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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The Beef Roundtable was established in April 2014 in order to bring all the relevant stakeholders together and to facilitate open discussion between industry, farming organisations and others on the strategic path forward for the beef sector. The forum has been held on ten occasions, the last being held on the 12thJuly 2017. No date has yet been set for the next meeting of the forum.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The next meeting of the Dairy Forum will be held on Monday 25th September. This will be the fifth meeting of the Dairy Forum.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Reviews (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The Programme for Partnership Government provided for a review of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001, to ensure the independence and efficiency of the office in dealing with appeals from farmers. In fulfilment of this undertaking, I have established a Review Committee to carry out the review and furnish its Report, to me by the end of this year.  This is to include recommendations as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The European Commission extended the approval of glyphosate for a limited interim period in June 2016 to allow for the completion of an assessment by the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The extension followed a comprehensive review by the European Food Safety Authority. This review, which included detailed consideration of a report produced by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: There have been approximately 500 control visits conducted in Department approved beef processing plants to date this year and almost 40,000 carcasses checked for conformation, fat and carcass presentation during these visits by officers of my Department’s Beef Carcase Classification Section. My Department is continuously monitoring the resource that is required for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: As part of my preparations for the Brexit negotiations I have embarked on an extensive round of bilateral engagements with many of my EU counterparts. The purpose of these meetings is to apprise them of Ireland’s concerns about the impacts of Brexit, build alliances and assess the degree to which they would support our efforts to have the agri-food and fisheries impacts specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (21 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The financial discipline mechanism which is implemented by the Member States involves a monetary deduction from some direct payments thereby creating a financial Crisis Reserve for the European Union. This reserve is intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector in the case of major crises affecting agricultural production or distribution. In the event that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. In 2016 the person named withdrew the action that had elevated his GLAS application to Tier 2 for approval into the scheme. In accordance with the scheme terms and conditions, as this was the only Tier 2 action,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antimicrobial Resistance (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Antimicrobials are one of the most important medical advances of the past 100 years and have become essential for the treatment of bacterial disease in both the human and animal populations. They are also important tools for the protection of animal welfare. However, antimicrobials are increasingly under threat from the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  AMR (the ability of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 539 and 552 together. The Monitoring Committee for Ireland's Rural Development Programme is already established and was set up in July 2015 in accordance with Article 47 of (EU) Regulation 1303/2015.  This is to cover the period for the current RDP which runs from 2014-2020.  My Department has already had some correspondence with named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The decision on this case was reviewed by the Department's Regional Inspector. He upheld the original decision and informed the herdowner of this by letter dated 28 August 2017.  The letter also pointed out that the person named has the option to appeal the review decision to the independent Agricultural Appeals Office if they so wish.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Aid (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The current proposals are part of the Experts Review Group's recommendations for amendments to the current Nitrates regulations. These regulations will not be finalised until the end of the year following a period of public consultation, appropriate assessment and finally negotiation with the European Commission. I will await the outcome of this process before considering next steps.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The recommendation that farms with grassland stocking rates of above 170kg of Nitrogen (N) per hectare per year from livestock manure  be required to fence watercourses 1.5m from the top of the river bank arises from the review of the Ireland's Nitrates Action Programme. The proposed deadline for the implementation of this recommendation by the affected farmers is 1 January 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 543 to 545, inclusive, together. I fully recognise the enormous challenges Brexit poses for the agrifood and fisheries sectors which, given their reliance on the UK market for exports, are experiencing severe difficulties on foot of the fall in the value of sterling against the euro.  With Government support, I and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Data (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The last summary of the Agriculture Cashflow Support Scheme provided to my Department by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) showed that, up to the end of June, there were 3,672 loan drawdowns amounting to a total of €117,308,197 (or 78% of the total). This is an average loan amount of €31,947. Some 59% of the loans are for terms of 4 years or more. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year.  The 85% advance payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named.  Following this payment it appeared that details of one GLAS parcel declared as Low Input Permanent Pasture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: A GLAS 3 application for the person named was received on the GLAS online system on the 15 December 2016.  On the basis of the actions applied for the application was ranked but did not meet the minimum score of 16.5 required for entry into the scheme. The agricultural advisor for the applicant requested a review of the decision to GLAS Division on 7 July 2017. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Based on the figures outlined in the Deputy's question, the relevant increases in payments per hectare would be as follows: Additional Funding – Millions Increase per hectare for first 10 hectares of Mountain Type lands €2.5 €8.80 €5 €17.60 €7.5 €26.39 €10 €35.19 €12.5 €43.99 €15 €52.79...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Based on the figures outlined in the Deputy's question, the relevant increases in payments per hectare would be as follows: Proposed Additional Funding – Millions Increase per hectare for first 10 hectares of More Severely Handicapped lands €2.5 €4.51 €5 €9.03 €7.5 €13.54 €10 €18.05 €12.5 €22.56...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: The above named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. An 85% advance payment for 2016 has been paid. Balancing payments amounting to 15% are issuing on an ongoing basis. A Farm Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) must be submitted on behalf of each GLAS 1 and 2 participant to the dedicated online system before these or any future GLAS...