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

Michael Creed: A Registered Farm Partnership (RFP) shall consist of at least two people, one person from category (i) below and one or more person(s) from categories (i) or (ii): (i). a person who has been engaged in the trade of farming on farm land owned or leased by that person, consisting of at least 3 hectares of useable farm land, for at least 2 years immediately preceding the date of formation...

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

Michael Creed: Under the TAMS Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme payment claim in question, there were a number of receipts deemed ineligible for grant approval as they did not comply with the Terms and Conditions of the scheme as outlined below: 1. The applicant had claimed for grant approval on a receipt that was not paid. 2. The applicant had claimed a receipt that was not paid at the time...

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

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015 and has received all payments in respect of 2015 and 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...

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

Michael Creed: Applications for the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (formerly the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme) are made annually via the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application process.  For each year that a farmer wishes to apply they must tick the appropriate box on the online BPS application system.  The application process for 2018 opened in early February with a closing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (10 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 funding is available to carry out minor repairs following the recent harvesting operation. The company added that the repair...

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

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial State Body established in 1958 under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. As outlined in the previous reply to the Deputy, Bord na gCon has no control of events...

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

Michael Creed: The pursuit and development of new markets for Irish agrifood exports is of course an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agrifood sector, as evidenced by its placement right at the centre of Food Wise 2025, the industry’s strategy for development over the coming decade. Indeed, this is all the more relevant after the UK’s decision to leave the EU,...

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

Michael Creed: The person(s) named were beneficiaries under the 2006 Capital Investment Scheme for Marketing and  Processing of Certain Agricultural Products. The beneficiaries were amongst 76 applicants to emerge from a highly competitive selection process covering six sectors. The selected beneficiaries were required to formally accept the offer of grant aid and to indicate the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: In 2017, 318 new staff joined my Department.  Of those staff, 64 were existing Civil/Public Servants joining my Department as a result of promotion competitions run by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) and 45 were existing Civil/Public Servants who transferred to my Department on request at their current grade.  94 staff were promoted following internal competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. Horse Racing Ireland inform me that the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board have been working with relevant racecourse management, blue cross, trainers and their staff to ensure that the effects of the current warm weather on horses are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The applicant has failed to submit the required nutrient management plan (NMP), one of the core obligations for GLAS participants. This plan must be submitted to allow for the issuing of further payments, including the 2017 balancing payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the Young Farmer's Capital Investment Scheme was received from the Farm Partnership referred to on 23 June 2016. Approval to commence works issued on 5 December 2016. A payment claim was submitted on 10 April 2018. An inspection of the completed investments was recently carried out. This claim is currently being examined and the applicant will be advised of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon (BnG) is a commercial State Body established under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy, in as far as it relates to this jurisdiction, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI. I will request officials in my Department to refer the question to Horse Racing Ireland for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has had a dedicated Data Protection Unit in place since November 2015, which has been promoting Data Protection and GDPR awareness since its inception. This Unit has been actively informing staff of their obligations under GDPR using our internal communications systems, circulating easy-read guides, Frequently Asked Questions and updates via email, a poster campaign and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Data (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Bord Bia launched its original Brexit Barometer in March 2017, and its 2018 version of the Barometer last month. I hope that companies right across the agrifood sector will continue to use the Barometer and associated tools to help them assess their Brexit readiness and develop contingency plans and mitigating actions to minimise the impact of Brexit on their activities. As completion of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Plan Implementation (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I announced the publication of the annual Progress Report on Ireland’s Integrated Marine Plan - Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth, at the recent 'Our Ocean Wealth Summit' held in Galway on 28 & 29 June 2018. This report, which has strong cross-Government and agency collaboration, provides a wealth of information - spanning business development, sustainability and protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Relations (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: Trade policy issues are a matter for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in the first instance. Equally, the import tariffs applied by the US are a matter for its authorities. Nonetheless, I am aware that the current trade tensions between the US and the European Union are a matter of concern, given the importance of the US market to the Irish food and drink industry,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tourism Promotion (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: I launched the Irish Whiskey Tourism Strategy, published by the Irish Whiskey Association (IWA), in December 2016. This aims to treble to 1.9 million the number of visitors to visitor centres in distilleries by 2025. As part of this vision, the Strategy provides for the development of an all island Whiskey trail and tourism infrastructure around distilleries. Food tourism is an important...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The terms and conditions of the GLAS scheme were agreed and published when the scheme was developed in 2015. The scheme is now fully subscribed and closed to new entrants. It is therefore not possible at this point to amendment the scheme to include an extra breed within the Rare Breeds action. There are no further tranches of the GLAS scheme planned.