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- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named has been informed in writing that he was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: REPS 4 and AEOS are both measures under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly are subject to EU Regulation which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. These checks have now been completed and the majority of outstanding payments have issues which need to be examined or resolved and these are being...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2008 and received payments for the first three years of their 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 can issue. 75% of the Year 4 payment issued on 11 January 2012 for the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together. The situation under the Single Payment Scheme nationally is that the vast majority of applicants have received their payment. In respect of applicants from County Kerry, the position is as set out in the following tabular statement: Applications Number Paid To be paid Amount paid Kerry 7,575 7,544 31 â¬59,024,761 There are...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulation which requires detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. A total of 1,352 REPS 4 participants in Kerry have already been paid an amount totalling â¬9,110,977. 689 remain unpaid and of these 109 have been confirmed for...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The table shows the total payments made by my Department in each of the four years in question. These amounts include direct payments to farmers as well as capital and other grants and both EU and Exchequer funded payments. Year Overall Payments 2008 â¬2,630,230,735 2009 â¬2,331,049,567 2010 â¬2,137,187,273 2011 â¬2,028,867,145 Payments issue to up to 130,000 scheme participants...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS in June 2008 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulation which requires detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. During the course of the administrative check an area...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: It is widely recognised that the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is a very important one for this country, as the total area designated as disadvantaged is almost 75% of Ireland's total land area. From an economic perspective, the Scheme is particularly significant, contributing to the support of in excess of 100,000 Irish farm families, whose ability to farm is restricted by the physical...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 16th of May 2011. This application was selected for a Cross Compliance inspection. During the course of the inspection breaches were recorded relating to Bovine Passports, failure to notify movements to the Cattle Movement and Monitoring System and an inadequately maintained...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The Forestry Act 1988 (Section 37) (Coillte Teoranta) By-laws 2009 [Statutory Instrument No. 151 of 2009] was made on foot of a request from Coillte under Section 37 of the Forestry Act 1988. Coillte requested the making of the bye-laws to assist the company in controlling unauthorised activities on Coillte property, examples of which included indiscriminate illegal dumping of domestic and...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (2 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: I have set out in the table below the salaries paid to the CEOs of the State agencies which come under the aegis of my Department. No bonuses are currently paid to any of the CEOs in question. The Deputy should contact the individual bodies regarding their specific pension and expenses arrangements as the arrangements vary between the bodies. State Body Salary Teagasc â¬160,082 Bord...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS in November 2008 and received payments for the first three years of their 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 application to be completed before any payments can issue. In the course of the administrative checks a discrepancy...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 November 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, have to be completed before any payment could issue. During these checks,...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The payment in question was made to the person named on 14 April 2011. The payment was calculated on the basis of the SPS Entitlements held; i.e. the person named had 24.47 entitlements, with a unit value of â¬8.90. There was no payment due to the person named under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme as the person named did not submit an application. I have arranged that a comprehensive letter...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing payment to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the applicant in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: It is widely recognised that the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is a very important one for this country, as the total area designated as disadvantaged is almost 75% of Ireland's total land area. From an economic perspective, the Scheme is particularly significant, contributing to the support of in excess of 100,000 Irish farm families, whose ability to farm is restricted by the physical...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: The Young Farmers' Installation Scheme was suspended for new applications on 14 October 2008. As the application concerned was received after that date, it was not processed by my Department.
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: Kilcummin Slipway is owned by Mayo County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department has received an application from Mayo County Council for funding for a total of 26 projects. Kilcummin slipway has been identified as the fourth priority. The Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme for...
- Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: As part of the reform of the EU sugar regime in 2006, a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry, was introduced with the aim of reducing EU sugar production in order to comply with WTO and other international obligations. The scheme provided an incentive for sugar processors to renounce sugar quota and dismantle the associated sugar processing plant and it provided...
- Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (7 Feb 2012)
Simon Coveney: As part of the reform of the EU sugar regime in 2006, a temporary restructuring scheme was introduced with the aim of reducing EU sugar production in order to comply with WTO and other international obligations. The scheme provided an incentive for sugar processors to renounce sugar quota and dismantle the associated sugar processing plant and it provided compensation for affected...