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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2018 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme on 8th May 2018 under a herd number held jointly with his son as the young farmer. One of the eligibility criteria under the 2018 schemes is that the young farmer must have successfully completed a recognised course of education in agriculture giving rise to an award at FETAC Level 6 or its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The EU Regulations governing payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme state that payments may be made from 1st December. The Regulation also allows for advance payments to be made in advance of this where all administrative checks have been completed. Under the Sheep Welfare Scheme advance payments commenced in Year 1 in November once administrative checks were completed. The balancing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: African Swine Fever (ASF) is a very serious and usually fatal viral disease of pigs. The disease has been spreading in Europe since it first entered the Eastern part of the European Union in 2014. The disease has spread to a number of EU Member States including Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and more recently Belgium, where the disease was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The CAP de minimisregulation covers the provision of small non-market distorting aid that can be paid to individuals without requiring notification to the Commission or the seeking of a block exemption. Discussions on the Commission's proposals as part of its review of the agriculture de minimis regulations took place earlier in 2018 and a final decision is awaited.As part of its Impact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 543/2011 country of origin labelling is currently mandatory for almost all fresh fruit and vegetables. This Regulation does not apply to potatoes. However under the "Food Information to the Consumer Regulation" (Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council) the country of origin must be labelled on potatoes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has been working intensively, with other Departments and agencies, through whole-of-Government coordination structures, on all aspects of Brexit preparedness. From an agri food perspective, this will include the provision of the necessary infrastructure and resources to carry out import controls at ports and airports on animal, plants, and products of animal and plant origin...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: There are currently three fur farms licensed by my Department to operate in Ireland. These farms are located in Donegal, Laois and Kerry. Staffing in the farms is a matter for the operators and my Department does not regulate staff numbers. The relevant regulations in terms of fur farming and as applied by the Department are as follows: Regulations European Communities (Welfare of Farmed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: I was pleased to see the Commission's proposal seeking a negotiating mandate to modify the existing agreement in relation to the import into the EU of hormone-free beef, including the introduction of a country-specific allocation. I note also the broad agreement among Member States at the Trade Policy Committee meeting in Brussels on 14 September that this issue should be resolved quickly, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The draft Directive on Unfair Trading Practices proposes the prohibition of certain Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) which occur in relation to the sales of food products in the food supply chain across the EU: - by an SME supplier, including farmers - to a buyer, that is a large entity, i.e. larger than an SME. The EU definition of SME is : "Enterprises which employ fewer than...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (26 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Maize is a crop that is predominantly grown in a covered system (under plastic film) and is typically harvested between the end of September and the end of October. While many crops were unaffected by Storm Ali, I am aware of some crops in localised areas were adversely impacted to varying degrees.  It is my understanding that the majority of the affected maize...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (26 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2018 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 15th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: There are no plans to reintroduce the Agri-Environment Options and Natura Schemes (AEOS) at present. The subsequent agri-environment scheme the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) opened in three tranches commencing in 2015. It was open to AEOS participants to apply to join GLAS, such applicants were required to exit their existing AEOS contract before a GLAS contract could...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Haulage Industry (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The Director of the Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) wrote to my Department on behalf of the membership on 17th July seeking the immediate introduction of a derogation for the haulage sector to facilitate increased levels of demands for their services arising from increased levels of demand for the transportation of fodder and feed for animals. Road Safety is the responsibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The Mid-Year Expenditure Report (MYER) set out the starting baseline in relation to the gross voted expenditure for 2019. As outlined in the MYER, the technical pre-Budget position for current expenditure is the current expenditure allocation for this year set out in the Revised Estimates (REV). This pre-Budget position will be adjusted to reflect the allocation to the Department of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Examination of appropriate measures to support all agrifood sectors, including the suckler sector, is under way in my Department in preparation for the next iteration of the CAP. The measures adopted will be informed by stakeholder consultation on the needs of the sector to develop in an economically and environmentally sustainable way, as well as the available budget and structure of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Staff in my Regional Veterinary Office have been in direct contact with the applicant regarding his herd number application and I expect the matter to be resolved in the shortest possible time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: A new Organic Sector Strategy Group was established in March this year by my Department which is tasked with developing a strategy for the development of the Organic Sector for the period up to 2025. The new Strategic plan will feed into the new Rural Development Plan and Foodwise 2025. This strategy will incorporate sectorial and cross sectoral recommendations, market developments,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Fees (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department owns, manages and maintains the six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl. The Fishery Harbour Centres (Rates and Charges) Order 2012 (214 of 2012), which came into effect on the 1st July 2012, sets out the fee schedule for the use of the facilities at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (25 Sep 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. The 85% 2017 advance, including GLAS+ has also been paid. The Commonage Management Plan is outstanding for this application. The completion and submission of these Plans is a matter between the GLAS participant and their Commonage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications Data (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and will require a detailed examination of my Department’s records. A full response to the Deputy will issue within two weeks.