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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The level of expenditure within the TAMS II Schemes is being monitored  and approvals and payments continue on an on going basis. The budget allocation for the RDP period is €395m. The annual budget allocations are the subject of discussions with DPER. A spending review of the TAMS Schemes was undertaken by DPER in October 2017. At that stage the level of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The TAMS II Scheme has been very successful to date in terms of uptake with the number of approvals that have issued reaching 15,000.  All of these approvals represent committed expenditure and until such time as these approvals are acted upon or expire the budget for TAMS must include provision for the potential expenditure involved.  Of the applications approved just...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Prices (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware, in recent years the EU has accumulated large amounts of public intervention stocks of skimmed milk powder (SMP), which are overhanging the dairy market and providing negative effects on wider dairy markets and market sentiment.  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 which initially opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Living Wage Implementation (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Based on the introduction of a minimal threshold hourly rate of €11.90, the estimated additional annual payroll cost for staff employed by my Department would be approximately €500,000. It should be noted that this figure does not include the costs associated with the employment of temporary Clerical Officers who are engaged from time to time. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Identification Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The rules governing the timescale within which equines must be identified are determined at EU level. Commission Implementing Regulation 262/2015 (CR 262/2015), which has been effective since 1st January 2016, lays down the rules regarding the identification of equines. This legislation was transposed into national law via S.I. 62 of 2016. Article 12(1) of CR 262/2015...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In certain situations, trees and forests may be incompatible with the conservation of protected habitats and species at a site and/or at national level. In these cases deforestation may be considered. For example, the continuation (via reforestation) of forest cover on a particular site within an SAC may be deemed incompatible with the maintenance and restoration of a particular habitat for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Forestry Programme 2014-2020 in Ireland is 100% State funded and governed by the European Union Guidelines for State Aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors. The Forestry Programme 2014-2020 does not foresee a distinction between farmers or non-farmers with the same level of grants and premiums payable to all applicants.   There are no EU or National provisions to restrict the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The GLAS Traditional Hay Meadow action promotes the maintenance of a traditional method of forage conservation that is beneficial to grassland flora and fauna. GLAS farmers who have chosen this action commit to the closure of these meadows until July 1st in line with the terms and conditions of the scheme and receive a payment of €315 per hectare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers Data (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that provision of advice with respect to Media matters represents a key part of the brief for my political adviser, who is one of two special advisers employed in my Department. The current salary scale for Ministerial Advisers is aligned to the Civil Service Principal Officer salary scale.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Development Plan (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438 and 439 together. The distribution of the allocations for each of the years will only be confirmed as part of the annual Estimates process which is underway. The funding will be allocated for capital programmes and schemes already in operation, as well as for emerging challenges including those arising from Brexit. The programmes funded will include the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The €10m underspend recorded in gross voted expenditure as outlined in Appendix V of the June 2018 Fiscal Monitor is based on projected expenditure against actual expenditure. My Department’s expenditure is monitored and managed carefully on an ongoing basis throughout the year and I fully expect all the funding allocated for 2018 will be expended closely in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The felling licence application from the person named has been processed by the Department and was issued on 9th July 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the appeal for the named person (details supplied) was decided in January 2016 by the Appeals Officer assigned to the case. This decision was notified to the appellant at that time. A review of the Appeals Officer's decision was requested by the appellant and is currently in progress. It is expected that a letter will issue to the appellant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 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 subject to the same animal welfare legislation as any other livestock farmer.  There was an unannounced inspection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 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 subject to the same animal welfare legislation as any other livestock farmer.  There has been an unannounced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The legal framework for animal welfare is provided by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This is a modern Act and is the main legal instrument available to my Department to enforce animal welfare standards. The basic rule may be summarised by stating that persons having possession or control of an animal have responsibility for the care and welfare of that animal; it is this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: It is a requirement of the TAMS grant aid Scheme for sheep fencing that applicants must own and possess a yearly average of 40 adult sheep (weaned lamb or older) at time of application or at the latest by the date the claim is submitted for payment. This is checked at payment stage and no payment issues in respect of the investment if the criterion is not met. Applicants must maintain a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: It is a requirement of the TAMS II Schemes that the applicants are required to use the investment for their intended purposes for a minimum of 5 years from the date of issue of the final payment in respect of the investments grant-aided. This is checked as part of the ex-post checks required by EU Regulations. To date, there have been no reclaims of grant in respect of dairy equipment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 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 subject to the same animal welfare legislation as any other livestock farmer. There has been an unannounced inspection...