Results 81-100 of 173 for 5 million speaker:Michael Creed

Other Questions: Dairy Sector (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ...strongest performers in terms of export growth for the year. Bord Bia analysis indicated that for the year as a whole the value of food and drink exports is estimated to have increased by 13%, or €1.5 billion, to €12.6 billion, representing growth of almost 60% or €4.7 billion since 2010. When one adds exports of other primary products, such as hides and skins,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ...; A minimum of 2% of the mackerel quota, or 1,000 tonnes, whichever is the greater will be deducted annually for demersal swaps before any share out between segments is undertaken. There is an open mackerel fishery for vessels under 18 metres in length.  An amount of 2.5% of the overall polyvalent Mackerel Quota has been set aside for this fishery and a monthly catch limit is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Exports Growth (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ...development of new markets for Irish agri-food exports is a 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. This work is all the more relevant after the UK’s decision to leave the EU.  Food Wise 2025 outlines...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ..., with China and east Asia once again being the main drivers of this trend. In addition, EU exports of beef performed strongly for 2017 and Irish exporters also had a good year, with beef exports growing by 5% to reach a value of €2.5 billion, and live exports rising by approximately 30%, giving beef farmers a vital alternative market outlet. These are positive developments for a...

Seanad: Agricultural Issues: Statements (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: ...stands, it was introduced under the rural development programme 2014 to 2020 as a replacement for the previous disadvantaged areas and less favoured areas schemes which had been in place since 1975. Payments under the ANC scheme are an important support for farmers across the country in addressing cash flow issues and contributing to the continued growth and development of the agrifood...

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

Michael Creed: In 2017 Irish agri-food exports recorded their 8th consecutive year of growth to reach an estimated €13.5 billion. Within that, overall meat livestock exports increased by 8% to an estimated €3.95 billion according to the Bord Bia Performance and Prospects 2017/2018 report which I launched last week. Sheepmeat exports are estimated to have increased by 12% in...

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

Michael Creed: In 2017 Irish agri-food exports recorded their 8th consecutive year of growth to reach an estimated €13.5 billion. Within that, overall meat livestock exports increased by 8% to an estimated €3.95 billion according to the Bord Bia Performance and Prospects 2017/2018 report which I launched last week. Pigmeat exports are estimated to have increased by 14% in value terms to...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Communities (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: ...whichever is the greater will be deducted annually for demersal swaps before any share out between segments is undertaken. There is an open mackerel fishery for vessels under 18 metres in length. An amount of 2.5% of the overall polyvalent Mackerel Quota has been set aside for this fishery and a monthly catch limit is used. This catch limit is recommended each month by the Whitefish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (12 Dec 2017)

Michael Creed: ...; A minimum of 2% of the mackerel quota, or 1,000 tonnes, whichever is the greater will be deducted annually for demersal swaps before any share out between segments is undertaken. There is an open mackerel fishery for vessels under 18 metres in length.  An amount of 2.5% of the overall polyvalent Mackerel Quota has been set aside for this fishery and a monthly catch limit is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: ...the EU. We have a duty of care to protect their biological richness and, as such, they must be managed responsibly and sustainably. Ireland’s total allocation of quotas in 2017 amounted to 233,500 tonnes with a total value of €280 million. There are also valuable inshore species which are not subject to EU TACs, such as crab, whelk, scallop and lobster, and are fished by...

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...

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: Artisan Food Sector (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: Food Wise 2025 recommends actions to support the sector to realise its potential, including festival markets, a pipeline for new entrants to the Artisan Food Market at Bloom, promoting meet the buyer opportunities, delivery of small business specific consumer and market insights, and programmes to assist producers to extend business reach. Supports for the artisan food sector are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development Funding (17 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The funding provided for my Department's competitive research programme in 2017 amounts to €18.2 million. This funding covers the Food Institutional Research Measures (FIRM) €5.4m, Research Stimulus Funds (RSF) €11m and Competitive Forest Research for Development funds (CoFoRD) €1.8m. The funding is provided, on a competitive basis, to public institutes in...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: ...for budget 2018 has been to deliver on a package of measures designed to help farmers, fishermen and food SMEs navigate the challenges of Brexit while furthering the objectives of the Food Wise 2025 strategy. Next year, the Exchequer contribution to my Department's Vote will amount to €1.556 billion in capital and current expenditure. In addition to the Department's Vote, in 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: ...Exchequer and the EU's European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development under Ireland's Rural Development Programme. The total allocation for the TAMS II Scheme in the 2014-2020 Rural Development Plan is €395m. The online payment claim system for TAMS II opened in July 2016. Payment claims for approved investments continue to be submitted to this system and processed for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme were introduced under the reform of Direct Payments in 2015. These schemes were designed to provide financial support to young farmers and new entrants to farming during the crucial early years immediately following the setting up of a farming enterprise. Under the EU Regulations governing these schemes,  a young farmer is defined as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Creed: The past 2 years has seen great strides taken in regard to the opening of new markets and the deepening of trade for existing markets for Irish Agri food exporters. In 2015 we gained access to the US market for Irish beef. In the same year we also got access to the Canadian market for Irish beef and to the Omani market for Irish beef and sheepmeat. In 2016 we gained...

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

Michael Creed: The National Forest Inventory which is carried out every 5 years does not collect information on abandoned and failed tree plantations as this information can be difficult to establish in a survey. A forest may look abandoned for example due to an absence of thinning or road construction activity but this may be due to a no thinning policy on that particular site for silvicultural...