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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: In 2016, there were 156 seafood processing enterprises providing close to 4,000 jobs in peripheral coastal communities. Some 24 of these enterprises (16%) had revenues over €10 million, 52 (33%) had revenues between €1 million and €10 million and 80 (51%) had revenues of less than €1 million. The growth and increasing scale of the processing sector can be seen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pork Exports (12 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: Last year the total value of pigmeat exports, taking account of all pigmeat including prepared and preserved, was more than €832 million, an increase from €793 million in 2017. Additionally, in volume terms, exports rose by almost 10 million tonnes growing from 277 million tonnes in 2017 to 286 million tonnes in 2018. The following table, based on CSO data, shows the total...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: I will give a quick summation of the mathematics involved. The Deputy has offered a suggestion for €5 million. The cost of dealing with the 3,900 farmers, as estimated by the Department, is €12 million, so there is €7 million to find. We are still not making enough from the Deputy's proposal, which is targeting some but not all.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: ...€13.6 billion.  Within that, meat exports including beef, sheepmeat, pigmeat and poultry came to a total of over €3.78 billion. The value of Irish sheepmeat exports in 2017 was over €310.8 million in 2017; an increase of 12% on 2016 figures (€277.1 million). The volume of sheepmeat exports rose by 6.8 million tonnes, representing a 12.2%...

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: Pork Exports (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: ...beef, sheepmeat, pigmeat and poultry came to a total of over €3.78 billion. The value of total pig meat exports, taking account of all pigment including prepared and preserved, was more that €790 million in 2017; an increase from €733 million in 2016. The volume of exports rose by over 10 million tonnes from 265.3 million tonnes in 2016 to 275.7million tonnes in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (18 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme is  the main support specifically targeted for the suckler sector, which will provide Irish beef farmers with some €300 million of funding over the lifetime of the current RDP.  The information sought by the Deputy, further to parliamentary question number 375 of of 12 December 2017, is as follows: Each €5 increase on the first 10...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Horticulture Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: ...after a number of challenging years. I am confident that as our economy continues to grow the nursery sector will likewise prosper. In 2016, Ireland's horticulture sector contributed over €430 million to the value of output at farm-gate level. The horticulture sector is estimated to be directly responsible for over 6,600 jobs with many more employed indirectly, both upstream and...

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: EU Funding (9 May 2019)

Michael Creed: The European Commission has proposed, as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021 – 2027, that funding for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 should be set at €365 billion. This equates to a cut of approximately 5% to the overall CAP budget, representing a cut of 3.9% to Pillar 1, Direct Payments and 15% to Pillar 2, Rural Development. At least...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Based on the figures outlined in the Deputy's question, the relevant increases in payments per hectare would be as follows: Additional Funding – Millions Increase per hectare for first 10 hectares of Mountain Type lands €2.5 €8.80 €5 €17.60 €7.5 €26.39 €10 €35.19 €12.5 €43.99 €15 €52.79...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Michael Creed: Based on the figures outlined in the Deputy's question, the relevant increases in payments per hectare would be as follows: Proposed Additional Funding – Millions Increase per hectare for first 10 hectares of More Severely Handicapped lands €2.5 €4.51 €5 €9.03 €7.5 €13.54 €10 €18.05 €12.5 €22.56...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agrifood Sector (27 Oct 2016)

Michael Creed: ...groups with which I have met bilaterally to discuss their concerns is quite lengthy. Brexit is a standing item on the agenda of the high level implementation group, HLIG, on Food Wise 2025. It is an issue that consumes every waking moment. Every policy is Brexit-proofed in terms of how we can assist a sector. The €150 million loan fund was not driven by Europe. We got...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (25 May 2017)

Michael Creed: Disadvantaged agricultural area was first introduced in Ireland in 1975 and was based on a range of socio-economic factors.  At present, over 5 million hectares are designated as disadvantaged under the scheme.  An official from my Department has forwarded a copy of the current map of designated land directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Creed: ...has contributed significantly to the support of the Horticulture sector through its grant aid Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector.  In 2016, €3.865 million in grant aid was paid to approved horticultural applicants which supported some €9.7 million in investment into the Horticulture industry. Under the 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: While Food Harvest 2020 included a target for total seafood sales of €1 billion by 2020 (export and domestic), Food Wise 2025 does not include a specific export growth (or total sales) target for seafood. Seafood exports grew by 52% in value terms between 2010 and 2016, from €370 million to €563 million.  Exports decreased by 2% in 2016, arising from a volume...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...shock to the sector in the guise of a no-deal Brexit. The 2020 Estimates provide a gross Vote of €1.647 billion for the Department, of which €1.373 billion is current expenditure and €274 million is capital expenditure. That is a €51 million increase on the 2019 figure. The 2020 provision focuses in particular on the difficulties in the beef sector. I am...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: The Deputy will be aware that a supplementary estimate at the back end of last year allocated an additional €5 million to Bord Bia. That agency is currently undertaking a recruitment campaign to take on 29 additional staff. It is an issue we keep under active consideration, but our engagement with Bord Bia leaves us satisfied that it is adequately provisioned at present.

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: 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...