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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the matter and I know it has arisen with some of the co-ops in the dairy sector in the Deputy's region. It is not as easy solve it as it is to articulate the problem.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: It would be true to say the word has gone out that this is not the way to proceed. They are finding ways around that now in terms of people-----

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I am aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I welcome this opportunity to present this sustainability impact assessment to the committee. A rigorous assessment, as in previous years, has been undertaken to examine the implications for Ireland of the EU Commission's proposals for the fixing of total allowable catches, TACs, for the coming year. The European Commission proposal was issued on 7 November and several non-papers updating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I can make the opening statement on the regulation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2013 reformed Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 introduced the landing obligation or discards ban, that is, the obligation to land all catches for stocks under catch limits or minimum conservation reference size. The long-term implementation of the landing obligation was to be set out in regional multi-annual management plans, MAPs, adopted through co-decision....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn made an important point in the context of Brexit, a matter on which we have had some exchanges of views at the committee previously. It is almost an existential challenge for the fishing industry because the consequences will be enormous. The Senator has made reference to the fact that while Irish fishermen catch a proportion of the TAC in Irish waters,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: On the point raised by Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, what we are moving towards in terms of sustainable management is what is called MSY, or maximum sustainable yield. We want to get to a situation where all species are fished according to this objective and it a road we have been making progress on. We subscribe in principle to that but we accept that, in certain situations, it cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the free movement of goods and so on, I do not think we could legally enforce a situation where we would compel a trawler to land because they had caught so much here. The case we have been making is it is in their economic interest that, rather than steaming all the way back to the north of Spain with their catch, for instance, reprovisioning there and steaming back to catch whatever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I thank members for their questions. It is an important set of negotiations on an annual basis. The impact assessment shows the scale of the challenge this year. I am conscious that in these negotiations we carry with us the livelihoods and the prospects of both the fishermen and the onshore processing sector. I assure the Chairman and members that we will do our utmost in a challenging...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has responsibility under the Fishery Harbours Centre Act, 1968 (as amended) for the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, An Daingean, Ros an Mhíl and Killybegs. The Fishery Harbour Centres (Management, Control, Operation and Development) Bye-Laws 1979 give the Harbour Master powers to remove wrecked or derelict vessels from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 9 May 2017. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2017 Flood Damage Relief Measure was implemented in response to the severe localised  flooding experienced in the Inishowen area on 22 August 2017. The closing date for applications was 29 September.  The Department received 314 applications for financial aid. All eligible applications are subject to on farm verification and these reports are currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as land transactions, are the responsibility of the company. The matter was, however, raised with Coillte who advise that Coillte’s property sales team have engaged with this individual a number of times on his request and are currently looking at possible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The application referred to by the Deputy is currently under consideration by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and related EU legislation. The issue of whether or not an Environmental Impact Statement will be required from the applicant will be determined following a screening process currently underway by my Department in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vacancies on State Boards (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Of the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, a total of nine vacancies exist on the Boards of six of these Bodies. Details outlined in the table below. In line with normal practice, these vacancies are being/will be processed in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform "Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards". State Body No....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The decision on payments under AEOS was issued by letter to the person named on 24 August 2016. The person named did not avail of the review procedure outlined at the time. My Department will review the correspondence now submitted and issue a response to the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme is a very important source of financial support for farmers across the country, paying over €200 million each year to some 95,000 farmers. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: My experiences leading recent trade missions to open up new markets indicate that the current National Sheep Identification System (NSIS) is a limiting factor in my Department's ongoing efforts to expand the export potential for Irish sheep meat. The expansion of export markets in the context of the  uncertainty surrounding Brexit is critical in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards Data (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: There are 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. In relation to six of the State Bodies, some of the board appointments are made by me on the basis of nominations from third-party organisations for specified vacancies, as set out in legislation. These State Bodies are the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB), Bord Bia, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), National Milk...