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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Area of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 22 May 2015. Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme is complete and payments have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. As per the Terms and Conditions of the ANC Scheme and EU Regulation 21/2004, all flock owners are obliged to count the sheep and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The first person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as transferee from the second person named. This application has been processed and payment on foot of the entitlements that were the subject of this application was made on 29 January 2016. The person named also submitted an application under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the ‘new entrant to farming’ category of the 2015 National Reserve to my Department. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective criteria as defined by the Member State. The process of deciding objective criteria for eligibility under the National Reserve is carried out in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by change of registration details of herd number. This application has been processed to facilitate payment under the Basic Payment Scheme on 2 February 2016. Payment will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced their AEOS 1 contract on 1 November 2010 and has been paid for the 2010-2014 scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System must take place. As it is their final scheme year re-checks on payments made for all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme which was received in the Department on 24 April 2015. The processing of the application has been finalised, and payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The appeal decision in this case, upholding the original decision to refuse his application under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, issued to the person named on 23 December 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The National Reserve has been administered in Ireland since the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 and provides for an allocation of entitlements to eligible applicants. The Basic payment scheme National Reserve was introduced as a measure under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The National Reserve has been administered in Ireland since the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 and provides for an allocation of entitlements to eligible applicants. The Basic payment scheme National Reserve was introduced as a measure under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The National Reserve has been administered in Ireland since the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 and provides for an allocation of entitlements to eligible applicants. The Basic payment scheme National Reserve was introduced as a measure under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The individual concerned has initiated legal proceedings and the matter is sub judice. In the circumstances it would be in appropriate for me to make any comment on the matter at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department received applications from the persons named regarding the establishment of a Registered Farm Partnership. These applications have been processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 2 February 2016. The second person named also submitted an application under the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  This application has been finalised and payment will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application and a 2015 Private Contract Clause application from the person named. An official from my Department has been in contact with the person named in relation to the late submission of his Basic Payment Scheme application which has prevented the processing of the transfer applications.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2015. Payment under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has not issued to the person named as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, eligible applicants are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The application by the person named for payment under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was refused following an inspection that revealed that shell marl permeates throughout the planted area, which makes it unsuitable for planting and ineligible under the Scheme. The person named was notified of this decision on 28 January 2014 and of her right of appeal against it, if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application to join the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) 2015 – 2020 on the 26 May 2015. Under the Terms and Conditions of the BDGP, all herds have to be compliant with BVD regulations. My Department wrote to the person named on 2 September 2015 informing him that they were provisionally accepted into the Scheme provided that specified animals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes which was received in the Department on 05 May 2015. Payment has been processed under the Areas of Natural Constraint and has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. The Basic Payment application has been finalised and payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: A final reply in relation to the correspondence referred to by the Deputy will issue this week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person-named has been approved under Tranche 1 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 October 2015. GLAS applicants with a start date of 1 October 2015 are entitled to a 2015 part-year payment in respect of certain actions, and covering the three month period 1 October 2015-31 December 2015. The application of the person named is currently being processed in respect of the 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  On three separate occasions officials from my Department have written to the person named requesting submission of outstanding documentation required to finalise the applications. To date my Department has received no response. On this basis the person named does not...