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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. I last met officials from Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), on Thursday 28th February 2019 with officials from my Department. HRI's Chairperson, Mr Nicky Hartery, joined the discussions via teleconference from London. The items discussed during...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The standards required for participation in the Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) are set out on the Bord Bia website: Requirements for cattle to meet the SBLAS standard include that the animal must have spent the last 70 days (unbroken) in the Quality Assured Chain - this does not preclude movements from one SBLAS farm to another SBLAS farm, including through a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. Procurement of the services referred to by the Deputy is an operational matter for the various harbour users in Killybegs and the services in question are procured directly by them from the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, which is operated and maintained by my Department, was designated as a Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC) under Statutory Instrument No, 210 of 1969. Its current boundary is defined in Statutory Instrument No. 235 of 1987 which includes a map showing the FHC area, a copy of which is at the link for the Deputy’s information.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: An application for Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme in relation to the contract referenced was received in my Department in December 1998. The application was approved for participation in the scheme and over the duration of the contract, the Afforestation Grant, the Maintenance Grant and all premiums have been paid, with the final (twentieth) premium paid in January 2018. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the regulatory body for all horseracing in Ireland. The Board is a company limited by guarantee set up by the Turf Club (established 1790) and the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee (established 1866) for the purpose of carrying out the regulatory and licensing functions for Irish horseracing. The role of the IHRB is provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon and therefore the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Irish Kennel Club is a private organisation and, therefore, any decisions taken by it are strictly a matter for its members. However, I understand that the Irish Kennel Club have indicated to my Department that they will not be attending the dog show in question.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Status of the Actions The bioeconomy provides economic opportunities for farmers, foresters and the agri-food industry to use renewable biological resources from land and sea – such as crops, forests, fish, animals and micro-organisms – to produce food, materials and energy in a sustainable and circular manner. My department contributed to the development of the National Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available in the format required, but will be sent to the Deputy separately as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is fully committed to maximising the potential of the Sport Horse industry and continues to provide support to it both financially and with policy initiatives. I have demonstrated my commitment to the industry by increasing the budget allocated to Horse Sport Ireland from €2.0m in 2017 to €2.5m in 2018 and I have approved a further increase of €500,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494 to 496, inclusive, together. Four companies were authorised to register owner details of dog microchips by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. They do not provide data to the Department and there is therefore no central database maintained within my Department. However, all of these companies provide details of the chips they hold to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Bord Bia operates a series of quality assurance schemes for the food industry, full details on which can be sourced at . Logos have been developed to promote the QASs to the consumer and can only be used on product by members of Bord Bia QASs. Where a logo is to be used on product, all links in the production of the finished product must be QAS Certified members. There are currently a number...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The rules with regard to eligibility of agricultural land to draw down payment are set out in detail in both the Terms and Conditions document for the Basic Payment/Greening Scheme that is provided to each farmer annually and in the 2015 Guide to Land Eligibility. It is the responsibility of each claimant to assure themselves that their lands meet the relevant conditions to be deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Export Credit Insurance (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: There is no export credit insurance scheme in place and there are currently no plans to develop such a scheme. I understand that, under the 2017 Action Plan for Jobs, a High Level Group chaired by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) was established to progress the development of an export finance strategy for Ireland. The group's work led to the development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: At the end of 2018, national herd incidence for TB stood at 3.51% as is shown in the following table, marginally up on the same period last year (comparable figure for 2017 is 3.47%). This means that in 2018, 3.51% of all herds tested for TB have experienced a new breakdown, i.e., they have had at least 1 animal that tested positive for TB. The tables show by county the number of herds...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The amount of nitrogen from livestock manure that can be applied to land is limited to 170 kgs nitrogen per hectare per year by the Nitrates regulations (SI 605 2017). These regulations are the responsibility of the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government and apply to all farms including feedlots, in effect, placing a limit on the amount of manure applied to land. The transfer of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The Animal Health Computer System (AHCS) is a fully integrated online disease management system developed by my Department over many years and is highly regarded internationally by veterinary disease programme managers. It is primarily used for bovine TB management but also has functionality in relation to Brucellosis, BSE, Bluetongue, Avian Influenza, Foot and Mouth Disease,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Addressing area-based risk is a well-established fundamental aspect of the Tb Eradication Programme. As well as regular diagnostic testing, specific measures are targeted at mitigating disease spread in a local area. This includes initiating a wildlife programme to limit spread from wildlife to cattle. Contiguous testing is also carried out on herds that neighbour a breakdown. In discrete...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: The number of samples submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory from licensed export plants in counties Roscommon & Galway between 1 January 2017 and 28 February 2019 is in the table. Table: The number of samples submitted to the Central veterinary Laboratory from licensed export plants from Roscommon & Galway from 1stJanuary 2017 to 28thFebruary 2019. There is one...