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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Exports Growth (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Total Irish agri-food exports to Iran in 2017 were around €11.5 million according to the CSO, the majority of which (€10.25 million) was accounted for by dairy exports. A veterinary health certificate for the export of beef from Ireland to Iran was agreed in March 2013 and for sheepmeat in October 2016. According to the CSO, 26 tonnes of beef were exported to Iran in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Voisinage arrangements are long-standing reciprocal arrangements which have allowed fishing boats from Northern Ireland access to fish within the 0 to 6 nautical mile zone of the territorial waters of the State and vice versa.   On the basis of the provisions of Articles 2 and 9 of the London Fisheries Convention, pre-existing reciprocal arrangements were re-affirmed at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 971, 984 and 1000 together. Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and (in the case of marine aquaculture) the 1933 Foreshore Act. The assessment process takes full account of all National and EU legislative requirements and reflects the full scientific,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Basic Payment Scheme National Reserve was introduced in 2015 and provides for an allocation of payment entitlements to eligible applicants under the two mandatory priority categories of ‘young farmer’ and ‘new entrant to farming’.  The person named has confirmed that he does not meet the eligibility criteria for applicants under the National Reserve. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Inspections (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Officials from my Department carried out an inspection on the premises mentioned on 4th February 2019 where there was discussion with the Operator with regard to the standards necessary for Third Country market access.  The Food Business Operator presented outline plans with regard to certain structural improvements in the context of meeting the requirements for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Mar 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.   I have received assurances from Bord na gCon that it is committed to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Mar 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's budget for 2019 provides for a spend of €2.59m on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: TRACES is the European Commission's online management tool for all sanitary requirements on intra-EU trade and importation of animals, semen and embryo, food, feed and plants.  Its main objective is to digitise the entire sanitary certification process, and it does not distinguish between breeds of dogs and there are no plans to change this.  The vast majority of dogs that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The person in question applied for a meal feeding system under the Dairy Equipment Scheme of TAMS II.The application was successful and the grant was paid in February 2019. There are no other applications under TAMS on hands relating to this business ID.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Department has provided significant funding under the current forestry programme to support the certification of private forests. This included the development of a suite of technical documents to assist forest owners, forestry groups and professional foresters achieve FSC certification; two certification groups were also established with funding from my Department. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Interdepartmental Working Groups (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the following table. Name of Working Group Focus of WG Number of Members Grades of Members DAFM State bodies energy working group Reducing energy consumption and increasing energy efficiency in the DAFM group of Public bodies (including DAFM) 12 ASG PO AP HEO EO Brexit Working Groups To coordinate DAFM...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Mar 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 information provided in the report ‘The Economic and Financial...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Mar 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 has made significant changes to its legislative framework in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: This case is currently being worked on to progress the payment due in this case. The Department will be in direct contact with the person named when the case is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (26 Mar 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 opening of the Chinese market for Irish beef in 2018 was the culmination of significant work over a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Mar 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 source for the aforementioned figures comes from a report prepared for Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC) is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. Siltation in Howth Harbour has been recognised as an issue for some time, and the requirement for a dredging project to restore adequate depth in the entrance channel and within the harbour is accepted. The Harbour was last...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: In late 2018, I publicised the outcome of the review of eligible lands for the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme.  This review was required on foot of EU Regulations.  Following on from the review, I have appointed an independently chaired Appeals Committee for any farmer who wishes to appeal the status of a particular townland under the 2019 ANC scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is committed to providing a user-friendly, high quality service to all clients. Where it is considered that my Department falls short of this, my Department’s Customer Service Complaints Procedure can be used to seek a resolution. The number of complaints received by my Department's Quality Service Unit (QSU) is set out in the following table: Year Complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, 2018 presented the agriculture community with some very challenging conditions in terms of a prolonged wet Spring period followed almost immediately by a period of exceptionally dry, hot weather.     My priority throughout 2018 was to support measures to assist in the conservation of as much fodder for this...