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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Census (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Sheep and goat census forms were issued to keepers in mid-December 2016. These were accompanied by pre-addressed return envelopes in which paper returns could be returned by  31 January 2017. On-line completion of the 2016 census was also an option for farmers, with this facility being available from 31st December 2016 until 31st January 2017 to keepers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 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 is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Regarding the employment of the new CEO BnG has informed me that the Board engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Outstanding payments under GLAS 2 are largely due to unresolved queries associated with individual applications.  All GLAS applications must pass regulatory controls and validations as is the case with all EU co-funded schemes. Within my Department there are twenty-six staff assigned to administering the operation of the GLAS scheme which includes processing of all GLAS applications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Data (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020 is co-funded by the EU’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the national exchequer. EU support for the RDP via the EAFRD amounts to an aggregate sum of €2.19 billion over the 7-year Programme lifespan. This EU funding will be supplemented by exchequer funding bringing the total allocation to some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the person named lodged an appeal in relation to the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme. A decision letter was issued on 14 September 2016 by an Appeals Officer to the person named notifying him of the outcome of the appeal. A request for a review of the appeal decision by the Director of the Agriculture Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: If and when Article 50 is invoked next month, as indicated by Prime Minister May, then the UK will cease to be a Member State of the EU from March 2019, unless an extension is sought and granted. By 2019, the UK will be a Coastal State in fisheries terms with all the rights and responsibilities as set down in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The negotiations that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Ceadaíodh an duine ainmnithe isteach in GLAS 1 agus an 1 Deireadh Fómhair an dáta a cuireadh tús leis an gconradh. Tá teidlíochtaí iomlána faighte ag an té sin i leith na bliana scéime 2015. Le linn phróiseas seiceála na réamhíocaíochta in 2016, tugadh ar aird fadhb a bhain leis an mbeart Coimíneachta....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Article 20 of the Common Fisheries Policy regulation does not state the details which the deputy has supplied.  That Article permits Member States to apply "non-discriminatory measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks and the maintenance or improvement of the conservation status of marine ecosystems within 12 nautical miles of its baselines provided that the Union has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I am very much aware of the various proposals which farming organisations have publicised in relation to additional supports for the suckler in recent weeks. In relation to any introduction of a specific coupled payment for suckler cows from Pillar I funding, this  would involve a redistribution of funds allocated to farmers under Pillar I. This would necessitate a linear...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The current Afforestation Scheme provides a range of grants that cover the full cost of establishment of the plantation and payment of annual premiums to both incentivise planting and to compensate for the loss of agricultural activity on the land that is planted. The Afforestation Scheme is voluntary and demand-led. Financial support for the 2014-2020 Forestry Programme is 100% Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: An application in respect of the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) was received from the person named on 8 July 2016, thus incurring a 100% late penalty as it was outside the time frame allowed. The closing date for the receipt of applications under the 2016 BPS was 16th May as confirmed in the 2016 Terms and Conditions booklet circulated to all applicants in March/April 2016 and also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (7 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: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2015 and 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 13 April each year. Under the ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 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 2016 prepayment checking process an issue was identified in relation to the Commonage action. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to further processing the application for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: I understand that the Deputy is referring to applications submitted under Tranche 3 of the GLAS Scheme which closed for the submission of applications on the 15 December 2016. Processing of GLAS Tranche 3 applications is ongoing and to date some 12,400 applications have passed all validations and have been selected into the Scheme. The approval letters for these applications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The applicants in question have submitted a payment claim for the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. The local office is awaiting documentation from the applicants to enable prepayment checks to be completed. The local office have been advised by the applicants that this required documentation will be supplied as soon as possible. When received the local office will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Costs of landscaping at DAFM laboratories, 2013-2016. Laboratory Location 2013 2014 2015 2016 Backweston* €62,450 €62,450 €62,450 €60,370 Sligo €1360 €1400 €1370 €1200 Athlone €1740 €2180 €1990 €2040 Limerick €230 €260 €50 €50 Kilkenny €1420 €1190 €1420...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: In the context of the Rural Development Programme 2015 - 2020 the Department has delivered over twenty new schemes that were supported by IT capability in last two years.  In the first two years of the current RDP programme my Department has already implemented substantially more RDP schemes than were implemented over the entire ten year lifetime of the previous RDP programme. This rate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: The Marine Works Act, 1902 was introduced to facilitate the execution and maintenance of marine works considered necessary for the development of any industry or trade carried out by the inhabitants of a congested districts county. My Department is responsible for the infrastructure that was completed under the 1902 Act, Galway County Council are responsible for the Non 1902 Act...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (7 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: Responsibility for legislation relating to dog breeding establishments rests with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. However, officials from my Department work closely with local authority officers on issues relating to the welfare of dogs and, in 2015, engaged with them on joint inspections of dog breeding establishments. In overall terms the welfare of...