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

Michael Creed: The following table sets out the most recent county breakdown available, NMPs are being submitted on an ongoing basis: GLAS1 GLAS2 GLAS3 COUNTY Active NMP No NMP Active NMP No NMP Active NMP No NMP Carlow 283 273 10 129 122 7 126 18 108 Cavan 908 896 12 435 430 5 542 53 489 Clare 1,624 1,596 28 691 675 16 815 169 646 Cork 2,171 2,112 59 1,013 989 24 949 22 927 Donegal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: Please find data as follows: County Scheme Year Eligible Apps Number Paid Amt Paid CARLOW 2017 1,611 1,601 €22,232,285 CAVAN 2017 4,731 4,701 €33,856,768 CLARE 2017 5,962 5,947 €45,877,021 CORK 2017 12,808 12,674 €151,968,968 DONEGAL 2017 8,263 8,194 €54,731,187 DUBLIN 2017 626 615 €8,727,448 GALWAY 2017 11,828 11,760 €81,979,101...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Range - value of BPS payment including Greening Applicants who have received a 2017 BPS payment. 01-Between €0 and €5000 52,129 02-Between €5,001 and €10,000 33,197 03-Between €10,001 and €20,000 24,269 04-Between €20,001 and €30,000 7,722 05-Between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The statistics requested by the Deputy are outlined in the following table: Range € Payments € 01-Between 0 and 5000 141,994,360 02-Between 5000 and 10000 236,782,253 03-Between 10000 and 20000 338,682,449 04-Between 20000 and 30000 186,058,325 05-Between 30000 and 40000 92,311,640 06-Between 40000 and 50000 54,212,949 07-Between 50000 and 60000 32,807,682 08-Between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The maximum payment that may be granted to any one farmer under the Basic Payment Scheme (excluding the Greening Payment) in any one scheme year is capped at €150,000. This cap on payment relates only to the payment received under the Basic Payment Scheme, and a farmer’s total payment could be over €150,000 when Greening is added on. There is no maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: An application for the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the above named applicant on 21 April 2017. Under the ANC Scheme applicants are required to maintain a stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per eligible forage hectare for 7 consecutive months within the 2017 calendar year and also maintain an annual average stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 468 to 470, inclusive, together. The following table sets out the current status in relation to the receipt of CMP's per county: Commenced and Eligible for Payment Not Commenced MAYO 5962 431 KERRY 1816 144 DONEGAL 4181 118 GALWAY 3303 89 WICKLOW 302 23 LEITRIM 1053 20 SLIGO 409 17 WATERFORD 383 17 CLARE 454 17 CORK 1209 13 LIMERICK 128 13...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Charter (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Farmers' Charter of Rights is effectively an agreement between farm representative organisations and my Department. It sets down, inter alia, agreed target timelines for delivery of payments in respect of the schemes, including RDP schemes, operated by my Department. The operation of a number of schemes covered by this Charter is governed by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Department carried out an investigation into the submission of support documentation in relation to certain claims under the non-productive capital investment action of AEOS. The Department's Investigations Division were involved and the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations was consulted.  These investigations have been concluded.  All applications under the scheme that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department's website.  The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is an invaluable source of statistical information on Ireland’s forest estate.  The NFI details the forest and non-forest land for each county and 16.7% of the land in Leitrim is afforested.  It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department’s website.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting in County Leitrim for 2013 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled. 2013 2014 2015 2016 Broadleaf Conifer Broadleaf...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department’s website.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting in County Wicklow for 2013 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled. 2013 2014 2015 2016 Broadleaf Conifer Broadleaf Conifer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department compiles a number of different afforestation statistics annually, which are made available on my Department’s website.  The number of hectares of broadleaves and conifers of new planting nationally for 2014 to 2016 is indicated in the table.  The figures for 2017 are currently being compiled.  2014 2015 2016 Broadleaf Conifer Broadleaf Conifer...

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

Michael Creed: The number of applications for licences for afforestation nationally in each of the years 2010 to 2016 is set out in the table. Information on the percentage of these applications that required an EIA is currently being gathered and will be provided to the Deputy separately. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2367 1603 2150 2311 2170 1988 1700

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The single premium rate for farmers, both full and part-time, and non-farmers was introduced under the Forestry Progamme 2014-2020. I do not have any plans to reinstate a farmer/non-farmer differential or to introduce higher rates solely for full time farmers.

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. An issue arose regarding a Natura action on the application. This issue has now been resolved. The case will now clear the first stage of the validation checks and will move to the final set of checks this week.  Once the case clears all...

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

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has been paid in full for scheme years 2015 and 2016. A CMP has recently been received for this case but must now be verified.  Once this is completed the case will move to the payment stage and the 2017 advance will issue. GLAS payments...

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

Michael Creed: The subject to which the Deputy refers is an operational matter outside the remit of my Department.  I understand that the company in question, in partnership with the EIB (European Investment Bank) and ISIF (the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund), is heading up a forestry fund in Ireland and that a private forestry group is the national manager on behalf of the company, with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (6 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has no secondees from the companies outlined in the Deputy's question. 

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

Michael Creed: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy when it is available.