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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department is not aware of any animals escaping from mink farms in the past five years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The new Organic Farming Scheme has proved extremely successful, attracting more new applicants than any scheme before, and encouraging a significant number of Irish farmers to convert to organic farming systems.  This is a co-funded scheme, supported jointly through the Rural Development Programme by the EU and the Irish Exchequer. At this point in time, the budget allocated to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The persons named were approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and have received a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The holding was selected for an on-farm inspection which has been completed. By letter dated 8 March 2016 the applicants wrote to the Department advising that they no longer wished to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The folio named in County Donegal is divided, for 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) purposes, into three land parcels per the Department's Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). In the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme, one land parcel is being claimed by two herd owners, the second is being claimed by a single herd owner and the third parcel is not being claimed. BPS Entitlements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Herds containing animals in which tuberculosis is suspected at post-mortem examination are restricted in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC which requires that “Appropriate post-mortem, laboratory and epidemiological examinations shall be carried out on the carcass of the suspect animal.  The status of the herd will remain suspended until such time as all laboratory examinations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named received approval for an application for grant-aid under the Young Farmers' Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. However the applicant has never submitted an application for payment and therefore there is no payment to process until this is complete. The applicant has been advised of the position.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Agriculture De Minimis Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 allows limited amounts of aid to be given for activities related to the primary production of agricultural products (e.g. live animals, meat, fruit, vegetables, etc). It does not apply to the processing and/or marketing of these products. The individual threshold limit which a single recipient can receive under the Agriculture De...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) Laboratories are an integral part of the Department, providing critical scientific evidence and expertise (in animal health, food safety and plant sciences) which allows the Department to function effectively as a regulator, to deal with new and emerging risks and to rapidly respond to disease outbreaks and food safety incidents. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme.  The ANC scheme replaces the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme/Less Favoured Areas Scheme.  The designation of eligible areas under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. From 2018 eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme. The designation of eligible areas under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. Under the new designation eligible areas must instead be designated using a set list of bio-physical criteria. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Teagasc deliver the Green Cert on a full-time, part-time and distance education basis at Teagasc Regional Education Centres and Agricultural Colleges. The scheduling of Green Cert courses is an operational matter for Teagasc.  In line with new Dáil procedures, information regarding such matters can be requested directly from Teagasc using the dedicated email address:...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Goat farming serves a small niche market for dairy and meat products. My Department makes available a range of supports to goat farming. Support is available for organic goat farming under the Organic Farming Scheme under the RDP which is an area based payment. We also have a 100% exchequer funded investment scheme for organic processors which would also include goat farming enterprises....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Off-farm employment opportunities are crucial to economic sustainability for many farm families. That has always been the case, and I am pleased that the economic recovery has generated additional employment opportunities in many rural areas. On almost half of all farms, either the holder and/or spouse has off-farm employment. Teagasc released the preliminary results of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) is designed to prevent pollution from agricultural sources and to protect and improve water quality. EU Member States are required to review their NAP at least every four years. In 2017, the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (DHPCLG) which is the lead authority, assisted by the Department of Agriculture, Food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Figures for fish landings in Ireland are retained by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority(SFPA), Ireland's competent authority for Seafood Safety and Sea-Fisheries Protection. I have asked the SFPA to send the requested landings figures directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: Article 33 of the Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides for measures under animal welfare. Article 33 (2) provides that any payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the welfare commitment made. Where necessary, these costs may also cover transaction costs to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Report the Deputy is referring to is the European Commission’s JRC Report, titled “Evaluation of the livestock sector's contribution to the EU greenhouse gas emissions (GGELS)”. The Report recognised that Ireland, with Austria, had the lowest cow milk emissions at 1 kg per kg of product, with the highest in Cyprus (2.8 kg) and Latvia (2.7 kg).  The EU average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) Laboratories are an integral part of the Department, providing critical scientific evidence and expertise (in animal health, food safety and plant sciences) which allows the Department to function effectively as a regulator, to deal with new and emerging risks and to rapidly respond to disease outbreaks and food safety incidents. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regional Development Funding (6 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: The current Rural Development Programme is fully funded for its duration and I have no plans to increase the funding at this time. Our focus now is on full implementation of the existing schemes. Any changes to the Rural Development Programme's financial plan would be made by way of an amendment following consultation with the RDP Monitoring Committee. The procedure for amending the Rural...