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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Greencastle Harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government thereafter. My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: This proposed project by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) is currently under review in the wider context of the provision of existing professional sea survival training facilities within the State and the cost, both construction and operational, of such a facility. The existing professional sea survival training facilities based at the National Maritime College of Ireland, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The following table shows the costs incurred in purchasing Mobile phones by year: Year Cost 2016 €5,792.09 2017 €14,699.73 2018 €910.20 2019 €11,253.88 The allocation of mobiles phones is not based on grade but on business requirements. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy will be aware, the inaugural Beef Taskforce meeting scheduled for 14th October was prevented from proceeding. However, since then the independent chair and my Department continue to engage proactively with Taskforce members with a view to implementing the provisions of the agreement. My Department and its agencies continue to progress the commitments which they signed up to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The breakdown of staff in my Department by grade and gender is provided in the following table. Grade Female Male Administrative Officer 17 22 Advisory Counsel Grade 2 0 1 Advisory Counsel Grade 3 0 2 Agricultural Inspector 26 59 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The 31st Government of Ireland was formed following the appointment of Leo Varadkar TD as Taoiseach on 14 June 2017. Appointments of special advisors on or after that date are as follows: S.I. 417 of 2017 Aine Kilroy and Jonathan Hoare appointed as special advisors to Minister Michael Creed, effective 14 June 2017 to the present date. S.I. 24 of 2018 Ultan Waldron appointed as special advisor...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (20 Nov 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. BEAM is funded by a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support, provided in light of the difficult circumstances that Irish beef farmers have been facing as a result of market volatility and uncertainty. Payments under BEAM are made on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Under the current Rural Development Regulation (and subsequent amendments under the Omnibus Regulation), Member States were required to change the approach to the designation of land under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme. Previously, my Department had been identifying eligible areas using a range of socio economic indicators such as family farm income, population density, percentage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Civil Service is committed to protecting dignity and respect across the organisation and my Department implements the Civil Service wide anti-bullying, harassment and sexual harassment policy ‘Dignity at Work’. I am satisfied that the policy is being implemented effectively throughout my Department. All staff in my Department are reminded annually of their responsibilities...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The following table lists the numbers of employees of my Department either dismissed or suspended from 2016 to date: Number of employees dismissed Number of employees suspended 2016 - Nil Dismissals 2016 - One employee suspended 2017 - Nil Dismissals 2017 - Nil suspensions 2018 - Nil Dismissals 2018 -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not spent any amount on public relations, promotion or advertising for the National Development Plan 2018-2027 nor the Project Ireland 2040 since its publication in February 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: In January this year, the Government approved a number of environmental initiatives by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. It was decided that Government Departments and public bodies should lead the way in reducing generation of single use plastics and waste. This decision recognises that the public sector must demonstrate its commitment to sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department is currently in the process of reviewing the FOI Publication Scheme for 2019. The last full review of the FOI Publication Scheme was carried out in August 2018. Reviews were also carried out in May 2016 and November 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Data (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) was re-opened in November 2018 on a targeted basis on foot of the recommendation of the Organic Sector Strategy Group. The Organic Sector Strategy Group included representatives from a broad range of stakeholders, among them the Farming Representative Organisations, processors and Organic Control Bodies. Following assessment by the Group and based on market...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: EU regulations governing the administration of the Basic Payment Scheme, the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme and other area-based schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including Ground or Remote Sensing (Satellite) inspections where applicable, are fully completed to ensure eligibility with the various schemes requirements before any payments issue. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. The Agriculture Appeals Act provides that an Appeals Officer's decision may be revised by an Appeals Officer if it appears to him or her that the decision was erroneous in the light of new evidence or of new facts brought to his or her notice since the date on which it was given or if it appears to him or her that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named was approved into the GLAS 1 scheme with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and received payment for scheme years 2015 and 2016. The GLAS application was terminated on 9 January 2018 for non-compliance with the scheme requirements in relation to the Wild Bird Cover action that gained the applicant priority access to the scheme as a Tier 2 applicant. As this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The vast bulk of my Department's Communications Budget is spent on advertising in respect of press notices in the specialised farming press, provincial and national newspapers. This expenditure set out below includes the publication of Statutory Notices that are required to comply with various national and EU legislative requirements. Decisions on the placement of notices are made on a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The person named is the owner of a 1.86 hectare woodland planted in 2011 under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme. The site was originally planted with Ash but, in 2017, the Department confirmed that the Ash was infected with Ash Dieback disease necessitating the removal of the trees. The trees were subsequently removed and replaced with Oak in December 2017. As the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (19 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: Inventories of greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland are prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency annually in accordance with accounting rules agreed under the auspices of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment is the relevant Minister in respect of these UN Climate Change rules. Ireland is one of the most...