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- Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: As indicated in previous replies the area for which the licences are sought is a designated Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). My Department, in conjunction with the Marine Institute and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, is...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 14 May 2010. This application was fully processed and payment under the Grassland Sheep Scheme issued on 1 February 2011, based, in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, on the original Sheep Census return received by my Department on 11 January 2010, which indicated that...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: Details of the expenditure charged to my Department's credit card account for the years 2007 to date are set out in the following table: Year Number of Departmental Credit Cards Total Expenditure for year Expenditure on Official Hospitality 2007 49 â¬36,089.02 â¬7,558.67 2008 53 â¬68,338.60 â¬8,894.71 2009 47 â¬34,730.03 â¬1,478.81 2010 28 â¬31,346.51 â¬768.40 2011 (to...
- Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: In general, most areas of county Kerry are suitable for afforestation. However, there are some areas of the county that are silviculturally unsuitable for growing trees, such as areas of infertile blanket peat, coastal areas which are prone to marine exposure and salt deposition, and elevated areas over 300 metres. Areas designated for nature conservation such as SPAs, SACs and NHAs, and...
- Written Answers — Domestic Abattoirs: Domestic Abattoirs (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland was established in 1999. According to my Department's records, in total there were 32 approved abattoirs in Co Mayo in 1998. However my Department's responsibility extended only to the supervision of the larger export approved plants of which there were 3 in 1998, all approved for slaughter. Those abattoirs that slaughtered not more than 1,000 livestock...
- Written Answers — Domestic Abattoirs: Domestic Abattoirs (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: My Department is responsible for the supervision of 7 larger meat plants in Mayo of which 4 are approved for slaughter. There are also 25 meat plants operating under local authority supervision in Mayo. A total of 16 of these plants are approved for slaughter. The criteria which determine whether a plant falls within the remit of either my Department or the local authority are set out in the...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed the following information in relation to the Ministers of State assigned to my Department since 2009:- 2009 Tony Killeen Number of Persons employed Salary Cost Private Office 3 â¬143,377.63 Constituency Office 4 â¬160,497.15 Trevor Sargent Number of Persons employed Salary Cost Private Office 4 â¬257,667.93 Constituency Office...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed the following information requested in respect of Special Advisers employed in my Department since 2009:- Year Number employed Salary Cost 2009 3 â¬318,427.59 2010 3* â¬228,331.71 2011 1 (up to 9/3/11)2 (from April 2011) â¬39,305.47â¬78,845.42 *Includes one Special Adviser employed up to 23/2/2010
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed below the information requested in respect of the staffing levels in the Minister's private and constituency offices since 2009:- 2009 Brendan Smith Number of Persons employed Salary Cost Private Office 8 â¬462,238.68 Constituency Office 6.3 â¬247,331.09 2010 Brendan Smith Number of Persons employed Salary Cost Private Office 7.8...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in 2008 and has received full payments for the first two years of their contract. In addition, 75% of the third year payment issued on 17th December 2010 for the amount of â¬7,787.75. My Department is currently making arrangements to process the outstanding 25% payments to farmers in instances where penalties have been imposed, including the person named,...
- Written Answers — Animal Breeding Regulations: Animal Breeding Regulations (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: Intra-Community trade in sheep is governed by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/50/EC which amends Council Directive 91/68/EEC. These controls apply to breeding sheep whether they are imported or exported and all sheep must be certified with regard to their health status. Under these rules, breeding and fattening sheep must be certified as having been continuously resident on a...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved into the AEOS scheme with effect from the 1st 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. Payments have commenced as the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: The IT expenditure budget allocation for my Department in 2010 was â¬22,379,200 and in 2011 was â¬21,079,505. My Department provides a robust and resilient ICT infrastructure to customers, staff, agents and partners including shared service offerings to state agencies and other Government Departments. It also supports a wide range of modern and efficient IT systems that underpin the...
- Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: Departmental submissions under the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE) are a central part of the overall pre-budget deliberations and the 2012 Estimates process of the Government. As such, release of these documents could not be considered in advance of Government decisions and announcements on the forthcoming Budget. The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform has already indicated...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: There are as yet no proposals from the Commission regarding the future arrangements for the grant of payments to farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy. The Commission proposals for the future of the CAP including its proposals for direct payments to farmers will not be published until mid October. While some draft early versions of Commission proposals have been mentioned in media,...
- Written Answers — Animal Identification Scheme: Animal Identification Scheme (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: The Animal Identification and Movement (AIM formerly CMMS) system is a generic traceability system that allows my Department to track trends in the bovine population. The most recent data on the cattle herd profile sourced from the AIM system shows that there was a reduction of over 172,000 head in the number of cattle aged from 12 to 30 months at 1 June 2011 compared to the same date in...
- Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: Grass re-seeding, if correctly carried out, is a cost effective means of significantly increasing productivity on the majority of livestock farms. Modern grass varieties are bred to meet the varied demands of these intensive enterprises. As a result of the grass seed evaluation programme carried out by my Department the current grass varieties recommended for use in this country have the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: REPS 4 is a measure under the Rural Development Programme, 2007-13, and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before payments can issue. These administrative checks have been completed and of the 30,300 farmers due a payment in respect of 2010, approximately 750 applicants are currently awaiting their initial 75% payment...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named has been approved into the AEOS Scheme with effect from 1st 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 on all applications before any approvals can issue. All applications...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 3 in December 2006 and has received payment in respect years 1 to 4. Following an inspection on 3rd December 2010, the person named was notified that penalties totalling 105% of the 5th year payment were to be imposed. An appeal dated 23rd March 2011 was received by my Department. Following a review of the case, the person named was informed by letter on 24th...