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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Staff (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department will be providing support to the State Agencies under its aegis in the context of the challenges arising due to Brexit. All information relating to the hiring of additional staff are operational matters for the State Bodies concerned and I have asked my officials to forward the Deputy's question to the State Bodies in question for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Diplomatic Representation (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: There are agricultural attachés based in eight Irish embassies worldwide. There is one attaché stationed in each of the following locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Beijing, China Geneva, Switzerland London, UK Paris, France Rome, Italy Washington, United States There are four attachés based in Brussels, Belgium.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2016 Programme for Government undertook to propose a lowering of the cap on basic payments from €150,000 to €100,000. Since the 16thOctober 2015, the maximum amount payable to any one applicant under the Basic Payment Scheme (excluding the Greening Payment), is capped at €150,000 per annum and applies from the first year of the scheme in 2015.  Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (14 Dec 2017)

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. Funding of €100m under the Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020 has been allocated for this measure, which involves Department approved agricultural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The TAMS II Scheme has been very successful to date in terms of uptake with the number of approvals issued exceeding 11,600.  All of these approvals represent committed expenditure under the TAMS II measure of the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020. Of the applications approved just over 3,000 payment claims have been submitted to date and payments to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The Beef Roundtable was established in April 2014 in order to bring all the relevant stakeholders together and to facilitate open discussion between industry and farming organisations on the strategic path for the beef sector over the coming years. The forum has been held on ten occasions, the last being held on the 12th July 2017. I will be holding the next meeting of the Roundtable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: In 2015 my predecessor as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine established a Dairy Forum comprising relevant stakeholders to act as a vehicle for constructive engagement on issues of strategic importance to the dairy sector.  This Forum has met on a number of occasions and has provided a useful platform for discussion on issues such as market developments,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Reviews (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 568 together. The Programme for Partnership Government provided for a review of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001, to ensure the independence and efficiency of the office in dealing with appeals from farmers. In fulfilment of this undertaking, I established a Review Committee comprising three members, Niamh O’Donoghue, former Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: At the outset, I should stress that this is a locally led programme, which is not directly administered by my Department.  The design and management of the programme are primarily matters for the local project team. Information regarding the selection criteria and payments available to farmers can be found in the Terms and Conditions for the Programme. The Terms &...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below. GLAS1 GLAS2 GLAS3 COUNTY Active NMP No NMP Active NMP No NMP Active NMP No NMP Carlow 281 256 25 129 107 22 126 5 121 Cavan 910 875 35 433 414 19 543 25 518 Clare 1,623 1,511 112 689 635 54 815 153 662 Cork 2,169 2,037 132 1,005 905 100 947 15 932 Donegal 1,944 1,887 57 1,005 940 65 1,411 141 1,270...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 will deliver funding of some €4 billion to the agricultural sector and rural areas generally over the lifetime of the Programme. The Programme’s content and design was formulated in light of previous experience and performance and reflects the outcome of extensive stakeholder consultation and does not include support...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The weather conditions over much of last Autumn were challenging for farmers and created difficulties for farmers particularly in the Western regions and on heavier land types. Grass growth rates through the autumn were ahead of last year. However, the poor weather resulted in cattle being housed earlier than normal in places, particularly on the heavier soils;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The below table provides the individual allocations as requested.  The €233.8m also includes locally led schemes approved under the RDP. - 2018 € AEOS 6,000,000 GLAS 203,000,000 OFS 10,500,000

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department leads on Ireland’s engagement with the UN’s World Food Programme. The WFP is the largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and is funded exclusively from voluntary contributions.  It is responsible for the delivery of food assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world and feeds 80 million of the most malnourished people in 80...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has been in ongoing contact with the European Commission to discuss proposals for removing the 20% rule over the last 12 months. An exchange of documents and further correspondence took place culminating in a further meeting on the 23rd November 2017. The Commission is reviewing the documents provided and a further meeting is due to take place later this month to discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: Seventy applications were received under the 2017 National Reserve where the applicant had not completed an educational qualification at FETAC Level 6 or equivalent by the May 2017 deadline.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The number of applications under the 2017 National Reserve and the 2017 Young Farmers Scheme, by county, is set out in the following table: County 2017 National Reserve applications 2017 Young Farmers Scheme applications Carlow 20 147 Cavan 71 400 Clare 55 398 Cork 149 1116 Donegal 50 421 Dublin 6 42 Galway 140 847 Kerry 92 533 Kildare 22 146 Kilkenny 42 333 Laois 43 300 Leitrim...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme is scheduled to open for applications in early February 2018. Budget 2018 included an additional allocation of €25 million for the scheme in 2018.  This is in keeping with provisions of the Programme for a Partnership Government. There are a number of options in relation to how any additional funding could...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department is in the process of compiling the requested data, and it will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.