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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and has received all payments in respect of scheme year 2016 including GLAS plus. This applicant has not yet submitted the required Commonage Management Plan and is therefore ineligible for payments. Both the participant and their advisor have been advised of the requirement to submit the Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. This Commonage Management Plan has now been submitted. Validation checks will continue on the application and payment will issue as soon as these are successfully completed. GLAS payments are currently issuing on a weekly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received all payments in respect of scheme years 2015 and 2016 including GLAS plus. This applicant has not yet submitted the required Commonage Management Plan and is therefore ineligible for further payments. Both the participant and their advisor have been advised of the requirement to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Roads Scheme (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: Approval for the construction of a forest road was issued to the person named on 01/11/2017 by the Department. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant scheme, payment of the forest road grant is subject to the submission of a fully completed and signed Form 2 (Application for Payment) as well as required supporting documentation. The detailed requirements are outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The current Foal Levy Scheme, which was introduced in 2000 on a statutory basis, applies to all thoroughbred foals registered in Ireland. The foal levy is currently calculated with reference to SI 735 of 2011 which is the governing legislation. The statutory scheme requires the owner of each thoroughbred foal born in Ireland, requiring registration, to register in the General Stud Book...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. I have made enquiries with Horse Racing Ireland and have been informed that court proceedings were issued in 20 cases and five of these cases are ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Data (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: In 2017 there was a total of 586,182,300 Kg’s of beef slaughtered in all factories and abattoirs. This is on average 11,272,737 Kg’s per week. (See table below for breakdown) Beef that is slaughtered in meat factories is categorised as follows: A – Young Bull (<24 months) B – Mature Bull (>24 months) C- Steer D- Cow E- Heifer The average weights are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The number of recorded calf births in suckler herds from 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2018 is set down on a calendar year basis in the following table. Birth Year Period Registrations 2015 1 June 2015 - 31 December 2015 321,863 2016 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016 976,078 2017 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017 944,166 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application to my Department for continued participation in the Young Farmers Scheme (YFS). The EU Regulations governing the YFS require my Department to carry out inspections to ensure compliance with the scheme eligibility criteria. The 2017 YFS application of the person named was selected for inspection. This inspection was carried out on 28 March 2018 and it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government Implementation (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The Government will shortly be publishing the second annual progress report on the Programme for Partnership Programme. Some of my Department's highlights for year two are: Food Wise 2025: Total agri-food exports in 2017 were €13.6bn, an increase of 11% over 2016. Among the achievements in market access included the opening of the Chinese market for beef and that Irish beef sold in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. An issue presented with the application during the prepayment validation checks and an action was rejected from the application. As this was the only Tier 1 action on the application the entire application was rejected. A review of this decision was requested and the above named has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application to my Department for continued participation in the Young Farmers Scheme (YFS). The EU Regulations governing the YFS require my Department to carry out inspections to ensure compliance with the scheme eligibility criteria. The 2017 YFS application of the person named was selected for inspection. This inspection was carried out on 22 March 2018 and it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Regulation (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: In the case referred, I determined that a breach of the general aquaculture licence conditions did occur. However, I also determined that the circumstances were such that the licence itself should not be revoked in this instance. With regard to the organic status of the operation, which is subject to a separate approval process, the relevant Organic Control Body undertook a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: At the outset, I wish to make very clear that the procedures operated by my Department are designed to ensure that the highest standards apply to all areas of Irish organic production. The award of organic status is secured by a formal certification process delegated by my Department to various Organic Control Bodies in accordance with the relevant EU regulations. The certification process...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: Organic operators are required to implement systems to manage health and disease outbreaks in accordance with governing regulations. Such operators are also required to notify their relevant Organic Control Body of disease outbreaks including notification of treatments of stock. Depending on the circumstances, any breach of such requirements may possibly impact on the organic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: At the outset, I wish to make very clear that the procedures operated by my Department are designed to ensure that the highest standards apply to all areas of Irish organic production. The award of organic status is secured by a formal certification process delegated by my Department to various Organic Control Bodies in accordance with the relevant EU regulations. The certification process...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: In furtherance of its consideration of an appeal against a Ministerial decision to amend the licence referred to by the Deputy, the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) requested specific documentation from my Department relating to the original amendment. This request from ALAB was in written form and was received by my office in January 2018 and forwarded to the relevant Division of my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 969 and 970 together. The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) is an independent body established by statute for the purpose of considering appeals of Ministerial decisions in respect of aquaculture. The matters referred to by the Deputy are operational matters for ALAB and my Department has no function in that regard. The Deputy’s questions have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware my Department is currently examining possible breaches of licence conditions in respect of a number of aquaculture licences held by the Company referred to by the Deputy. My Department is also examining a possible breach of licence conditions in respect of a licence held by a third party and operated by the Company referred to by the Deputy. There is always a strict...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act and the relevant National and EU legislation. The legislation provides for a period of statutory and public consultation in respect of each application. Licensing decisions are made following the fullest consideration of all...