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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department’s investigation of this matter is ongoing and the results are not yet available. While certain aspects of the information assembled may be commercially sensitive, the overall conclusions will be released. The objective of this investigation is to look at each of the sites of the company named with the sole view of determining whether the requirements of the organic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) is an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on aquaculture licence applications and was established on 17 June 1998 under Section 22 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. All Board members are engaged on a part-time basis. The Sea Fisheries Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The aquaculture licensing system as currently constituted provides an appeals process through the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board. The function of the Board is to provide an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions made by me on aquaculture licence applications. As provided for under Section 23 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997, the Board consists of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Marine aquaculture licence applications are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act. There is always a strict separation between my Ministerial role as decision maker in respect of aquaculture licence applications and my Ministerial duty to promote the sustainable development of the industry. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The organic status of all aquaculture products is secured by a formal certification process delegated by my Department to various Organic Control Bodies in accordance with the relevant EU regulations. The certification process involves regular inspection of all organic operators, production techniques and sampling of organic produce to ensure compliance with all EU requirements. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department's records indicate that the fish inputted to the site were sourced from hatcheries operated by the Company referred to by the Deputy. The evidential issues referred to in my Department's public notice relate to whether all the fish in question were in fact smolts.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department’s examination of the matter referred to by the Deputy, which is nearing completion, is detailed and involves all engineering, scientific, environmental and technical matters associated with the incident. In addition, the incident to which the report relates is also the subject of legal proceedings which have not yet fully concluded. Following conclusion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The presence of some herd discrepancies on the holding necessitated the restriction of the holding. Since the death of the herd owner, no application has been made to the local Department office to have a new keeper assigned to this holding. Staff in the local Department Veterinary Office will contact the family concerned with a view to progressing the assignment of a new keeper to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: An official from my Department has been in contact with the relevant party and the application has been submitted successfully.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to further processing the application for the 2016 payment as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue with the Low Input Permanent Pasture action was identified.  Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: GLAS is not a whole farm scheme. Farmers in GLAS are required to retain those land parcels on which a GLAS commitment has been given for the full period of the contract. Where the farmer has additional parcels to those in GLAS he/she is free to lease out these parcels.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Officials in my Department have been in correspondence with the individual named on previous occasions, and have also met with him to discuss the issues he has raised. I have also recently written directly to the individual named in relation to his case and advised that officials from my Department are available to meet with him to further discuss the matters raised, should this be required....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as sale transactions, are the responsibility of the company. Coillte advise, however, that the exact timeline for the potential completion of the transaction relating to the Killykeen Holiday Complex is not known at this stage as the process is still on-going and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The statistics the Deputy is seeking are listed in the table below. Exports €000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Jan - Feb 2017 Value of exports of live animals (€)  338,680 356,884 329,660 432,095 399,672 430,508 339,863 58,952 Value of live animal exports as a % of total agri-food exports 3.8% 3.7% 3.3% 4.1% 3.5% 3.6% 2.8% 3.1% (Source: CSO Agri-Food statistics)

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme.  The Terms and Conditions governing the operation of these schemes state that in order to qualify as a ‘young farmer’, a person must be setting up an agricultural holding for the first time in his/her name or have set up such a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: An AEOS 3 contract relating to the herd number quoted commenced on 1 May 2013. Payment issued in respect of the 2013-2015 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must take place. Issues arose relating to the transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department would not be in a position to comment on a matter relating to an individual member of staff.  There are agreed processes and mechanisms available to all civil servants if they have concerns regarding their work and this is the appropriate way to deal with any individual's concerns.  I have passed your correspondence to my Department's HR Division.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. The Terms and Conditions of the ANC Scheme (and the predecessor schemes)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under Tranche 3 of GLAS and has been approved into the scheme with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017. The first payment due to GLAS 3 participants is in respect of the 2017 scheme year and processing of such payments will commence in the final quarter of the year.