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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as a transferee. This application was processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 26 January 2016. The person named also named submitted applications under the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  These...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 21 April 2015. Payment under the ANC Scheme has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme application has recently been finalised and the balancing payment due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the ‘Old Young Farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve to my Department.  This application has been finalised and payment issued on 2 February 2016.

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

Simon Coveney: Further to my reply to the Deputy’s question of 17 December 2015, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) continues to actively liaise with both the Chinese import authorities and the Irish live crab exporters on this issue. The SFPA has offered to facilitate a visit by Chinese authorities to examine Ireland’s official control systems, laboratories and crab production...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards Data (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: Since May 2011, a notification was placed on my Department’s website inviting expressions of interest from persons interested in being appointed to the boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. The list of board vacancies was updated on a regular basis. A notification was also placed in National Newspapers. Since the end of November 2014, vacancies on the boards of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards Data (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The State Boards under the aegis of the Department of Defence in March 2011 were the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The only State body currently under the aegis of the Department of Defence is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act 1927. The Act specifies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Private Contract Clause application from the person named seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as transferor. There was an issue with regard to one land parcel that was subject of this application which required to be resolved in order to process the application. Officials in my Department are resolving this issue to facilitate processing of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The unprecedented level of applications to the Scheme has meant that for GLAS 2, priority is being given to what are called Tier 1 and Tier 2 candidates, i.e. those who either manage key environmental assets like endangered birds, protected habitats or high-quality water courses, or who have committed to undertake particularly valuable environmental actions like growing feed-crops for wild...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 5 April, 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme application is complete and payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. The person named also submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme provides for applicants where their holdings comprise of a minimum of three hectares of designated lands. Suitable lands may be owned, leased or rented, but must be under the control of the applicant for the scheme year in question.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is important that the fishing industry take every precaution to avoid risk of injury or worse during periods of stormy weather and have full regard to local weather warnings before venturing to sea. Fishermen who may be experiencing financial difficulties while ashore during periods of adverse weather should contact the Department of Social Protection which offers income support payments,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: Applications for this herd number for the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme were received in the Department on 27 March 2015, 13 April 2015 and 28 May 2015 . These applications were from different legal entities. The issues caused by these multiple applications have been resolved recently and payment will issue to the appropriate nominated bank account shortly. The person named submitted a 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (3 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. During the prepayment validation checks on the application of the person named a query was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Defence Forces have been involved in humanitarian activities overseas in conjunction with their participation in peace support missions for many years. In the years prior to the withdrawal of the Irish Battalion from UNIFIL in November 2001, that ‘reaching-out’ was done in numerous practical ways such as the support given to the orphanage at Tibnin, the Irish Battalion...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Events (3 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: Whilst responsibility for the Decade of Centenaries Programme rests with my colleague the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, one of the tasks assigned to my Department is that of custodian of the Register of Relatives of those who participated in the 1916 Easter Rising. Relatives of participants involved in the Rising, who had not previously attended annual events to commemorate...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Simon Coveney: If the House is in a position to do it, we will do it.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Simon Coveney: We have to form a Government first.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Simon Coveney: A Cheann Comhairle, did we not have agreement among the Whips? Was there not agreement among the Whips?

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Simon Coveney: It cannot be done on the hoof.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2016)

Simon Coveney: We have agreed a mechanism for Dáil reform. We should let it work.