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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: The main components of the €34,685,000 capital allocations for the Policy and Strategy (DAFM Programme C) for 2019 are shown in the following table. Description Allocation 2019 € Horse &Greyhound Fund - Horse Racing Ireland-Capital 11,100,000 Food Sector Brexit Capital 8,630,000 National Food Innovation Hub Teagasc 6,000,000 Prepared Consumer Food Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: The main components of the €55,714,000 capital allocation for the seafood sector ( DAFM Programme D) for 2019 are shown in the following table. Description Allocation 2019 € Development and Upgrading of Harbours for Fisheries 26,890,000 Marine Inst. Grant Capital 12,000,000 BIM Grant Capital 12,100,000 Remediation of Haulbowline Island 2,500,000 Seafood Development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 to 202, inclusive, together. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 governs the monitoring of carcass classification, carcass presentation and weighing. In 2017, my Department conducted 628 unannounced, on-the-spot inspections in 32 factories on classification and carcass presentation. This is an average of 20...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department has been actively participating in the Whole-of-Government approach to preparedness and contingency planning, and we have been working very closely with colleagues in other Departments and agencies to address in particular the requirements that will arise in relation to the implementation at ports and airports of import controls on agrifood and fishery products coming from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: Over the past two years, I have had regular, positive meetings with Commissioner Vella on the potential implications for the fisheries sector arising from Brexit, most recently on the margins of the December Fisheries Council. I am due to meet with the Commissioner again on the 18th of this month specifically on preparedness issues in the worst case scenario of a no deal Brexit. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Sanctions (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: A general ban on the importation of agrifood products was imposed by the Russian Federation in August 2014 on countries (including the EU) which had adopted sanctions against Russia in the context of the situation in Ukraine. Although partially lifted (since 1 June 2016) in respect of imports of beef, poultry and vegetables intended for use in baby food manufacturing, the overall ban remains...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), managed by the EU Commission, is the key EU tool used to ensure a swift reaction when risks to public health are detected in the food chain. RASFF enables information to be shared efficiently and swiftly between its members - EU Commission, European Food Safety Authority, national food safety authorities for the EU-28 and EFTA countries - with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: The EU Mercusor negotiations have not progressed sufficiently recently to the point where any agreement is likely to be concluded. Apart from the well-known sensitivities in relation to Mercosur beef access to the EU market, other outstanding issues include cars, rules of origin, geographical indications, maritime services and EU dairy access to the Mercosur market. From an Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: The decision as to how and when the UK might impose tariffs on imports from the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit is a sovereign matter for the UK Government. As part of my Department’s Brexit planning, my Department has carried out a detailed analysis of the implications for Irish agri-food exports in a scenario whereby the UK applied the EU’s existing tariff schedule on...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: The licence to which Deputy Aindrias Moynihan refers for the Toon Valley wood is a thinning licence and it remains suspended pending an investigation by the Forest Service.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: We do have a by-catch quota which is necessary for those who fish for albacore tuna and those involved in herring fisheries. We have a by-catch quota of 60 tonnes, but we do not have a designated bluefin tuna quota.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inshore Fisheries (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: I was delighted to receive a presentation on the strategy for the inshore fisheries sector, 2019 to 2023, from the chairperson of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum at our meeting last week. I welcome the first industry-led strategy as it marks a major milestone in the work of the Inshore Fisheries Forum. Since its inception in 2014, the forum has developed initiatives which seek to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inshore Fisheries (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: I appreciate the scale of the industry to which the Deputy refers because when I meet representatives of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum, they come with all of its constituent members in the north-east, north-west, south-west and south-east regional forums who all bring a unique perspective to the work of the national forum. The Deputy will be aware of the potential. We recently took a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inshore Fisheries (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: I appreciate that it is a significant opportunity. It is now for the industry to grab it by the scruff of the neck. For many years it has been in the shadow of the larger fishing industries and the established producer organisations which do great work for the larger sectors, but this is a unique sector which has potential to create employment in local communities. The establishment of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: I am fully committed to supporting the beef sector. I am conscious that 2018 was a difficult year for the suckler beef sector, particularly in terms of unprecedented weather events which resulted in increased input costs owing to fodder shortages. We must also acknowledge the exposure of the sector to Brexit impacts. One of the unique strengths of the agrifood sector has been the shared...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: Ireland has not made a specific application to Europe for a commercial bluefin tuna quota. The available bluefin tuna quota is allocated each year to member states on the basis of relative stability as established in the late 1990s. At the time, Ireland had no track record of commercial fishing for bluefin and, accordingly, did not receive a quota allocation.  The only way to obtain a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: It is 60 tonnes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: For clarification, we are putting in place a catch-tag-release fishery, which will facilitate the angling tourism product to which the Deputy referred. The allocation of a permanent quota is made through the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, ICAT. The European Union is one of, I think, nearly 50 participating bodies in the negotiations for the allocation of a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: There is no greening in the current proposal.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: My understanding of the regulations as currently drafted, and the Deputy will appreciate that there is political engagement around all of this detail so it is impossible to be definitive about what the final outcome will look like from this juncture, is that in terms of the CAP generally, there will be far greater environmental ambition. Part of the CAP strategic plan will have to outline...