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

Michael Creed: Article 32 of EU Regulation 1305/2013 requires all member states to implement a new system for designating eligible areas under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme from 2018 at the latest. At present, eligible land under the scheme is designated by reference to criteria such as stocking density, family farm income, population density and the percentage of the working population...

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

Michael Creed: To date, some 29,700 farmers have been paid a total of €106m under GLAS. GLAS payment has issued to over 80% of scheme participants entitled to a payment in the 2016 scheme year. Payments continue to be processed on an ongoing basis and will issue on a weekly basis as the remaining 7,236 cases are cleared for payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land Use (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Commonage farmers who wished to join GLAS, which is Pillar 2 scheme under the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme, received priority access into the scheme and for their commonage lands they receive a payment rate of €120 per hectare. The payment rate is based on the significant agri-environment benefits that arise from appropriate management of commonage lands which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land Use (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Commonage farmers who wished to join GLAS, which is Pillar 2 scheme under the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme, received priority access into the scheme and for their commonage lands they receive a payment rate of €120 per hectare. The payment rate is based on the significant agri-environment benefits that arise from appropriate management of commonage lands which...

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

Michael Creed: I am very aware of the damage that uncontrolled fires can do to private land and the risk they pose to private property. There is also the risk to the health and safety of staff from the fire services and other volunteers when they attempt to bring the fires under control. As a result of significant fire damage to forestry plantations some years ago, the Forest Service of my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Plant Species (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The eradication of Japanese Knotweed is not an action under the GLAS scheme. Where the GLAS advisor prepares a Sustainable Management Plan (SMP) for designated Special Areas of Conservation or Special Protection Areas and that plan includes the management of Japanese Knotweed to protect the integrity of the site, the SMP must be complied with.

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: Forestry Management (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: It is intended to commence the Forestry Act, 2014, and bring into effect the related regulations before Easter 2017. The forestry regulations are complete and will be signed at the same time as the Commencement Order for the Act.

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

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. I have been informed by Horse Racing Ireland that the Board of Horse Racing Ireland have a process in place to appoint the Betting Committee made up of nominees from the...

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 that context, it runs commercial operations in a number or 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 certain...

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

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established in 1958 under the Greyhound Industry act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon has assured me that it continues to implement the recommendations made in the report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the greyhound industry in January 2016....

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

Michael Creed: The 2015 audited accounts for Bord na gCon have been submitted to my Department and are currently before Government for noting. When noted by Government the accounts will be laid before the houses of the Oireachtas and can then be published.

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 and has received full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year. During the prepayment checks in respect of the 2016 scheme year an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck. 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: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Under the EU regulations governing the Scheme payments cannot begin to issue until after 15 October each year, at the earliest. In addition, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must take place before payments can issue. As 2016 was the final scheme year for AEOS 2 participants, recheck on payments for all scheme years must...

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

Michael Creed: A total of 1,016 AEOS 2016 payments have issued since the beginning of the year. There are currently 118 applicants awaiting 2016 payments in Cork. 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I regret due to technical issues that an Organic Farming Scheme letter of approval and payment to the person concerned has not yet issued. I am assured however that the approval letter will issue within the next two weeks with payment to issue shortly thereafter. In the meantime, I have arranged for an official from my Department to contact the person named and to explain the position further.

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 that context, it runs commercial operations in a number or 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 certain...

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

Michael Creed: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 makes provision for the welfare, including during a sale, of all animals. In animal welfare terms there are no specific regulations concerning “exotic animals”. The conditions under which they are kept and managed comes under the scope of the sections 11 and 12 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which contain the rules relating to...

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

Michael Creed: The first named person submitted a 2016 Transfer of Entitlements application to my Department seeking the transfer of entitlements by inheritance as a transferee. This transfer has not yet been finalised as supporting documentation is outstanding. My Department has been in further contact with the legal representatives of the first named person with regard to resolving the outstanding issues...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The applicant in this case has submitted a claim for payment under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. There were a number of queries in relation to the payment claim in this case. These are being examined in the local office and will be finalised in the near future.