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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 232 together. A Quality Payment System (QPS) related to the beef grid was agreed between Meat Industry Ireland (MII) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) in 2009. The payment is based on the classification of the carcass in which a price differential is set between certain classification grades. My understanding is that any additional bonus...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Lice Controls (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment forwarded a document to my Department containing a series of specific queries in respect of the control of sea lice at specific aquaculture sites. At the request of my Department, the Marine Institute prepared a detailed and site specific response to the queries raised. My Department forwarded this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The agri-food sector is of critical importance to the Irish economy, and its regional spread means it underpins the socio-economic development of rural areas in particular. Brexit has the potential to have a very significant impact on the sector, given its unique exposure to the UK market, which accounted for 38% (€5.2 billion) of agri-food exports last year. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The Beef Roundtable was most recently convened in October 2018 and the date for the next session will be announced in due course. I am satisfied that farmers are well represented by a variety of farming organisations at the Roundtable. Written submissions to my Department from any stakeholder representative body requesting participation in the Roundtable will be considered in that context.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: If the Deputy is referring to a controlled finishing unit (CFU, formerly known as “feedlot”), then all animals from such a unit may only move from the unit direct to slaughter. Where permission is sought to move in female animals, such CFU herds must, notwithstanding that there is no intentional breeding planned, satisfy the Regional Veterinary Office, bearing in mind the calf...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Michael Creed: A Quality Payment System (QPS) related to the beef grid was agreed between Meat Industry Ireland (MII) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) in 2009. The payment is based on the classification of the carcass in which a price differential is set between certain classification grades. My understanding is that any additional bonus payments and the conditions attached to qualification for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The TAMS II Scheme has been very successful to date in terms of uptake with the number of approvals that have issued to date exceeding 19,900. All of these approvals represent committed expenditure under the TAMS II measure of the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020. 10,000 of these approvals have yet to be submitted as payment claims. Until such time as these approvals are acted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 and has received payments for scheme years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The Department is actively working to resolve an issue that was identified in relation to the Wild Bird Cover action. Once this case clears all the required validations, the 2018 advance payment will issue. GLAS payments are continuing to issue on a weekly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The agri-food sector is of critical importance to the Irish economy, and its regional spread means it underpins the socio-economic development of rural areas in particular. Brexit has the potential to have a very significant impact on the sector, given its unique exposure to the UK market, which accounted for 38% (€5.2 billion) of agri-food exports last year. There are on-going...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The following table outlines the volume of non-EU maize imported into Ireland over the last three years. Year Tonnes 2016 689,545 2017 1,042,463 2018 1,485,702 Figures in terms of the value of maize imports are not available. The majority of maize imported is used in the animal feed industry. Due to our high proportion of livestock production compared to tillage area, Ireland is very...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded directly as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future Growth Loan Scheme (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I welcomed the recent announcement of a €1 billion loan programme by Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan and EIB Vice-President Andrew McDowell, aimed at increasing access to funding for EU farmers, especially young farmers. This programme will be managed at Member State level by banks and leasing companies operating across the EU. Therefore, the details...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The information sought is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The National Reserve in 2017 was established using funding derived from a linear cut to the value of all farmers’ entitlements. EU Regulations pertaining to the National Reserve provide that the two categories of ‘young farmer’ and ‘new entrant to farming’ must receive priority access to the Reserve. In the context of the commitment in the Programme for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: In relation to the provision of funding for groups classified under the specific disadvantage category, my Department has been in consultation with the European Commission. The National Reserve must allocate funds initially to the priority categories of young farmer and new entrant. The European Commission advised that it is possible to provide funds for a specific disadvantage grouping...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The current Regulations governing the operation of the National Reserve include an optional provision whereby Member States may use the National Reserve to allocate new entitlements or give a top-up on the value of existing entitlements for persons who suffer from a specific disadvantage. The National Reserve in 2017 was established using funding derived from a linear cut to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service Expenditure (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The cost of providing the Veterinary Public Health Inspection Service in Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine approved meat establishments, net of fees paid by the Food Business Operators, for 2016, 2017 and 2018 was €11.8m, €13.3m and €14m respectively. One of the main elements of the Veterinary Public Health Inspection Service cost relates to the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2019 Basic Payments (BPS) scheme and the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme on 29 April 2019. Further to the completion of the ANC lands redesignation project, the lands declared by the person named in Baskethill (M13407), Clashbane (M13411), Curraghaveara (M13414) and Killeagh (M13428) are all newly eligible as Category 3 lands...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Applications (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Applications to participate the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot were accepted between the 4th and the 22nd February 2019. As provided for in the Terms and Conditions of the Pilot, any potential participant seeking to establish the timely submission of an application would be required to produce an Express Post or Registered Post receipt as proof of postage. To date, no such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service Expenditure (14 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The notional annual direct cost (includes salary, employer PRSI as well as superannuation) associated with employing an additional five full-time Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspectors (SSVI) and twenty Superintending Veterinary Inspectors (SVI) would be approximately €2.84 million. It is important to note that neither of the grades referenced are recruitment-level grades...