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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: All GLAS commonages have been allocated to a GLAS Commonage Adviser. Commonage Management Plans are a core requirement for participants with a commonage action, within the GLAS scheme. I would encourage any GLAS applicant with outstanding obligations, including the finalisation of a Commonage Management Plan to speak to their Commonage Adviser and ensure that this work is completed as a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Commonage Management Plans are a requirement for participants with a commonage action, within the GLAS scheme. The GLAS requirement for commonages less than 10 hectares is the submission of an individual Commonage Framework Plan (CFP) prepared by the individual participants GLAS Adviser. There are currently 332 Commonage Framework Plans to be finalised involving 247 GLAS participants. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Comhshaoil ​​Talmhaíochta Carbóin Glas Íseal (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Ceadaíodh an duine ainmnithe isteach in GLAS 3 agus an 1 Eanáir 2017 an dáta ar cuireadh tús leis an gconradh. Tá an réamhíocaíocht faighte ag an té sin i leith 2017 lena n-áirítear GLAS plus. Tuigim nár cuireadh an duine atá ainmnithe san áireamh sa Phlean Bainistíochta Coimíneachta a cuireadh ar aghaidh...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: One of my priorities is to improve access to finance for the agri-food sector. I announced in last year's Budget that my Department is considering the development of potential Brexit response loan schemes for farmers, fishermen and for longer-term capital financing for food businesses. These schemes are developed and delivered in cooperation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I would like to give the Deputy a full background and account of some of the actions and measures I have put in place to meet the challenges of recent weather events. Following the fodder difficulties of last Winter and Spring I formed a representative group chaired by Teagasc, including stakeholders such as Co-ops, banks, farm bodies, amongst others, to coordinate advisory messages to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Following the fodder difficulties of last Winter and Spring I formed a representative group chaired by Teagasc, including stakeholders such as Co-ops, banks, farm bodies, amongst others, to coordinate advisory messages to farmers around replenishing depleted stocks of fodder. I also requested the group to co-ordinate advice on managing grazing and fodder conservation through the subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Under EU regulation, Less Favoured / Disadvantaged Areas were to be replaced by newly designated Areas of Natural Constraints from 2018, with eligible areas being designated using a set list of bio-physical criteria such as soil drainage, texture and slope. However, as part of legislative amendments at EU level, a proposal was made to extend the 2018 deadline to 2019 on an optional basis....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Laboratories (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has commissioned a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of options that have been proposed for the future development of the Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RVLs). The team conducting the CBA includes internationally-recognised, independent experts in economic analysis and animal disease surveillance. It is currently finalising its work, after which a report and recommendations will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was introduced in December 2016 to contribute to the continuing viability and sustainability of the sheep sector in Ireland. The Scheme is funded through Ireland's Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 - 2020 and it complements the range of other RDP supports available to sheep farmers under schemes such as GLAS, TAMS, Knowledge Transfer and the Areas of Natural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Currently, the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is the main support specifically targeted for the suckler sector, which provides Irish beef farmers with some €300 million in funding over the current Rural Development Programme (RDP) period. This scheme is an agri-environmental measure to improve the environmental sustainability of the national suckler herd by increasing genetic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the first meeting of the TB Forum was held on 5thSeptember 2018. It was attended by a wide range of stakeholders from the agrifood sector and the Chairman, Mr Michael Cronin has informed me that the establishment of the Forum was welcomed by all. In relation to funding, clearly over the next 10-12 years our expectation is that together we will build on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer (KT) is one of a suite of measures included under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves the formation of knowledge transfer groups across the beef, dairy, equine, sheep, tillage and poultry sectors. Farmer participants attend group meetings and produce a Farm Improvement Plan in consultation with their KT Facilitator. For each year of the three year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: A total of 610 applications have been received under the Fodder Transport Support Measure of which 19 were received from County Cavan and 2 were received from County Monaghan. The full county breakdown is set out below. Payments under the Measure commenced on Tuesday 17 July. Fodder Transport Support Measure County Number of Applicants Cavan 19 Clare 51 Cork 211 Donegal 52 Galway 28...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: Brexit has the potential to have a very significant impact on farmers and on the agri-food sector throughout Ireland, including farmers in the border counties. As the Deputy will be aware, the agri-food sector is of critical importance to the Irish economy, and its regional spread means it underpins the socio-economic development of rural Ireland in particular. In the first...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on the 19thFebruary 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and received all payments in respect of scheme years 2016 and 2017. GLAS commitments are generally for a minimum period of five years. Where the GLAS contract is withdrawn before completion of the full term all monies paid are subject to recoupment. However section 20 of the GLAS terms and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I am pleased to accept this invitation to discuss the 2019 budget priorities. I have met many representatives of farming bodies and organisations, as has the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, to listen to the issues at the heart of the farming community. As the 2019 Estimates process is not finalised, members can appreciate that I am not in a position to discuss the finer details of my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: There are, but there is a degree of commonality as well. I will try to deal with each of the topics. The issue of access to credit was raised by all three speakers. Ensuring access to credit is not a core activity of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It must be acknowledged, however, that our initial foray into this area was due to the fact that the banking system was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: We had the aquaculture licence review, to which we responded with vigour. We will clear 300 licences in 2018 and the ambition is to clear 300 more in 2019, which will clear the backlog of licence applications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: All right. On the other issues, I have met with the pig sector in the IFA as well as individual operators. I acknowledge it is a difficult challenge which has been complicated at EU level most recently by an extension of African swine fever into Belgium. The biggest imperative for the industry now is to maintain our own biosecurity in this area, and there is a high level of engagement to...