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

Michael Creed: The expenditure on TAMS II to date is over €128m and my Department continues to issue payments at a rate of over €1.2m every week. There are currently approximately 10,000 TAMs approvals which have yet to be claimed for payment and there is also a commitment in place to open more tranches of the scheme up to the end of 2020. It is expected that the budget of €395m for the...

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

Michael Creed: My Department received an appeal on behalf of the person named on 25 April 2019 in relation to the loss of unused entitlements to the National Reserve. The Department will now examine this appeal and will issue a reply to the person named detailing the outcome of the appeal in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1169 and 1170 together. Most Boarding Kennels come under the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 which applies to any establishment with more than six female dogs capable of breeding. This legislation is overseen by the Department of Rural and Community Development. According to statistics published by that Department, there were thirty nine Commercial...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 and has received payments for scheme years 2015, 2016 and 2017. An issue arose in relation to the Low Input Permanent Pasture (LIPP) action which has delayed the processing of the 2018 payment. The Department is actively working to resolve this issue. Once this case clears all the required validations, the 2018 advance payment will be made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Appeals (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: This application under the Tillage Capital Investment Scheme was subject to a one hundred per cent penalty due to the submission of receipts that were deemed to be ineligible under the terms and conditions of the Scheme. A request by the applicant for a review of this decision has been received in the Department. A comprehensive review of the case will be completed and a decision will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: My officials continue to work towards opening and enhancing access to as many markets as possible. This is a key part of our response to the challenges and uncertainty posed by Brexit, and in line with the market development theme of the Food Wise 2025 strategy. The Chinese market for Irish beef was opened in April 2018 and represented the culmination of significant work over a number of...

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

Michael Creed: My Department currently has a number of measures to support young farmers and generational renewal both at national and EU level. Under the current CAP, the Young Farmers Scheme and the National Reserve provide financial support to young farmers and new entrants to farming during the crucial early years immediately following the setting up of a farm enterprise: - 8,245 applications were...

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

Michael Creed: The Western Development Commission's (WDC) report “Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Employment in the Western Region” uses national census population data from 1996 to 2016. As the data used is drawn from the Census of Population, it counts people who recorded their main economic status as being at work in a particular sector. My Department uses statistics from a number...

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

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1176 and 1177 together. My Department continually reviews staffing levels in all areas of operation in light of our business needs and delivery of overall Government policy. Within my Department, workforce planning processes are used as a tool to forecast current and future staffing needs and to ensure the right mix of skill sets is in place to deliver our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Herdowners are required to provide their tax details via form TC10A for payments in excess of €650 so that tax compliance can be confirmed. This position was communicated to Mr O'Sullivan and he was informed that his compensation claim could not be processed without this documentation. The Department received the completed TC10A on April 26th and payment has now issued.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. HRI's Foal Levy Committee reviews the rates, bands and structures of the levy on an annual basis and has also considered potential alternative methodologies to calculate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Cattle Herd Data (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded to him at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The Marine Institute is the Competent Authority in respect of the monitoring activity referred to by the Deputy. During the period in question, my Department’s records do not indicate any negative results on the relevant sites in relation to Benthic Monitoring, Residue Monitoring or Water Framework Monitoring. Under EU Directive 2006/88/EC, operators of fish farms are obliged to report...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (8 May 2019)

Michael Creed: An application for both afforestation and tree felling licences were received on behalf of the person named in October, 2018 and forwarded to my Department’s Forestry District Inspector for his review. All applications are carefully assessed for their impact on certain aspects of the proposed site including ecological features. This site is within the referral area for the...

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

Michael Creed: No reports have been received by my Department of lobster or crab pots being damaged on the date and at the location referred to by the Deputy. I understand from the Deputy that her question relates to her concern regarding a possible naval presence in the area. Questions regarding military matters should be directed to the Minister for Defence.

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

Michael Creed: Actions undertaken for GLAS, whether on owned, leased or rented lands must be delivered for the entire period of the GLAS contract and this is clearly stated in the Terms and Conditions of the scheme. Where a participant cannot fulfil their GLAS obligations due to an issue with a lease and the GLAS contract is terminated, all payments made under that contract must be reimbursed.

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

Michael Creed: The role of my Department as the competent authority for official controls along the animal feed chain is to ensure the implementation and enforcement of EU and National feed legislation, including those requirements relating to hauliers and the transport of feed. The Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) is a voluntary scheme developed, owned and implemented by the...