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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The development of market access for products in third countries is kept under close review by my Department and I would encourage any seafood producers, or indeed other food producers, to contact my Department so that we can bring together the right supports and assistance, including through the network of embassies, to help promote Irish food abroad, where appropriate. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The cattle headage scheme was EU-funded and, following the introduction of compulsory electronic payment to bank accounts in 2008, any funds relating to earlier payable orders that remained un-cashed after a maximum 6 year period were, on the direction of the EU Commission, surrendered back to the EU.   It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The suite of seven measures available under TAMS II have been opened for applications on a rolling tranche-by-tranche basis. The closing date for Tranche 17 was extended to June 5 to facilitate applicants whose ability to apply may have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.  Tranche 18 of TAMS II opened on 6 June 2020 and will close for the receipt of applications on 7 August...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The total number of birds reported to the Department in the flocks affected by H6N1 Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza is 605,173 - broken down as follows: Production system Number of flocks Number of birds Table egg layer (free range) 8 77,336 Table egg layer (colony) 3 517,835 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) is to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132.  34,517 applications were accepted for BEAM and 33,411 of these have received payments totalling €77.58m. With regard to any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: My Department is involved in discussions on the future of agri-environment supports as part of consideration of the next CAP.  However, it will not be possible to make final decisions until confirmation is available at EU and national level regarding budget and timeframe. Ireland has pressed for the earliest possible adoption of regulations, so...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: On 14 May, my Department identified a suspected case of 'Atypical BSE' in a 14-year old cow as a result of its surveillance of ‘fallen’ animals – these are on-farm deaths which are sent to a collection centre (knackery) for sampling and destruction. On 22 May, confirmatory tests carried out at my Department’s Central Veterinary Research Laboratory verified the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that an epidemiological report on the Atypical BSE case in the national herd which was detected and confirmed late last month has been completed and that a summary of the key findings will be made available in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: On 14 May, my Department identified a suspected case of 'Atypical BSE' in a 14-year old cow as a result of its surveillance of ‘fallen’ animals – these are on-farm deaths which are sent to a collection centre (knackery) for sampling and destruction. On 22 May, confirmatory tests carried out at my Department’s Central Veterinary Research Laboratory verified the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The current EU approval of the active substance glyphosate expires in December 2022. In May 2019, the European Commission appointed four evaluating Member States acting jointly as 'rapporteurs' for the next assessment of glyphosate.  This group, comprising France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden, is known as the Assessment Group on Glyphosate. In December...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and  Genomics Programme provides for six years of payments to farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability.  €41.42m has been paid to date in respect of 22,951 participants for the 2019 scheme year.  Payments for some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It provides funding of €300 million over the six year programme and addresses widely acknowledged weaknesses in the maternal genetics of the Irish suckler herd, makes a positive contribution to farmer profitability and reduces the greenhouse gas intensity of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The staff of my Department’s Communications Division manage the Department’s social media channels, which includes social media monitoring. No other costs have been incurred for social media monitoring for the period in question.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: I appreciate the contributions, which come from Deputies who represent rural constituencies and are aware of the endeavours farmers are making. They are also acutely aware of the fact sustainability is not a destination in itself but a journey. We might have thought we were sustainable ten years ago but we are more sustainable now than we were then, and I have no doubt that by 2030 we will...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: I thank the Deputies. If I can paraphrase Deputy Nolan, she said that farmers deserve credit where credit is due. I echo that. I made the point earlier before the Deputy came into the Chamber that long before it became popular to talk about sustainability, farmers were on this journey, referenced by the fact that the much-lauded previous environmental scheme, the rural environment...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: It is very difficult to answer on many of these points when Deputy Naughten has chosen to limit the time in the way he has done. The research community and the Department work collaboratively with a host of partners. The research community is quite progressive regarding all the issues to do with climate and sustainability. I will give just one example of an initiative in research,...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: I do not see much point in responding to the opening point the Deputy made regarding Covid-19 in meat plants, as I am on the record of the House on that issue already. Suffice to say, as I said then, that every individual who contracts Covid-19 needs to be treated in the best possible way by the health services and everything needs to be done to try and prevent the spread of the virus. The...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: I thank the Deputy for her contribution and her questions. Her contribution seems to be based on a misconception that one can produce food without producing greenhouse gases. That is a biological impossibility.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: What we need to do is maximise our efficiency and sequestration opportunities and look at ways we can displace non-renewable energy sources in the agrifood sector. That is where our focus has been, if the Deputy looks at any of the initiatives under the Department's aegis. Deputy Eamon Ryan referred to the Lyons Estate and a research project there. Who funded the research project? It was...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: What I am saying is that it is not possible to produce food without producing greenhouse gases. We need to make sure that everything we do is geared towards greater efficiency and sustainability. We cannot, and will not, give up our natural advantages in food production but we will do it as efficiently as possible. Many of the initiatives, therefore, that we have under way, for example in...