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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: One of my priorities has been to address the impact of the change in the sterling exchange rate and lower commodity prices in some sectors, which have caused cash flow difficulties for farmers. Therefore I was pleased to announce the launch of the “Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme” on 31st January. The Scheme, which was developed by my Department in co-operation with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: 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 2016 is the final scheme-year of payment for the...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payment 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 have examined this issue and the application is now being further processed for...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payment 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...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases in relation to commonages. Department officials have examined this issue and the application is now being...

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

Michael Creed: In 2011, a Review Group was established to examine all aspects of fur farming in Ireland. The Terms of Reference of the Review Group were: (i) To review fur farming in Ireland taking into account existing legislative provisions for the licensing of mink farming (ii) To comment on the economic benefits of the sector (iii) To consider the effectiveness of existing welfare controls, and...

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

Michael Creed: At present, 80% of Organic Farming Scheme participants have received their 85% advance payment in respect of 2016. Balancing payments have also started to issue in respect of the old Organic Farming Scheme. The outstanding Organic Farming Scheme payments relate to cases where issues have been identified and follow up is required. These issues are being investigated and...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and the balancing payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year has now issued and processing of payment in respect of the 2016 scheme year has commenced.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Retirements (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for central policy making, and retirements in my Department are carried out in line with these policies. The retirement age depends on the conditions of employment in place when the employee joined the service.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Appeals (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) has statutory functions assigned to it in accordance with the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. The function of the Board is to provide an independent authority for the determination of appeals against decisions of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on aquaculture licence applications. A person aggrieved by a decision of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority was set up by the Oireachtas under the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 as the independent authority for, inter alia, the implementation of sea-fisheries legislation. Sea-fisheries control issues are matters for the independent Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority and queries relating to fisheries control and enforcement should...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Apr 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: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: Support under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is payable upon activation of an eligible hectare per payment entitlement. In general terms an eligible hectare is one that is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for a non-agricultural activity, is predominantly used for such activities. An area is predominantly used for agricultural activity if that activity can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Registration of Title (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has been in correspondence with the solicitors for the persons referred to by the Deputy regarding this transfer. The case has been prioritised by my Department, however there are a number of complex legal issues which need to be addressed before this matter can be progressed. My Department is currently consulting with its legal advisors in this regard.

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

Michael Creed: Please see the following information requested in respect of current ceilings in place for annual Basic Payment Scheme payments under Pillar 1 in CAP 2014-2019 under the Single/Basic Payment Scheme. Year Net Ceiling 2014 €1,340,869,000.00 2015 €1,214,800,000.00 2016 €1,213,500,000.00 2017 €1,211,900,000.00 2018 €1,211,500,000.00 2019...

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

Michael Creed: The Single Payment Scheme (SPS) was replaced by the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening with effect from 2015. All farmers eligible for payment under the BPS Scheme are subject to Greening. However, certain exemptions apply meaning, in very broad terms, that it is the arable sector that have obligations under Greening. The Greening ceiling is calculated as a fixed % (30%) of the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 672 to 674, inclusive, together. The contract for an Ex-ante Assessment for the use of Financial Instruments (FIs) within Ireland’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programmes was awarded to Indecon on 31 August, 2016. A draft report of the Ex ante assessment examining...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: The following table sets out the amounts of assigned revenue reported in my Department’s Annual Accounts for EAGF Financial Years 2011-2016. It is not possible to estimate amounts which might arise under Conformity Clearance and Irregularities for 2017 as a wide variety of factors can impact on these figures, however, just over €1 million has been allocated to cover any such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: In August 2014, Russia introduced a ban on the import of some food products from the EU and certain other countries in response to sanctions imposed on them by these countries. In response, the Commission took a range of emergency measures aimed at addressing market pressure, stabilising prices and finding alternative sales opportunities. Allocations for these measures were primarily based...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 677 and 678 together. The ICBF was established in 1998 following a number of years of industry consultation among all stakeholders in the cattle breeding industry. ICBF is the only body approved under EU legislation (Commission Decision 2006/427/EC) to carry out testing, genetic evaluation and publication of breeding values for Irish dairy and beef cattle....