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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I am delighted to have the opportunity, albeit brief, to outline the expenditure plans of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for 2019. A total of €1,616 million is planned expenditure from the Exchequer in 2019 plus, in the context of direct support under the Common Agricultural Policy, EU receipts of €1.2 billion. This is a critical Vote in respect of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: ..., which has a total of almost 8% of total employment in 2017. One of the unique strengths of the agrifood sector is our shared vision for the sustainable development of the sector in Food Wise 2025, and having direct input from all stakeholders in the agrifood supply chain, along with the Department and State agencies in strategy formation and implementation, is crucial. In terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for Budget 2019: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: .... Those studies found that Ireland was in the relegation zone in terms of the league table relating to the cost of credit. We made our initial foray into the provision of working capital and €150 million was made available at a rate of 2.95%. That product was a success and 4,249 farmers benefited from it. As Deputy Cahill pointed out, however, many did not. In the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: ...) forms an integral part of my Department's current Rural Development Programme (2014-2020). The BDGP is the current main support for the suckler sector and will provide farmers with some €300 million of funding over six years. It was introduced by my Department with the clear and stated objective of using bovine genetics to address the progressive decline in key maternal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: The Organic Farming Scheme(OFS) is currently closed for new applications. The annual allocation for this Scheme is €10.5 million.  Based on current participation, which incorporates all enterprise types, the estimated cost of a 5% increase in OFS payments would equate to €525,000 per annum. As OFS participants engage in mixed farming which include the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: ...main support for individual growers within Ireland’s horticulture industry. This State funded scheme facilitates development of the horticulture sector, by providing grant aid at a rate of 40% (50% in the case of young applicants under 35 years of age) on approved costs associated with capital investment in a broad range of specialised horticultural equipment and buildings. I was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (19 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: The facts clearly indicate there is no underspend and that the opposite is the case. There is an overspend of at least €105 million and if we include areas of natural constraint, it could be significantly higher, perhaps as high as €227 million. If the Deputy's support for the suckler sector is predicated on an underspend in the rural development programme, God help the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (31 May 2018)

Michael Creed: ...for Irish agri-food exports is of course an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agri-food sector, as evidenced by its placement right at the centre of Food Wise 2025, the industry’s strategy for development over the coming decade. Indeed, this is all the more relevant after the UK’s decision to leave the EU, which presents significant new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (30 May 2018)

Michael Creed: ...this year the Central Statistics Office released its Preliminary Estimate of Output, Input and Income in Agriculture and this shows that aggregate farm income, or operating surplus, increased by 35% to €3,498 million in 2017. This followed an increase in aggregate farm income of 3.6% in 2016 and 2.3% in 2015. Last week Teagasc released preliminary results of its National Farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (30 May 2018)

Michael Creed: ...) forms an integral part of my Department's current Rural Development Programme (2014-2020). The BDGP is the current main support for the suckler sector and will provide farmers with some €300 million of funding over six years. It was introduced by my Department with the clear and stated objective of using bovine genetics to address the progressive decline in key maternal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (10 May 2018)

Michael Creed: ...continue to be a key policy of strategic national interest for Ireland. It is important that the EU continues to fund programmes that work and work well. Expenditure in the area of agriculture helps support 44 million jobs across the EU, while contributing to European Added Value (EAV) through rural sustainability, food safety, animal welfare, and environmental standards. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Marketing Programme (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: In 2017 meat exports totalled almost €3.8 billion, including: - beef exports of €2.4 billion, a 6% increase on 2016; - pigmeat exports of €790 million, an 8% increase on 2016; - sheepmeat exports of €310 million, a 12% increase on 2016; and, - poultry exports of €276 million, a 7% increase on 2016 Global demand for meat is forecast to increase,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: ..., the Central Statistics Office released its Preliminary Estimate of Output, Input and Income in Agriculture for 2017, and this shows that aggregate farm income, or operating surplus, increased by 35.2% to €3,498 million in 2017. This followed an increase of 3.6% in 2016. The value of goods output for the sector increased by 13.6% to €8,016 million. There are almost...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (26 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: I introduced the Fodder Import Support Measure on 5 April 2018 to provide an additional source of fodder to livestock farmers at an important time when supplies of fodder nationally were very tight. The Measure will make a financial contribution towards the transport costs associated with the importation of fodder from other Member States, excluding Northern Ireland. The closing date for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: ...obtaining fodder from areas where supplies were available in the east and south of the country, I introduced a targeted fodder transport support measure, effective from 29 January, with an allocation of €500,000. Throughout this period and up to the present, the Department’s animal welfare helpline, supported by a dedicated team, has been available continuously. The team is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: ...we have adequate provision for the winter of 2018 and the spring of 2019. On Deputy Corcoran Kennedy's point, pit silage is now eligible for the transport subsidy, provided one is outside of the 50 km transport limit. The Deputy also made the point about learning the lessons of 2013 and 2018, and indeed learning the lessons of the tillage harvest of 2016. We are dealing with far more...

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: .... This capital funding is very important, of course, but the majority of our funding comes through the current part of the Vote. I am pleased to note that for 2018 our overall allocation increased by 4.5%. The Government’s commitment to the agrifood and marine sectors is further demonstrated through budget 2018 recognising the challenges faced by rural communities and the ongoing...

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: 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: 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...