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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 to 559, inclusive, together. The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to Local Authorities to deal with stray and abandoned horses and my Department provides funding to support them in their work in this area. Local authorities are asked to make every effort to ensure they are achieving the best value through the public procurement process. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Officials of my Department considered this issue as soon as they became aware of the report.  The matter relates to a cohort of passports issued in 2010 following the introduction of new legislation relating to equine identification and arose from a bone fides attempt on the part of Horse Sport Ireland to inform horse owners of the new requirements. The effect of this approach was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: A small scale problem with discrepancies between the data base used by Horse Sport Ireland and the Department's AIM system has arisen. Horse Sport Ireland and the Department are actively working to resolve apparent discrepancies between data held on a very small number of animals in the Department’s database and the Horse Sport Ireland’s studbook records. These relate to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The persons named submitted an application to my Department under the Young Farmers Scheme, with the second named person as the young farmer.  My Department is currently finalising the necessary administrative and on-farm checks in relation to this application and it is expected it will be completed shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application to my Department under the 2017 National Reserve and also under the Young Farmers Scheme.  My Department has written to the person named on a number of occasions, most recently on 20thFebruary 2018, requesting additional information required to further process these applications.  To date the person named has not replied to this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hardship Grant Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Hardship Grant eligibility period runs from 1stNovember to the 30thApril. This Scheme is designed to alleviate the additional feed costs incurred by herdowners whose holdings are restricted during this period. Payment is linked to the date of receipt of a completed application form with reference to the scheme criteria. One of the scheme criteria clearly states that the herdowner...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Applications under the 2016 and 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme were received from the person named on 14 May 2016 and 21 April 2017 respectively. Under EU Regulation 21 of 2004 all flock owners are obliged to count the Sheep/Goats present on their holding at a specific date, record this number in the flock register and return this number to this Department via the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (27 Feb 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 the 2015 and 2016 scheme years. The 2017 advance payment has now passed all validations and is expected to issue in the coming week.  GLAS payments are continuing to issue on a weekly basis.

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 and 2016 scheme years. The Department is aware of an issue with this case that is preventing the 2017 advance payment being made. It is expected that the payment will be made in the coming weeks. GLAS payments are continuing to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: As part of the processing of the 135,000 applications for the Basic Payment Scheme received by my Department each year, a series of rigorous administrative checks is carried out on all applications to identify possible errors. One such error can be an over-claim on an application. Where such an error is identified, an over-claim notification letter is issued to the applicant by my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Coursing Club (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, the regulation of coursing is chiefly a matter for the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on an individual case

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme on 16 June 2017. As this was after the latest date for submitting BPS applications it was deemed late and therefore no BPS payment issued. The person named has submitted an appeal which is currently under review. My Department will contact the person named directly if further information is required.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Price volatility is an ongoing challenge for the pig sector and developments over the last few years simply serve to emphasise the cyclical nature of prices in the industry. Current prices at €1.38.30 c/kg are well below prices at the same time in 2017, which was a very good year for pig  prices, but remain above the level of price in the same period in both 2015 and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The EIA Directive (meaning Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014) requires that certain types of development, including afforestation and forest road works, must be assessed to determine the likely environmental effect of the development, before a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Inspections under the various EU funded schemes, including the Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS), are necessary in order to comply with EU regulatory requirements. The Sheep Welfare Scheme was introduced to contribute to the continued development of animal health and welfare practices in the sheep sector. My Department ensures compliance on the part of SWS applicants by way of on-farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The target set out in the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020 to approve 50,000 GLAS participants before the end of 2018 has already been achieved. The fact that the RDP target has been achieved almost two years ahead of schedule is a significant achievement on the part of both farmers and my Department and is evidence of the commitment of Irish farmers to the sustainable growth of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Question Heading for question(s) 163 (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Brexit has the potential to have a significant impact across all areas of the Irish agri food sector, including the beef sector. The agri-food sector is of critical importance to the Irish economy.  Its regional spread means it underpins the socio-economic development of rural Ireland in particular. Farming is an essential part of the social, cultural and economic fabric of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was introduced in December 2016 to contribute to the continuing viability and sustainability of the sheep sector in Ireland. The Scheme is programmed under Measure 14 of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 - 2020 and it complements the range of other RDP supports available to sheep farmers under schemes such as GLAS, TAMS, Knowledge...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: An authorised officer of my Department met with the land owner on site on the 2ndFebruary 2018. The uprooting and clearance of trees is currently being investigated.  My Department is also investigating compliance with the EIA (Agriculture) Regulations which came into force on 8thSeptember 2011. While these investigations are ongoing, it is not appropriate to comment further.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Under the EU regulations, applications for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)are to be submitted online.  I am aware that for some people, this will be the first year that they will have engaged with the online applications process.  To help farmers to submit their application online in 2018, I have ensured the early opening for the BPS application facility in 2018. The...