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Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Properties Data (4 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: Further to the properties listed in the previous Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 14 April 2016, information regarding the length of time each property has been vacant is now included in the following table. Property Location approx. acreage Local Authority Date vacated Landing pier Castletownbere, Cork 1 Cork Not in use since 2000 Fort Shannon Tarbert 2 Kerry 1998 Part of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. The applications were successful and payment issued on 17thDecember 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve. This application was not successful as the applicant did not hold either low value entitlements or so called ‘naked land’ on which an allocation from the National Reserve could be made. The person named contacted my Department directly in April 2016 regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: Once appropriate animal health and welfare certification requirements are met, dogs, including greyhounds, may be exported internationally. Exporters are also required to comply with the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1 of 2005 on the protection of animals during transport. The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has recently advised all owners involved in the export of greyhounds to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned and managed by my Department under Statute. There are a total of 70 properties/sites in the Howth Fishery Harbour Centre property portfolio, the majority of which are occupied by a variety of public and commercial bodies which support the Fishery Harbour Centre’s role as a working fishery...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The applicant in question has applied under the second tranche of the Low Emission Slurry Spreading scheme in TAMS II. The application has passed the initial administrative checks. All applications received are examined, validated and then have to be ranked and selected. Approvals will commence when this process is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: District Veterinary Offices (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: All applications for registration of calf births are validated to ensure the accuracy of the information on bovines held on the Department’s Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) database. In this particular case, the Calf Birth Registration Agency issued correction letters to the keeper as the calving interval in both cases is less than 290 days. The Regional Veterinary Office...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: Farmers opting for any action under the GLAS scheme are required to respect the management requirements set out in the detailed GLAS specifications accompanying the Scheme, and any other instructions or clarifications issued by the Department. One of the main actions for grazing land under GLAS is ‘Low Input Permanent Pasture’, which is designed to preserve and enhance old...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as communications with the media, are the responsibility of the company. In relation to the manner in which the employees were informed, I am advised that a series of meetings were held, beginning in early November 2015, to which all Coillte staff were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2015. Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named has been approved under Tranche 2 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1stJanuary 2016. The first payment due to the person named is in respect of the 2016 scheme year and this payment will be processed in the final quarter of this year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: Approval to fund a reconstitution scheme for forests affected by the winter storms of 2013/2014 was sought by my Department from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has sought further information on the impacts of such a scheme on the insurance market for forestry and also on other issues of concern. My Department is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (5 May 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 19 May 2015. Payments issued for these schemes to the nominated bank account of the person named in December 2015 and April 2016 respectively. My Department has no record of any amendment form being submitted. An Official from my Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the location of the company’s offices, are the responsibility of the company. Coillte has, however, advised that the only office which the company is proposing to vacate is the office located in Santry, Dublin. I am also advised that this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: A clawback penalty was imposed in relation to previous payments made during the participation of the person named in the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS4). This clawback penalty amount was notified to the person named by Department officials by letter dated 28 September 2015. The person named subsequently appealed this decision to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office (AAO)....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The applicant has applied for investment items under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II. All of the administrative checks on the application have been completed and it is expected that approval will issue in a matter of weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The first 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 eligible for a 2015 part-year payment in respect of 2015 eligible actions, covering the three month period 1 October 2015-31 December 2015. The application of the person named has successfully completed the pre-payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) provides the framework for the long term sustainability of fish stocks around our shores, the continued economic viability of our fishing fleet and fish processing industry while supporting our families and communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood. From the outset of the Common Fisheries Policy revision process, Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named applied to join the 2014 Beef Genomics Scheme on 4thApril 2014. Final validations were recently completed on this application and payment will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (5 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: According to records held by my Department, the person named received 9.90 Basic Payment Scheme entitlements in 2015 under the Basic Payment Scheme. The 2015 National Reserve opened for application on the 5thJanuary 2015 for priority categories of ‘young farmer’ and ‘new entrant’. In order to be eligible as a ‘young farmer’ applicants had to be...