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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has received 1,339 applications under the 2017 National Reserve and 9,308 applications under the 2017 Young Farmers Scheme.  Processing of applications is at an advanced stage. My Department continues to engage with a number of applicants where outstanding documentation is required to finalise their applications and my Department is focussed on maximising...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (18 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I am aware of the Irish Wildlife Trust's request to ban the practice of pair trawling in coastal areas in order to maintain the sprat population to the benefit of seabirds and marine life. Sprat is a short-lived species and an important prey fish for many marine species thus vital to the ocean food chain as well as an important source of income for inshore fishermen. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies Data (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: There are twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, as listed. Vacancies on the Boards of these twelve bodies, other than those which are filled on the basis of nominations from specified organisations*, are advertised and processed by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). In this regard, an Information Booklet is prepared for each vacancy which, among other matters, sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I met with members of the INHFA on Tuesday, 26 September, and had a wide-ranging discussion with them on many issues including their application for membership of the Monitoring Committee for the Rural Development Programme. The Monitoring Committee was established at the outset of the Programme in 2015, in accordance with regulatory requirements, and comprises diverse and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Property Registration (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Officials in the Lands Branch of my Department are actively engaging with the Property Registration Authority regarding this matter and will reply directly to the solicitor involved when the issue has been resolved.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and has been paid the 85% advance payment for 2016. During the processing of the 15% 2016 balance payment an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to releasing the outstanding payment as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. The applicant has received their 2015 GLAS payment in full. The 85% advance payment for 2016 has recently been paid. The claim will now move to validation checks for the processing of the remaining 15% 2016 balance payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The persons named were approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and were paid the First Instalment Payment for 2015. The applicants wrote to the Department to advise that they wished to withdraw from GLAS 1 and sought entry to GLAS 3. The Department processed this request along with a claw back of the 2015 payment in line with the terms and conditions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Irish beef and dairy herds make an enormous contribution to the value of Ireland’s agri-food industry. Since 2010, the value of Irish beef exports has increased from €1.57 billion to €2.38 billion, the value of dairy exports has increased from €2.27 billion to €3.82 billion. The growth in the value of exports has been realised despite the challenges...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The National Development Plan 2007-2013 set out planting targets for the period 2007 - 2013 at 10,000 ha per annum. The figure for 2014 is based on the maximum planting level achievable within the budget provided that year, which was 7,000 ha. Targets for 2015 - 2020 are set out in the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020. The following table lists these figures. Year Target Planted (ha) % of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named joined AEOS 2 on 16 May 2011 with actions of Species Rich Grassland and Traditional Stonewall Maintenance. Following an inspection, which was carried out on 15 September 2015, the total eligible area found for Species Rich Grassland was 5.35 ha. The area claimed by the Scheme participant was 6.69 ha. The overclaim of 1.34 ha amounted to 25% of the eligible area found...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 17 April 2017. Under the 2017 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2017. Processing of the application is now completed and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I am very conscious of the importance of the suckler herd to the Irish economy and agri-food sector in particular. I have been very active in highlighting the potentially very damaging impact of a Mercosur deal on the European and Irish beef sectors and in turn potential impact on the Irish suckler sector. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provides farmers with some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU State Aid Negotiations (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I assume the deputy is referring to an increase (rather than a decrease) in EU state aid limits, beyond the existing €15,000. In March 2016, at the Agriculture Council of Ministers meetings, I requested an increase in the agriculture de minimis threshold limits from €15,000 to €20,000, as a direct response to the ongoing market difficulties being experienced by farmers....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015. All 2015 payments have been paid to the applicant. The 85% advance payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named. During the processing of the 2016 balance payment an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. Department officials are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 19 April 2017. Processing of the ANC application has been completed and payment has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. Advance payments under the BPS have now commenced. The BPS application of the person named has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2017. Processing of the ANC application has been completed and payment has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. Advance payments under the BPS have now commenced. The BPS application of the person named has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department’s Marine Engineering Division carries out an inspection programme of salmon farms on an annual basis. It is expected that the programme for 2017 will be completed by the end of the year. In April 2016, my Department introduced a Protocol for the Structural Design of Marine Finfish Farms. This Protocol will help to protect against the likelihood of structural failure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has noted media reports of salmon being found in some rivers which may be from farmed stock. My Department has advised Inland Fisheries Ireland that where anglers or officers of Inland Fisheries Ireland suspect that they have collected salmon from farmed stock that the fish should be sent to the Marine Institute for analysis, with a view to determining whether they are actually...