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Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: Slaughterhouses and meat processing plants operate under the supervision of my Department, in accordance with the terms of EU Food Hygiene Regulations. These plants are supervised by veterinary inspectors employed by the Department, assisted in their duties by technical staff (agricultural officers) and by temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) contracted from private practice on a rota...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: As successor to the former Irish Land Commission I am required, through my Department, to ensure that notice of the transfer or disposal of fee simple and turbary rights are published in Iris Oifigiuil and in one local newspaper circulating in the county in which the land is situate. This requirement has been met for the fee simple and turbary rights on hands in the townland of Meelickmore,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 10 May 2010. This application was fully processed and payment under the Grassland Sheep Scheme issued on 4 February 2011, based, in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, on the original 2009 Sheep Census return received by my Department on 22 January 2010, which...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware that payment under the Single Farm Payment is based on the declaration by each applicant of one eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held. As many of the applicants declare both Disadvantaged Area and non-Disadvantaged Area land and also declare more eligible hectares than the number of entitlements held, it is not possible to differentiate which category of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: Under 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. This administration check has been completed and my Department is now dealing with the discrepancies that have arisen on individual files following this check. I...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: This was a Satellite inspection case in 2010. The person named did not agree with the outcome of the inspection and lodged an appeal with my Department . The internal appeals process has now been concluded. The Agricultural Consultant acting on behalf of the person named was informed by letter on 2 November 2011 that the most recent rejection of the appeal could be appealed to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The individual to whom the Deputy refers is employed in my Department on a 6 month placement under the Willing Able and Mentoring (WAM) Programme. The placement will end on 13 January 2012 and the terms of the Programme do not make any provision for an extension of the placement.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An increase in the standard rate of VAT by 2 %, based on current expenditure levels, would cost my Department an estimated €950,000 per annum.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 3rd May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility/Cross Compliance Inspection. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases, including this case, amendments have had to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 11 May 2011. The 50% advance of the Single Payment was paid to the person named on 1 November 2011 with payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme paid on 3 November 2011. The balancing payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 1 December 2011.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 12th May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases, including this case, amendments have had to be made to the maps in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first three years of the contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments could issue. The administration checks in respect of 2011 payments have...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2011, following processing of which overlaps were identified on two of the land parcels declared by the person named. The person named has been written to in this regard and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to the appropriate payments...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2011. The 50% advance payment issued on 24 November 2011 and the balancing payment issued on 1 December.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: This applicant was the subject of a Satellite inspection in 2010 which resulted in a penalty of between 3 and 20 percent arising from over-declaration of eligible land. As a result the applicant submitted an application in 2011 which reflected the determined area in 2010. In response to Parliamentary Question 32674/11 on 3rd November, I confirmed that the person named was entitled to lodge...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing full payment under the scheme to issue on 1 December.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: My Department has now issued a copy of the letter referred to the person named. The letter conveys my Department's decision in relation to an appeal against a penalty imposed under REPS and informs the person named the right of appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office. No appeal was received on behalf of the person named in that office. The notice of appeal to the Agricultural Appeals...

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of seven applicants who have each declared part of the same commonage land on their 2011 Single Payment Scheme applications and, as the Deputy is aware, my Department is conducting a full review, involving the affidavits sworn by the claimants and other evidence submitted. It is anticipated that this matter will be resolved shortly, thereby allowing outstanding...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2011. In accordance with the provisions of the governing EU Regulations, this application was the selected for an eligibility inspection by way of a satellite inspection. That inspection detected some over-claims on land parcels declared on the application form by the person named. A follow up ground...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 13 May 2011. After the satisfactory resolution of a number of dual claim queries, processing was finalised recently with full payments under both schemes due to the applicant. The entire Single Payment issued to the person named on 1 December 2011 with payment under the...