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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (26 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Prior to the last CAP reform negotiations my predecessor met with two separate groups which had conducted feasibility studies into the possibility of establishing a new sugar/bioethanol processing facility in the country. The figures published by the interested groups who are investigating the possibility of building a new facility, indicated that the overall capital costs involved could...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by Division of Holding as transferee. This application was fully processed. The person named also submitted a Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (26 May 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. I understand that there may be an issue with the original assessment of this application and my Department is currently reviewing the application. Once this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (26 May 2016)

Michael Creed: GLAS is a voluntary Scheme where participants elect to carry out specific environmental commitments and in order for a verifiable benefit to be achieved the governing regulations require that those commitments must be delivered for a minimum of five years. Accordingly all lands on which GLAS commitments are delivered, must be lands held by approved participants for the duration of the GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (26 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The Terms and Conditions of the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme require that the minimum investment is €2,000. Grant aid per investment item is calculated on the basis of the lowestof the following amounts: 1. The Department’s reference costs applicable at the date of approval 2. The total of the invoices marked “paid” net of VAT, together with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Superlevy Fine (26 May 2016)

Michael Creed: I am fully aware of the pressures on dairy farmers right now. I’m committed to working with all players in the sector here to address these issues and ensure that we have a sustainable dairy sector going forward. Regarding the specific issue raised by the Deputy, the facility to phase the final superlevy payment over three years has already been previously introduced by the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (26 May 2016)

Michael Creed: EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme 2015 to 2019 provide for various methods of transfer of entitlements including long term leasing. The Regulations also provide for the application of force majeureunder certain circumstances. The provisions of the current CAP reform are due to expire in December 2019. It is not possible to predict any issues relating to CAP Reform post 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (DAS) was received from the person named on 6 May 2014. Under the 2014 DAS Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The persons named submitted a Private Contract Clause Application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease to the first named person as transferee. This application was processed and 1.65 entitlements were transferred to the first person named. Payment on foot of these entitlements issued on 18th May 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values as transferee. As the person named was not registered as the herd owner on the herd number shown it was not possible for my Department to process this application. My Department wrote to the person named in September...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (25 May 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. 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: Dairy Sector (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The rules governing the EU milk quota regime, including the superlevy system for production above quota, were set at EU level. At the request of Ireland and some other member states the EU Commission introduced a provision last year permitting payment of the levy in three annual instalments, without interest, on the understanding that the full amount of the levy was paid to the Commission by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Incidents of animal cruelty are totally unacceptable and my Department devotes considerable resources to protecting animal welfare and dealing with breaches of animal welfare legislation. Sections 11 and 12 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 contain rules relating to the welfare of animals and outlawing cruelty. These rules provide that a person having an animal in his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: An application under the 2010 Grassland Sheep Scheme (GSS) was received from the person named on 27 March 2010, prior to her decease in January 2011.Payment issued directly to the estate of the deceased on 24 February 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Data (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Details on a county basis of the number of applications received in the first two tranches for the following TAMS II Schemes, Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS), Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme (PPIS), Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS), Dairy Equipment Scheme (DES), Low Emission Slurry Spreading Equipment (LESS) and Organic Capital Investment Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Good progress has been made in securing access to new markets for live cattle exports to non-EU countries. In relation to Turkey a Turkish delegation visited Ireland earlier this month to discuss certification and a number of associated issues. In the course of their visit they met with officials of my Department and visited the Central Veterinary Laboratory, farms and cattle assembly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: As a small open economy which exports the vast bulk of its main agricultural commodities, Ireland will always feel the effects of volatility on world markets. However, there are measures in place to help Irish farmers through these periods. I believe that moving up the value chain where possible, in terms of the type of products sold and how they are produced, is an important insulation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: A total of 103,763 valid applications were received under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme including Areas of Specific Constraints (island) of which 96,002 applications have been paid to date. Of those applications remaining outstanding, a large number will not meet the eligibility requirements and therefore will not become eligible for payment. County Applied Paid Amount...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: A total of 29,865 applicants were accepted into the Beef Data and Genomics Programme, of which 4,615 applicants have now withdrawn. Of those herds that had withdrawn 125 applicants subsequently requested re-entry and were duly accepted. A further 132 herds have been excluded due to the absence of eligible animals. Approximately 1,200 herds have not returned any genomic samples. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (25 May 2016)

Michael Creed: In accordance with the EU Regulations governing the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme, a young farmer is defined as a farmer aged no more than 40 years of age in the year when s/he first submits an application under the Basic Payment Scheme and who commenced their farming activity no more than five years prior to submitting that application. The regulation also provides that...