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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Ever since the announcement by the UK of its decision to hold a referendum on its continued membership of the EU, my Department and its agencies have conducted extensive analysis to assess the likely impact that a UK withdrawal would have on the Irish agri food sector, including fisheries and forestry. This work has been complemented by extensive consultation with stakeholders through the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: In relation to the Review of Replacement Capacity Requirements under Sea Fishing Boat Licensing Policy, 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The action by the UK in announcing its withdrawal from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention was not unexpected.  The UK Government had been intimating this decision for some time now.  It is nonetheless unwelcome and unhelpful as it suggests a signal of the UK intent to take a hard line on fisheries in the context of Brexit.    However, there are no immediate direct...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 351 to 353, inclusive, together. My Department is obliged under EU regulations to undertake clearly specified number of inspections annually for both eligibility and cross compliance. As required by the EU, cases for inspection are selected by risk analysis, with cases selected both randomly and by risk. The selection process is carried out by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The action by the UK in announcing its withdrawal from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention was not unexpected.  The UK Government had been intimating this decision for some time now.  It is nonetheless unwelcome and unhelpful as it suggests a signal of the UK intent to take a hard line on fisheries in the context of Brexit.    However, there are no immediate direct...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The mussel seed fishery is managed on an all-island basis, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA NI) and the cross-border Loughs Agency.  To fish for mussel seed, Irish-registered sea-fishing boats require an authorisation under section 13 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006.  Authorisations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (DHPCLG) is the lead authority in undertaking the review, assisted by my Department. The third review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Plan (NAP) commenced in early 2017; the NAP is designed to prevent pollution from agricultural sources to protect and improve water quality in order to meet the EU Water Framework...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The final year of the AEOS 2 contract of the person named was due to end at the end of 2016. However, the herdowner applied for GLAS and was accepted into that scheme with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016, therefore, replacing the AEOS contract. The person named subsequently withdrew from the GLAS contract at a late stage. Following a review, and in light of the particular set...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedge Cutting Season (12 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Hedge cutting along public roads for health and safety purposes is controlled under the Roads Act (under the remit of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport) and managed at county level by local authorities. As such, local authorities are responsible for the issuance of any related warning letters on public health and safety grounds and my Department has no statutory functions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: I thank the Chairman and the committee for inviting me here today. I will make an opening statement and then do my best to answer any questions members may have. In the overall context of Brexit, the priority areas for the Government are clear. This is about our citizens, our economy, Northern Ireland, the common travel area and the future of the European Union, EU, itself. We are, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: In that case I will conclude my opening remarks. I appreciate the interests of members in this issue. It is particularly challenging for the fishing industry. There is extensive consultation by the industry with my Department on these matters and there is a substantially agreed position by the industry in the context of Brexit. We look forward to trying to progress the interests of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Bill has nothing to do with this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: That depends how one defines the Irish national interest. It is strange that a republican party is not taking a 32-county approach. I wonder if the Senator's colleague next to him agrees with his interpretation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: I thank Senator Mac Lochlainn and Deputy McConalogue. There is absolute unity among the 27 member states on the approach to fisheries. I qualify that statement by pointing out that fishing is not an issue for a significant number of member states. In the context of my overall engagement on Brexit-related matters across the Department's range of responsibilities, some member states are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: We talk about our waters but our industry, in the context of Brexit, takes 60% of its most valuable stock from UK waters. That is the concept behind the Common Fisheries Policy. It is about access to EU member states' waters. I appreciate the point the Senator makes, namely, that the industry got a bad deal on accession. I have heard this from the fishing industry on a number of occasions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: If the Senator is advocating an Irexit in order that we might take control of our waters-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: There are a lot of resources in what we might term our waters that others share, but we share other waters also. That has been the benefit of a Common Fisheries Policy. If the Senator is advocating a position whereby, in the context of Brexit, they will take theirs and we will take ours, then we will lose 60% of our most valuable stock, mackerel. I do not believe in that analysis of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Perhaps I have dwelt overlong on that, but it is an important point. The Senator asked another question on the value of fish and I can read a note I have been passed which provides as accurate a view as we have of the situation. It states that taking account of waters covering the region from northern Scotland to Brittany, covering Ireland's 200 mile zone as well as parts of the UK and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: That involves the region from northern Scotland to Brittany, including all of our own waters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: I do not have the figure for EU waters.