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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Area of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme on 15 May 2017. As the person named does not have any entitlements under the BPS, no payment falls due under that scheme for 2017. In relation to the ANC application, further to the receipt and processing of information sought in relation to commonage lands under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Data Protection Regulation Data (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Data Protection legislation places an obligation on all organisations that hold personal identifiable data, to provide access to that information should the individual concerned seek access to same.  My Department, through its various support measures in the agri-food sector, processes significant amounts of personal data in respect of its clients. The right...

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

Michael Creed: A Data Protection Officer was appointed by my Department in advance of and in accordance with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation EU 679/2016. The Data Protection Officer is leading the Data Management Division of the Department and also has other related work responsibilities within the wider remit of data management, including inter alia, the ISO...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Article 35 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that Data Protection Impact Assessments (also known as privacy impact assessments) be undertaken in processing activities which are likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals. Prior to undertaking such processing activities, the controller (the Department) is required to carry out an assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of its forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. The matter was, however, raised with Coillte who advise that the company has a fire plan for each of its forest properties which includes the creation of fire breaks in strategic...

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 Slaughtering Data (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Meat production can be tracked according to the volume of animals slaughtered. Figures on animals slaughtered in Department approved meat plants indicate that production increased in all categories in 2017 compared to 2016. In 2017, 1,739,601 cattle were slaughtered in Department-approved meat plants, an increase of 7.5% on the previous year. For 2018 year to date, the number of cattle...

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

Michael Creed: A national consultation to gather views on support for an industry-led national BVD eradication programme was launched by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) in December 2010. The results of the consultation process were collated in the spring of 2011 and indicated strong support for an industry-led national programme using tissue tags as the primary testing method. In 2011, a cross-industry...

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

Michael Creed: The Data Sharing and Governance Bill was published on 8 June 2018 and is currently at Report Stage in the Seanad. The purpose of the Bill is to promote and encourage data sharing between public bodies by providing a statutory framework for data sharing for legitimate and clearly specified purposes that are compliant with data protection law, and to improve the protection of individual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Facilities (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Rules relating to the import of food products from outside the EU  are laid down in European legislation. Imports of such products can be divided into three categories; products of animal origin, products of plant origin and composite products (may contain materials of both animal and plant origin). Imports of food products coming from countries outside the European Union are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In the context of the current climatic conditions, the microclimate beneath a canopy of trees is typically cooler and  moister than that in the open, and this makes woodlands and forests attractive places to visit during the current hot weather. Ideally, such places should be part of the neighbourhood, and it is for these (and other) reasons that my Department operates the NeighbourWood...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims.  All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. Department officials are working proactively to complete the checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the terms and conditions of the Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, an applicant as well as meeting scheme criteria, must comply with the EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance.  The 2017 Scheme Year application of the person named was selected for a Full Cross Compliance inspection, which includes checks across a range of Statutory Management...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Ireland’s Forestry Programme 2014-2020 was approved by the Government and secured State Aid approval from the European Commission in 2015. The programme was developed in accordance with a number of EU and National policy and regulatory requirements: 1. European Union Guidelines on State Aid for agriculture and forestry and in rural areas 2014 to 2020 addressing in particular the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The transportation of animal by-products (ABP) including poultry litter is governed by the EU Animal By-Product Regulation (EC) No. 1069 of 2009 and Regulation (EU) No. 142 of 2011 which are given legal effect by The European Communities (Animal By-Product) Regulations 2014 (SI No. 187/2014). The list of hauliers registered in accordance with these regulations can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: There are no statutory restrictions in place on the sale of land.  The former Irish Land Commission was abolished under the Irish Land Commission Dissolution Act, 1992 and there are no plans to re-establish such a commission.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has not identified any laws which are dependent on, or in place as a consequence of, Article 41.2 of the Constitution.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Qualifications (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In accordance with the Veterinary Practice Act 2005, the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) is the competent authority for the recognition of qualifications of veterinary nursing.   The assessment of a veterinary nursing qualification is determined on a case by case basis by the VCI.  The applicant should contact the Veterinary Council of Ireland at info@vci.ie for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In response to weather conditions experienced by farmers over a number of months, my Department put in place a range of supports for farmers facing fodder shortages. The Fodder Transport Scheme was one of these supports, and was introduced  in order to make a financial contribution towards forage transport costs in certain circumstances.  Under the Fodder...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Following a competitive tender process, 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...