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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (20 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 funded through 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 Transfer and the Areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The six State owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Dingle, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth are managed and operated by my Department under Statute. The property portfolio at the six Fishery Harbour Centres consists of 215 properties, the income from which supports the running of the Harbours. With two exceptions these properties are not residential. The table...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dumping at Sea (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: I would inform the Deputy that responsibility for the OSPAR Convention and dumping at sea generally comes under the remit of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. I can also confirm that my Department has received no formal communications from Donegal County Council on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (15 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 2016, 122 Aquaculture licence determinations were made. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (15 Feb 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 2015 and the 2016 advance payment. The GLAS plus advance payment for 2016 was also processed. Following an inspection a penalty has been applied to the holding, meaning a reduced 2016 balancing payment issued to the applicant. Further validation checks must now...

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

Michael Creed: All GLAS payments are up to date in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (15 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: During the 1930s and 1940s a range of conifer species were planted in Ireland, including Norway spruce, Scots pine and larch, along with Sitka spruce and Lodgepole pine. This reflected the untested nature of the North American species being planted at the time. From the 1950s onwards confidence in Sitka spruce and Lodgepole pine grew, leading to their dominance in afforestation up to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (15 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to Local Authorities to deal with stray and abandoned horses and for the designation, by each Local Authority via byelaws that are appropriate to the respective functional areas, of control areas in which horses cannot be kept without a licence.  In the context of the Act, a stray horse means a horse apparently wandering at large, lost,...

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

Michael Creed: Both slurry spreading equipment and facilities for the storage of slurry are grant aided under the TAMS II Investment Schemes. All details, including the Terms and Conditions of the Schemes are available on my Department's website.

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

Michael Creed: The information requested is provided in the following table. Please note that the information also answers previous PQ 3878/18 for which the deputy had been advised that the information would be provided when compiled. Payment has issued to all cases cleared for payment and weekly updates are published on my Department's website. GLAS 1 GLAS 2 GLAS 3 Total County Cases Advance...

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

Michael Creed: Firstly, it is important to note that GLAS is a five-year scheme and payments in individual years will vary but will balance out over the lifetime of the scheme. Annual GLAS advance payments are made in last quarter each year in accordance with the governing regulations with balancing payments issuing in the following calendar year when all inspections have been initiated.  Any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (15 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: A containing the information sought has been forwarded to the Deputy. It can be seen at the following link:

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

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer 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.  Department approved agricultural consultants acting as Knowledge Transfer Facilitators administer groups operating over a three year period. Facilitators who...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (15 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: EU Regulation 2017/2393 came into effect on 1 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 starting...

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

Michael Creed: The required data is being compiled at present and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department is engaging with whole of Government structures for the co-ordination of Brexit preparations, which include representatives of the Revenue Commissioners, on an ongoing basis. I understand that the particular meeting referred to took place on 4 January 2018 between officials from the Revenue Commissioners and the IFA, following a request from the IFA. My Department was...

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

Michael Creed: The Government recognises that indigenous renewable energy plays a vital role in our domestic fuel mix and will become even more important in the context of reducing our reliance on imported fuels and in meeting our challenging renewable energy targets. My Department is committed to working closely with the Department for Communications, Climate Action and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Data (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The information requested is not available. Data on animal movements is not recorded by my Department in a manner which would segregate distinct feedlot movements from other movements types.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon (BnG) is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon. In line with Dail...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Gender Recognition (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Gender Recognition Act 2015 is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection, who I understand is currently undertaking a review of the Act. In line with one of the goals of my Department's Statement of Strategy: "to continue to develop a highly skilled, diverse and gender-balanced workforce", my Department has initiated a...