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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Any payments arising from the Basic Payment Scheme are due to the Estate of the deceased applicant and not to the person named. Officials from the Inheritance Enquiry Unit of my Department have written to the legal personal representatives of the deceased applicant requesting the usual testamentary documents and bank account details to which the payments should be released. We await further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 19 May 2015 and the person named was approved as a Tier 2 participant for GLAS 1 having selected over 10 hectares of the Minimum Tillage action. Subsequent to approval into the scheme my Department received correspondence from the Agricultural Advisor of the person named stating that the Minimum Tillage action...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named has been assigned the role of herdkeeper and thus may now move animals in and out of the herd. It is expected that the role of herdowner will also be assigned shortly once processing of the application has been finalised in the Regional Veterinary Office.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Accounts (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The 2015 accounts of Bord Iascaigh Mhara were signed off by the Comptroller and Auditor General on 30 June 2016 and my Department received a copy from BIM on 15 July 2016.  I have not yet received the 2015 Annual Report from BIM.  Once I receive that document, in both official languages, I will be bringing the Annual Report and Accounts to Government and laying them before the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications Data (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. TAMS II Applications Received by County County Tranche 1 Tranche 2 Tranche 3 Tranche 4 Tranche 5 Grand Total Carlow 34 20 22 19 95 Cavan 108 100 101 80 1 390 Clare 118 72 47 43 280 Cork 569 326 257 233 2 1387 Donegal 89 69 163 126 8 455 Dublin 6 5 9 6 26 Galway 160 178 182 144 10 674 Kerry 258 187 110 106...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon has informed me that following a stakeholders consultative forum held in December 2015, Bord na gCon established a National Greyhound Consultative Forum. A cross-section of groups is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon has informed me that it has systematically worked through the recommendations contained in the Morris Report, addressing those that it can within the current legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. I understand from Bord na gCon that it has been in communication with the individual concerned by means of a decision letter under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, dated 5th October 2016. Bord na gCon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: All  bovine identification eartags submitted as part of applications made by potential tag suppliers will be assessed as detailed in the "Approval Process for Bovine Identification Tags". The standards expected in respect of tag security for identification and traceability purposes are the same as heretofore.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food and Agriculture Organisation (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The funds allocated to Bord Bia in 2016 in respect of their grant (formerly Grant in Aid) amounted to €32.492 million. It is my intention to increase the grant to Bord Bia in 2017, however, the allocation for 2017 will not be available until the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) is published later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: This person's payments are subject to two court orders dated 19th November 2012. The court orders specify that payments for particular schemes must be redirected to the plaintiff. My officials have received legal advice to hold any payments due, pending clarification from the plaintiff regarding the schemes specified in the court orders. The case was due for hearing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Some 38,000 farmers have been approved into the first two Tranches of GLAS, 26,500 in GLAS 1 and 11,500 in GLAS 2. The current position is that it is work is concentrating on the anticipated third tranche of GLAS (GLAS 3) which will be launched in the coming weeks. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2013 Transfer of Entitlements application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by gift as transferee. The delay in processing this application is due to an issue relating to the date of amendment of the herd number which needs to be resolved with the Local Office before the Transfer of Entitlements can proceed.  My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: There are twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, of these, eight receive funding from my Department.  As the information sought by the Deputy is not routinely collected I have asked the State Bodies concerned to supply the information sought directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Chuir an duine ainmnithe iarratas isteach ar Íocaíocht Bhunúsach/Scéim na Limistéar faoi Shrianta Nádúrtha 2016 ar an 12 Aibreán 2016. Roghnaíodhgabháltas an duine ainmnithe le haghaidh cigireacht um Rialachán Níotráití Údarás Áitiúila dhéanann mo Roinnse thar ceann na Roinne Tithíochta,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 518 and 530 together. I am pleased to confirm that advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) commenced in Ireland on 17 October 2016, which is the earliest that payments can commence under the governing EU Regulations, in respect of applicants whose applications are fully processed and who have no outstanding errors. The level of advance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Under the various Locally-Led initiatives of my Department, funding will be available to support a variety of farmer-led pilot projects, many of which will focus on tackling environmental challenges in designated areas.  For example, there will be two new projects looking at different ways of improving habitat and conservation of the Hen Harrier and the Freshwater Pearl Mussel and these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Payments under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme commenced as scheduled in the third week of September.  To date payments worth in excess of €179m have issued to some 83,000 applicants.  This represents 84% of those who applied. As is normal at this juncture many farmers are not yet eligible for payment as they have not yet fulfilled the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Dialogue (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: While the delegation order has yet to be signed, Minister of State Andrew Doyle has assumed responsibility for Forestry, Horticulture, Food Safety and the Greyhound Industry. It is expected that a Memo for Government will be brought before Cabinet shortly requesting execution of a draft order delegating these functions to Minister Doyle. I met with the Minister for Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint scheme's application on 13 April 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...