 2018. The Terms and Conditions of the Scheme require that all GLAS actions, with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department recognises the importance of global consensus provided by the various reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). We also acknowledge that that rising concentrations of methane are a significant driver of global warming. However it is also important to understand that while the Global Warming Potential (GWP) was introduced in the IPCC First Assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: An Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Údarás na Gaeltachta jointly administer financial supports to the aquaculture sector as part of my Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme. They performed a similar role under the previous programme. I am informed by both agencies that no grants have been provided to the company named from my Department's programmes since...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The Programme for Partnership Government committed to increasing planting from 6,000 hectares in 2015 to 8,290 hectares in 2020, under the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020. Progress to date is shown in the following table:- Scheme 2015 target 2015 Actual 2016 target 2016 Actual 2017 target 2017 Actual 2018 Target 2018 Actual Scheme 2015 target 2015 Actual 2016 target 2016 Actual 2017 target...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (28 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The National Forestry Inventory gathers information on tree species composition within Ireland’s forests. In 2017, 23% or 157,589 hectares of the stocked forest area was comprised of single species conifer stands. In terms of ownership, 62% of the single species conifer stand area is publicly owned and the remaining 42% privately owned. A relatively high proportion of native tree...