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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: As result of the applications approved into the first two tranches of GLAS (GLAS 1 and GLAS 2) Commonage Advisors have been assigned to prepare Commonage Management Plans (CMPs) for over 2,700 commonages. No CMPs have been submitted to date as the deadline for completed plans to be submitted is 1 September 2017 which will facilitate the inclusion of commonage farmers approved into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: All commonage shareholders are required to sign an Interim Commonage Management Plan (CMP) for each of their commonages as a condition of payment for 2016. My Department put in place a process to provide for the submission of interim Commonage Management Plans and I am pleased that this has been well received and responded to by both advisors and commonage shareholders. The interim process...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Commonage Advisors have been assigned to prepare Commonage Management Plans (CMPs) for over 2,700 commonages which have been brought into the first two tranches of GLAS. A further 77 commonages are currently being reassessed where the commonage advisor initially assigned is no longer in a position to complete the work and 35 commonages have had no advisor assigned as there were no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The number of commonages to which planners were assigned and subsequently reassigned is 255. A total of 571 GLAS participants are associated with these commonages. My Department has put in place arrangements to facilitate payments for these participants to ensure payments are processed as promptly as possible. A further 77 commonages in this category are currently being reassessed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) commenced in Ireland on 17 October 2016 in respect of applicants whose applications are fully processed and who have no outstanding errors. This is the earliest that payments can commence under the governing EU Regulations. To date payments in excess of €791m have issued to over 120,000 applicants. Regular payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: In order to draw down payment under the Basic Payment/Greening Scheme an applicant  must have an “eligible hectare” to accompany each entitlement held. In this context, the definition of an “eligible hectare” is land that is used for an agricultural activity and it also includes maintaining an agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: A total of €17,061,884 has issued to date under the GLAS Scheme in respect of the 2015 scheme year. There are 25,622 farmers currently approved in the first tranche of GLAS (GLAS 1). Some 22,162 of these participants are due a 2015 payment in respect of the three month period October to December 2015. The balance of farmers approved in GLAS 1, some 3,460...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The GLAS Scheme includes a measure which provides support for farmers to manage their commonage lands. For commonage farmers who wish to join GLAS, the Scheme requires the development and implementation of a GLAS Commonage Management Plan (CMP) which must be prepared and completed by a trained and qualified Agricultural Advisor. The Advisor is paid by the farmer and is not working for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Under Section 2 of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 the Minister may appoint such and so many of his or her officers or, following selection at competitions held by the Public Appointment Service, other persons holding positions within the Civil Service, as he or she considers appropriate, to be appeals officers for the purposes of this Act. Section 6 of the Agriculture Appeals Act...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)/Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme application on 5 May 2016. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Basic payment/Areas of Natural Constraint scheme application on 6 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: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The breakdown of staff currently seconded to other Departments or agencies, with the year the secondment commenced is outlined below: Body 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (to 31/10/2016) Animal Health Ireland 1 Department of Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht Affairs 1 2 Bord Bia 1 1 Carlow County Council 1 Central Statistics Office 1 Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has no record of any staff appealing against secondment during the period 2010 to date in 2016. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department currently has no staff seconded to a firm in the private sector. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: There are currently no staff seconded from a firm in the private sector in my Department. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an appeal for the attention of the Commonage Implementation Committee. A new chairperson has recently been appointed and the appeal referred to is appropriate to and will be dealt with in that forum.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 655, 657, 658 and 660 together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table:  2014 County Louth Project Name Location Amount of Funding provided € Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector Various locations in the county 170,560 Forestry - Afforestation 301,718 Forestry-...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 and 659 together. 2014 Applications submitted for funding projects from Louth /Meath County Council Indicate if applications were successful Y/N Louth Afforestation N Carlingford Harbour – Repair storm damage caused to revetment in Jan/Feb 2014 – Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, Storm Damage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Nov 2016)

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 circus...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (29 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The Young Farmers' Scheme was introduced in 2015 as a measure to support young farmers under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy.  The number of applications received under the Young Farmers' Scheme, by county, in 2015 and 2016 is set out in the following table. County 2015 Number of Applications 2016 Number of Applications Carlow 150 144 Cavan 370 372 Clare 379 377 Cork...