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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st November 2010 subject to two outstanding issues being satisfactorily clarified. During the course of the administration checks it was not possible to satisfactorily resolve the outstanding issues. The person named completed the Natura form despite the fact that further...

Written Answers — Transport of Animals: Transport of Animals (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Government has no plans to introduce codes governing the transportation of animals on cable cars. Any safety issues associated with the use of the Dursey Island cable car are the responsibility of Cork County Council. The introduction of codes governing the transportation of animals on cable cars will not change the circumstances that led Cork Council, which has responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in July 2009 and received payments for the first two 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. Administrative checks in respect of the 2011 payments have now...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: Five staff in my Department under maximum retirement age with headquarters in Co. Clare retired in the period from 1 January 2010 to date. The parallel information in respect of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for the bodies themselves.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: Despite the financial pressures facing my Department I have made provision in 2012 for €243 million under agri-environment schemes. I am also considering the possibility of re-opening AEOS on an amended basis or limited scale in 2012. This decision will be taken in the context of my Department's expenditure ceiling for 2013 as agreed by the Government, and in particular, on how a new scheme...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 the regulation of coursing is chiefly a matter for the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the improvement and development of the greyhound industry, greyhound racing and coursing. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The proposed changes to the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, including the proposed changes relating to the calculation of the minimum stocking density requirements, are still the subject of discussions between my Department and the EU Commission.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 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. The application was selected...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: Despite the financial pressures facing my Department I have made provision in 2012 for €243 million under agri-environment schemes. I am also considering the possibility of re-opening AEOS on an amended basis or limited scale in 2012. This decision will be taken in the context of my Department's expenditure ceiling for 2013 as agreed by the Government, and in particular, on how a new scheme...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: Is it appropriate for me to introduce the Bill at this stage, or are we going through it section by section?

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: That is fine.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: We are orphan politicians.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: It is a wooly issue. I thank Senator Sean Barrett for tabling amendments Nos. 1 and 2. Amendment No. 1 gives me an opportunity to clarify a number of issues. However, I cannot accept it and wish to explain why. In it the Senator is proposing a significantly different approach to that foreseen in the Bill. The approach I have taken is to set down the principles and policies which a...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Senator and I agree on the broader issue of the need to reform how the Oireachtas and governance operate in this country. I do not need to remind people of some of the mistakes made. There are two roles for Ministers and the Oireachtas. We are legislators and it is up to us to establish a legal framework to allow decisions to be made by the Executive or the Government. The judgment...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Senator had to get that in.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: This issue was the focus of much discussion between my officials and me because I raised the same questions as the Deputy. Senator Barrett is proposing to remove from the Bill the general exemption from mandatory indemnity insurance which would apply to registered persons acting as an officer of the State, in other words somebody working for the Department to the Government. This exemption...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: However, they are not paid by the client. That is the difference. They are paid by the State.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: I agree with the Senator's final point on professional standards. This Bill is all about standards. We have drawn a distinction in terms of who pays for personal indemnity insurance, between a veterinary surgeon who is working for the State and we are paying him or her to do that, versus a veterinary surgeon in practice, where a client is paying him or her for services. We are seeking to...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: The overall objective of this proposed amendment is to clarify and update the particular aspects of veterinary practice which veterinary nurses are permitted to carry out. The amendment is being proposed at this stage of the legislative process because it arises from a submission received at the end of 2011 from Veterinary Ireland, the representative body for the veterinary profession. I...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Coveney: No.