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

Michael Creed: As the Deputy is aware on 27 October 2016, the Supreme Court issued a judgment in a case taken by a number of mussel seed fishermen.  In the judgment, the Supreme Court found that fishing by Northern Ireland boats within the 0 to 6 nautical mile zone of the territorial waters of the State under the Voisinage arrangements is not permitted by law.  The Voisinage arrangements...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process issues were identified with Forestry in the parcels claimed for under the Low-input Permanent Pasture and Protection of Watercourses from Bovines actions.  Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Droimeann Cattle Breeding Society Ltd. was approved on 4 November 2016 to maintain the herdbook for the Droimeann breed in Ireland under European Communities (Bovine Breeding) Regulations 2009 (SI 19 of 2009). This approval facilitates the issue of pedigree certificates for the breed.

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

Michael Creed: The GLAS 1 application in this case failed the initial computerised cross check but subsequently following a manual review the person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015. The 2015 payment was sent for payment on 18 July 2017.  Processing of the 2016 payment is on-going with a view to issuing payment as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The repair and maintenance of coastal slipways falls under the remit of each individual Local Authority in the first instance and their parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government thereafter. My Department administers an annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme which includes the provision of limited funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into the Organic Farming Scheme with a contract start of 1 January 2016. The outstanding Organic Farming Scheme payments relate to cases where issues have been identified and follow up with the applicant is required.  These issues are being dealt with on a case by case basis. I am pleased to confirm that the Organic Farming Scheme payment has...

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

Michael Creed: There are no plans to revise the eligibility criteria for TAMS applicants  that a sprayer has electronic or GPS control. Electronic or GCPS control is an important part  of an eligible sprayer and is required to ensure accurate and efficient application.

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

Michael Creed: An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 13 May 2016. Under the 2016 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per forage 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: GLAS Administration (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: All GLAS applications must pass all of the regulatory checks and validations associated with this EU co-funded scheme before they are approved into the scheme or a payment application can be finalised. To date over 98% of applicants have had their 2016 payment application processed on the online GLAS system of which over 96% have been paid and the remainder cannot be paid until...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue was identified as the Planting New Hedgerows action was selected on a land parcel declared under the Basic Payment Scheme with an incompatible land...

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

Michael Creed: Approval to commence the works has issued to the applicant in this case.

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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a GLAS 1 application and following the initial checks the Bird Box action was rejected resulting in the application not being approved as the minimum score of 16.3 was not achieved on the remaining actions. The Department has reviewed this decision and has deemed the action eligible which means that the Bird Box action will be reinstated. Department officials...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The 2016 prepayment checking process identified that the parcel use declared for the basic payment scheme was incompatible with the Traditional Orchards action selected on the parcel. The person named has been...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has been paid in full for the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases concerning the Wild Bird Cover action and the declaration made on the 2016 BPS application in respect to this land parcel....

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

Michael Creed: The Folio in question is divided, for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) purposes, into three land parcels according to the Department's Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). There have been no claimants on this land parcel for 2017 to date for Basic Payment Scheme purposes.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Reviews (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: As I stated last month, I intend to establish a Steering Committee to review the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001, this is in line with the commitment given in the Programme for Partnership Government. This review is not a review of the Department's inspection regime. As this Steering Committee is yet to be established, no meetings have taken place to date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The outstanding Organic Farming Scheme payments relate to cases where issues have been identified and follow up with the applicant is required. These issues are being dealt with on a case by case basis. The person named is one of the aforementioned cases. I can confirm that payment has now issued in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts Data (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Employment Regulation Order (ERO), companies are obliged to pay statutory minimum rates of remuneration for workers employed in security and contract cleaning areas. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is the independent, statutory body, whose core services include the inspection and enforcement of employment rights obligations. My Department is not aware of any breaches of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy may be aware, under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing were transferred from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. As Minister I have responsibility for policy in relation to sea-fishing boat...

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

Michael Creed: The persons named applied for grant aid under Tranche 7 of the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II on 20 June 2017. Tranche 7 closed for applications on 30 June 2017. All applications received in a given tranche must be checked to ensure that all administrative issues are in order. This is currently under way for all applications in Tranche 7. Once this process is...