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Order of Business (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: Deputy Boyd Barrett should stop misleading people.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department is not responsible for the disbursement of assistance from national lottery funds and in any event, my Department understands from Horse Sport Ireland that it has not received funding from the National Lottery.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: In order to mitigate some of the difficulty experienced by milk producers whose animal are locked up for disease reasons, my Department operates an Animal Disease Scheme whereby an allocation of additional quota is allocated under certain circumstances. The size of the allocation is dependent on both the number of applications received and the availability of quota from the National Reserve....

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontas: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: Cuireadh in iúl don duine ainmnithe go ndearnadh é a fhormheasadh le bheith rannpháirteach sa scéim um Roghanna Comhshaol Talmhaíochta a tháinig i bhfeidhm ón 01 Meán Fómhair 2011. Faoi Rialacháin an AE a rialaíonn an Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaol Talmhaíochta agus scéimeanna íocaíochta bunaithe sa cheantar, ní mór seiceáil riaracháin chuimsitheach, tras-sheiceáil leis an...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Steering Group on Natura Compliance in Sea Fisheries and Aquaculture was an informal co-ordination group established by and co-chaired by my Department and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, which has responsibility for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), together with the relevant State Agencies. The main purpose of this informal co-ordination group was to...

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: Applicants under the Single Payment Scheme, who are former participants in REPS, who wish to continue to maintain Riparian Zones, will continue to benefit on these areas under SPS, provided they are maintained as heretofore, in accordance with REPS requirements. With regard to the landscaping issue as described, such areas are not eligible under the Single Payment Scheme.

Written Answers — Irish Land Commission: Irish Land Commission (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: From records to hand for the former Irish Land Commission it appears that annual bog rents on the bog mentioned in the details supplied were last collected in 1987.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not acquiesce to such prescriptive claims for turbary rights on land vested in the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine as successor in title to the former Irish Land Commission.

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named has not applied under the Single Payment Scheme until this year. An application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from him on 15 May 2012. The processing of over 130,000 applications received by my Department under the Single Payment Scheme and other area based schemes is on-going. As stated on page 45 of the Terms & Conditions which...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Controls: Aquaculture Controls (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The protocols operated by the Marine Institute on behalf of the State for the control of sea lice are in accordance with the "Strategy for improved pest control on Irish salmon farms", May 2008. In relation to the site referred to by the Deputy, the slight increase in sea lice levels observed at the April inspection by the Marine Institute was addressed by the operator on 24 April, in...

Written Answers — Forestry Grants: Forestry Grants (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The 2012 forestry premium is currently being withheld until the plantation is deemed by the Forest Service to be up to the required standard. When the standard is achieved the second instalment or 'maintenance' portion of the grant will also be paid. Following a site inspection in 2010, the applicant was notified that remedial works were required on the plantation. The Forest Service received...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The holding in question was restricted under the TB scheme on 5 April 2012 following the disclosure of 15 reactor animals in the herd. These animals were valued under the On Farm Market Valuation Scheme on 16 April and removed from the herd on 25 April. Compensation of €10,551.01 payable under this scheme has been certified by the Regional Office and it is expected that payment will reach...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The total capital budget for my Department in 2012 is €194.9m of which €97m has been spent up to the end of May 2012. The latest forecast indicates that the full capital allocation will be spent in 2012. The capital allocation of the breaks down into the following broad categories: - Vote Expenditure allocation Jan -May (i) Administrative Budget €2.7m...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Jun 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 1st 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 — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in conjunction with the Office of Public Works, has engaged in a review of the Department's accommodation needs in Portlaoise with a view to consolidating our accommodation footprint in the town. Following on from this review, the Office of Public Works recently submitted proposals to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform setting out options for consolidation. These...

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The report referred to by the deputy has now been completed. It is being considered at present and the parties involved will be contacted directly by my Department within the next two weeks.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The primary means of acquiring milk quota is through the Milk Quota Trading Scheme. The Trading Scheme is run twice annually in respect of each Co-op collection area. I expect to announce details of the first stage of the 2013/2014 Trading Scheme in the autumn, and this will be followed by a second stage, which I intend to announce in early 2013. Quota traded under each stage will transfer...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (6 Jun 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. A Monitoring Committee on Coursing was established in...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: It is my intention to maintain these exemptions and I do not intend to interfere with legitimate field sports which are carried out in a proper manner.

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (6 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The EU Sugar Regime underwent a radical reform in 2005 and Greencore, the holder of the entire Irish sugar quota availed of the sugar restructuring scheme, dismantled its facilities and ceased production in 2006. Post reform production is now concentrated in 18 Member States. The present regime runs from 1 September 2006 to the 30 September 2015. There is no mechanism under the present EU...