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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The conditions under which all species of animals in circuses 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, including wild animals in circuses. Section 25 of the Act provides for the adoption of codes of practice in relation to, inter alia, matters concerning the welfare of animals, and this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Roads Scheme (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: In 2016, 39 applications were received  from County Limerick for grant-aid under the Forest Road Scheme; of these, 29 have been approved.  The remaining 10 are in various stages of the application process and a decision will issue on these when that process is complete. On the payments side, 10 of the applications made in 2016 have received payment, an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 National Reserve ‘Old Young Farmer’ category to my Department. This application was not successful as the person named did not meet the educational criteria required under the terms and conditions of the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme. He was notified of this decision and was offered the opportunity to submit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. He also submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application. Issues relating to the registration details of the above herd number have caused a delay in processing these applications. These issues have now...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: An application in respect of the 2013 Single Farm Payment was received from the person named on 11 May 2016 thus incurring a 100%late penalty. An appeal was submitted and has been reviewed. It has been decided to waive the late penalty in this case. The application will now be processed on this basis and any payments due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named as soon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 Dec 2016)

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. As the information requested is an operational matter for Bord na gCon, the body has been requested to forward the relevant  information directly to the Deputy as soon as possible....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The conditions under which all species of animals in circuses 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, including wild animals in circuses. Section 25 of the Act provides for the adoption of codes of practice in relation to, inter alia, matters concerning the welfare of animals, and this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has not published any Bills during the period in question. In the coming session there are plans to make two amendments to the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 and to introduce the Greyhound Industry Bill in January 2017. Details outlined in the following table: Name of Bills Expected date of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department is the “Competent Authority” responsible for the approval of pesticides (Plant Protection Products & Biocide Products). A cohort of specialists including human toxicologists, environmental toxicologists, chemists, environmental chemists, efficacy experts and biologists enable all necessary decisions to be made without routine consultation with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: No entire units have been re-centralised back to Dublin within my Department.  

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The table sets out estimates, provided by Teagasc of the number of hectares sown and amount of grain produced by county for the years 2015 and 2016. - Cereal Output 2015 Cereal Area (Hectares) Grain Production (tonnes) CARLOW 15888 137305 CAVAN 166 767 CLARE 92 633 CORK 39397 330709 DONEGAL 5437 38258 DUBLIN 13454 135776 GALWAY 3719 26576 KERRY 1711 15585...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: An application in respect of the 2016 Basic Payment scheme was received on 22 April 2016. The processing of this application is now complete and both the advance and balancing  payments have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The waters around Ireland (ICES Sub-areas VI & VII which extend from north of Scotland to Brittany and cover part of the Exclusive Fisheries zones of the UK and France also) contain some of the most productive and biologically sensitive fishing grounds in the EU.  The management of the resources within this area come under the remit of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named was the subject of an inspection carried out by Kerry County Council in January 2016, the results of which were cross-reported to my Department as required under EU Regulations. The inspection identified non-compliances with the cross compliance requirements under the Nitrates Regulations relating to the inadequate collection and management of soiled...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS (GLAS 1) was received in my Department on the 18 May 2015 and the person named was approved into GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015. During the GLAS pre-payment validation checks in respect of the 2015 scheme year an issue was identified on two parcels on which the Hen Harrier (whole parcel) action was selected.  Department Officials are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 basic payment/ Areas of Natural Constraint scheme's application on 16 May 2016. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The penalty applied under the 2012 Direct Payment Schemes relates to breaches of Cross Compliance requirements. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Direct Payment Schemes, an applicant is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance in addition to meeting the Scheme criteria. A report detailing findings of an inspection carried out by Veterinary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: The EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote rensing (Satellite) inspections be completed to confirm eligibility under the schemes. The 2014 Single Farm Payment/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing inspection. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: To date some 14,000 applications have been created on the GLAS 3 online system.  The information requested by the Deputy on the breakdown of applications will not be available until after an assessment has been carried out on all of applications submitted to the Scheme in advance of the Scheme closing date of 15 December 2016. Given the large volume of applications being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: 23,218 participants in the BDGP completed the carbon navigator by the deadline, which I had extended by one month to 30 November, and the number per county is set out in the table below. County Carlow 317 Cavan 1138 Clare 1771 Cork 1671 Donegal 1298 Dublin 57 Galway 2510 Kerry 1252 Kildare 297 Kilkenny 577 Laois 576 Leitrim 892 Limerick 754 Longford 602 Louth 216 Mayo 2152...