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

Michael Creed: I would like to give the Deputy a full account of the actions and measures I have put in place over the last short while to meet the challenges in this sector. 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 this...

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

Michael Creed: Under the Basic Payment Scheme, payment entitlements are not linked with specific parcels of land. In order to receive payment under the Basic Payment Scheme an applicant must declare one eligible hectare for each payment entitlement that is held. With regard to the classification of particular land parcels as clean land, any land declared in support of an application for an area based...

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

Michael Creed: I would like to give the Deputy a full account of the actions and measures I have put in place over the last short while to meet the challenges in this sector. 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 this...

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

Michael Creed: The next Beef forum is scheduled for early October 2018 and will be the 12th convening of the forum. The meetings to date have been held as follows: 1 - April 2014 2 - June 2014 3 - October 2014 4 - November 2014 5 - February 2015 6 - July 2015 7 - December 2015 8 - July 2016 9 - November 2016 10 - July 2017 11 - February 2018.

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

Michael Creed: There have been 5 meetings of the Dairy Forum since the first meeting held on 29thSeptember 2015. I am very conscious of the issues that dairy farmers have been presented with in 2018 and I hope to convene the next meeting of the Dairy Forum at the earliest opportunity. The following is the breakdown of meetings to date: 1 - September 2015 2 - March 2016 3 - June 2016 4 - December 2016 5 -...

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

Michael Creed: The following is the position regarding the number of Tillage Forum meetings held: I have chaired two meetings of the Tillage Forum, the first was held on the 6 October 2016 and another Forum was held on the 16 February 2017 . A further meeting of the Tillage Forum is not currently tabled however, I do wish to add that the stakeholders, including the farming organisations have...

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

Michael Creed: In 2017 and 2018, I facilitated meetings of roundtable forums for the beef, dairy and tillage sectors. These forums have built on the success of the Beef Roundtable which had its first meeting in April 2014. Roundtable forums bring together all stakeholders for constructive discussion on how the various sectors in Irish agriculture can develop and meet challenges as they arise, with the...

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

Michael Creed: I would like to give the Deputy a full account of the actions and measures I have put in place over the short last while to meet the challenges in this sector. 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, among others, to coordinate advisory messages to farmers this...

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

Michael Creed: One of my priorities is to improve access to finance for the agri-food sector. I announced in Budget 2018 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 and take...

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

Michael Creed: Processing of applications under the 2018 National Reserve is ongoing. Details of the number of applicants that applied to the 2018 National Reserve without having completed the required agricultural educational qualification by the closing date for receipt of applications of 15thMay 2018 will be available when processing of all applications has been completed. Payments under the 2018...

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

Michael Creed: The number of applications received under the 2018 National Reserve and the 2018 Young Farmers Scheme, by county, is set out in the following table: County 2018 National Reserve applications 2018 Young Farmers Scheme applications Carlow 6 127 Cavan 35 391 Clare 35 417 Cork 101 1,137 Donegal 33 403 Dublin 3 43 Galway 96 864 Kerry 50 542 Kildare 15 153 Kilkenny 32 342 Laois 14 296...

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

Michael Creed: The following table shows the number of suckler cows per county as of June 30th2018. Please note that data on suckler cow numbers provided to the Deputy previously were given on the basis of numbers in December of the relevant years and are therefore not directly comparable with the figures below due to seasonality factors. COUNTY SUCKLERS Carlow 15,816 Cavan 45,747 Clare 71,015 Cork...

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

Michael Creed: The bovine TB eradication Scheme is an example of a shared animal health programme administered by my Department to the benefit of all related stakeholders. Thanks to the efforts of all stakeholders, bovine TB levels have reduced significantly in recent years. Herd incidence stood at 8% in 2000 and was under 3.5% in 2017. This represents considerable progress. In the absence of a robust TB...

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

Michael Creed: Following is a table setting out the actual expenditure from the Exchequer on the TB and Brucellosis eradication programmes from 2010 to date. Year Budget Allocation  Expenditure  2010 €55,090 €40,465 2011 €50,000 €39,799 2012 €40,000 €38,886 2013 €37,000 €31,739 2014 €35,300 €35,253 2015 €35,000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer Groups (KTG) are now well-established, with 19,000 farmers participating in agricultural KTG schemes, in various farming sectors. I was very pleased to recently add forestry to the sectors available for KT groups. Peer-to-peer learning is a key element of these groups and is a proven success. KTGs involve groups of up to 20 forest owners, who meet at seven meetings or...

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

Michael Creed: My Department is working through whole of Government structures, with other Departments, to prepare contingency plans for Brexit. From an agri food perspective, this will include arrangements and resources to apply any necessary import controls at ports and airports for products imported from the UK, and to provide any necessary export certification for animal and plant based products...

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

Michael Creed: At the start of the 2014 - 2020 Rural Development Programme there were 904 applicants in the scheme. The following table shows annual expenditure and allocation as requested. In recent years the priority of my Department has shifted to the encouragement of generational change for farmers. The focus under the 2014 - 2020 Rural Development Programme is for an enhanced capital investment scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (7 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1020 and 1021 together. The detailed information requested is being gathered and I will be in contact with the Deputy shortly.

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

Michael Creed: The Brexit Loan Scheme opened on the 31st March 2018 and will remain open until 31st March 2020, or until it is fully subscribed. It is operated by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) through the banks. SBCI have informed my Department that the banks have reported the first official data on the Scheme and that this is currently being compiled into a report that will be...

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

Michael Creed: I have set out in a table the volume of each species landed by the Irish fishing fleet which was taken from the UK EEZ and the percentage this represents of overall Irish landings of that species. Figures have been compiled by the Marine Institute and are an average of landings from the period 2011-2015 Average Irish landings in the UK EEZ by volume (kilotonnes)value (millions of euro) for...