Results 3,841-3,860 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 3 in April 2006 and has received full payments for the first four years of their contract. Payment in respect of the fifth year for the amount of â¬3040.88 will issue to the person named in the next ten days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2011, processing of which has recently been completed and thereby allowing payment to issue under the 2011 Disadvantaged Area Scheme on 7 October. The 50% advance payments under the Single Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 17 October 2011.
- Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: At the outset, I wish to state categorically that there are no delays in payments to farmers under the big schemes, the single farm payment scheme or the disadvantaged areas scheme. In the case of the single payment, the earliest payment date under the governing EU rules is 1 December, while in respect of disadvantaged areas, there is no regulatory payment date. It is generally recognised,...
- Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: I understand from where the Deputy is coming. In his part of the country there is a high number of farmers who are reliant on REPS, AEOS, disadvantaged area payments and less favoured area, LFA, payments. The income from these schemes, which farmers rely on, is hugely important to rural communities, particularly in the part of County Galway the Deputy represents so well. We are conscious of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2010. 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 be completed before any payment can issue. During these checks a...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 11 April 2011, processing of which has recently been completed, thereby allowing payment to issue under the 2011 Disadvantaged Area Scheme on 7 October 2011. The 50% advance payments under the Single Payment Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 17 October 2011.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named was paid â¬456.08 on 29th August representing 75% of the 2010 entitlement under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme. I expect the remaining 25% of the 2010 entitlement to issue before the end of October. Payments in respect of 2011 will commence in December.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: In the case of the Single Farm Payment, it should be remembered that, while the earliest payment date provided for under EU rules is 1 December, as I am particularly conscious of the difficulties caused for farmers by the current financial crisis and am also acutely aware of the significance to the wider rural economy of the Single Payment, earlier this year I successfully sought the approval...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: All the relevant Agencies under my Department's remit are participating fully in all aspects of the Croke Park Agreement.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named registered six beef breed calves in 2010 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment in respect of three animals issued on 20 June 2011. Errors have been identified on the remaining animals and a letter regarding these errors issued to the applicant on 10 October 2011. The case will be further processed on receipt of a response from the applicant.
- Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: The keeping of mink in this country is prohibited except under licences which are issued by my Department under the Musk Rats Act, 1933 (Application to Mink) Order 1965. Licences are issued under this legislation only if the applicant, following an inspection, is found to be compliant with a number of conditions. I am satisfied that all licensed fur farms operating in this country meet...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment options scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010. 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 be completed before any payment can issue. During these checks a query...
- Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: I wish to share time with Deputy John Paul Phelan.
- Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: I come to this debate with a slightly different perspective from some of the comments. I do not make the case that the motivation for the consideration of the sale of the State assets is because we are forced into it or are being required to do so by the troika. I, along with a number of colleagues in Fine Gael, spent a lot of time in opposition examining the basket of State assets. We...
- Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: We are not selling anything, we are looking at the idea.
- Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: Deputy McDonald was not here for many of the speeches, clearly.
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform Proposals: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: Yesterday, the European Commission published its reform proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy. These proposals are complex and detailed requiring time to digest them in full. There are also points of detail on which clarification will be required. Accordingly, my speech today is my initial reaction. At this stage, these are proposals only, not final texts. Negotiations will take...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform Proposals: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: There is no delay in single farm payments at all.
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform Proposals: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: Our understanding is that the Commission is trying to give countries an option to use up to 5% of the single farm payment envelope to target payments at areas of natural constraint. It has suggested, as an example, less favoured areas, LFAs, but it is not necessarily confined to those areas alone. We potentially may have the capacity to make exceptional payments because of natural...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform Proposals: Statements (13 Oct 2011)
Simon Coveney: Let me deal with the payments issue, because there is some confusion as to whether my Department is getting out the payments on time. Currently our payments to farmers are â¬45 million ahead of where we were at this time last year. There are no delays in sending out the single farm payments. Next week we will distribute â¬444 million of single farm payments to 85,000 farmers across the...