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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 10 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: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: 100,328 applications were received under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme of which 85,319 have been paid to date. Below is the breakdown of applications and payments by county.  It should be noted that not all unpaid applications are eligible for payment.  As is normal at this point in time, certain applicants are not currently eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compensation Schemes (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme is the vehicle for financial supports to the seafood sector up to 2021.  The Programme delivers a wide range of supports for aquaculture, fisheries and seafood processing through a suite of 15 schemes.  The EMFF Regulation provides for a special compensation scheme for fishermen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as transactions with suppliers and customers, are the responsibility of the company. The matter raised is entirely a commercial matter between Coillte and its potential suppliers.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as contractual arrangements with private growers and suppliers, are the responsibility of the company. The matter raised by the Deputy is entirely a commercial matter between the company and its suppliers.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Brexit poses enormous challenges for the agri-food sector in Ireland by virtue of its reliance on the UK market, and particularly the integrated nature of the trade with Northern Ireland. The most immediate impact of Brexit has been the significant drop in the value of sterling against the euro, while some of the anticipated longer-term challenges are likely to include tariffs and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Payments under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme commenced as scheduled in the third week of September.  To date payments worth €184m have issued to some 85,300 farmers. In respect of County Cavan, a total of 4,753 applications have been received of which 4,160 have been paid to date.As is normal at this juncture many farmers are not yet...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Payments under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme commenced as scheduled in the third week of September.  To date payments worth €184m have issued to some 85,300 farmers. In respect of County Monaghan, a total of 3,991 applications have been received of which 3,568 have been paid to date.  As is normal at this juncture, certain farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together. The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Commonage advisors have been assigned to prepare GLAS Commonage Management Plans (CMPs) for the commonages involved.  Information sessions for GLAS Advisors on the GLAS online system were held and a video demonstrating the system has been made available. The online system opened on 19 September with the submit button to finalise CMPs available since 12 October. CMPs must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Data (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The number of participants in REPS in 2005 was close to 47,500. Numbers peaked in 2006 with just over 59,000 farmers in the scheme. This reduced to just over 54,000 in 2007 and under 47,000 in 2008.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is the competent authority for legislation on the roadworthiness of vehicles, governed by the EU Roadworthiness Testing Directive (Directive 2014/45/EU). In this context the Department of Transport introduced new regulations to provide for the introduction of compulsory testing of tractors used for commercial road haulage purposes. These...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Data (26 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The spending review carried out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform highlighted the fact that the TAMS II Scheme has been very successful in the rate of approvals that have been issued to farmers since the Scheme was launched in mid-2015.  In order for the success of the Scheme to translate into concrete improvements to the infrastructure of individual farms...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 24 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 the person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 232 together. The agri-food commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government align closely with Food Wise 2025, the ten year strategy for the agri-food sector, published in 2015. Food Wise 2025 identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Data (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Table 1 Expenditure on 2014-2020 RDP in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 2014 2015 2016 Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Vote Total Vote Total Vote Total Gross voted allocation after supplementary estimates 430,635,000 430,994,000 513,015,800 Total Expenditure 396,870,447 367,654,660 422,944,328 Amount of allocation not spent in year 33,764,533 63,339,340 90,071,472 The table...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Article 14 of EU Regulation No 1307/2013 (Direct Payments Regulation) and Article 58 of EU Regulation No 1305/2013 (Rural Development Regulation) allow Member States to transfer up to 15% of Pillar 1 funds to Pillar 2 and vice versa on an annual basis. Member States with direct payments per hectare less than 90% of the EU average may transfer up to 25% from Pillar 2 to Pillar 1 on an annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety Scheme (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: While the Health and Safety Authority has primary responsibility for Health and Safety on farms, my Department is fully supportive of their work and assists in the promotion of safe farming practices. Teagasc’s overarching role is to deliver advisory, research and training services to the farming and agri-food sector. Its activities are guided by an Authority that is representative of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) is the lead Department in relation to the nitrates regulations. The closed period for slurry spreading as provided for in the regulations commenced on 15 October. Taking account of the high rainfall in the lead up to the commencement of the closed period, the DHPLG and my Department recognised that there may be some concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Green Cert is delivered by Teagasc and has been developed to meet the training requirements for full-time and part-time farmers. It can be completed on a full-time, part-time or distance education basis. The content and duration is a matter for Teagasc and the awarding body Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). Typically it can take between 18 - 24 months to complete the Cert...