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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 16 May 2015 and the person named was approved into the GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme on 27 May 2015. The application was processed with payments issuing to the nominated bank account of the person named in December 2015 and February 2016. To complete the full processing of this application, the person named was requested to submit commonage evidence for a particular land parcel. The person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 16 May 2015 and the person named was approved into the GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The person concerned is an applicant under the TAMS II Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme. The application is currently being processed. Once it has been determined that all the terms and conditions of the Scheme have been complied with a letter of approval to carry out the works will issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for Tranche 1 of the GLAS Scheme. Following the Department’s pre approval validation checks the application was unsuccessful and therefore was not selected for admission to the scheme. The original assessment of this application is currently being reviewed. Once this review has been completed, the person named will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: Expenditure by my Department on collaborative, institutional-led research projects funded under the competitively operated Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM) and focusing only on post farm gate food related research activities over the period was as follows: Programme 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 FIRM (€m) 13.45 14.95 11.73 10.02 8.79 6.05 Annual expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: Coillte is the national state forestry company, which was established in 1989, pursuant to the Forestry Act 1988, at which time the bulk of the State’s forest properties were vested in the company. Coillte has advised that the company owns the following woodlands at or in the vicinity of the townlands of Curraheen, Newtown, Macreary, Rathclarish, Poulmaleen, Ballinurra, Lisadobber and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: 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. Proceedings at the Board of HRI are a matter for that body. However, the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer is a matter for the Board, subject to the consent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 728 and 729 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 case made for the reappointment of the CEO in this case related to the short and medium term challenges facing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The Deputy will be aware that Statutory Instrument No. 125 of 2016 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2016 - implements the required EU points system, which applies to the Licence Holder of a sea-fishing boat when a serious infringement of the Common Fisheries Policy is detected within the Exclusive Fishery Limits of the State or for an Irish vessel,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The most recent Council of Agriculture Ministers was held on 18 July, in Brussels. The main outcome was the presentation by the Commission of a further package of measures to deal with the ongoing market difficulties, particularly in the dairy sector. The key component of this is a new fund of €500 million, which is in turn comprised of two elements. The first is a €150...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The provision of places in the Teagasc Agricultural Colleges is an operational matter for Teagasc. In excess of 3,500 learners participate annually in Teagasc education through full-time, part time and distance education programmes. Typically, over two-thirds of learners attend the 7 agricultural colleges in the Teagasc network with the balance attending part-time programmes at 12...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: Total allocated funding in respect of Payments under Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme under the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme is €1,370m, or annually €195m. The 2016 Revised Estimates have committed an additional €7m in funding under ANC 2016. The Programme for a Partnership Government sets out the commitment to increase the budget for the ANC Scheme by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 735 and 736 together. The main targets set out in the Food Harvest report published in 2010 were, by 2020, to increase the value of primary output by 33% and agrifood exports by 42% (both from a 2007-09 average baseline); and to increase value added production by 40% (from a 2008 baseline). In addition to these value increases, the dairy industry targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications Data (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table. No payments have been made to date however it is expected that the computer system to enable applicants to submit payment claims online will be available in the coming weeks. County Number of applications received to 24 June 2016, end of the 3rd tranche Number of approvals issued to date Carlow 76 44 Cavan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: A total of 24,620 herds have submitted some or all of the data and 23, 839 herds have submitted some or all of the genomic samples required under the BDGP. Payments amounting to almost €40m have issued to 22,068 participants who had submitted sufficient genotyping samples and data to be eligible to receive a payment. My Department has recently written to all applicants who have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The BDGP was launched in 2015 and 29,862 applications were received. Some 4,851 herds have since withdrawn from the BDGP. A further 1,172 herds have not submitted any genomic samples in respect of the 2015 scheme year. These applicants have been contacted reminding them of the requirement to submit genotyping samples.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is a part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and provides Irish suckler farmers with some €300 million of funding over the next 6 years. The BDGP builds on the large investment in data recording and genomics which have been made in recent years and will continue to drive further developments and improvements in this area. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The figure requested by the Deputy is not readily available and work is now underway to calculate an estimate of the additional cost. My Department will communicate with the Deputy when this work is concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: Support under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is payable upon activation of an eligible hectare per payment entitlement. In general terms an eligible hectare is one that is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for a non-agricultural activity, is predominantly used for such activities. An area is predominantly used for agricultural activity if that activity can be...