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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (10 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: There are no AEOS contracts ending in 2017. AEOS 1 participants completed their contracts on 31 December 2015. AEOS 2 participants will complete their contracts on 31 December 2016, and the remaining AEOS 3 participants will finish on 31 December 2018. The average payment due  to AEOS 2 and AEOS 3 participants for the 2016 Scheme year is €3,300. Recently, I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (10 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Registered Egg Producers by County County Total Carlow 2 Cavan 40 Clare 3 Cork 21 Donegal 3 Dublin 4 Galway 11 Kerry 4 Kildare 2 Kilkenny 4 Laois 3 Leitrim 1 Limerick 4 Longford 1 Louth 8 Mayo 2 Meath 13 Monaghan 83 Offaly 1 Roscommon 5 Sligo 4 Tipperary 2 Waterford 4 Westmeath 2 Wexford 4 Wicklow 5 Total 236

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (10 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Exports - Eggs and Egg Products Exports - Jan-Dec 2014 Jan-Dec 2015 Jan-Aug 2016 Country € 000 € 000 € 000 Australia 0 Bahrain 2 7 4 Belgium Bulgaria Denmark 360 Egypt 0 0 Falkland Islands France 0 0 Gabon 0 Germany 377 Great Britain 11,590 11,849 5,584 Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Jordan 0 0 Mauritius Netherlands...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (10 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Imports – Eggs and Egg Products Imports - Jan-Dec 2014 Jan-Dec 2015 Jan-Aug 2016 Country € 000 € 000 € 000 Australia Bahrain Belgium 410 863 357 Bulgaria 4 Denmark 10 Egypt Falkland Islands 1 France 912 1,082 699 Gabon 0 Germany 2,904 3,322 1,351 Great Britain 8,480 9,229 4,476 Hungary 28 67 40 Ireland 102 148 59 Italy 45 70 42...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Funding (10 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is the statutory body responsible for the regulation and development of greyhound racing under the Greyhound Act, 1958. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Tote figures for the greyhound industry are contained in its annual accounts which can be found on the Bord na gCon website...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (10 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named is a participant in GLAS tranche 1 and has been paid his 2015 payment.  In relation to payment for 2016, the first instalment of the 2016 payment to 38,000 approved GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 farmers are due to start issuing towards the end of the year when all the required application validation checks have been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Transfer of Entitlements application to my Department seeking the transfer of entitlements by sale as Transferee. The application was successful and acceptance letters issued to the person named and to the transferor on the 26thOctober 2016. The transferor in this case had also submitted a separate 2016 Transfer of Entitlements application seeking the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Imports Data (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. The intra EU movement of animals is recorded on the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES), which is the EU wide online management tool for all sanitary requirements on intra-EU trade and importation of animals, semen and embryo, food, feed and plants. Movements are recorded at the level of Member State only on TRACES. Figures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. The Terms and Conditions governing the operation of these schemes state that in order to qualify as a ‘young farmer’, a person must be setting up an agricultural holding for the first time in his/her name or have set up such a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint scheme application on 30 March 2016. EU Regulations governing the administration of this scheme 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 was selected for a remote...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme application on 13 April 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 person named was selected for a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The Racing Regulatory Body (Irish Turf Club) is a private body charged under legislation with responsibility for the integrity and the reputation of Irish racing in Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme commenced during the week commencing 19 September and are continuing on a twice weekly basis. To date almost €184 million has been paid to 85,000 applicants. It is expected that some 97,000 applicants will qualify for payment under the scheme.  A number of applications are not yet clear for payment under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (9 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has no contingent assets. As regards the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, I have requested that the relevant information is forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (8 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is not in receipt of any National Lottery Funding.

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

Michael Creed: I am pleased to confirm that 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. The level of advance payment was set at 70% for 2016 rather than the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (8 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. My Department's natural assumption upon receipt of a letter from the chairman was that the question of reappointment of the CEO had been discussed at the board.  A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The composition of the board of HRI is provided for by the Horse Racing Ireland Act, approved by the Oireachtas in 2016.  The Act provides for a broad...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI. However, I have made inquiries on the matter. Galway racecourse makes a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (8 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. HRI has informed me that no outstanding cases would have any impact on their ability to provide services to the racing industry from the funding it receives from the...