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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The case concerned is currently being examined and I am advised by the independent Agriculture Appeals Office that the outcome of the review will be issued shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was received from the person named on 18 April 2017. Under 2017 ANC Scheme, all eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare for a retention period of seven consecutive months. Stocking density can be satisfied by cattle, sheep, goats, deer and equines....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Safety (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The Deputy's question is an operational matter for Bord Iascaigh Mhara. I have forwarded the question to BIM and asked that a response be provided within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: In relation to labour shortages in the dairy sector, last November I established a multi stakeholder group with a view to ensuring that Irish dairying has access to the human capital it requires to realise its ambitions. I expect that this Group will finalise an action plan in the coming weeks which will address the short and medium term labour issues facing the dairy sector. This action...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Erosion (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 457 together. My Department is responsible for the management, control and operation of the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros an Mhíl under statute. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was introduced in December 2016; 2017 was the first year of the scheme. Advance and balancing payments issued in November 2017 and April 2018 respectively. My Department has no record of having received an application under the 2017 Sheep Welfare Scheme in respect of the herd number listed for the person named, and thus the person named was not due a payment under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: I am unable to comment on this ongoing legal issue that is before the Courts. Following the resolution of the legal issues my Department will ensure that it assists, to the extent that it is appropriate, in the administration of the estate.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer (KT) is one of a suite of measures included under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and involves the formation of knowledge transfer groups across the beef, dairy, equine, sheep, tillage and poultry sectors. Participants attend group meetings and produce a Farm Improvement Plan in consultation with their KT Facilitator. For each year of the three year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: I am conscious that the prolonged winter will have put some individual farmers under pressure in terms of cash flow. In recognition of this, I met with the CEOs of the main banks and discussed the current cash flow and liquidity position of the primary sector. I emphasised to them that they should recognise the temporary and exceptional nature of the current situation and that they should...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has been in contact with 33 farmers in relation to ineligible land due to burning on Killery mountain. 29 of these farmers have lodged an appeal with my Department on this issue. In general terms, where the area determined to have been burned exceeds 3% of the eligible area declared, an administrative penalty of 1.5 times the area burned is applied. Where the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: Mineral phosphorous is a non-renewable resource and is mined from quarries of igneous and sedimentary rock. Over 95% of the remaining reserves are controlled by five countries, including Morocco, China, USA, South Africa and Jordan. Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient in crop growth and hence can limit global crop yields. It is included in a list of critical raw materials published by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The funding allocated by Department for the projects concerned was as follows; Project Acronym Total Award Institution 1 Institution 2 Institution 3 Teagasc AgriFood and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) UCD SUDEN €639,105 €381,829 €226,440 €30,836 Project Acronym Total Award Institution 1 Institution 2 Institution 3 Teagasc UCD...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Staff (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The Agricultural Catchments Programme is a large integrated research and advisory project that is fully funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and is now in its third four-year phase. It is delivered by Teagasc who have assigned 4 permanent and 12 part-time staff to work on the Programme. The total annual budget is €1.6m comprising €745,000 in salary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The autonomous beef quota that I outlined in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 8 May 2018, which was designed to allow the US to export hormone-free beef to the EU, also had to be made available to other countries who could satisfy the technical requirements, in accordance with WTO rules. The other countries that can access this quota are Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. This applicant has not yet submitted the required Nutrient Management Plan and the Commonage Management Plan and is therefore ineligible for payments. Both the participant and their advisor have been advised of the requirement to submit both Plans immediately to ensure further payments and indeed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named made an application under the Dairy Equipment Scheme of TAMS II in 27 July 2015 and a payment claim was subsequently submitted on 16 December 2016. This application was the subject of an on-farm inspection. It is a requirement that the payments claimed be verified as part of such an inspection. In this case an issue arose in relation to an over claim on the receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: Officials in my Department are directly involved in ongoing and frequent North-South engagement on a range of issues. This involves having extensive contact between officials in my Department and the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, and interested parties in the food, agriculture and fishing sectors in both jurisdictions. This work is undertaken in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: On 12 February 2018, I published the Report of the Review of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 and operations of the Agriculture Appeals Office. The Report’s recommendations are currently under consideration by my Department, particularly with regard to legislative changes that may be required to give effect to them.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Protection Areas (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: Issues concerning the designation of Special Protection Areas (or SPAs) and the setting of conservation objectives are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I understand that Minister Madigan provided the Deputy with a response on the issue the subject of this question on the 8 May 2018. As previously outlined by Minister Madigan, the issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (15 May 2018)

Michael Creed: The requirement to prepare a Commonage Management Plan (CMP) is an essential component of the GLAS scheme. A complete CMP is required for each commonage over 10 hectares. The facility to submit CMP's has been available since October of last year and completed CMPs continue to be submitted on an ongoing basis. In addition the Farm Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) is one of the four core...