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- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st 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, must be completed before any payment can issue. The application was selected...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: Despite the financial pressures facing my Department I have made provision in 2012 for â¬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 — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: No civil servant from my Department is a director of any company relating to their work. However, two civil servants are board members on two of the Non â commercial State Bodies that fall under my Department's remit. These two State Bodies are not classified as companies as they are statutory corporations deriving their authorities and powers directly from statutes and not incorporated...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: Applications under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme and 2011 Single Payment Scheme were received from the person named on 14 May 2010 and 10 May 2011, respectively. All outstanding issues relating to inheritance have now been resolved and payments due will issue to the applicant shortly.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: In terms of my own travel and subsistence expenses a total of â¬15,366.95 has been incurred thus far for the period in question. I have not as yet submitted expense claims in respect of 2012. This represents an aggregate total in respect of expenses attributable to travel and subsistence. It includes mileage expenses, subsistence costs and the costs of hotels when on official business. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st 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 can issue. During these checks a...
- Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: Teagasc operates as a separate non-commercial semi state body under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with their own management structure and governing Authority. The Act establishing Teagasc confers on it principal functions in relation to the provision of education, advisory and research services to the agriculture sector. It is a matter for Teagasc to...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payment totalling â¬368.96 issued in respect of 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...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The first person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payment totalling â¬806.77 issued in respect of 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...
- Written Answers — Fish Farming: Fish Farming (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The precise nature of the report referred to by the Deputy is not clear. My Department is aware of a report entitled 'Protecting Wild Atlantic Salmon from Impacts of Salmon Aquaculture: A Country-by-country Progress Report' which was published jointly by the World Wildlife Fund and Atlantic Salmon Federation in May 2003.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. In addition, 75% of the year 4 payment issued on 16 March 2012 for the amount of â¬6113.34 and the remaining 25% year 4 balancing payment of â¬2037.78 will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in August 2009 and received payments for the first year 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. Following a REPS inspection in June 2011 an area discrepancy was...
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The named person submitted an application for additional milk quota to the first stage of the 2012/2013 Milk Quota Trading Scheme. This scheme was completed on March 22 last, and the results of all exchanges have issued to the relevant Co-operatives/Dairies. I have been informed that the relevant Co-operative will be in contact with the named person in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 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. On the AEOS application the person...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The Young Farmers' Installation Scheme was closed for new applications on 14 October 2008 as part of the decisions taken in the context of the 2009 Budget. As the application concerned was received after that date, it was not processed by my Department.
- Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The Irish dairy industry is poised to increase production dramatically following the abolition of milk quotas in 2015. Against the background of a Food Harvest 2020 target of a 50% increase in milk production in the period to 2020, I have been engaged in consultations with the dairy sector to determine how Irish dairy products might best be positioned to exploit the market opportunities...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: My Department does not receive any funding from the National Lottery.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: There are currently 12 State Bodies that fall under the aegis of my Department. Of these, I have made appointments to those Boards listed in the following table since I became Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Body/Agency No of Board Members Names of Board Members2011 Breakdown of gender (%) No of Board appointments Name Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board 7 Mr Mark...
- Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (27 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: The number of laptop and tablet computers in use in my Department is as follows â Type of Computer Number Laptop 543 Tablet 6 It is estimated that between thirty (30) to fifty (50) laptop computers may be updated during 2012.
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (28 Mar 2012)
Simon Coveney: As the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is co-funded by the EU under the Rural Development Programme 2007/2013, it is necessary to obtain the agreement of the EU Commission to any proposed changes; my officials are involved in ongoing discussions with Commission officials in this regard and a decision is awaited. The proposal under discussion with the Commission is for a six-month retention period....