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

Michael Creed: Further to PQ No. 285 of 13 April 2017, the person named submitted additional correspondence to my Department. The documentation received was reviewed and, given the nature of the documentation, has been forwarded to the Legal Services Division of my Department for clarification. Following receipt of the required legal clarification, an official from my Department will make direct contact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The suckler sector is a vital component of Ireland's rural economy and the provision of support for the suckler sector is critically important. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is the current primary support for the Irish suckler sector and makes provision for some €300 million of funding over the next six years to beef farmers. I have already in 2017, reopened the BDGP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The suckler sector is a vital component of Ireland's rural economy and the provision of support for the suckler sector is critically important. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is the current primary support for the Irish suckler sector and makes provision for some €300 million of funding over the next six years to beef farmers. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme provides...

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

Michael Creed: The TAMS II Scheme has been very successful to date in terms of uptake with the number of approvals that have issued to date exceeding 11,500. All of these approvals represent committed expenditure under the TAMS II measure of the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020. Until such time as these approvals are acted upon or expire the budget for TAMS must include provision for the potential...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry (14 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department funded the Indecon Review of the Irish Harness Racing Sector, which was published on Wednesday 1st November 2017. This report provides the sport with a road map for its potential development and I will be supporting the recommendations within my Department’s remit from the outset. As part of this future support, I have already committed to continuing and expanding the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department received 14 forestry applications for the District Electoral Division/townland in question for the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. These applications included applications for approval for afforestation, for forest roads, for reconstitution and applications for payment of  premiums on forestry plantations. As the area referred to by the Deputy is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Payments under the Knowledge Transfer Programme have commenced on a rolling basis by sector. The person named is a participant in the Knowledge Transfer Beef Programme and payments have commenced in respect of  farmers in this sector who have completed all the requirements of Year 1. In a small number of cases, including this case, an issue has arisen in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Issues relating to the transfer of entitlements have caused a delay in relation to the Basic Payment for the person named. My Department have been in direct contact with the person named to resolve outstanding issues. The case has now been cleared for payment and the payment will issue in the coming week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint schemes application on 5 April 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Production Costs (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I am acutely aware that fertiliser is a major input cost on farms. Indeed EUROSTAT estimates that fertiliser is the third most important expenditure item on EU farms, accounting for €19.2 billion of input costs in 2014. In terms of Irish farms, the Central Statistics Office 2016 final estimates of Output, Input and Income in Agriculture identifies fertiliser expenditure at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and  Genomics Programme provides for six years of payments to farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability.  As part of the scheme, applicants must complete a carbon navigator with an approved advisor and provide data for an annual update to their carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (9 Nov 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: Laboratory Facilities (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) Laboratories are an integral part of the Department, providing critical scientific evidence and expertise (in animal health, food safety and plant sciences) which allows the Department to function effectively as a regulator, to deal with new and emerging risks and to rapidly respond to disease outbreaks and food safety incidents. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I have been following the proceedings of the Citizens’ Assembly with interest and in particular the topic of last weekend's session on Climate Change.  I look forward to reading the report of the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly when it is received by the Houses of the Oireachtas. I am pleased to see the level of interest among citizens in what is a very serious...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: A profile of projected expenditure on a monthly basis is drawn up at the beginning of each year in order to anticipate the Department’s funding requirements and financial management over the course of the year. The profile which is the best estimate of expenditure available at the time is difficult to forecast and may vary significantly during the year for a variety of reasons, such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The budget allocation for TAMS II in 2017 is €50m. To date the expenditure in 2017 amounts to €23.8m.  Of the 11,619 approvals that have issued payment claims have been received from 23% of the farmers concerned. This equates to 2,591 payment claims of which 1,922 applicants have been paid to date.  Payments and approvals are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (9 Nov 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, who will work closely with my Department, as this is rolled-out.   The design work for the new Hen Harrier programme has already commenced...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Horticulture Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I thank the Deputies for their supplementary questions on this matter. I acknowledge that there is a concentration of these enterprises in Cork and Tipperary and it is understandable that the Deputies here would be raising this matter. Storm Ophelia delivered losses to a whole range of producers, not just producers in the nursery sector. There has not been a scheme of compensation for any...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Horseracing Industry (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Deputy appears to emphatically refuse to acknowledge that our testing regime is compliant with international best standards. In fact, what HRI and the Turf Club have been involved with is to step ahead of the minimum international requirement of the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities, which we meet, and put in place a best-in-class system to deal with horses that are...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Horseracing Industry (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: But the Deputy-----