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

Michael Creed: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 and 502 together. Over the last three Budgets, the Government has acted to assist business, and farming in particular, to navigate the challenges of Brexit. Government responses include a series of low interest loan schemes, including most recently the new “Future Growth Loan Scheme”, which will bring up to €300 million of loans to...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Capital Expenditure Programme (1 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...tables. 2014 Capital Project Tender Price Date of Tender Amount Paid Date of Final Payment Reason Final Amount exceeded Tender price *Haulbowline Island Remediation Project n/a n/a €1,805,350 n/a n/a 2015 Capital Project Tender Price Date of Tender Amount Paid Date of Final Payment Reason Final Amount exceeded Tender price *Haulbowline Island Remediation Project n/a n/a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: ...to tillage or agroforestry without the loss of soil carbon. It is important to note that from a policy perspective, conversion of permanent grassland into tillage land is restricted to a maximum of 5% under current CAP regulations. Furthermore, I am aware that ploughing permanent pasture for tillage results in a loss of soil carbon which somewhat offsets the benefits of reductions in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (19 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: ...in research and innovation within the sector has traditionally been low. Recognising the need to assist PCF companies to respond and adapt to these challenges, I announced in Budget 2018, the allocation of €5m for the development of a Prepared Consumer Foods Centre (PCFC) in Teagasc, Ashtown, under the National Development Plan for the purchase of capital equipment which companies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: ...in broadleaf planting from 21% of total planting in 2017 to 27% in 2018. Furthermore, the minimum mandatory requirement for broadleaf planting per afforestation site was increased from 10% to 15% A number of other measures to increase biodiversity were also introduced as part of the Mid-Term Review as follows: Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) Scheme: This redirects plantations away...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (11 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: ...Roles and Responsibilities; - Prevention is Better than Cure; and - Reflecting Costs and Benefits  It is estimated that the total annual net cost of the TB Programme is over €90 million a year of which €45 million is provided by the Exchequer, €35 million from farmers and €10 million from the EU. EU co-funding for the TB Programme peaked at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: ...Programme, completed early last year increased these rates even further in order to encourage more landowners to plant native trees. The premium is paid each year for fifteen years at a rate of €665 per hectare. Other supports include two Woodland Improvement Scheme grants of €750/ha and €500/ha to thin forests at different stages of the forest development to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: ...aimed at farmers. My Department has also funded a carbon navigator for forestry that will help illustrate to farmers the valuable contribution forestry can make in removing carbon from our atmosphere. This new tool will be launched later this year.  Furthermore,  15 promotion projects around the Country were approved earlier this year, which will roll out initiatives which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: According to the CSO, Ireland exported almost €3.9 billion worth of meat with a volume of over 1 million tonnes, to approx. 70 countries in 2018. In 2018, Ireland exported dairy products to approximately 140 countries totalling over €4.5 billion worth of produce, an increase of over 5% by volume compared to 2017. Opening new markets and expanding existing ones is a key part...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Creed: .... The draft regulations for which I am seeking approval will introduce a levy at a rate of €0.04 per porcine animal slaughtered or exported live from the State. If approved, I will commence Part 5 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which relates to animal health levies. The regulations are proposed to come into operation on 1 September 2019. The Irish pig industry is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (9 May 2019)

Michael Creed: ...of the Organic Food Sector, which was launched by my colleague Minister of State Andrew Doyle, recognises the opportunities that exist for the Irish Organic Food Sector and provides clear direction for the development of the Sector up to 2025. It aligns the strategic growth plans of the Organic Sector with the broader Food Wise 2025 Strategy for food and drink. The overall strategic...

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: Pigmeat Sector (9 May 2019)

Michael Creed: Irish pigmeat exports increased by 5% year-on-year in 2018 to a value of €832m. Ireland’s largest export market by far was the UK, accounting for roughly 57% (worth €471m) of the total, followed by China, at 9%. Trade to other international third party markets reached €117m, or 14% of total export value. The rest of the EU accounted for 19% of export totals. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (11 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: ...;post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Agreement on the budgetary allocations is not expected to be achieved until Autumn 2019. I have been very firm in my view that I do not accept the proposed 5% cut to the CAP budget post-2020, and there is consensus on this issue amongst my Member State colleagues.  I have been strongly advocating for the CAP budget to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (2 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: ...the remit of my Department. However, developments requiring deforestation may require an Environmental Impact Assessment, Planning permission and a felling licence under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2015. Forest owners are entitled to seek a written formal declaration under Section 5 of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) as to whether the local planning...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: ...the challenges of Brexit. In 2019, the Exchequer contribution to the Vote of my Department will amount to €1.6 billion. This comprises €1.341 billion in current expenditure and €277 million in capital expenditure, including a €22 million capital carryover. This represents an overall increase of €31 million over last year when carryovers are taken...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: ...referred to or with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to discuss the opening of the Iranian market for Irish beef. Total Irish agri-food exports to Iran in 2017 were around €11.5 million, the majority of which (€10.25 million) was accounted for by dairy exports. According to the CSO, 26 tonnes of beef were exported to Iran in 2017, but there have been no...

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

Michael Creed: Sheepmeat exports increased by 1.5% in value in 2018 compared to 2017, to an estimated €314.8 million, or almost 60,000 tonnes. The following table provides sheepmeat exports from the start of January to the end of December 2018, in both value and volume terms according to the CSO trade statistics. Country €000 Tonnes % Value % Volume Austria 1,340 195 <1% <1%...

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...