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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Meat Processing Plants (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: -----but every one is one too many. Our ultimate responsibility in terms of transparency is to make sure that every individual farmer knows-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Meat Processing Plants (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: -----and that they will be remunerated for any cost they have incurred-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Meat Processing Plants (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: -----and that will happen.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: In June 2018, the European Commission published the legislative proposals for the CAP post 2020. The proposals recognise the role agriculture has to play in helping member states achieve their environmental and climate change targets. In this context, a significant feature of the proposals is the increased environmental ambition for the CAP post 2020. The new CAP reform proposals require...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Our objective is to make the new Common Agricultural Policy as user-friendly as possible but within the context of the clear direction of travel, which is to have a Common Agricultural Policy that is far greener in its hue and assists us in meeting many of the challenging obligations we face, especially in the area of climate change. It is true that much of the landscape management in which...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Meat Processing Plants (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The question of the price paid is a matter for producers and processors. Steers and heifers are purchased and paid for on the basis of the quality payment scheme pricing grid. To date in 2018 there have been 521 inspections across 32 slaughter plants and 44,332 carcasses have been inspected. A total of 19 carcasses were found to be non-compliant with the EU reference carcass trimming...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The detailed county by county breakdown requested by the Deputy follows and will be entered into the record. To date in 2018, a total of €219.2 million has been paid to some 91,190 farmers. The total allocation for Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme has been increased by €48million over the course of the last two Budgets, with the result that the allocation has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The new Organic Farming Scheme under the current Rural Development Programme has proved extremely successful, attracting more new applicants than any scheme previously, and encouraging a significant number of Irish farmers to convert to organic farming systems. Latest figures indicate that there are now some 72,000 hectares under organic production, an increase of nearly 50% on the position...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Irish agricultural production is recognised by international independent analysis as having one of the lowest carbon-footprints internationally. The European Commission’s JRC Report of 2010 “Evaluation of the livestock sector's contribution to the EU greenhouse gas emissions (GGELS)” recognised that Ireland (with Austria) had the lowest cow milk emissions as well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The overall aim of the European Habitats Directive is to maintain or restore the favourable conservation status of habitats and species which are threatened throughout Europe and deemed highly sensitive to change. These habitats and species are listed in the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. Special Areas of Conservation, or SACs, and Special Protection Areas, or SPAs – also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees that are or will be impacted by Brexit and meet the scheme criteria. The €23 million exchequer funding (€9 million from my Department and €14 million from the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation) has been leveraged to provide a fund of up to €300...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antimicrobial Resistance (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Antimicrobial Resistance or AMR is a major strategic global public health risk. Tackling AMR, specifically antibiotic resistance, across three sectors, human health, animal health and the environmental sector (i.e. a ‘One Health Approach’) is critically important to achieving sustainable development. This department has always recognised the need for a joined up approach. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (6 Dec 2018)

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 earlier this year was the culmination of significant work, over a number of years,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with competition law, neither I nor my Department have any role in determining market prices for any commodity, nor can I intervene in this process. I am conscious that this has been a difficult year for the sector in terms of weather and the range of challenges associated with it. We have to acknowledge that input costs at farm level will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Plant Species (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: My colleague, Josepha Madigan TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is responsible for the enforcement of Irish legislation which deals with Invasive species. The Wildlife Act and The European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477/2011), both prohibit the spreading of invasive species. The European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The new regulations for the CAP 2021-27 were launched on Friday 1 June 2018 by Commissioner Hogan. The proposals, as drafted, involve significant changes, including in relation to governance, the distribution of direct payments among farmers and the increasing environmental conditionality attaching to such payments. Discussions on the CAP proposals commenced during the Bulgarian...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has a number of schemes available to farmers to facilitate their transition towards a low carbon economy. These include initiatives that address efficiency improvement and mitigation, sequestration of carbon and also the provision of biomass towards energy generation. The Origin Green Farm Sustainability and Quality Assurance schemes have at their core an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: To date in 2018 there were fines applied to a total of 19 carcases that were non compliant with the EU reference carcase trimming specification. Under legislation (SI 363/2010), non-compliance with the carcase trim specification attracts a maximum on the spot fine of €200 per carcase. Regarding the maximum level that can be imposed, any person who commits an offence under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the current Rural Development Regulation (and subsequent amendments under the Omnibus Regulation) Member States are required to change the approach to the designation of land under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme. To date my Department had been identifying eligible areas using a range of socio economic indicators such as family farm income, population density, percentage of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Dec 2018)

Michael Creed: The Agricultural Sustainability Support & Advisory Programme (ASSAP) is an innovative Government/industry initiative running from 2018 to 2021 and involves a well structured collaborative initiative involving all stakeholders, including the wider community, to facilitate improvements in water quality. The ASSAP involves a resource of 30 Agricultural Sustainability Advisors, 20 of...