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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The legislation governing the movement of bovines requires the source herd who intends to move bovines in a farm to farm transaction to make application for a compliance certificate in advance of the movement off the holding.  The onus is then on the destination herd to confirm the movement. The person named did not make an application to move bovines off his holding in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 26 April 2016. The application has been processed and payment under the scheme issued on 20 September directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546, 548 and 550 together. 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 contributed the sum of €84,145 to The Irish Greyhound Trust Fund in 2015 and in addition to this provided the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Oct 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. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The issues to which the Deputy refers are an operational matter for Bord na gCon. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Oct 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. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. State funding to the horse and greyhound racing industries is provided through the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named is not the registered owner of the herd shown according to records held by my Department. There is no herd number registered in the name of the person named based on records in my Department. In the circumstances it is not possible to comment on the number of entitlements held.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Knowledge Transfer Groups are currently being rolled out as part of the range of supports and measures contained in Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-2020. All RDP schemes are required to incorporate eligibility and selection criteria to ensure equitable treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of measures in accordance with the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Preliminary analysis carried out by my Department shows that some 3,900 farmers fall into the category of Forgotten Farmer. This group is defined as farmers who are under 40 years of age, established their holdings prior to 2008 and who hold low value entitlements. An estimation of the cost of increasing the value of existing entitlements to the National Average for these 3,900 farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Some 8 million records relating to the activities of the former Irish Land Commission are available in paper format only. There are no plans at present to make these records available on line, my Department may consider this at a future date. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Plant Protection Products (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: The EU Regulations dealing with authorisation of plant protection products and biocidal products stipulate that active substances intended for use in products can only be approved if they are not considered to have endocrine disrupting properties that may cause adverse effect in humans. In June 2016 the Commission presented an impact assessment and draft legislative proposals for scientific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: This file was subject to a check to verify compliance with the farm waste and nutrient storage requirements as laid down in S.I. No. 31 of 2014. These checks have now been completed and the relevant requirements have been confirmed as in order.  The file is now ready for final processing and it is expected that the approval should issue to the farmer concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation. The licence application referred to is in respect of sites located in an area which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive. All applications in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department currently has one staff member of the Department who retired, and was re-hired some months later as part of an open competition.  In relation to Public Sector workers, this is a matter for the bodies themselves.  The Department makes use of the expertise of retired members of the Department for the purposes of selection processes including the short listing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2016 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2016. The application was processed and payment under the scheme issued at the earliest possible date of 20 September. As the person named had outstanding debts owed to my department in respect of cross compliance penalties realised for years 2012 and...

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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements under the 'Scottish Derogation' measure of the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme. Under EU Regulations governing the Scottish Derogation measure of the Basic Payment scheme, processing of applications involves administrative checks to verify that the applicant had been actively farming in the Beef, Dairying, Sheep or...

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

Michael Creed: The person named has been approved under Tranche 1 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 October 2015. GLAS applicants with a start date of 1 October 2015 are entitled to a 2015 part-year payment in respect of 2015 eligible actions, covering the three month period 1 October 2015 - 31 December 2015. My Department received a request to withdraw a parcel approved for the Low Input...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: I am fully aware of the pressures on farmers right now and I have committed to working with all the stakeholders, both at national and EU level, to address these issues and ensure that we continue to have a sustainable and resilient sector. In order to address the ongoing difficulties in the Dairy markets at EU and international level, the Commission presented a further package of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 12 May 2016. Processing of the application is ongoing. Once this process is completed the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 to 238, inclusive, together. Horse Racing Ireland 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 appointment of the Chief Executive Officer is a matter for the board of HRI, subject to the consent of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2016. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment will issue to the nominated bank account shortly.