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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I have not yet made my decision on the allocation of funding for Social Farming in 2018.  If and when requests for tenders are issued, they will be publicised through my Departments Press Office.  Any future request for tenders will be along a similar basis as 2017 and the award criteria will be set out in the procurement documents. In previous years, the services...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: REPS opened in 1994 and over a period of 12 years, during which the scheme was continuously open for the submission of applications, participation levels peaked at 59,200 in 2006. The first approvals under GLAS run from 1 October 2015 and over the course of three application windows the RDP target of 50,000 approvals by the end of 2018 was achieved by January 2017, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The CSO published four Quarterly National Household Surveys (QNHS) for 2016, the most recent full year available. These showed that employment in the agrifood sector overall, including all its component parts, averaged 173,400 throughout the year. The agrifood sector represented circa 8.6% of national employment as measured by the QNHS. Full data for 2017, from the recently introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Data (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I am informed by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that there are sixteen people directly employed in seaweed farming in Ireland at this time, of which seven are in Cork, eight in Kerry and one in Mayo.  BIM estimates that the seaweed sector supports in the region of ten indirect jobs in ancillary services.  A county breakdown cannot be provided for this estimate.  Seaweed farming...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 to 218, inclusive, together. I am a strong advocate of supporting a vibrant and productive national suckler herd. The Beef Data and Genetics Programme (BDGP) is the main support specifically targeted for the suckler sector, which provides Irish beef farmers with some 300 million euro in funding over the current Rural Development Programme (RDP) period....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received the payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The Department is aware of an issue with this case that has delayed payments. This case is being processed at the moment and payment will issue when all relevant checks are complete. GLAS payments are continuing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of January 1st 2017. 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 advance payment will be processed. GLAS payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of January 1st 2016 and has received all payments in respect of 2016. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: This person has received all payments due to date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: I want to clarify to the Deputy that in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 21 February 2018 I set out the context and reasons for the €5.08m contractual commitment figure allocated under the 2018 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme. I also set out the two main components of the €5.08m figure, namely €3.47m for the completion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of January 1st 2016 and has received all payments in respect of scheme year 2016. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. Department officials are working proactively to complete these checks. Once this case clears validations the 2017 advance payment will be made. GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2017 BPS on 6 May 2017. As part of the process of determining land eligibility, parcels declared by the person named on his 2017 BPS application have been identified as having been burned outside of the permitted timeframes.  Accordingly, such lands are not eligible for the purpose of a BPS payment and this has created an over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The matter of pension entitlements for former employees is a matter for Human Resources (HR) Division within my Department. I would like to assure the Deputy that a member of the HR team will contact the person directly to assist with their  enquiry.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Press and Information Office in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides a service in respect of all general media enquiries, including those in relation to Government business. This service responds to ad-hoc media queries and does not include any regularly scheduled meetings with specific media outlets.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for the management of dog pounds. 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 authorities who avail of the services...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of January 1st 2017. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. My Department is working proactively to complete these checks. Once this case clears validations the 2017 advance payment will be made. GLAS payments are being made on a weekly basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Please find below information as requested by the Deputy. Range BPS Applicants Greening Applicants 01-Between 0 and 10000 7262 8196 02-Between 10001 and 20000 885 103 03-Between 20001 and 30000 107 14 04-Between 30001 and 40000 38 2 05-Between 40001 and 50000 10 0 06-Between 50001 and 60000 7 0 07-Between 60001 and 70000 4 0 08-Between 70001 and 80000 2 0...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Freedom of Information data requested is set out in the following table. In relation to your request for data concerning appeals, I have included data on both internal reviews carried out by more senior members of staff within my Department and on appeals to the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). If a requester is not satisfied with the response of my Department to any aspect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: It is assumed the Deputy is referring to Lough Swilly. In relation to shellfish cultivation, all relevant licence applications in the Lough underwent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening. Ministerial Determinations concerning this matter are available on my Department’s website at the following link: In the case of marine finfish cultivation, an Environmental Impact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Applications for Aquaculture licences are considered by my Department under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act, and applicable EU Legislation. In the case of Lough Foyle, Section 2 of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act disapplies the Act to the Moville Area, as it is defined in the Foyle Fisheries Act, 1952. The Good Friday Agreement provided...