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

Michael Creed: Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme.  The ANC scheme replaces the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme / Less Favoured Areas Scheme.  The designation of eligible areas under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. From 2018...

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

Michael Creed: The herd number provided was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The person originally assigned to this herd number was approved for participation into GLAS 2.  My Department received a GLAS contract transfer request from the person named on 27 February 2017.  This request is currently being processed by officials in my Department and...

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

Michael Creed: I have asked an official from my Department to forward application forms in respect of 2015 and 2016 to the person named.  An application can be made on these forms and the case will be examined upon receipt of the application and any further documentation which the person named may consider to be relevant.

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

Michael Creed: Some 654 farmers are active in GLAS 1 in Co. Westmeath of which 586 have been sent for payment with 68 remaining to be paid.  For GLAS 2, 264 farmers are active in the scheme of which 243 have been sent for payment with 21 remaining to be paid. For AEOS, Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including...

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

Michael Creed: There are 2,476 applicants under the 2016 ANC scheme in County Westmeath. Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme. The ANC scheme replaces the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme / Less Favoured Areas Scheme.  The designation of eligible areas under these schemes to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Mar 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 have examined this issue and the application is now being further processed for payment in respect of the 2016 scheme year.

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

Michael Creed: My Department currently has a single employee suspended from work without prejudice, on full pay pending an investigation. Given that the requested information relates to a single individual, it has the potential to either identify that individual or to make information specific to that individual known to his/her colleagues or to others who may be aware of his/her suspension. As a...

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

Michael Creed: By way of explanation I would like to give the Deputy a short background to this issue. In 2011 my Department officials met with two separate groups which had conducted feasibility studies into the possibility of establishing a new sugar and bioethanol production facility, using sugar beet, in this country. The figures published by the interested groups who are investigating...

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

Michael Creed: Amount spent externally on legal advice for each year since 2015. Year 2015 Name of Firm Name of Barrister Junior/Senior Amount paid € PP Ryan & Co Solicitors 17,055 Year 2016 Name of Firm Name of Barrister Junior/Senior Amount paid € PP Ryan & Co Solicitors  2,787 Year 2017 to date Name of Firm Name of Barrister Junior/Senior Amount...

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

Michael Creed: As previously notified to the Deputy, the person named was notified in writing on 17 September 2014 of the outcome of this field visit and was advised of her right to appeal within 4 months of this date if she did not agree with the findings.  She subsequently wrote to my Department in May 2015 and July 2016. However, no specific details regarding...

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

Michael Creed: Under Regulation (EC) 110/2008 my Department submitted technical files, developed with industry bodies for the Irish Cream, Irish Poitín and Irish Whiskey geographical indications, to the European Commission by 15 February 2015 as required. A tailored verification scheme has been put in place to check that these spirit drinks adhere to the...

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

Michael Creed: As Minister I have responsibility for policy in relation to sea-fishing boat licensing under Section 3(3) of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, as amended by Section 99 of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006.  In this context and, as referred to above, Section 3 of the Act makes provision for Ministerial Policy Directives to issue to the independent Licensing Authority...

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

Michael Creed: In accordance with the EU Regulations governing the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme, each Member State has the option to apply ‘clawback’ to the transfer of entitlements without land. Ireland opted to apply clawback on the sale of entitlements without land. EU Regulations state that the application of "clawback" must not present a substantial obstacle or prohibition...

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

Michael Creed: In accordance with the EU Regulations governing the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme, each Member State has the option to apply ‘clawback’ to the transfer of entitlements without land. Decisions pertaining to the use of such optional provisions are taken by Member States and do not require approval of the EU. Ireland has applied such a ‘clawback’ to the sale...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme. The ANC scheme replaces the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme / Less Favoured Areas Scheme. The designation of eligible areas under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. From 2018 eligible areas must...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: The Programme for a Partnership Government sets out the commitment to increase the budget for the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme by €25m in Budget 2018. In parallel, the Rural Development Regulation requires all Member States to designate eligible areas under the ANC Scheme by reference to new biophysical criteria by 2018. The technical work underlying this process is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the Rural Development Regulation each Member State must designate areas eligible for payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme. The ANC scheme replaces the previous Disadvantaged Areas Scheme / Less Favoured Areas Scheme. The designation of eligible areas under these schemes to date has been based on a range of socio-economic factors. From 2018 eligible areas must...

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 a first payment instalment in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The application has now successfully completed the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process and payment will issue at the earliest opportunity. Following the issue of payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year, the 2016...

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

Michael Creed: Two former Ministers of State were paid overnight expenses on 29 occasions when attending events in Dublin during the period since 2011.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Animal Disease Controls (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: I suspect the figure I gave - 12 confirmed cases - is up to date. These matters tend to be in the public domain as soon as they are identified. There may be cases of which I am unaware that are under scrutiny in the laboratory services to confirm whether the deaths are due to avian influenza but I suspect the figures are the most up to date figures. We took a range of issues into...