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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: We have to anticipate that Brexit will happen.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: We have been working on that basis but, as we have always said, we have not spent any money putting infrastructure in place along the Border and nor will we.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: In response to Deputy Corcoran Kennedy's question, I made the point earlier that 426 people have joined or rejoined the Department in 2019 and 215 have retired or moved to other employment. Despite the substantial increase in staff, there is a slight saving on the payroll side of approximately 1% of the allocation. A substantial part of it was in the final third of the year due to an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Woodland Improvement Scheme (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The current Woodland Improvement Scheme (WIS) – Element 1, Thinning and Tending has been in place since 2010. The Scheme is available to forest owners to thin and tend their broadleaf or broadleaf mixed forest. The Scheme provides two thinning interventions for these types of forestry, regardless of whether they are grant aided. The scheme facilitates the enhancement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: This query relates to the operation of the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) which is run by An Bord Bia. I have therefore referred your query on behalf of the person named to them and asked that they reply directly to you.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named received approval for an application for grant-aid under the Young Farmers' Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II on 19 September 2018. This approval expired 19 September 2019. An application for payment has not been submitted in this case. Should the application for payment be submitted, it will be considered and processed. My Department has been in direct contact with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into the GLAS 3 scheme with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017 and has received payment for scheme year 2017 and the 2018 Advance payment. The applicant wrote to the Department requesting a reduction of the Coppicing of Hedgerows action and Department officials are working to amend the action as requested. Once this application clears all pre-payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named submitted a 2019 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes application on the 13th 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: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I can confirm that my Department does not engage agency staff to meet its business needs. My Department employs staff across a broad range of skill sets including Administrative, Veterinary Inspectors, Forest and Agricultural Inspectors, Technical Agricultural Officers, Engineers and Laboratory Staff. Recruitment campaigns take place periodically in partnership with the Public Appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 305 together. My Department operates a package of measures under the Forestry Programme 2014-2020, aimed specifically at promoting the proactive protection and expansion of Ireland’s native woodland resource. These measures represent a key biodiversity component within Ireland’s national forest policy as well as contributing to our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (5 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department dedicates a substantial level of funding to animal welfare. In December, 2018, I announced the largest ever allocation of funding from my Department of €2.75m to 108 animal welfare organisations, a number of which undertake work with equines. With regard to urban horse issue, my Department continues to support a number of urban horse projects nationwide bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Consultation Process (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department holds public consultations on a variety of topics of public interest. The opening of the consultation process is widely advertised and members of the public and relevant stakeholders are invited to supply written comments on the issue concerned. As part of the public consultation on the configuration of the Common Agriculture Policy post-2020, my Department advertised and held...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: Forests can make an important contribution to Ireland’s transition to a low carbon economy through the sequestration and storage of carbon dioxide. My Department, through COFORD, launched its vision for moving the utilisation of timber up the value chain in its document entitled “Growing the Irish Forest Bioeconomy”. It has also funded research in this area. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Dec 2019)

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: EU Funding (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The programme referred to the Deputy allows Member States and financial institutions operating across the EU to engage with the Commission and the EIB to develop schemes tailored to their own individual needs and requirements. The programme will be managed at Member State level by banks and leasing companies operating across the EU. Therefore, the details requested will only be known...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department has no Bills that are currently awaiting consideration at Committee stage.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy with regard to photography is available on my Department's website at www.agriculture.gov.ie/aboutus/ministers/photographycosts. This information is updated regularly. Wherever possible, the Department avails of internal photography skills.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Data (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. 2016 2017 2018 2019 to  29.11.2019 No of requests 347 391 535 358 Refused 44 59 61 47 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (4 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The inaugural meeting of the Beef Taskforce took place on 3rd December. The Taskforce, which I established on foot of the Beef Sector Agreement, will provide for a robust implementation structure for commitments entered into as part of the Agreement. Agreed minutes and relevant update documents will be made available on my Department's website in due course.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aquaculture Licence Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: If I might beg the indulgence of the House, there is a legal process I would like to go through. I just have one more page.