Results 1-20 of 173 for 5 million speaker:Michael Creed

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It provides funding of €300 million over the six year programme and addresses widely acknowledged weaknesses in the maternal genetics of the Irish suckler herd, makes a positive contribution to farmer profitability and reduces the greenhouse gas intensity of...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: Deputy Durkan made an interesting point in the context of us being a food island that exports to over 180 countries and with a domestic market of approximately 5 million people. We have a capacity to feed almost 50 million people. That is important to emphasise because who should feed the world is part of a global debate. It is those who have a capacity to do it in the most sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Creed: ...measures being taken over the last three budgets to help the agri-food and fisheries sectors mitigate the impact of Brexit, including through the provision of low cost loans such as the €300 million Future Growth Loan Scheme and increased budgetary supports to Bord Bia for market diversification efforts in order to reduce the sector’s exposure to the UK market. ...

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

Michael Creed: ...changes are unavoidable and are largely beyond the control of my Department. Notwithstanding this, the situation with regard to felling licences has significantly improved since the start of 2020. Since January, 685 felling licences were issued up to 15th May.  These licences cover over 6,000 ha and a volume in excess of nearly 1.7 million m3.  My...

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

Michael Creed: ...system. The situation with regard to felling licences has significantly improved since the start of 2020. Since January, 649 felling licences were issued up to 8th May. These licences cover over 5,900 ha and a volume in excess of 1.6 million m3. My Department continues to issue new felling licences at an average rate of approximately 100,000 m3 per week. In terms of afforestation...

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

Michael Creed: ...(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 notification to the EU Commission and the 5% reduction was part of the conditionality sought by the EU. Approved BEAM participants have given a commitment to reduce the production of bovine livestock manure nitrogen on the holding...

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

Michael Creed: ...(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 notification to the EU Commission and the 5% reduction was part of the conditionality sought by the EU. Approved BEAM participants have given a commitment to reduce the production of bovine livestock manure nitrogen on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: ...’s largest trading partner with 37.7% of total agrifood sector goods exported to the UK and 46.3% of agrifood goods imported from the UK in 2019. In 2018, total agrifood exports to the UK were €5.6 billion (40.7%), while imports totalled €4.5 billion, (45.8%) giving Ireland a trade surplus with the United Kingdom of approximately €1.1 billion in agrifood goods....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: ...for 2020 and the percentage difference between the 2019 and 2020 quotas. Summary Quota Situation for Irish Fishermen: Irish Quotas agreed at the Council of Ministers, December 2019. All values in €million. STOCK AREA 2019 Quota 2020 Quota Volume change Value 2019 Value 2020 Value change Cod ...

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

Michael Creed: ...check is an area assessment. This is achieved by using the detailed database of individual land parcels.  This is known as the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) which currently records, electronically, some one million individual land parcels and which is required to be kept fully updated.   An updated  LPIS is being rolled out across the country, starting in...

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: ...there was a straight requirement for a head count reduction. We assessed whether there was room for manoeuvre when negotiating the organics load. That is the way we went about it and we opted for a 5% reduction. That was the best way to deal with a difficult hand of cards. There was conditionality attached to the funding, as there always is for any scheme of exceptional aid. Some...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (20 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: ...the standard rate of 40%. The specific measure being raised by Senator Boyhan is the low emission slurry spreading scheme. Uptake under this measure has been particularly high, with more than 2,500 approvals issued and more than 1,100 applications paid to date. I welcome the high level of uptake under this measure, as it delivers real environmental dividends and is evidence of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Expenditure (7 Nov 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 (BnG) is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In August 2019, BnG announced the establishment of a separate Care Fund dedicated to funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: In line with the requirements of Department of Finance Circular 40/2002, each year my Department carries out an assessment of contracts with a value above €25,000 that were awarded in the preceding year without a competitive process, and submits a report to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) by 31 March. Accordingly, the information sought in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia Funding (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...Year Grant: € Original Grant: € Final 2011 €28,392,000 €28,392,000 2012 €27,120,000 €27,120,000 2013 €28,561,000 €28,561,000 2014 €28,690,000 €28,690,000 2015 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Raised Bog Management Plan (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...potential of rewetted peatlands to retain and sequester carbon while remaining in productive use will be led by Teagasc with input from Bord na Mona. Bord na Móna has already rehabilitated 15,000 hectares of peatland and is developing new plans that will involve the enhanced rehabilitation of a greater area of peatland by 2025. Bord na Mona has recently announced a €1.6...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...and only ground verification of a mature forest can give an accurate figure of carbon capture. The most recent National Forest Inventory estimates that Ireland's forests have removed (sequestered) on average 3.8 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year (approximately 5 tonnes of CO2 per hectare per year) from the atmosphere over the period 2007 to 2016 based on a total...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...out of it comes through CAP. I agree strongly with the Deputy's point that farmers are being asked to do more and more. It appears that almost on a daily basis, nearly every one of this country's 5 million citizens tells farmers what they should do and how they should do it. Farmers seem to be admonished if they do not do things to the highest standard. It is the same right across...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: I should clarify that the €110 million is the first tranche of a €650 million fund available in the event of a no-deal Brexit. I hope we never have to spend that as I hope we can avoid a no-deal Brexit. It is a first tranche and it is appropriate for the funding to be released in tranches as it will enable us to react to what emerges from Brexit. We have prepared as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ....  The Government has already introduced a range of measures to deal with the short-term impacts of Brexit.  In terms of dealing with the competitiveness issue, my Department introduced a €150 million low-cost loan scheme and increased funding under the Rural Development and Seafood Development Programmes in the 2017 Budget.  In Budget 2018, I, along with my...