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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The information below shows the number of applicants paid and the amount paid to date to farmers in County Cavan under the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme, the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP). Scheme Number of Applications Paid Amount Paid BPS 4,652 €34,034,033 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The information below shows the number of applicants paid and the amount paid to date to farmers in County Monaghan under the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme, the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP). Scheme Number of Applications Paid Amount Paid BPS 3,901 €26,395,031 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (12 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. Applications for BEAM were accepted from 19th August to 20th September 2019. Payments under the scheme are scheduled to start this week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I accept that delays in issuing tree felling licences, whether for thinning or clear fell, is impacting forestry companies in terms of harvesting operations and sawmills in terms of a supply of raw material. I acknowledge that changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP) has resulted in delays to many files, which is beyond my Department’s control. Officials...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: EU Regulation 1307/2013 governs the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme National Reserve. This regulation provides that the two categories of ‘young farmer’ and ‘new entrant to farming’ must receive priority access to the Reserve. In the context of the commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government, Ireland consulted with the EU Commission regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The number of applications received under the 2019 National Reserve and the 2019 Young Farmers Scheme, by county, is set out in the following table: 2019 National Reserve applications 2019 Young Farmers Scheme applications County CARLOW 12 127 CAVAN 41 421 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: Participants in both REPS and AEOS were eligible to transfer to the GLAS scheme under Section 7.4 of the Terms and Conditions of all three GLAS tranches, which stated: “ All participants currently in the Agri-environment Options Scheme (AEOS) and the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS) may apply to join GLAS... AEOS and REPS participants must exit their existing contracts...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: To date, 43,051 GLAS participants have received their 2019 advance payment. In addition, GLAS Plus payments have also been paid to 1,617 GLAS farmers. This amounts to over €152m paid since 2019 payments commenced on 4 November 2019 and equates to 93% of eligible cases paid. My Department is working closely with GLAS farmers and their advisors to ensure that payments issue to compliant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Data (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: Payments under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) are currently being processed and any data provided to the Deputy at this stage will be incomplete. I will arrange for the information requested to be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraints schemes application on 8th May 2019. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department regularly engages with the Environmental Pillar on all aspects of policy and the Deputy should be aware that the Pillar have been invited to be represented on the new Stakeholder Committee to develop Ireland’s Agri-Food Strategy to 2030. My Department’s Corporate Governance Framework reiterates the Department’s mission, which is to “lead,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The best investment we can make to ensure the continuation of live exports is to underpin this endeavour with high welfare standards. I have emphasised that in all my engagement with various stakeholders, including farm and co-operative leaders and others involved in the export of these animals. In that context, we have introduced revised regulations which improve welfare standards for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I thank the Deputies for their questions. The welfare of all animals is a priority for my Department and we continue to engage with stakeholders to ensure the welfare of cattle born on dairy farms next spring is provided for appropriately. Further meetings between my Department and stakeholders are planned over the coming period, well in advance of the peak calving season. Several measures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I established the Beef Taskforce to monitor the implementation of the beef sector agreement of 15 September. The Taskforce is comprised of the Independent chair, Michael Dowling, representatives from my Department and relevant State agencies, farmer representative organisations and representatives from the processing sector. I am satisfied that the current composition of the taskforce is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. A review of the Appeals Officer's decision is required to determine if the Appeals Officer made an error of fact or law in that decision or, in cases where new information is provided, if the decision was erroneous in the light of new evidence or of new facts submitted since the date on which the decision was given....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The objective of the BEAM measure 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. Section 9.2 of the terms and conditions of the beef exceptional aid measure state that 'Where an (eligible) animal (under 9.1.1) has been presented for slaughter by an agent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The approval of establishments for the depuration of live bi-valve molluscs is a matter for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The SFPA is an independent statutory body and I am precluded by statute from interfering in the performance by the SFPA of a function assigned to it or exercising any power or control in relation to individual or groups of cases with which the Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and has received payments in respect of scheme years 2016 - 2018, including GLAS + payments. All GLAS claims must pass validation checks, including checks against the associated Basic Payment Scheme application, before a payment can be made. In this case, the application has not cleared the GLAS...