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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the ten-year strategy for the agri-food sector published in July 2015, identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow it to grow and prosper. It includes more than 400 specific recommendations spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability, innovation, human capital, market development and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available.  It is being compiled for the schemes listed and the data will be furnished to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The detailed data requested by the Deputy is not readily available and it will take some time to retrieve it. Officials in my Department will collate the data and forward it directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The detailed data requested by the Deputy is not readily available and it will take some time to retrieve it.  Officials in my Department will collate the data and forward it to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is  not readily available and will take some time to retrieve.  The data will be furnished to the Deputy as soon it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The detailed data requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Officials in my Department will collate the data and forward it directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested is set out in the following table: County No. GLAS 1 No. GLAS 1 No. GLAS 1 Total Value No. GLAS1 + No.GLAS 1 Applicants Approved Paid of Payments Advance with Commonage Applicants Applicants Made Applicants Actions Carlow 299 279 258 972,483.19 6 52 Cavan 961 909 868 3,162,541.46 17 23 Clare 1,685 1,617 1,535 5,504,473.71 224 85 Cork 2,351 2,169 2,018...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Data (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: A total of €4.528m has been paid under the TAMS I Scheme (Rural Development Programme 2007-2013) and the TAMS II Scheme (Rural Development Programme 2014-2020) to applicants from County Kerry over the past five years.  The breakdown between TAMS I and TAMS II is given in the table. TAMS II Schemes have been open for online application since mid 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The 2017 Forestry Premium for the person named has been processed for payment. It is expected that this payment will be lodged to his bank account within the next week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon (BNG) is a commercial State body, established in 1958 under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and improve and develop the greyhound industry. Harold’s Cross Stadium is the property of BnG and its sale is a matter for it although consent for the sale is required from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine and the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Following the easing of the moratorium on recruitment in the Public Sector in late 2014, my Department secured delegated sanction from DPER in relation to overall staffing resources in May 2015.This sanction provided my Department with the flexibility to fill critical resource needs subject to adherence to specified pay ceilings which are fixed and binding for 2015-2017.  The pay ceiling...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was 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. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue was identified.  The Department has resolved the issue and the 85% payment for 2016 is currently being processed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: There are no plans to reinstate the Installation Aid grant. The Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme is available for eligible farmers under the TAMS II suite of measures. Farmers who have been farming for more than five years and who therefore do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme are being prioritised under the other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: As noted in Parliamentary Question No. 522, the person named has two contracts for Afforestation. Planting has commenced under the first contract and the second has technical approval.  It should be noted that technical approval on the second contract will expire on 30th June 2017 and if the applicant wishes to proceed with planting and receive grant aid, Form 1A must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: There is ongoing, close co-operation between my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, including through dedicated working groups established as part of the All-Island Animal Health & Welfare Strategy Action Plan by the North/South Ministerial Council. The working groups meet regularly and focus on critical issues such as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Data (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Earlier this month I welcomed the release of preliminary information from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) regarding the uptake of the Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme. The Scheme, which was developed by my Department in co-operation with the SBCI, makes €150 million available to farmers at interest rates of 2.95%. Distributed and administered through AIB,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: 135 companies completed the Bord Bia Brexit Barometer assessment. Each participating company received an assessment that identified levels of risk across the six topics: route to market, trade, customs, currency, supply chain and people; and a supporting document with actions for mitigating some of these risks. Information gathered through this exercise will provide a vital guide to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: A total of 46 GLAS cases and 28 AEOS cases in Co. Westmeath await finalisation. Payments under GLAS and AEOS continue to issue on an ongoing weekly basis as issues are resolved and cases are cleared. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the person named has sought a review by the Director in October 2016 of the Appeals Officer's decision.  There remain a considerable number of cases requiring detailed review by the Director. All reviews are dealt with in the order of receipt. Under the Act, only the Director can complete these reviews which must be undertaken in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (30 May 2017)

Michael Creed: There are no plans to introduce grant aid for electric tractors under the TAMS II suite of investment measures. It should be noted that no tractors are currently grant aided under the TAMS Schemes. Grant aid for certain agricultural machinery such as sprayers, grain mills and grain elevators are available under the TAMS II suite of measures at present. Full details of the grant aid...