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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The introduction of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provided for increased levels of penalties for animal welfare offences committed. For major cases taken on indictment, the maximum penalty was increased from €100,000 to €250,000, with a maximum custodial sentence of five years imprisonment. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 has changed the basis upon which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 establishes a modern and robust legislative framework within which compliance with animal welfare standards are monitored. The basic principles of animal welfare, popularly referred to as the “five freedoms” are reflected in the detailed provisions of the Act. In particular, section 11 requires a person who has an animal in his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received all due payments for 2015 and 2016. The participant has requested an amendment in relation to the farming of the commonage and this issue has been referred to the Commonage Implementation Committee (CIC). The GLAS participant will be notified of the outcome of this process...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Forestry payments have been suspended in this case as the Department is awaiting proof of ownership of the planted lands. The original owner of the plantation in question passed away in November 2015. The Department has been in correspondence with the new owner who inherited the land and applied to continue the scheme. However, it appears that the planted lands were never registered in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Identification Scheme (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Commission Implementing Regulation 262/2015 (CR 262/2015) which came into effect on 1 January 2016, lays down the rules governing the identification of equidae. This legislation was transposed into national legislation in Ireland via the European Union (Identification of Equidae) Regulations (S.I. 62 of 2016)(as amended), which came into effect on 2 February 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The 2018 GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme which is administered by the Heritage Council closed for applications on Friday 24th November 2017. All applications were evaluated by the Heritage Council and ranked by an expert panel in accordance with a selection criteria published as part of the scheme. One of the conditions of entry to the GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme is that a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named has been an applicant under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) from 2015 to 2018. Applicants under the BPS were allocated payment entitlements and are paid annually on the basis of the number of entitlements held with the requirement to have declared an eligible hectare of agricultural land per entitlement. The Terms and Conditions booklet under the BPS 2015 to 2018 was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Under EU Regulations, AEOS payments cannot commence until after 15 October annually. As part of the schedule of payments, 2018 AEOS3 advance payments are on track to commence in November, as in previous years. My Department is this week writing to all participants across all Pillar I and Pillar II schemes to advise them of the expected payment dates under those schemes. The letter also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Veterinary Inspectors are employed in various business areas throughout my Department including Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare, among others. The Salary range for Veterinary Inspectors is €56,516 - €90,683. Based on an annual salary of €56,516, the estimated full year cost of recruiting 100 Veterinary Inspectors would be €5.65m.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Examination of appropriate measures to support all agrifood sectors, including the suckler and sheep sectors, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014–2020 (RDP) represents a substantial investment, by both the EU and the National Exchequer, in the agrifood sector and in Irish farmers. The RDP is co-funded by the EU’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to a sum of €2.19 billion over the programme lifespan. This EU funding is supplemented by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Plant Species (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is responsible for implementing the Wildlife Acts, the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477/2011), and the 2014 EU Regulation on invasive alien species (No. 1143/2014) which together provide the legislative framework on invasive alien species issues. In law, control of invasive species such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, last year announced the introduction of a once-off targeted Voluntary Homeowner Relocation Scheme. As part of the announcement the Minister outlined that a feasibility study would be undertaken in relation to a potential once-off targeted scheme for Voluntary Farm Building Relocation. The study to determine the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that I have received representations from the group referred to in your question. The protection of animals during transport and related operations is legislated for by Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and S.I. No. 675 of 2006 European Communities (Animal Transport and Control Post) Regulations 2006. The protection of animals during transport on dedicated livestock vessels...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: A full review has been carried out by the Regional Inspector, based on the outcome of the Agriculture Appeals Office decision. The person named will be informed in writing of the outcome of this review and any outstanding payments due as a result will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The recent reduction applied on the parcel in question arose as a result of standard eligibility checks carried out by my Department. As a follow up to this process, a field visit is to be carried out in order to establish the most up to date position. This process should be completed shortly, and the results will be communicated directly to the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The available evidence about numbers of dogs chipped indicates a very high level of compliance. The focus of enforcement by authorised officers operating under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 has mainly been on the wholesale sector and dogs being exported. Legal cases have mainly been taken against owners of unchipped dogs where this has occurred in conjunction with other issues, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications Data (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The very detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in full. My Department’s records are currently being examined and a full reply will issue to the Deputy by my Department as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received payment for scheme year 2015 and the 2016 advance payment. The participant was selected for a 2016 inspection and requested a review of the inspection findings. Additional documentation was submitted and examined by the inspector. The review has now been completed and a letter...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has statutory responsibility for the welfare and protection of farmed animals under the European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) Regulations, 2010 (Statutory Instrument No 311/2010) and the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. Irish fur farmers are, in this regard, subject to the same animal welfare legislation as other livestock farmers. A review of all aspects of fur...