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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the EU Rural Development Regulation each Member State may designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme.  In 2015 the ANC scheme replaced the Disadvantages Areas Scheme (DAS).  Current payments are based on a range of socio-economic factors and are made on three separate land designations. The Rural Development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Lobbying Data (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Regulation of Lobbying Act, 2015, persons who fall within the scope of the Act who communicate with Designated Public Officials about relevant matters must register and submit returns of lobbying activity. Details of the lobbying activity referred to by the Deputy can be accessed on the Register of Lobbying maintained under the Act by the Standards in Public Office...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the EU Rural Development Regulation each Member State may designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme.  In 2015 the ANC scheme replaced the Disadvantages Areas Scheme (DAS).  Current payments are based on a range of socio-economic factors and are made on three separate land designations. The Rural Development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: In December 2016 I introduced The Sheep Welfare Scheme to contribute to the continuing viability and sustainability of the sheep sector in Ireland. The Scheme complements the range of other supports available to sheep farmers under schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme, GLAS, TAMS, Knowledge Transfer and the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme. The details of the Sheep...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is the current main support for the suckler sector and makes provision for some €300 million of funding over the next six years to Irish beef farmers.  I will continue to support this programme through the lifetime of the current RDP.  Any increase in the payment under the BDGP would require approval from the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is no doubt aware, the ending of the milk quota regime represented an exceptional opportunity for the dairy industry to increase milk output and reach the 50% target set out in Food Harvest 2020. In tandem with opportunity, challenges such as volatility must be faced. The period between mid-2014 through to Q4 2016 was extremely challenging for the dairy sector....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The budget allocation for TAMS II for 2018 will be confirmed later today. Under the TAMS II scheme, support is provided under a suite of seven measures: - Young Farmers Capital  Investment Scheme; - Dairy Equipment Scheme; - Organic Capital Investment Scheme; - Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme; - Low Emission Slurry Spreading; - Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme; -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Acquisition (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I would like to clarify 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 does not arise, therefore, in the context of any schemes or measures introduced by my Department. That is entirely a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: One of my priorities has been to address the impact of the volatility in the sterling exchange rate and lower commodity prices in some agriculture sectors. I see lower cost finance as an effective way of doing this and we developed the “Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme” with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). The Scheme made €150 million...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The main targets set out in the Food Harvest report published in 2010 were, by 2020, to increase the value of primary output by 33% and agrifood exports by 40% (both from a 2007-09 average baseline); and to increase value added production by 40% (from a 2008 baseline). In addition to these value increases, the dairy industry targeted a 50% increase in milk production by 2020, to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The number of applications received under the 2017 National Reserve and the 2017 Young Farmers Scheme, by county, is set out in the following table: County 2017 National Reserve applications 2017 Young Farmers Scheme applications Carlow 21 148 Cavan 74 400 Clare 56 398 Cork 149 1118 Donegal 50 421 Dublin 6 42 Galway 140 846 Kerry 90 533 Kildare 23 147 Kilkenny 43 336 Laois 42 299...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: One of my priorities has been to address the impact of the volatility in the sterling exchange rate and lower commodity prices in some agriculture sectors. I see lower cost finance as an effective way of doing this and we developed the “Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme” with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). The Scheme made €150 million...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. As you may know, I visited the Inishowen Peninsula with my colleague Minster Joe McHugh following the exceptional rainfall of August 22ndlast to see at first-hand some of the very significant problems that a number of farmers faced as a result.  I committed during my visit to supporting these farmers, and my Department in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme's 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 named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: A key driver of EU schemes is the sustainable environmental management of farmed land. In the case of commonage, account must be taken of the environmental effects of the actions of all active shareholders. Either a Commonage Management Plan or a Commonage Farm Plan must be prepared for each individual commonage as a baseline requirement for GLAS. While agreement between the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: In July 2017 the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) requested a copy of a draft report concerning the incident referred to by the Deputy pursuant to Section 47(1)(a) of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act. The Board subsequently withdrew its request following confirmation by my Department that the Report in its entirety remained in draft form. As the request from ALAB was made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: At the time of the incident referred to by the Deputy extreme weather conditions continued to be experienced, which delayed both the notification of the incident and its immediate investigation. As the Deputy is aware my Department’s examination of the matter, which is nearing completion, is detailed and involves all Engineering, Scientific, Environmental and Technical matters...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has been advised by the Marine Institute that the information requested by the Deputy is as follows:- 2014 - One site in Co. Donegal reported that jellyfish related mortality had occurred between June and September. This mortality was however, multifactorial in nature and it is not possible to quantify the losses which were specifically attributed to jellyfish. - Two other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available and will require a detailed examination of my Department’s records. The information requested will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 172 together. Greencastle Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its development and ongoing maintenance rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government thereafter. My Department does however provide limited...