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Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: Given its geographically dispersed nature, my Department has no specific policy on the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work. Nevertheless, my Department will continue to facilitate the uptake of wider initiatives, such as the travel pass scheme or the cycle to work scheme, to encourage staff, where this is possible, not to use private transport to travel to and from...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The full list of meat establishments approved by my Department under the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 432 of 2009) may be found in the appendix to this reply. It is also available at this link on my Department's website:- http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/foodsafetyconsumerissues/daffa pprovedestablishments/ The list on the website includes details of...

Written Answers — Veterinary Licences: Veterinary Licences (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: There are no delays in terms of issuing exceptional licences for veterinary medicines by my Department in respect of its area of competence. I understand that the medicine in question is for treatment of fish and that it already has, in fact, a marketing authorisation from the Irish Medicines Board and as such there is no prohibition on it being placed on the Irish market.

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: I understand that this parcel of land is subject to a trust set up in 1907 between the then landlord and trustees, one of whom was the landlord himself, to permit various persons to cut, make, spread and save, turf and depasture cattle sheep and horses on the trust estate. Provision was made in the trust document for the ongoing appointment of new trustees by the surviving or continuing...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: Under the EU regulatory requirements modulation funds must be spent exclusively on what are referred to as the new challenges. This means that Member States are limited in spending these funds to operations and activities relating to (a) climate change, (b) renewable energies, (c) water management, (d) biodiversity, (e) restructuring of the dairy sector and (f) innovation linked to activities...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: I am very concerned about the unacceptable practice of discarding fish at sea and I am fully committed to working both nationally and internationally to bring about an end to this practice. Commissioner Damanaki has placed discarding of fish high on her agenda for the Common Fisheries Policy reform and at my meeting with her on the 14 of April made clear that I was committed to giving...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in December 2007 and has received full payment in respect of years 1 to 3. A 75 % payment in respect of year 4 was issued on 31 December 2010. Payment of the final 25% cannot be made until outstanding checks are finalised and compliance with the scheme conditions has been fully established. Payment will issue at the earliest possible date once all checks...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2010 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 12 May 2010 and was fully processed. In accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, the payment, which issued on 1 February 2011, was based on the original Sheep Census return received from the person named, which indicated that the person named had twenty seven breeding ewes. An appeal was...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: There are no cuts in Agri-Environment Option Scheme (AEOS) payments to farmers in disadvantaged area or designated areas in 2011 or 2012. At the time of the launch of AEOS in 2010, a commitment was made to seek Commission approval for a number of amendments to the scheme, including an increase in the rate of payment for Natura land from €75/ha, which was announced for the scheme, to...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 528 together. Regulation (EC) 999/2001 as amended by regulation (EC) 727/2007 requires the annual testing of both sheep presented for human consumption and fallen sheep over 18 months of age. In 2007 the Commission adopted a level of testing for future years at a minimum annual sample of 10,000 sheep slaughtered for human consumption and 10,000 fallen...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2010 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 14 May 2010 and was fully processed. In accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, the payment which issued on 1 February 2011, was based on the original Sheep Census return received from the person named, which indicated that the person named had ten breeding ewes. An appeal was received on 7...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme introduced in 2005 provided that payment was to be based on the three-year average payments received under the EU Livestock and Arable aid scheme for the reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002. Under the Force Majeure provision a farmer whose production was adversely affected during the reference period by a case of force majeure or exceptional...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The Foal Levy Scheme was introduced in 2000 on a statutory basis. The Levy is payable by all breeders whose foals are born and registered in Ireland. The rate of the levy is calculated by reference to the advertised value of the nomination fee of the stallion. There are six levy rate bands. The setting of the rates of the levy and the distribution of the funds is decided by the Board of Horse...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: Further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 18 May 2011, the administrative checks on the payment application uncovered a discrepancy between the area claimed on Single Payment application by the person named and the area claimed on their REPS application. This discrepancy has now been resolved and payment will issue within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named has been approved into the AEOS scheme with a start date of 1 September 2010. Under the EU Regulations governing the Agri-Environment Options Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. I expect that payments to participants...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (16 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: A range of tax incentives are in place to encourage the transfer of land to young trained farmers, including: 100% stamp duty relief on transfers and purchase on land by young trained farmers; 90% agricultural relief from Capital Acquisitions Tax; full Capital Gains Tax retirement relief on farm disposals; rental income exemptions to encourage the long-term lease of land; and general stock...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named has been approved into the AEOS scheme with a start date of the 1 November 2010. Under the EU Regulations governing the Agri-Environment Options Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. I expect that payments to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. A Department official will carry out a farm inspection shortly and provided that the investment works satisfy the terms and conditions of the Scheme, the application will be processed for payment.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The persons named commenced REPS 4 in May 2009 and received full payment in respect of year 1. Following an inspection, the persons named were informed on 22 December 2010 that their REPS 4 application was to be terminated due to non-compliance with scheme terms and conditions in relation to land issues. Full recoupment of all monies paid was sought. The applicants were unsuccessful in their...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named applied for approval to plant under the Afforestation Scheme in 1997, at which time he declared on his application that he was a non-farmer. Because of legal issues regarding title, payment in respect of this application was not made until 2009. In the intervening period he had made a further application in 2000 for a separate area under the Afforestation Scheme where he...