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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: We would like to think that but we do not underestimate the challenge. In the Common Fisheries Policy Spain is "Mr. Fish". It sees a real opportunity here. It would be a major problem for us. We understand the complexity related to the landing obligation. The industry here has been very proactive in securing new fishing gear and adjusting net mesh sizes to meet the challenges on landing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Fishermen can land everything now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: These would be in species in which they have had no track record of having quota. They might have previously swapped with other member states to try to deal with issues they had. They see this zero state quota as a free-for-all for anybody to fish and land as much as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Industry forums, quota-management advisory committees, are discussing how we might deal with this discards issue. The industry here has been leading in introducing new technologies, and nets with escape hatches and larger mesh sizes so that fishermen are not catching juvenile fish other wild fish, etc., that they would be obliged to discard otherwise. From 1 January 2019 they have to land...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: It is a real challenge for member states and the Commission, and there is no point in saying otherwise. It will take the industry's and the processors' best endeavours to share data and arrive at a situation where we can meet the obligation without having a consequent impact of closing off the opportunity to fish stocks for which we have quota remaining. I presume it will require, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: These are what are called the coastal state negotiations, which are negotiations between the European Union, Norway and other stakeholders, including the Faroe Islands and Iceland. The original advice from International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, was around 60% but the Norwegian starting position was that it would not cut below 20%. The negotiations have been ongoing and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the Deputy's interest and that of his constituency colleagues in this issue. It is not one of the six State-owned piers. Efforts are under way across Government to try to find a funding solution however it is not on the radar for the Department's 2019 capital programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: I am not sure because it is the property of the local authority. While the Department was previously involved that was in the context of the work being done by the local authority being funded by the Department. Therefore, it does not matter what funding line goes to the project as long as the work is completed. It is not one of the six State-owned harbours. The Deputy will be aware that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: We fund a scheme through local authorities. The problem with this project is that it has costed multiples of the conventional local authority scheme. Apart from those, there is a very considerable shopping list from the six State-owned harbours, including the one closest to us here, in Howth, in terms of dredging. Significant investment is already under way in some - for example, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: All applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The legislation also provides for a period of public and statutory consultation. The consultation phase in respect of licence applications in the area referred to by the Deputy has been completed. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Achomhairc Talmhaíochta (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: Tá sé deimhnithe ag an Oifig um Achomhairc Talmhaíochta go bhfuarthas achomharc ón duine atá ainmnithe maidir lena iarratas ar Scéim na hÍocaíochta Bunúsaí (BPS) agus ar Scéim na Limistéar faoi Shrianta Nádúrtha 2018 (ANC). Rinne Oifigeach Achomhairc teagmháil le hionadaí ainmnithe an achomharcóra an 22...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The Future Growth Loan Scheme is being developed by my Department and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in partnership with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and the European Investment Fund (EIF). It will be delivered through participating finance providers and make up to €300 million of long-term investment loans...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (27 Nov 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: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that an appeal was received from the person concerned on 8 September 2015. An Oral Hearing took place on 15 December 2015. The Appeals Officer notified the appellant of the outcome of his appeal in a comprehensive decision letter that issued on 21 January 2016. A request for review was received by the Agriculture Appeals Office on behalf of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 12th May 2018. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 12th May 2018. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Remote...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Land Commission (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474 and 475 together. Requests for access to the records of the former Irish Land Commission are fully processed on average within 10 working days, provided that the requestor has supplied all the required documentation to firstly satisfy the criteria for allowing access to the records and secondly to correctly identify the relevant estate files. It is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: In response to the Deputy’s question I would like to draw his attention to the data profiling of the national herd which is publically available on my Department’s website in the form of detailed annual reports. These reports are available from 2002 onwards and can be accessed at: . These annual reports detail the national herd by age profile and breed type (Chapter 4) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payments for scheme years 2015 and 2016 and the 2017 advance (85%). The 2017 Balance payment cannot be processed until an outstanding Commonage Management Plan (CMP) is received. At the time the application was submitted on the Department's online application system the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy would be aware from previous recent PQ's a review by the Director of Agriculture Appeals Office of the decision of the Appeals Officer has been requested in this case in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001. The Agriculture Appeals Office has indicated that requests for reviews are generally dealt with in order of receipt and that both the...