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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The final AEOS payment has been made in this case. The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011. Payment issued in respect of the 2011-2015 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. As...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The final payment has already been made in this case. The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011. Payment issued in respect of the 2011-2015 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....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy may be aware, I received a request from the Irish South and West Fish Producer Organisation to allocate the increase over 2016 of Ireland’s mackerel quota for 2017 entirely to the Polyvalent Segment on a 1 year pilot basis in exchange for the recipient vessels forgoing demersal fishing in order to gauge the impact on the demersal vessels. This matter has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The Animal Health Measures online system for the Knowledge Transfer Programme is in the final stages of development and will be delivered shortly. In the meantime KT approved Private Veterinary Practitioners (vets) may register the connection with their clients and complete the required actions in preparation for recording the data when the system is live.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Cleandara Pier is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its maintenance, repair and development rests with that Local Authority in the first instance, and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government thereafter. Under my Departments annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, funding is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. An inspection was carried out on the holding resulting in a penalty for non compliance with the maintenance requirements for the Geese and Swan habitat.  The person named exercised his right to request a review of the findings of the inspection to the responsible Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 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 his first instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The pre payment checks for the balancing 2015 payment showed that further checks were required as he had participated in the AEOS scheme and transformed to GLAS before the end of that contract.  My officials...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The pre payment checks for the 2016 scheme year showed that further checks were required as the person named had participated in the AEOS scheme and transformed to GLAS before the end of that contract.  My officials have now completed these additional checks and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The 85% payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named. The balancing 15% in respect of 2016 will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the prepayment checks an issue presented which has now been examined and the application will now go through the 2015 balancing payment prepayment checking process again with a view to issuing payment at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named has submitted a payment claim for investment works completed under the Dairy Equipment Scheme of TAMS 11. There is an issue with an over claim in this case which will be resolved as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The “Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme” was developed by my Department in co-operation with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), making €150 million available to farmers at interest rates of 2.95%. One of my priorities has been to address the impact of the change in the sterling exchange rate and lower commodity prices in some agriculture sectors....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The application for an aquaculture licence referred to by the Deputy is in respect of a site located in Castlemaine Harbour, which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). All applications in ‘Natura’ areas are required to be appropriately assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 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 in relation to the Commonage action. Department officials have resolved this issue and the application will now be further processed for the 2016 payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2015 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The first named person submitted a 2016 Transfer of Entitlements application to my Department seeking the transfer of entitlements by lease as transferor.  This application has been fully processed and both parties have been notified in writing on 12thApril 2017.  Payment on foot of this transfer of entitlements application was made directly to the bank account of the second person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases in relation to parcels on which Low Input Permanent Pasture action is selected. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named is a member of a registered farm partnership whose application 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 in relation to the Catch Crops action. Department officials have examined this issue and the application is now...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for grant-aid under the Animal Welfare, Nutrient and Storage Scheme of TAMS 11 in the last tranche which closed on 7 April 2017.  The application has been checked and queries have been raised with the applicant. Once resolved the application will move to the next stage. All applications in a given tranche have to be...