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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes which was received in my Department on 19 May 2015. These applications have been fully processed and payments in respect of both schemes have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. My Department had received further information regarding the submission of a 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department introduced new arrangements earlier this year to move from the supply of bovine ear tags by a single supplier based on a competitive tender to an arrangement under which all tag suppliers who meet the standards and conditions set down by the Department in the Tag Approval document published last September will be approved to supply tags in Ireland. The new arrangements came...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The work of my Department in relation to Brexit is comprised of a number of components.  Following the UK vote I established a Brexit unit in the Department and this unit has been assessing the implications of the exit vote and working on contingency planning. It will deepen further the Department's analysis as the notification and negotiation processes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has no vacant sites, properties or land, in the Dublin City Council area. In relation to State Agencies this issue is an operational matter for the Agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Data (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Details of the trade between the UK and Ireland from 2013 to date are outlined in the following table. Ireland has a positive trade balance with Great Britain, with exports increasing from just over €3.89bn in 2013 to €4.36bn in 2015.  The main increase was in the beef sector, which increased from €798m in 2013 to just under €1bn in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department deals with the issuing of decisions on incremental credit which are subject to the examination and consideration of a number of variables. My Department has now issued a decision to the person in question.

Topical Issue Debate: Fish Quotas (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: As we face into the December Fisheries Council meeting, it is abundantly clear that science is the foundation on which decisions are made. Leaving aside the issue of bluefin tuna, the science is difficult to argue against. We face a very significant challenge in that context. In the context of the Marine Institute's involvement here, what is happening is the building of a case but...

Topical Issue Debate: Fish Quotas (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I thank Deputy Martin Kenny for raising this important and interesting matter. The bluefin tuna is a highly regulated species and the situation is extremely contentious at EU and international level. The annual catch limits are set by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, ICCAT, based on scientific advice. Due to the severely depleted slate of the stock, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 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: Animal Welfare (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together. 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. Officials from my Department have inspected 4 circuses to date this year but no significant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 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 has received general complaints from members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for grant-aid under the Dairy Equipment Scheme, Tranche 4 of TAMS 11 on 5 September 2016. The application concerned has passed all the relevant administrative checks.  All the applications received in a given tranche are examined and then go through the Ranking and Selection process. Following that step the application will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: EU Regulations governing the operation of the Young Farmers Scheme set down the definition of a young farmer for the purposes of eligibility under the Scheme. This definition applies to all Member States and my Department has no discretion with regard to its implementation in Ireland. The status of ‘young farmer’ introduced under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the agency with responsibility for recording landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) into Irish ports. I am informed by the SFPA that landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) into Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre in 2015 amounted to a total of 45,762 tonnes with a value of €112.7 million. This shows a significant increase on 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 232 together. As Minister for Agriculture, I am concerned with the livelihoods of farmers in all sectors in each of the 26 counties. I am acutely conscious of the pressure farmers are under at present, and I can assure the Deputy that I am committed to exploring all of the appropriate options for providing assistance to the farm sector through...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 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: Forestry Premium Payments (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: There are no forestry premiums being withheld in respect of the person named. The application under the reference number quoted  was approved for payment of the 1st grant and premium on 26 April 2016 with the 2 premium paid on 08 June 2016. The person named queried the area approved for payment of 9.47 hectares as it is less than the area of 9.54 hectares submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I would advise the Deputy that on the Department’s website  there is a dedicated section on Ash Dieback disease. It gives a comprehensive account of all the work by my Department to date to try to curtail and eradicate the disease on a national basis and the findings from each of the targeted and systematic surveys undertaken from 2012 to 2016. The website also provides...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The Department, in line with the commitments given in the Customer Charter and Customer Action Plan 2015-2020 endeavours to acknowledge reports of possible ash dieback disease received by email within 1 working day and in the case of reports received by letter within 3 working days. The Department will endeavour to issue a more comprehensive reply within 20 working days thereafter. Receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: In 2015 the National Reserve fund was based on a 3% cut to the Basic Payment Scheme financial ceiling and provided some €24.7 million in funding which was the maximum financing rate available under the relevant EU Regulations. There were some 6,260 successful applicants under the 2015 National Reserve. The EU Regulations governing the operation of the National Reserve set down that the...