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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. While first and foremost a working fishery harbour, Howth similar to the other five Fishery Harbour Centres, has its own unique features and is home to a broad range of diverse economic and social activities. My Department is conscious of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments (BPS)/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Schemes was received from the person named on 19 May 2015. The application for the ANC Scheme is integrated into the BPS application form and in order to apply for the ANC Scheme, applicants are requested to tick a box on the BPS application form. The person named has declared land parcels containing areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The new TAMS measure will make €395m available to Irish farmers for investing in on-farm infrastructure, facilities and equipment. All TAMS schemes have been opened and the applications received under the first tranches of both the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme and the Dairy Equipment Scheme are now being processed. All applications received are being examined and approvals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: In 2010, Ireland secured market access in China for live crab through bi-lateral co-operation between the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and their Chinese counterparts. This access built on previous arrangements for fisheries products and has more recently been part of wider trade missions to expand the access for Irish food and seafood products in China. In the specific case of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, the regulation of coursing is chiefly a matter for the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the improvement and development of the greyhound industry, greyhound racing and coursing. The question raised by the Deputy is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The specific text on the Bord Iascaigh Mhara website referred to by the Deputy reads as follows; “Chemicals are rarely used on today’s Irish fish farms. The only chemicals used would be medicines which, if needed, are administered by a veterinary surgeon and detailed in records that are routinely inspected by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Young salmon are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Article 4 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 of 26/4/2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries, requires inter-alia, Member States to design and implement monitoring schemes for incidental catches of cetaceans using observers on board the vessels flying their flag and with an overall length of 15m or more, for defined fisheries. The fisheries...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme /Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 17 April 2015. In relation to the Basic Payments Scheme, the person named has not established any entitlements and thus no payment is due under this Scheme. Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The decision of the Appeals Office dated 26 August 2015 was in relation to the named person’s Pillar 1 payments only and the appeal decision was not applicable to his REPS application. Representatives of the person named have been in direct contact with officials from my Department in relation to this matter and they have been informed that the matter of entitlement to REPS4 payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The number of cases where a REPS4 payment is still outstanding for the 2012 Scheme Year and the 2013 Scheme Year because of an issue that arose with the land areas under the Single Payment Scheme is 7. The breakdown of these cases per county is contained in the following table: 2012 Number of Cases 2013 Number of Cases Cork 1 Galway 1 Galway 1 Tipperary 2 Monaghan 1 Wicklow 1

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The number of cases where a REPS4 payment is still outstanding because of issues which arose originally with Single Payment Scheme reference areas, is 3.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: REPS 4 is generally paid on the gross area. However, payments have been withheld in relation to the Single Payment Scheme eligible area in some REPS4 cases due to areas being deemed ineligible for REPS4 purposes as they were considered not to be actively farmed. The number of cases where a REPS4 payment is still outstanding for the 2012 Scheme Year and the 2013 Scheme Year because of an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: These inspections are currently the subject of legal proceedings and therefore I cannot comment on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: These inspections are currently the subject of legal proceedings and therefore I cannot comment on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: These inspections are currently the subject of legal proceedings and therefore I cannot comment on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: These inspections are currently the subject of legal proceedings and therefore I cannot comment on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: These inspections are currently the subject of legal proceedings and therefore I cannot comment on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: These inspections are currently the subject of legal proceedings and therefore I cannot comment on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: These inspections are currently the subject of legal proceedings and therefore I cannot comment on the matter.