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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 May 2020)

Michael Creed: The current list of essential services includes the provision of veterinary, animal welfare and related services. Where there is a clear and immediate welfare issue associated with an individual dog which needs to be groomed/clipped, this may be dealt with on animal welfare grounds whilst adhering to an operational protocol that is in compliance with the HSE advice regarding hand and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (20 May 2020)

Michael Creed: The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132.  This aid was granted to provide temporary market adjustment support in response to a specific market disturbance as outlined in Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (20 May 2020)

Michael Creed: There are a wide variety of investment items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. The financial allocation in respect of TAMS for the full Rural Development Programme period will be in the region of €395m. To date, total expenditure has exceeded €216m, with a further approximately €120m in commitments to farmers who have yet to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Michael Creed: My Department seeks to minimise the use of consultants and only engages consultancy companies when particular additional expertise is required for delivery of the services which support the business processes of the Department.  Such services are used in areas where the Department does not have the necessary expertise or internal capacity to deliver the services and where it would not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon and therefore the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: My Department purchases newspapers and periodicals in compliance with procurement guidelines and it avails of Office of Government Procurement framework agreements. Digital format is always encouraged and, when feasible and cost effective, access is authenticated via IP recognition. All expenditure is monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure that value for money is being achieved. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: My Department uses web filtering technologies to control access to websites. For operational reasons. the information is kept on the filtering infrastructure for a limited time and is available only from 27thMay 2019. The list below is based on number of requests made to the websites but it is not possible to distinguish between automated and user generated requests as the opening of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 901 and 907 together. I am aware that there are currently delays to issuing forestry licences and I acknowledge that this is causing difficulties for some in the sector. The current licensing difficulties are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP). These were introduced in response to important Court of Justice of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: The person named is a participant in both the Green, Low Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) and the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS). Farmers are permitted to participate in both schemes but certain actions on land parcels in GLAS do not permit a payment on the same land parcel in OFS. The land parcel mentioned above formed part of the GLAS contract for the person named and the applicant has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are law enforcement matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning law enforcement of sea fisheries law are, as a matter of Statute law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: Bord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Bord na gCon and therefore the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: The applicant in question was approved under the TAMS II Dairy Equipment Scheme for the purchase of a robotic milking machine. Upon examination of the claim for payment, it was noted that the receipt was in the name of a leasing company. As per the terms and conditions of the scheme, third party financing of an investment by lease or hire purchase is not allowed, the claim was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: Inspections and approval certificates for vessels for the transport of live exports from Ireland are processed in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 on Animal Transport, Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations 2016, (S.I. 356 of 2016) and the European Communities (Animal Transport and Control Post) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 675 of 2006). My Department receives regular...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised by the Agriculture Appeals Office that a comprehensive review of the case was undertaken by the Director of Agriculture Appeals. The review has been finalised and a letter has issued to the person named advising of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: In accordance with the requirements set out under the EU regulations, my Department receives and reviews new land imagery on a rolling basis. This process includes the review of imagery received in relation to land held in the entire country, including the Aran Islands. In each case, the imagery is reviewed and amendments are made to the land details should any ineligible features be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: I am advised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that it has no outstanding application for funding from the person named. However, BIM advise me that the Deputy may have in mind the possibility of aid under the EMFF Sustainable Aquaculture Scheme for losses incurred by mollusc farmers because of a suspension of harvesting of their product arising from a biotoxin event in 2019. Naturally occuring...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: The Heritage Council is administering the 2020 GLAS Traditional Farm Building Scheme (GTFBS) on behalf of my Department and the application of the persons in question has passed the assessment stage. The Heritage Council has requested a conservation specification for the proposed works from the applicants which will have to be approved by the Council prior to the commencement of works.`

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: My Department continues to issue forestry licence decisions daily, as advertised on my Department's website. However, forestry licence applications cannot be processed if the application is missing information or where certain information has been requested but not received. An application for a tree felling licence was made by the person named in June 2019. In November last, a letter...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Parks (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the former waste disposal site known as the East Tip on Haulbowline Island. Last October, charge of the site was returned to Cork County Council which acts as my Agent for operational matters at Haulbowline. This followed the successful conclusion of the remediation works contract. The Council has requested permission to operate the site as a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (13 May 2020)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that my officials will shortly contact the individial concerned directly.