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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The conditions under which circus animals are kept and managed come under the scope of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which contains rules relating to the welfare of all animals and requires a person having an animal under his or her control to safeguard and not endanger the health and welfare of the animal.   My Department continues to engage with stakeholders, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon has statutory responsibility for the development of the greyhound racing industry. In that context, it runs commercial operations in a number of greyhound stadia, including Harold's Cross. In 2014, against the background of reducing income for the organisation through the recession, and a significant debt burden, my department commissioned an independent report into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Minister of State in my Department has not appointed a programme manager or advisor.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Financial support from the State is provided to the Horse and Greyhound industries through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. The level of financial support is approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. In accordance with the 2001 Act, 80% and 20% of the monies paid into the Fund each year are distributed between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department received correspondence in 2012 in which allegations were made against the named organisation. The Investigations Unit of my Department examined the situation and met with the person who submitted the correspondence. Following that meeting, the investigating officers concluded that there was no evidence available to warrant an investigation under my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: In the case where an applicant is applying for sheep fencing investments the online application system for TAMS II requires that the applicant indicates the linear meters of the fencing that is proposed and the proposed cost of completing this work.  It is not necessary to upload a quote to the system at application stage. Own labour/machinery  is permitted for sheep...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon’s income is derived from two sources, namely turnover from racing facilities and financial support provided by the Department from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. State funding provided from the Fund is pivotal to the survival and continued development of the horse and greyhound racing industries. In...

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

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon has statutory responsibility for the development of the greyhound racing industry.  In 2014 my Department commissioned Indecon Consultants to produce an independent report into certain matters relating to Bord na gCon, including its financial performance and prospects. That report recommended a number of asset disposals, including Harold’s Cross, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Feb 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.  Department officials have resolved this issue and the application will now be further processed for the...

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

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1st 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 before payments can be made. As 2016 is the final...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The first named person submitted two 2016 Transfer of Entitlements applications to my Department seeking the transfer of entitlements by inheritance as a transferee and seeking the transfer of entitlements by lease as a transferor to the second named person. An official from my Department has been in contact with the second named person to discuss the process involved in having both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Following a long-lasting WTO dispute with the US and with Canada on the EU ban on growth-promoting hormones in beef production, the EU signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States in 2009 and with Canada in 2011.  On 22 December 2016, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice of public hearing and request for comments regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Anti-dumping Measures (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Statistical analysis has shown that fertiliser is a significant expenditure item on EU farms, accounting for €19.2bn in 2014 (Eurostat), while the imposition of anti-dumping duties and customs tariffs on fertilisers is costing farmers up to €1 billion per annum (International Food and Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)). I have long believed that the elimination of fertiliser...

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

Michael Creed: It is expected that the UK's exit from the EU will reduce the overall EU budget by between 5 and 10%.  This will undoubtedly have implications for future spending decisions in what is already a very tight budgetary framework. Notwithstanding this, the amount of CAP funding per Member State is fixed until 2020 under Regulations of the Council and European...

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

Michael Creed: The person named has been paid in full for 2015 and 85% of his 2016 payment issued in December 2016.  The balancing 15% will issue in the second quarter of 2017.

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

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1st 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 before payments can issue. As 2016 is the final scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges Courses (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Green Cert is delivered on a full-time, part-time and distance education basis by Teagasc education staff. Teagasc has enrolled over 4,500 learners to its Green Cert programme in the years 2014 to 2016. I understand that Teagasc would hope to offer up to 1,000 Green Cert places in 2017. A request for 15 new temporary teaching posts was recently approved by my Department to assist...

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

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015. The first payment due to the person named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year. During the prepayment checks in respect of 2016 an issue was identified in relation to the Protection of Watercourses from Bovines action. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 and 521 together. My Department is advised by the Marine Institute that hydrogen peroxide, as a fish disease treatment agent, readily breaks down through water and oxygen and as such represents an extremely low environmental concern. The Marine Institute has also advised that hydrogen peroxide treatments have a more favourable outcome when they are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Eligibility (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Section 13 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 sets down timeframes within which the Minister shall endeavour to determine an application for an aquaculture licence. However, in the absence of a commencement order, there is no statutory timeframe in force for the determination of applications for aquaculture licences under the Act. The commencement of Section 13 of the Fisheries...