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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: We are engaged in consultations. The clocking is ticking because we must make a submission by 30 June. I believe it will be a menu and do not envisage that it will contain any compulsory element. However, the proposal has not yet been finalised.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: We will do everything in our power to comply with the wishes of the committee.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The applicants in question have applied in Tranche 1 for the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. Their application has passed the administrative checks and the Nitrates check. Final technical checks will be carried out before approval issues.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. On 27 May 2016, I announced the award of €4.3 million in grants to 51 seafood enterprises under 5 Schemes launched earlier this year under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme for the seafood sector.  The grants are which are co-funded by the Exchequer and EMFF are administered by Bord Iascaigh...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Functions (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The Public Service Management Act 1997 provides for the devolution of authority and responsibility within Government Departments from Ministers to their Officials. The Act also provides a statutory framework for the assignment of specific functions for which the Secretary General is responsible , to appropriate officers within Departments, with ultimate accountability resting with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (22 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The applicants in question have applied in the second Tranche for the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS II . Their application has passed the administrative checks and will be sent to the local office this week for final technical checks prior to approval.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025, the new ten year strategy for the agrifood sector published in July last year, replaced Food Harvest 2020. It identifies the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and provides an enabling strategy that will allow the sector to grow and prosper. Food Wise includes more than 400 specific recommendations, spread across the cross-cutting themes of sustainability,...

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

Michael Creed: My Department received a Scottish Derogation application from the persons named on 14 thMay 2015. In order to qualify for ‘Scottish Derogation’ applicants must submit verifiable evidence that they were engaged in agricultural production in 2013. An official from my Department has been in contact with the second named person to request this documentary evidence. On receipt of...

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

Michael Creed: The Sheep Technology Adoption Programme was a three year programme for 2013, 2014 and 2015. The person named submitted a valid application and was subsequently paid in full for 2013 and 2014.  In the absence of confirmation that the person named had completed all required tasks for 2015, payment was not authorised. The required confirmation hassince been received and payment issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has no record of receiving an AEOS application for the person named. An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 20 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 21 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: TAMS Applications (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The applicant in question has submitted three separate applications to the TAMS II Scheme. Approval issued on the 15thof June 2016 in relation to his application for a bulk tank under the Dairy Equipment Scheme. A query has issued to the applicant on the 13thof June in relation to his application for a feed system and meal bin and when responded to the matter will be processed further. The...

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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the ‘Old Young Farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve to my Department. This application was not successful as the applicant was deemed to have commenced farming prior to 2008. On this basis the person named did not meet the eligibility criteria under the National Reserve ‘Old Young Farmer’ category. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS contract on 1 September 2011. Payment issued in respect of the 2011-2013 Scheme years. Issues arose which resulted in a delay in the processing of the 2014 Scheme year payment. These issues have now been resolved and payment in respect of the 2014 scheme year issued on 2 ndJune 201 6 . It is expected that payment in respect of the 2015 Scheme year will...

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

Michael Creed: An application under Tranche 2 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 8 December 2015 and the person named was approved into the GLAS 2 with effect from 1 January 2016. The first payment due to the person named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year and this will be processed in the final quarter of the year. An application was also received from the person named under the GLAS...

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

Michael Creed: My Department received a Scottish Derogation application from the person named on 8 thMay 2015. In order to qualify for ‘Scottish Derogation’ applicants must submit verifiable evidence that they were engaged in agricultural production in 2013. No such evidence was included with the application from the person named and an official from my Department has been in contact with the...

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

Michael Creed: The applicant in this case applied under the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. Approval issued on the 14 thof June.

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

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 29 April 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility...

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

Michael Creed: Inspections will be carried out on a small percentage of the applications received under the TAMS II schemes. My Department is ensuring that all inspections required will be carried out as speedily as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for the 2013 Single Payment Scheme on 6 thMay 2013. Following the identification of an overclaim found as part of the Land Parcel Identification System review reduced payments issued to the nominated bank account of the person named in October and December 2013 respectively. This decision was successfully appealed by the person named and additional...