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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Is that under appropriations-in-aid?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: We have estimated that correctly, so that is bang on €5.4 million.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: It is a much smaller amount. One is talking about an overall figure of €211 million. A very slight variation of well over €200 million will obviously be a bigger figure. When one is looking at a much smaller figure of €5.4 million, one can be more accurate.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces Report: Motion (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am under a bit of time pressure but I will try to be quick and give as comprehensive a statement as I can. I am pleased to report to the committee on Irish Defence Forces' participation in United Nations missions in 2014. The report for 2014 was laid before Dáil Éireann on 29 June 2015. The following motion was been placed on the Order Paper for Dáil Éireann:That...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces Report: Motion (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: We keep the security and risk levels to our troops under constant review. A bomb, claimed by Daesh, exploded in southern Beirut with great tragedy. It is some time since we have seen this level of bombing or violence in Beirut, and people would suspect it is very much linked with what is happening in Syria, given that it is a stronghold of Hezbollah, which is very active in fighting in...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces Report: Motion (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The nature of the mission has changed much over a relatively short space of time. There has been a fundamental reconfiguration of how and where it operates. It was an observer mission. For many years, the mission was observing in relatively stable and peaceful conditions. The idea was to keep Syria and Israel apart. It is one of the UN’s oldest peacekeeping missions. It all...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces Report: Motion (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Everybody would probably like to ask that question. Mali has been a dangerous place for some time. What happened in the Radisson Blu in Bamako last week was a tragedy for many people concerned. Mali has had many challenges for some time. Some 20 EU countries have peacekeeping, peace training or peace enforcement troops in Mali. There is a major European effort to try to stabilise the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces Report: Motion (25 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: We can get the Deputy the exact figure. I understand that the last rotation that went to UNIFIL had the highest ever female representation on a rotation 20 mission. I believe there were 30 women, which is quite significant. Actually, I would rather not be quoted on that. Let me get the Deputy the exact figure. Thirty out of just under 200 sounds very high, come to think of it, but I know...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a late 2013 Single Farm Payment application which was deemed inadmissible and he subsequently appealed this decision. Upon successful appeal the number of eligible hectares attributed to the person named for 2013 has been taken into consideration for the allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme. The person named submitted an application for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department. Additional information regarding the land that is subject of the transfer is required in order for my Department to process the application. An official from my Department has spoken to the person named to outline what is required. Once my Department receives the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The second tranche of the GLAS scheme is currently open and applications which are accepted into this tranche of the Scheme will have a start date of 1 January 2016 for their GLAS contract. The closing date for submission of applications to GLAS tranche 2 is 7 December 2015. To be eligible to participate in the Scheme a farmer must: -Be aged eighteen years or over on date of submission of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May, 2015. Processing of this application has been completed, and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department. Since the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application was submitted to my Department the herd number quoted above was transferred into the name of the person named. In order to facilitate the processing of the transfer application it will be necessary for the person named, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 29 May , 2015.Processing of this application is currently ongoing, with a view to finalising for payment at the earliest possible date .

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payments Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2015.Processing of this application has been completed , and payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: In relation to forestry contracts issued to individual farmers or landowners, such contracts are solely between my Department and the farmer or landowner; the forestry companies are not party to these contracts. Therefore, any recoupment under these contracts was made from the individual landowner and not from the forestry companies.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May, 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the decommissioning of a sea fishing boat. Ireland secured €147.6 million in EU funds from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund which together with the allocation of national funds provides for a €241 million investment programme as set out in the Seafood Development Programme; formal approval by the EU Commission is expected in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Control of the vessel within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone is a matter for the Irish control authorities who monitor fishing activity of all vessels operating the area.  The Control authorities have on-going information in relation to the vessels operating in the Irish Exclusive Fisheries zone including their activities and characteristics. Under the Sea Fisheries and...