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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hazardous Waste Sites (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: I have Ministerial responsibility for the remediation of Haulbowline Island and Cork County Council is acting as my agent to deliver the project. The Government has agreed to provide a total of €61m to complete all aspects of the Haulbowline Remediation Project. Total spending by my Department in the period 2012-15* amounted to €6.77m and funded (in full) the following key...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The baseline figure used for forest cover in Ireland is taken from the 2012 National Forest Inventory (NFI). This figure is revised every 5 years when new planting and clearfelling activities are taken into account at that point in time. According to the 2012 NFI, the total area under forestry is 731,650 hectares or 10.5% of the total land surface of Ireland. In order to achieve an increase...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: I am considering the introduction of Financial Instruments (FIs) in Ireland's Rural Development Programme as they can offer an alternative  or complementary form of support to traditional grant based funding. They can take the form of equity or quasi-equity investments, loans or guarantees, and may, where appropriate, be combined with grants. As required by EU Regulation, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The appeal by the person named under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme is still under consideration.  Appeals are dealt with in sequence and he will be notified of the outcome as soon as the appeal is determined.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that my Department received an application from the herd owner to which the deputy refers.  This application has now been processed and payment issued to the individual concerned on 16thSeptember 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has had extensive correspondence with the named person, who has made consistent and repeated claims about his experience of poor athletic performance and impaired health status of the horses on his farm since the 1990's.  Extensive testing of samples submitted by a number of different veterinary practices over that time identified no specific cause of the claimed poor...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The GLAS scheme provides for maximum basic payment of €5,000 per annum to applicants on the basis of the range and quantity of environmental actions they deliver as part of their GLAS plan.  In addition, GLAS applicants who are managing high priority environmental assets,  known as Priority Environmental Assets (PEAs),may receive an additional  payment of up to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (27 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 at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II and was approved on the 25 August 2016.  When the works are completed it is open to the person named to submit an online claim for payment. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme of TAMS II.This application was approved on 1 June 2016.  When the work is completed it will be open to the applicant to lodge a claim online for payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve to my Department.  This application was not successful as the applicant exceeded the off-farm income limit required for acceptance under the scheme.  The applicant was notified in writing of this decision and was offered the opportunity to submit an appeal. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Data (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office provides an independent appeals service in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 and Agriculture Appeals Regulations. The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the person named lodged an appeal on 5 May 2016 in relation to an Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS). On 21 July 2016 a decision letter was issued by the Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office provides an independent appeals service in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 and Agriculture Appeals Regulations. The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the person named lodged an appeal on 23 February 2016 in relation to an Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS). On 22 July 2016 a decision letter was issued by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011. Payment issued in respect of the 2011-2014 Scheme years. Following the death of the applicant on 11 March 2015, payments were held until it was established if the contract was to be transferred to an eligible survivor as detailed in the terms and conditions of the Scheme. The Department was informed by letter dated 8 August...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: A shipment of cattle to Turkey took place on the morning of Tuesday, 20 September 2016. The shipment departed from Greenore Port, Co. Louth.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The first confirmed finding of Ash Dieback in Ireland was made on 12th October 2012 at a forestry plantation site in County Leitrim which had been planted in 2009 with trees imported from continental Europe. Following this finding the Department initiated a programme of targeted and systematic surveys for the disease. As the periods of these surveys initially crossed calendar years the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 18 April 2016. While this application was originally processed as 100%late, following the submission of a successful appeal the late penalty has now been waived in this case. In light of the successful outcome of this appeal, the position with regard to Basic Payment Scheme entitlements can now be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan is being developed by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (DAHRRGA) with other key Departments.  In July 2014 the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs  established an inter-Departmental Steering Group, incorporating representatives from key Departments to assist in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The Health and Safety Authority, under the responsibility of my colleague, Minister Mitchell O'Connor are the competent agency for safety in the workplace and this proposal regarding safety training should be addressed to that agency. My Department supports the work of the HSA and have a number of on-going initiatives promoting farm safety. By way of example, all farmers can avail of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: Ireland’s first National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development was published by my Department in December 2015.  That Plan proposes 24 actions to drive the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector and sustainably grow production in the sector by 45,000 tonnes. Action number 22 of the National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development...