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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2015. During processing of this application a dual claim error arose in respect of one of the parcels declared. Following correspondence with the two applicants involved in the dual claim it was determined that the person named did not have the right to claim the parcel concerned , and as a result...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The appeal, by the person named, under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, which was received in late July, is currently under consideration and the appellant will be notified of the decision as soon as it has been determined.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named has applied for investments under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme in TAMS II and approval issued on 2 September 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Road Safety (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: Section 70 of the Roads Act 1993 obliges the owner or occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that trees, shrubs etc. on the land are not a hazard or potential hazard to road users and that they do not obstruct or interfere with the safe use of, or maintenance of a public road.  It is not possible to compensate farmers or land owners for complying with their statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The primary compensation scheme for farmers whose herds are affected by TB is the On-Farm Market Valuation Scheme under which compensation is payable for cattle removed as reactors. The amount is based on the market value of the animal i.e. the price that might reasonably have been obtained for it, from a purchaser on the open market, if the animal had not been affected by TB. Each reactor...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: While this matter is primarily one for the Local Authority involved. I can confirm that the establishment concerned is working with the ISPCA with a view to facilitating the rehoming of the dogs involved.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: In general, all issues in relation to leases for Government Departments/Offices, including my Department, are a matter for the Office of Public Works. However, there are three locations where my Department has paid rent for premises, in the past three years, which is set out below. Information in relation to agencies, under the aegis of my Department, is a matter for the agencies themselves....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person in question planted a 6.93 hectare woodland in 2012 under the Native Woodland Scheme. Under the Scheme, applicants who plant new native woodlands are eligible to a grant towards the cost of establishing the woodland, and annual premiums to cover income foregone. The grant is payable in two instalments. The first instalment of the grant is payable when the planting and associated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The interpretation of the readings of the interferon gamma assay test requires specific operational protocols of the laboratory in which the assay is carried out, clear advanced research based knowledge and practical expertise of cell-mediated immunology of bovine tuberculosis, specific strategic understanding of the deployment and utility of the assay within the TB eradication programme and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The BVD Eradication programme is an industry led programme which is facilitated and overseen by the BVD Implementation Group (BVDIG), not my Department. My Department is however represented on this Group along with farmers, veterinary and other stakeholders and experts. Recent data shows that very significant progress has been made in reducing the prevalence of the disease – with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application to have his entitlements reviewed on 22ndJuly 2016. He had previously submitted a late 2013 Single Payment Scheme application which had adversely affected his allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Based on the circumstances of his appeal, the late application has now been accepted as valid for the purposes of allocating...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The maximum payment that will be granted to any one applicant under the Basic Payment Scheme (excluding the Greening Payment) in any one scheme year is capped at €150,000 and applies from the first year of the scheme in 2015. This cap on payment relates only to the payment received under the Basic Payment Scheme. Therefore, an applicant’s total payment (Basic Payment and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: I confirm eighteen applicants had a gross combined Basic Payment and Greening Payment of between €150,000 and €200,000. Four applicants had a gross combined Basic Payment and Greening Payment of between €200,000 and €250,000. One applicant had a gross combined Basic Payment and Greening Payment of between €250,000 and €300,000. No applicants had a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: A part-year payment in respect of the final three months of 2015 for certain GLAS actions is due to some 22,000 GLAS tranche 1 applicants. A first instalment of this 2015 payment, representing up to 85% of the total 2015 payment due issued to 18,000 applicants in December and a further 3,000 applicants in March. The 2015 balancing payments issued to 18,500 applicants in early August 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The information requested is not yet available but is currently being compiled. It will be forwarded to the Deputy directly as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The information requested is not yet available but is currently being compiled. It will be forwarded to the Deputy directly as soon as it is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: The current estimate of national employment in the forest sector is 12,000 which is based on work conducted at University College Dublin. The Central Statistics Office is working with the Department on the development of national forest accounts which will include updated estimates of employment in the forest sector. There are currently 118 people (equating to just over 110 full time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has been working with the Irish Harness Racing Association (IHRA) to provide some support for the industry. The IHRA are beneficiaries, for the first time, of an Equine Infrastructure grant scheme operated by my Department. Under the Scheme, the IHRA has been approved for grants totalling €21,704. My Department will shortly begin the process of tendering for an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Submissions (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: As this Request for Tender is part of an ongoing public procurement competition I am precluded from making any comment on the matter until the procurement process has been concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (16 Sep 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 had...