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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Inspection Service (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Temporary Veterinary Inspectors are engaged as and when required by my Department to assist my Department's permanent veterinary staff.  They are not employees of my Department, rather they are engaged on a contract for services, and therefore they have no pension entitlements with my department.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named is an applicant under the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS11. There were a number of issues identified with the original application, all of which have now been satisfactorily addressed. The file was subsequently processed, based on the information provided by the applicant and approval issued for the  investment works proposed on 9 March 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1st September 2011. Payments have 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 before payments can issue. As 2016 is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: A full technical and administrative review of this case is nearing completion and my officials will contact the person named in relation to the matter in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management and development of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. The company has, however, provided details of its involvement in the development, to which the Deputy refers, at Hellfire Club/Massey's Wood in South Dublin County...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Activities (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management and development of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. The company has, however, provided the information sought in relation to its involvement in the development at Hellfire Club/Massey's Wood in South Dublin County...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Negotiations on the future of CAP post 2020 are still very much in their early stages. Discussions to date have focused on the future orientation of the CAP, based on a number of priorities including building resilience, responding to environmental challenges to ensure sustainable intensification of food production, ensuring generational renewal, maintaining a market orientated CAP and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Mar 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. 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 (21 Mar 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. 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: Energy Policy (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Bord Bia Quality Mark can be applied to food that has been produced to the highest Bord Bia quality standards, and provides quality assurance to the food chain and is a critical element of both our national and international marketing agenda. The quality assurance standards that must be complied with are drawn up by a panel of experts selected from various parts of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Ireland can export the product referred to to the USA provided the food business operator is registered with  the United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).  Prior to registration, the company in question needs to comply with a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan at the production facility. HACCP is an international...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded at an early date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1060, 1062 and 1063 together. It is not possible within the short timeframe to provide the detailed information requested by the Deputy. I will respond to the Deputy directly once the information has been collated.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Please see the table of the number of persons that applied for the Basic Payment Scheme, Single Farm Payment Scheme, Disadvantaged Area Scheme and Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme that have made any kind of application to the High Court to review or appeal any decision of his Department for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. Year Number of Applicants 2017 1...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Almost 14,000 applications were submitted for the third tranche of GLAS (GLAS 3) on the online application system of which 12,600 have been accepted into the scheme to date with a starting date of 1st January 2017.  The remaining 1,400 applications require further investigation. This work is on-going and until completed it is not possible to be definitive about the final number accepted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set in the table. Number of persons paid and unpaid for 2016 under the GLAS scheme County Number of persons paid Number of persons not paid Carlow 360 47 Cavan 1,216 129 Clare 2,099 213 Cork 2,727 457 Donegal 2,520 447 Dublin 64 16 Galway 3,680 737 Kerry 2,322 335 Kildare 282 51 Kilkenny 557 89 Laois 494 75 Leitrim 1,295 151 Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The amount paid under the GLAS scheme in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date is set out in the table. Amount paid under the GLAS scheme in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date Payment GLAS 1 GLAS 2 Year Payments Payments Created Created 2015 11,340,800.00 No Payments as scheme start date 1 January 2016.  2016 74,444,221.59 28,674,458.94 2017 9,809,287.80 6,347,970.87 Total...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Mar 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. 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 Administration (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department has not found an anomaly in the GLAS records in respect of the persons named. In 2015 my Department put in place a procedure for the appointment of commonage advisors to prepare management plans for Commonage shareholders in GLAS.  This procedure was followed and an approved advisor was assigned in September 2015 to prepare the commonage...