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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (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...

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 schemes was received from the person named on 21 April, 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted two 2015 Private Contract Clause applications to my Department. These applications have been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme will issue shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: The value of honey produced in Ireland in 2014 was estimated at slightly over €3m. The value fluctuates from year to year depending on the climatic conditions during the summer. There are almost 2,500 beekeepers in the country. Over 56% of these have 3 colonies or less whilst only 3% or approximately 70 beekeepers have more than 50 colonies. Only 5 beekeepers have over 150 colonies...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 8 April 2015. Payment under Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has not issued to the person named, at this stage, as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Under the 2015 Areas of Natural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies Data (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Payments by Bord Iascaigh Mhara to seafood companies under various grant schemes are an operational matter for BIM. I have forwarded the Deputy’s Question to BIM for direct response.

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

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining approximately 400 cases that submitted invoices from one particular company to verify and support claims under the non-productive capital investment action of AEOS. It is known that in some cases the invoices submitted were for amounts different to those actually paid by the participants. Funding provided under the scheme comes partly from the EU and...

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

Simon Coveney: Records held by my Department indicate that the herd number held by the person named was changed to include other persons in May 2015. There were Basic Payment Scheme Entitlement Allocation Rights and Reference Values recorded in the single name on the herd number and to date my Department has not received a request to transfer these into the new names on the herd number. In order to...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 23 April 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2014. This application was subject to a Land Parcel Identification System review, which identified ineligible areas. Following further examination of the application the determined area has been re-evaluated, and my Department is currently in the process of issuing any...

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 was received from the person named on 1 May, 2015. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently in the process of finalising secondary legislation to recognise a range of service providers, including farriers. While the regulations are at an advanced stage, I am anxious to accommodate, insofar as possible, the range of views which have been put forward in the context of the consultation process. I am hopeful that this current phase of consultations will enable...

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

Simon Coveney: The situation with North Western Herring is complex. Historically there were two herring stocks in the north western waters and correspondingly two separate ICES Total Allowable Catch (TAC) areas - Via South/VIIb,c and VIa North. Ireland has a 92% share of VIa south and a 15% share of VIa north. The TAC for 2015 for VIa south is zero. A mid year review of this stock was undertaken...

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

Simon Coveney: Applicants to the 2015 National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme who had not yet commenced their FETAC Level 6 or equivalent agricultural education course were required to register for training with an agricultural education provider prior to submitting their application under the schemes. The education provider issued the prospective applicant with an expression of interest letter which the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: While commonly known as St Bricin’s Hospital, in practice, this is a military medical facility and only provides General Practitioner and limited out-patient services. There have been no lying-in facilities utilised for Defence Forces personnel in St. Bricin’s since December 2012. The closure of St. Bricin’s Hospital, Dublin and other military establishments was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: On 29 May 1962, the LÉ Clionawas participating in an annual exercise south of Roches Point when she suffered damage following the explosion of a depth charge which had been dropped during the course of the exercise. Leaking oil ignited resulting in a serious fire. Over the last few months I received a number of representations in relation to retrospective awards for two individuals for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: St Bricin’s military medical facility currently provides General Practitioner and limited out-patient services for Defence Forces Personnel. As I have previously advised, it is not a hospital and there are no plans to upgrade its status or to have it operate as a Health Service Executive facility.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: There is a requirement for approximately 28 doctors within the Defence Forces Medical Corps. There are currently 19 doctors serving in the Permanent Defence Force. Vacancies remain due to a limited response to recent competitions for the appointment of doctors to the Medical Corps. Information with regard to the length of time that each post has been vacant is not readily available but I will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Civil Defence is a volunteer based organisation which supports the frontline emergency services. It operates in partnership between the Department of Defence and local authorities' throughout Ireland. The Civil Defence Branch of the Department of Defence is charged with the management and development of Civil Defence at national level. The Civil Defence Branch provides policy direction,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Local Authority Services (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department has, in recent years, had ongoing correspondence and meetings with officials from Kildare County Council on a range of issues including the taking in charge of Saint Barbara's Park in Kildare. In this regard the Department has received correspondence from the Council setting out their requirements in advance of having the estate taken in charge and my officials are examining...