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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 28 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 person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (25 Oct 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 thereafter and provide data for an annual update to their carbon...

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

Michael Creed: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables which set out a range of information as follows. The county breakdown table shows for each year from 2014 to 2017 - the number of applications with allocated entitlements in October of the scheme year in question and the number of these applications actually paid in October of that scheme year. - the...

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

Michael Creed: The Farmers' Charter of Rights is effectively an agreement between farm representative organisations and my Department. It sets down, inter alia, agreed target timelines for delivery of payments in respect of the schemes operated by my Department. A Farmers’ Charter of Rights Monitoring Committee is in place under an independent chair to monitor these agreed targets. This Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (25 Oct 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 over 95,000 farmers. The Programme for a Partnership Government provides for a commitment of a €25 million increase in funding for the Scheme in 2018, and this commitment has now been confirmed as part of Budget 2018....

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

Michael Creed: The legal basis for the current afforestation programme is the European Commission’s State aid approval of Ireland’s Forestry Programme 2014 – 2020. Under Article 108 (3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), any plans to alter aid must be notified to the Commission. Removal of the 20% rule could be considered an alteration to an existing plan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Indecon report, which reviewed the Irish harness racing sector is currently being examined by officials within my Department and I intend publishing it shortly once this review is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sports Funding (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Irish Harness Racing Association was a beneficiary, for the first time in 2016, of an Equine Infrastructure grant scheme operated by my Department. The IHRA has received grants totalling €21,704 under this scheme, with a view to supporting this sector in a targeted way. In addition, the IHRA has been approved in 2017 for grants totalling €40,077 under the Equine technical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stamp Duty (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Following detailed engagement between our two Departments, I was pleased that Minister Donohoe announced key measures in the Finance Bill in relation to stamp duty on agricultural land transactions: the extension for three years of “Consanguinity Relief” for inter-family farm transactions, the retention of the 1% rate and the removal of the upper age limit of 67 for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: In 2006, following the reform of the EU Sugar Regime, Ireland availed of the EU Voluntary Restructuring Scheme under which the sugar industry dismantled its infrastructure and ceased sugar production. Many Member States however, retained their sugar industry and continued to operate within the EU sugar quota system. With effect from 1 October 2017 sugar production quotas were fully...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Fees (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has responsibility under the Fishery Harbours Centre Act, 1968 (as amended) for the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Howth, Dunmore East, Killybegs, Dingle, Ros an Mhíl and also, at Castletownbere. Rates and charges for the use of facilities and services at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres are imposed in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has an excellent record in the delivery of high quality ICT systems.  We have been consistently among the first to make payments in the EU. 98.6% of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 participants have received advance payments in respect of 2016. The remaining cases have been informed of the outstanding steps which they must take to receive their payments. In terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2017 Basic Payment (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 18 April 2017. Processing of this application is now completed and payment under both BPS and ANC has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. State funding to the horse and greyhound racing industries is provided through the Horse and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I would like to clarify at the outset that my Department has no role in the designation of lands.  That function is exercised through the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.  The question of compensation for designation does not arise, therefore, in the context of any schemes or measures introduced by my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: At the request of my Department, the relevant Organic Control Body undertook a comprehensive audit of all sites operated by the company named.  I can confirm that the outcome of these audits indicate that the company named is compliant with the rules governing the organic sector. I am satisfied therefore that the integrity of the organic label is protected. As with the performance of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board hearing took place in Bantry on 19th and 20th September, 2017. As the Deputy is aware, on 21st September my Department received an inquiry from Inland Fisheries Ireland concerning large quantities of dead fish at the site referred to by the Deputy. Subsequent inquiries by my Department’s Marine Engineering Division indicated that substantial...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: All applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and (in the case of marine aquaculture) the 1933 Foreshore Act. The assessment process takes full account of all National and EU legislative requirements and reflects the full scientific, environmental, legal, public policy and engineering aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Origin Green Programme (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: As I indicated in my reply to parliamentary question number 424 of 26 September 2017, Origin Green members are required to be authorised by the relevant competent authority, and must confirm that they are compliant with the key food safety and environmental regulations governing their sector.  Operational matters in relation to Origin Green are a matter for Bord Bia. For...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (24 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application to my Department under the 2017 Young Farmers Scheme.  This scheme provides for a payment to successful applicants per eligible activated payment entitlement, subject to a maximum of 50 entitlements.  The person named did not submit an application under the 2017 National Reserve.  The National Reserve provides for an allocation of...