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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 11 May 2015 and the person named was approved into the GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015. There are a number of applications, including that of the person named, remaining which have not passed all of the Department’s pre-payment validation checks for the 2015 part-year payment. The Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has confirmed that it has decided to withdraw a Request for Tenders (RFT) seeking a single supplier for the provision of a service to supply a suite of bovine eartags which was published in May. The Department has decided to withdraw the RTF in light of representations received from a number of interested parties. The issues raised had the potential to delay the adjudication of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety Scheme (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: There is a range of investments available under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme II measures to enhance safety of farms. Farmers can, in certain cases, claim back the VAT from the Revenue Commissioners except in the case of mobile equipment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named has submitted an appeal against the decision to refuse his application under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme and the matter is currently under consideration. He will be notified of the outcome as soon as the appeal is determined.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Early Retirement Scheme (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: BPS is payable to applicants who are farming, have an active herd number and have eligible land which is used for an agricultural activity. The eligibility requirements for qualifying for an Early Retirement Pension is that an applicant must have definitively ceased farming, have divested himself/herself of all UAA lands, including lands rented out and have cancelled or made dormant their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The correspondence regarding the appeal concerning the person named is currently being examined in the Agriculture Appeals Office having recently been received from the Office of the Ombudsman. It is anticipated that the examination will be concluded shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: I was delighted to announce last week the decision of the US authorities to extend their approval for Irish beef to include manufacturing beef/beef intended for grinding (BIFG). This marks the culmination of over a year of intensive work between my Department and its US counterparts on a range of technical matters. The new US decision paves the way for industry to undertake the steps...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: UK Referendum on EU Membership (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The decision of the UK to leave the EU is one that creates considerable challenges for the agrifood sector. The UK is by far our largest trading partner.  Last year we exported almost €5.1 billion worth of agricultural products. This included more than €1.1 billion in beef products and almost €970 million in dairy products. Ireland is also the UK’s largest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: On 13 June 2016 Ireland was added to the list of Countries approved to export live cattle to Turkey. The market was opened following a period of detailed engagement by DAFM with the Turkish authorities, which culminated in a visit to Ireland by a Turkish Veterinary team in May 2016. A Veterinary Certificate allowing live exports of cattle from Ireland to Turkey is now in place in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: There is a strong demand for beef globally and my role as Minister is to facilitate market access and to enable Irish exporters to take advantage of the opportunities that arise. In 2015 Ireland exported an estimated €2.2 billion, or approximately 500,000 tonnes of beef, to almost 80 countries around the globe. Food Wise 2025 acknowledged that there is a rising global population...

Other Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: I thank the Deputies for their questions. The Government has done a great deal of contingency planning for Brexit. This work has been done across all Departments and has been co-ordinated by the Department of the Taoiseach. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been representing the interests of the agrifood sector as it has been feeding into the Brexit contingency...

Other Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: While I appreciate that markets are extremely difficult on the dairy side at present, I remind the House that markets bounce back. The Brexit situation is complicating what was already a difficult situation, but the markets will recover. I do not want to predict when that will happen, but there are straws in the wind. I will not put it more strongly than that. We may have bottomed out and...

Other Questions: Bord na gCon (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: I do not have any problem. There are some specifics on the dairy side, but Deputy O'Keeffe can ask supplementary questions on that.

Other Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The decision of the UK to leave the European Union is one that creates considerable challenges for the agrifood sector. The UK is by far our largest trading partner. Last year we exported almost €5.1 billion worth of agricultural products. This included more than €1.1 billion in beef products and almost €970 million in dairy exports. Ireland is also the UK’s...

Other Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: The most immediate concerns for farm enterprises and exporters arising from the UK decision to leave the European Union centre on euro-sterling exchange rates. While the fall in the value of sterling against the euro is significant, it is not unprecedented. Nevertheless, a sustained period of currency volatility could be of concern. In that regard, the Central Bank of Ireland has...

Other Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: Since the counting of the votes in the United Kingdom and the announcement that the UK was leaving, my Department has been proactive. Bord Bia and BIM have had engagement with their stakeholders and the companies they work with that export to the UK. The feedback of the high level implementation group on Food Wise 2025 has been interesting. The group includes agencies such as BIM,...

Other Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: It is important to remember that outside of a Brexit context we have been in this scenario with the euro relative to sterling for six of the past ten years. This is something the industry has managed previously. I appreciate that it is painful for some as well as threatening in terms of feasibility for others. While we have to watch this space in terms of the range of policy instruments...

Other Questions: Live Exports (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: I appreciate that Deputy Clare Daly is trying to paint a picture in which all the good in the Ibrahim Halawa case is on the Opposition side, while the Government is on the wrong side of the issue. The Government and its predecessor have left no stone unturned in this case. Notwithstanding some of the public commentary and finger-pointing that has taken place, the Government, both...

Other Questions: Live Exports (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: That is true. Deputy Coppinger is in favour of building walls and cutting off contacts, whereas I am in favour of deepening contacts in order that we can improve our relationships and bring pressure to bear that would ultimately serve the objective the Deputy and I both seek, namely, the release of Ibrahim Halawa.

Other Questions: Live Exports (13 Jul 2016)

Michael Creed: While I appreciate where the Deputy is coming from on this issue, a narrow, mean-spirited approach will not serve the interests of Ibrahim Halawa one iota. The Deputy can frown as much as she likes but she should not impugn my motives or those of any other Member. On a human level, we are concerned as anyone else is about the fate of Ibrahim Halawa. My colleague, the Minister for Foreign...