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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received payments for scheme years 2015-2018. During the processing of the 2019 claim, an issue was identified with a Farmland Habitat (Private Natura) claim that requires further checking. Once the issue is resolved, the 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The current Afforestation Scheme provides grants that cover the full cost of establishment of the plantation and payment of annual premiums to incentivise planting.  The contract for establishing a forest on a specific area is signed between the owner(s) of the land and my Department. There is no third-party involvement in afforestation contracts. Applicants may...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) is 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.  Under the terms of that regulation, and the scheme as notified to the European Commission, it is not possible to open a second round of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: This measure was born from the fact that the early months of 2019 were very challenging for beef farmers, in particular, following a difficult year for farm incomes in 2018 due to weather conditions. There was a prolonged and exceptional period of depressed prices since the previous autumn, with the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the outcome of Brexit, among other factors, contributing to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) database is a generic system which manages information on livestock including the identification, registration and movement of bovine animals. No third parties are provided with access to the AIM system without the requisite consent of the herd keeper or where there is a legal basis to provide pertinent information. Third...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: As part of the TB eradication programme, beef finishing herds, if they meet the necessary criteria, are allowed to avail of a special status, termed “Controlled Finishing Unit (CFU)” (formerly known as "feedlots").   Where a herd meets the criteria to be regarded as a CFU under the programme, the herd is restricted under the TB Regulations and a special...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department may transfer monies owing and accruing to a participant in a scheme administered by this Department to a judgment creditor of that person where there is a  court order or other legal basis providing for such transfer. My Department has examined its records in this matter and have confirmed that, while a court order was obtained, no payments falling...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The persons named were joint herd owners of herd number in question. They applied annually under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) from 2005, jointly signing their annual application forms as required of joint herd owners, until 2012. The requirement for joint herd owners to sign annual applications under the SPS was clearly indicated on the annual application form. It...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme application on the 13th April 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. satellite) 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 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme application on the 4th May 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of this scheme require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including, in some cases, remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: All forestry licences issued by the Department undergo a legal consent process.  This involves the assessment of the proposed operation regarding its likely effect on the surrounding environment, particularly any sites designated for conservation in the area.  Since 2017, all forestry licence applications received have been subject to a statutory public notification system and are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme application on the 7th May 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks including, in some cases, remote sensing (i.e. satellite) 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 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: A 2019 Basic Payment Scheme application was received is respect of the person named on 15 May 2019 and payment due on foot of this application issued recently.  In relation to the Greening Payment, a supplementary payment will issue in the coming days. The person named was approved into the GLAS 1 scheme and has been paid for scheme years 2016-2018. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme application on the 23rd April 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e., satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: A 2019 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Application was received in respect of the person named on 15 May 2019. Processing of this application has recently been completed and payment has issued to the nominated bank account. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The persons named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes application on the 11th May 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks including, in some cases, remote sensing (i.e., satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme application on the 6th May 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e., satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes application on 17th April 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including, in some cases, remote sensing (i.e., satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme application 1st May 2019. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks including, in some cases remote sensing (i.e., satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Remote Sensing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514, 515, 528 and 529 together. Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the applicable National and EU legislation.  Section 4(1) of the Fisheries and Foreshore (amendment) Act 1998 states:- 4.—(1) On and from the 10th day of December, 1998, an application for an aquaculture licence shall not be...