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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The applicants in question applied under TAMS ll Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme for grant aid to construct animal housing, slatted tank and circulation pipe.  The application was submitted on 24 June 2016, and approval to carry out the proposed works issued on 11 November 2016. Claim for grant payment on completed works was submitted on 10 January 2018. Queries...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: At this stage over 97% of all GLAS participants are fully up to date with their payments and my Department is working through the remaining participants with new payments issuing each week. The above person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received the advance payment in respect of 2015. The Department is aware of an issue that has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received payments in respect of the 2015 scheme year as well as the 2016 advance payment. An inspection was carried out in relation to the GLAS participation of the person named. As a result of the inspection a penalty was applied to this case. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: At this stage over 97% of eligible GLAS participants are fully up to date with their payments and my Department is working through the remaining participants with new payments issuing each week.  Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The TAMS II Scheme has been very successful to date in terms of the number of applications that have been approved which now stands at over 13,000. Payments cannot issue until the approved works have been completed and a payment claim is submitted to the online system. Expenditure on TAMS II in 2016 was €3.9m and in 2017 was €31.3m. 2018 has seen a significant acceleration...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The TAMS II Scheme has been very successful to date in terms of the number of applications that have been approved which now stands at over 13,000. Payments cannot issue until the approved works have been completed and a payment claim is submitted to the online system. Expenditure on TAMS II in 2016 was €3.9m and in 2017 was €31.3m. 2018 has seen a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: TAMS II is one of a number of schemes rolled out across the Department under the Rural Development Programme. As with other RDP schemes, a range of Department staff have inputted and continue to input to both the design and implementation of the scheme from areas such as policy development, IT and the inspectorate. Given the number of these schemes commencing and in operation at any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for the management of facilities such as the facility detailed. Enforcement of welfare standards for animals, including dogs, come under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. My Department maintains a close working relationship with local authorities on dog welfare matters and has consulted with the relevant local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 to 416, inclusive, together. The National Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Eradication Programme is an industry led programme delivered by Animal Health Ireland (AHI).  The Eradication Programme has a legislative  basis which is set out in S.I. No. 30 of 2017 the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Regulations 2017.  This requires that all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payments in respect of 2015 and 2016 scheme years. All GLAS claims must clear validation checks before payment can be made. My Department is working proactively to complete the checks required to allow for the issue of payments. Once this case clears the validations the 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was introduced in December 2016 to support the delivery of flock health benefits in the sheep sector.  Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, applicants to the scheme are required to carry out two actions based on the type of stock (Lowland or Hill) held.  The person named was categorised as a Hill flock based on the ratio of stock held and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Article 50(3) of EU Regulation 1307/2013 stipulates that “Members States may define further objective and non-discriminatory eligibility criteria for young farmers applying for the payment for young farmers as regards appropriate skills and/or training requirements”. With regard to the National Reserve, Article 30(11) of EU Regulation 1307/2013 stipulates that “Member...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The Terms and Conditions of the 2018 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme require applicants to have successfully completed a recognised course of education in agriculture giving rise to an award at FETAC Level 6 or its equivalent by the 15thMay 2018. Where an applicant has fully completed all aspects of their course by 15th May but has not yet been verified as successful or received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: EU Regulation 2017/2393 came into effect on 1st January 2018. This Regulation included an amendment to EU Regulation 1307/2013 regarding the number of years a successful applicant under the Young Farmers Scheme (YFS) can receive payment. The relevant amendment is in two parts. The first part of the regulatory amendment provides that YFS applicants may receive payment for five years...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Article 14 of EU Regulation No 1307/2013 (Direct Payments Regulation) and Article 58 of EU Regulation No 1305/2013 (Rural Development Regulation) allow Member States to transfer up to 15% of Pillar 1 funds to Pillar 2 and vice versa on an annual basis. Member States with direct payments per hectare less than 90% of the EU average may transfer up to 25% from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1 on an annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 423, 424 and 426 together. In order to provide a breakdown, as requested, it is necessary to use Central Statistics Office (CSO) trade statistics. The following table provides all the Beef, Pigmeat and Dairy exports for each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 to the USA, in both value and volume terms. Ireland does not currently have sheep meat access to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The USA was the second biggest destination for Irish food exports in 2017 after the UK. Irish agri food exports to the USA have more than doubled from around €520 million (85,000 tonnes) in 2012 to €1.125 billion (190,000 tonnes) in 2017. Ireland was the first EU Member State to be granted beef market access to the USA in 2015. In July 2016, my Department received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports to China (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 428 together. My Department has made significant progress towards securing market access for Irish beef in recent years including the lifting of the BSE ban by Chinese authorities in 2015 and a successful AQSIQ inspection visit in 2016. I signed a protocol on the export of beef from Ireland to China with the AQSIQ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: Under EU regulation, Less Favoured / Disadvantaged Areas (with the exception of the islands) were to be replaced by newly designated Areas of Natural Constraints from 2018 with eligible areas being designated using a set list of bio-physical criteria such as soil drainage, texture and slope. However, as part of legislative amendments at EU level a proposal was made to extend the 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The following table outlines the annual budget and expenditure for the Organic Farming Scheme under the RDP 2014-2020 which includes payments to participants in the previous Organic Farming Scheme. In 2015, the underspend identified is largely attributable to the fact that the new online Organic Farming Scheme payments for the year in question related to a seven month period only. In...