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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1682 to 1686, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the tables. Table 1 Fisheries Exports to Great Britain and Northern Ireland* 2014 2015 2016 Jan-Mar 2017 Country € 000 Tonnes € 000 Tonnes € 000 Tonnes € 000 Tonnes Great Britain 48,228 18,105 48,605 19,072 54,483 18,800...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: While Food Harvest 2020 included a target for total seafood sales of €1 billion by 2020 (export and domestic), Food Wise 2025 does not include a specific export growth (or total sales) target for seafood. Seafood exports grew by 52% in value terms between 2010 and 2016, from €370 million to €563 million.  Exports decreased by 2% in 2016, arising from a volume...

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

Michael Creed: In the first instance feed lots would have to meet the requirements of planning laws which are a matter for the Local Authorities.  Under EU Directive 98/58/EC for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes all livestock enterprises are subject to welfare inspections by officials of the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the new ten year strategy for the agrifood sector, identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market development and competitiveness;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: Main species subject to quota limits that are partially caught in UK waters by Irish vessels. (All data provided by the Marine Institute) - The average annual Irish landings for the years 2011-15 are given in tonnes and value (M€). - The estimated Irish landings taken from UK waters are given in tonnes and value (M€) as well as the percentage of the total Irish landings that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1691 and 1692 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The FoodWise 2025 High Level Implementation Committee has had the following meetings to date since the publication of the strategy in July 2015: -2015 (from September): two meetings - 2016: six meetings - 2017 to date: two meetings The next meeting of the HLIC will be on 28 June. It is planned to have at least two more meetings before the end of the year. For the remaining years of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: I received the Report of the independent Aquaculture Licensing Review Group on 31stMay 2017. This Group was tasked with making recommendations to improve the existing licensing system and to undertake steps to review the legislative framework having regard to Government policy for the sustainable development of aquaculture, as outlined in Food Wise 2025 and the National Strategic Plan for...

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

Michael Creed: In the context of the Rural Development Programme 2015 - 2020 the Department has delivered over twenty new schemes that were supported by IT capability in the last two years.  In the first two years of the current RDP programme my Department has already implemented substantially more RDP schemes than were implemented over the entire ten year lifetime of the previous RDP programme. ...

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

Michael Creed: The person named approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has been paid in full in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The person named has requested that the length of traditional stone wall included for maintenance in her application be reduced and this has resulted in the delay in issuing payment. My Department is actively working to resolve the issue...

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

Michael Creed: The value of the Greening payment per eligible farmer is calculated as a fixed percentage of the total value of entitlements activated by that farmer. Currently the fixed percentage stands at approximately 44%.  This fixed percentage is calculated annually by dividing the Greening ceiling for that year by the total value of all payment entitlements activated in that year and as such the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: I wish to inform the Deputy that, to date, no such issue has been raised with my Department and to reassure him that all data protection matters are dealt with by my Department in line with current Data Protection legislation. My Department is keenly aware of all its obligations in the area of data protection as regards the confidentiality of personal data for all its staff and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Charter (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The Farmers Charter of Rights is effectively an agreement between the farm representative organisations and my Department. It sets down agreed target timelines for delivery of payments as well as standards for services, in respect of the schemes operated and services provided by my Department. It also brings clarity to the arrangements around inspections...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Fund for Strategic Investments (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1700 and 1701 together. In 2014, my Department contributed to a list of possible projects for the “EIB-Commission-Member State Special Task Force on developing an investment project pipeline in the EU".  This was an indicative exercise and did not result in consideration or approvals of any of the possibilities outlined at that time. Subsequently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: EU regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes and Rural Development measures require my Department to carry out Cross Compliance inspections on 1% of beneficiaries to ensure compliance with the Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) and the standards for Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) in the areas of the environment, climate change and good agricultural condition...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: The Chairman of Bord na gCon  wrote to my Department on 10 May seeking my approval  and that of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the sale of  Harold’s Cross Greyhound Stadium to the Department of Education and Skills . The sale of Harold's Cross Greyhound Racing Stadium is a transaction between the Department of Education and Skills and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (DAS) was received from the person named on 10 April 2014. Under the Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units  per hectare calculated...

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

Michael Creed: The person named approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1stJanuary 2016. The person named has requested that the length of new hedgerow to be planted included in his application be reduced and this has resulted in the delay in issuing payment. My Department is actively working to resolve the issue with a view to further processing the application for payment at the...

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

Michael Creed: There are no immediate plans to make the 8 million or so records of the former Irish Land Commission (ILC)  generally available to the public for research purposes or otherwise as they are still working documents and have not been handed over to the National Archives. My officials regularly access these records to service queries from the public relating to current and past transactions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Code of Conduct (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: There are twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department as outlined below. In relation to 2015 all of the Bodies furnished a report to my Department confirming tax compliance. As regards 2016, four of the Bodies have furnished a report confirming tax compliance. These are Coillte, Irish National Stud, National Milk Agency and the Veterinary Council of Ireland. I am awaiting receipt of...