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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Websites (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The total investment in my Department’s website in the period from 2011 to date amounts to €132,088. This expenditure has mostly involved annual support and maintenance charges and training for Department officials who manage the website.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Press and Information Office in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine consists of the Press Officer and six support staff members. The Press and Information Office is part of the Corporate Affairs Division and is headed by the Press Officer, who reports to the Head of Division, who in turn reports to the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for Human...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Training (7 Nov 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Relations Contracts Data (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department generally does not employ external public relations firms. Public relations advice is provided by my Department’s Press Office. In April of this year, the services of "All Good Tales", a public relations company, was used to provide training for staff members for the National Animal Surveillance Programme. The cost of this training was €5,965. Also this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: I wish to inform the Deputy that all funding is provided by my Department on condition that it is used for the specific purpose intended and that there is compliance with the Statement of Principles as set out in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 13/2014: Management and of Accountability for Grants from Exchequer Funds, and/or is subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Smart Farming is a voluntary resource efficiency programme led by the Irish Farmers’ Association, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency. As the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) is the parent Department for the EPA any questions on the initiative are within their competence. The first progress report on the initiative was published on 16th...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Green, Low-carbon, Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) provides valuable support to farmers to deliver environmental benefits and public goods which will enhance Ireland's sustainability credentials into the future. It provides support to Irish farmers aimed at enhancing biodiversity, water quality and the mitigation of the future impacts of climate change while allowing Irish farmers to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Documents (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: As Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with special responsibility for Brexit, Minister Coveney has responsibility for coordinating the whole-of-Government response to Brexit. In this capacity, he is working closely with his colleagues across Government to address the many challenges resulting from Brexit. This cooperation also involves the relevant State Agencies. Work at Cabinet...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The target set out in the Rural Development Plan to approve 50,000 GLAS participants before the end of 2018 has already been achieved. There are no plans to re-open the scheme. My focus now is on ensuring that payments to the 51,000 participants are processed and my Department is working hard to begin making these 2017 advance payments in the coming weeks. The GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 11 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: An application in respect of the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 27 March 2017. Processing of this application is now complete and payments in respect of BPS and ANC have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: An application in respect of the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme(BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2017.  Processing of this application is now complete and payments in respect of BPS and ANC have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 4 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 13 March 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The intra EU movement of animals is recorded on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES), which is the EU-wide online management tool for all sanitary requirements on intra-EU trade and importation of animals, semen and embryo, food, feed and plants. Movements are recorded at the level of Member State only on TRACES. According to TRACES 388,671 sheep have been imported...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Transfer of Entitlements application by way of lease to my Department.  This transfer has been finalised and payment issued last week.  Notification of this has been issued by my Department directly to the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department is conducting a review of this application and has contacted the applicant directly on this matter.  The applicant has set out the details as to when he undertook the scanning action on his flock and is forwarding additional information to the Department in this regard. Following receipt of the additional information, the matter will be reviewed and an official from my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: This is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and while I have not had any specific bilateral meetings with him on this issue, I have raised the matter with him. I welcome any changes that would bring more certainty for farming families in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (7 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: As you will be aware the Commission prepared a first draft of a proposal for renewal of the approval of glyphosate and this was discussed by Member State representatives at the technical experts standing committee meeting in July and again in early October. The draft Commission proposal tabled at these meetings was to renew the approval of glyphosate for a 10-year period, instead of the...