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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Year Total reactors removed Compensation Paid Sligo 2014 428 €278,137.42 Sligo 2015 291 €263,963.43 Sligo to 01/05/2016 74 €33,458.66 Leitrim 2014 251 €204,062.54 Leitrim 2015 187 €194,163.86 Leitrim to 01/05/2016 11 €19,030.50 The compensation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Once appropriate animal health and welfare certification requirements are met, dogs, including greyhounds, may be exported internationally. Health certification arrangements are in place and exporters are also required to comply with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1 of 2005 on the protection of animals during transport.  A range of flight carriers make the appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Offences (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1012 to 1017, inclusive, together. By way of background I should advise the Deputy that concerns have been raised about the lack of a level playing field across the EU in fisheries control and the treatment of vessels from different Member States. To help deal with this situation, a new control framework was introduced by the European Commission. One of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The application by the person named under the Forest Road Scheme reference CN70451 was approved with an expiry date of 31 December 2015. No application for extension was received from the person named and he has since submitted a second application for the same proposed forest road, reference CN74724, and this is currently being processed. If he wishes to apply for an extension in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS contract on 1 September 2010. Payment issued for the 2010-2014 Scheme years. 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 take place. As all AEOS 1 participants will be receiving their final payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application for allocation of entitlements under the ‘Scottish Derogation’ measure of the Basic Payment Scheme. Under EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment scheme, processing of applications involves administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted. The checks are now complete and the application for an allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The application belonging to the Herd Number quoted commenced on 1 November 2011. Payment issued for the 2011-2014 Scheme years. 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 payment can issue.  The application of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS contract on 1 September 2010. Payment issued for the 2010-2014 Scheme years. 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 take place. As all AEOS 1 participants were receiving their final payments under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 May 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: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 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 Change of Legal Entity as transferee. As the ownership of the herd number shown had been amended following the submission of the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application, it was necessary for the person named to submit a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Policy considerations concerning the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of non-native species are a matter for the Minister for Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts & the Gaeltacht. In the case of fish or fishery products coming from a non EU country, excluding Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, these must go through an approved Border Inspection Post (BIP)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named in relation to queries on the National Reserve and Young Farmers’ Scheme in respect of the land recently purchased.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: In 2015 the National Reserve fund was based on a 3% cut to the Basic Payment Scheme financial ceiling and provided some €24.8 million in funding which was the maximum financing rate available under the relevant EU Regulations. When finalised there will be some 6,000 successful applicants under the 2015 National Reserve. Due to the high level of successful applicants under the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named commenced their AEOS contract on 1 May 2013. Payment issued in respect of the 2013 and 2014 Scheme years. 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 payment can issue.  The application belonging to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1031 and 1032 together. Fish or fishery products coming from a non EU country, excluding Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, must go through an approved Border Inspection Post at the first point of entry into the EU.  Health checks at the posts are carried out by official veterinarians of the Department.  The identity and documentation of all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Specific provisions concerning consumer information set down in Council Regulation 1379/2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products which came into effect in December 2014 and are transposed by S.I. 121 of 2016 – European Union (Labelling of Fishery and Aquaculture Products) Regulations 2016. Products to which the regulations apply must provide...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: Fish or fishery products coming from a non EU country, excluding Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, must go through an approved Border Inspection Post at the first point of entry into the EU.  Health checks at the posts are carried out by official veterinarians of the Department.  The identity and documentation of all products are checked at the first point of entry into the EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: In order to import fish or fishery products into Ireland from a non EU country the person who wishes to import fish/fishery products is required to register with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The SFPA was set up by the Oireachtas under the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 as the independent Authority for the implementation of sea-fisheries and seafood law...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes which was received in the Department on 19 May 2015. Payments issued for these schemes to the nominated bank account of the person named in December 2015 and April 2016 respectively. My Department has now received further documentation regarding an amendment form being submitted. This...