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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: There are many moving parts going in the right direction for the industry. We need a new legislative framework to tackle a number of issues out there in terms of welfare and integrity. Much work has been done on the financial position of the industry. This is a critical piece of the infrastructure and I hope it can launch the industry on a new trajectory. I appreciate the Deputy's interest.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I appreciate the Deputy's interest in this. It is of interest to those in peripheral and coastal communities, where there is a tradition of fishing. The stated intention arising from the report is that we would clear the backlog in licence applications within two years. There are approximately 600 licences so it is quite a challenge but it can be done. I do not know if people from that...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: That is critical. When licences are approved or renewal applications are cleared, we open the way for new entrants and increasing output, including associated employment. The critical issue is to deal with the backlog in licence applications.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Price tag.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the facility that the Deputy refers to. There is work that needs to be done in completing the breakwater. He is correct that my Department has ownership responsibility in respect of the six harbour centres. They are Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Castletownbere, Howth, Dingle and Dunmore East. All the other harbour centres are the property of local authorities, including the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The reason for the reduction in the claimable amount is because the European Union has cut funding for tuberculosis programmes across the Union by 10.85%. Payment of the 2017 co-funding will be made in August 2018. I can give the Deputy more detail but I will have to interpret that myself. However, I take the Deputy's point about the reduction in levies on the calf exports, in particular,...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I was due to be out of here for a Cabinet meeting at 4.45 p.m.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Yes, but the Cabinet meeting is ongoing as we speak, so I have to leave.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The Deputy will recall that we had a Supplementary Estimate at the end of last year on the basis that there was a reallocation of €12 million for salaries and wages. It started at €174 million and became €162 million. This is the Revised Estimates. On the consultancy allocation increasing by 10%, it goes from a base of €176,000 to €208,000 which is not an...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Message to Dáil (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: That is fine.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: A report detailing findings of an inspection carried out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) on 12thJune 2017 was referred to my Department’s Cross-Compliance Unit for attention. This report detailed breaches relating to the cross-compliance requirements under SMR 3 - Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Flora and Fauna. The breaches identified related to damage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department notes the decision of the Agriculture Appeals Office in this case and is working now to give full effect to the appeal outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Following an epidemiological assessment, my Department's veterinary inspectorate concluded that the original outbreak of TB in this herd was most likely due to infection in the local wildlife. The more recent outbreak of TB in this herd is considered to most likely be due to residual infection in the herd. Department personnel are in on-going contact with the herdowner named with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The crop loss support measure was launched in July to assist growers most affected by the wet weather harvest conditions of September 2016. A total of 167 applications were received under the measure. Payments under the measure totalling €337,596.30 have been issued to 75 applicants. In a number of cases, further information or clarification is required in order to fully process...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The 85% GLAS 2017 advance payments commenced on schedule in November 2017. Payments continue to issue on a weekly basis to participants as they become eligible and cases are cleared for payment. The target date for the commencement of the 15% GLAS 2017 balancing payments is May 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) updated its risk assessments of the neonicotinoid substances clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam recently, publishing its revised assessments on 28 February 2018. These assessments are a comprehensive evaluation, rigorously peer reviewed by Member State experts, of all relevant scientific information that has become available since 2013....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foreshore Licence Applications (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department does not issue foreshore licences or aquaculture licences in respect of Lough Foyle. As the Deputy is aware, the management of aquaculture and associated foreshore licensing functions in Lough Foyle gives rise to legal and jurisdictional complexities. Negotiations regarding the jurisdiction of the Lough Foyle area are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October  2015. The applicant has received all payments in respect of scheme years 2015 and 2016. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims.  As stated in the reply to the previous Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named is a participant in the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS).  Prior to payment all participants are subject to validation checks which must be passed before payment can issue, and this includes ensuring that there is no double-funding of actions between OFS and GLAS. In this case the applicant's 2017 GLAS payment has not been finalised and therefore what is due under his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named is a participant in the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS).  Prior to payment all participants are subject to validation checks which must be passed before payment can issue, and this includes ensuring that there is no double-funding of actions between OFS and GLAS. In this case the applicant's 2017 GLAS payment has not been finalised and therefore what is due under his...