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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the overall Departmental sick leave statistics is contained in the Table below. A breakdown by Department section is not available. 2009 2010 2011 Total no. of days lost to sick leave 39,409 33,454 30,796 Total number employed in Year 4,389 4,213 3,758 Average number of sick days per staff member 8.9 7.9 8.1 Median number of sick...

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (19 Jul 2012)

Simon Coveney: The information is contained in the following tables: Amount Paid / County Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry 0 to 5,000 438 2,277 2,519 3,598 5,186 240 6,031 3,437 5,000 to 10,000 368 1,271 1,911 3,138 1,530 118 3,320 2,202 10,000 to 15,000 250 586 868 2,138 580 67 1,365 1,023 15,000 to 20,000 169 327 362 1,349 259 67 582 446 20,000 to 25,000 126 132 164 930 140 28...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (19 Jul 2012)

Simon Coveney: The following are the amounts received by Ireland under the Common Agricultural Policy. Year European Agricultural European Agricultural Fund Veterinary Fund Total Guarantee Fund/Guidance for Rural Development And Guarantee Fund (Pillar 1) (Pillar 2) €m €m €m €m 2008 1,459 355 8 1,822 2009 1,320 329 6 1,655 2010 1,305 381 14 1,700 2011 1,298 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: Since my appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I have met the farming organisations formally and informally on a regular basis. I meet regularly with the Presidents and Chief Executives and from time to time with the various Sectoral Committee’s, as well as attending a broad range of Agri-Food events around the country.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Noxious Weeds (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department actively seeks to enforce the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1936 by engaging with all County Councils, Local Authorities and the National Roads Authority (NRA) to ensure a consistent programme of treatment and disposal of such weeds on an ongoing basis. In this regard, all County Councils, Local Authorities and the National Roads Authority were written to in March and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The 2012 gross Vote for my Department is €1,338.8m. Of this, €847.5m relates to expenditure on schemes and services that are fully funded by the Exchequer and €491.3m relates to expenditure which is eligible for EU co-funding. In addition to the Voted funds, my Department will undertake further expenditure this year amounting to about €1,284m in payments which are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: All REPS 1 participants had completed their contracts before 2007. The table below sets out the number of participants in REPS 2, 3 and 4 and the amounts paid in the period 2007 to 2012. REPS payments from 2007 to Sept 2012 REPS 2 REPS 3 REPS 4 €000s Participants €000s Participants €000s Participants 2007 29.855 4,967 280.822 41,444 - 522 2008...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The reply to the Parliamentary Question on 12th June 2012 indicated that the Forest Service was examining this file in line with its control checks. This examination has been completed but it showed that there has been an overpayment on the file to all the applicants who are party to this contract. The overpayment is as a result of the Forest Service determining that, instead of the 107.78...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named in the details has made an application to my Department for afforestation grants. Approval for grant aid has been refused under the Forestry Environmental Protection Scheme as insufficient land has been planted to qualify for aid under the terms of the scheme. A decision has yet to be made regarding payment of afforestation grants for the area already planted as an on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office received an appeal from the person named on 28th May 2012. The appeal is currently under consideration by an Appeals Officer and pending the availability of all parties concerned, arrangements will be made in the near future for an oral hearing in the case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Minister for Health has overall responsibility for the general food labelling legislation and the new EU food information regulations were adopted by the Council of Health Ministers. The Food Information for the Consumer Regulation (1169/2011/ EC) extended explicit compulsory origin labelling requirements to meats other than beef, with the detailed rules to be adopted in implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2013 (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The 2013 Estimate for my Department will be considered within the context of the gross expenditure ceilings that were allocated to all Departments for the period 2012 -2014 under the Government’s Medium Term Expenditure Framework. The Government decision in relation to the expenditure ceilings was taken in order to strike a balance between needs and priorities on a multi-annual basis,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The maintenance of an efficient and viable cereals sector in Ireland is clearly very important to the well being of the agri-food industry. Indigenous production of cereals is of course, an important part of primary agriculture production. In addition to generating an income for our tillage farmers, the cereals sector is a key source of grain for the milling and malting industry and feeding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the importance of agri environment payments to the agriculture sector and am actively considering the possibility of re-opening the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) to allow for the submission of new applications. I am examining the situation against the background of the strict budgetary constraints which are in place and the difficult choices which must be made in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has neither established nor abolished any State agencies, authorities, boards, committees, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos since February 2011 apart from the Beef Policy 2020 Activation Group which was established in February 2011 and then dissolved in June 2011 following the presentation of its report to me.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The most recent figures available for the annual cost of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department which receive exchequer funding are outlined below. Body Total amount of Central Funding for 2011 Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) €300,000 Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) €34.3m Bord Iascaigh Mhara €16.7m Bord na gCon €11.5m Horse...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Job Creation Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1356 to 1358, inclusive, together. The focus of the Food Harvest 2020 report is to develop the agriculture, food and fishing sector and to leverage the growth envisaged in output and exports in order to protect existing jobs and to create new ones. The FH2020 Implementation Committee took an active interest in the 2012 Action Plan for Jobs and they...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: The total amount spent on taxis by my Department since February 2011 is €69,251.74. My Department only uses taxis where the use of other public transport is not possible for reasons of practicality.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has a Press Officer and a Press and Political Advisor. The Press Officer receives an annual salary of €82,515 and the Press and Political Adviser receives an annual salary of €48,250. Position Annual Salary Allowance Press Officer €75,390 €7,125 Political and Press Advisor €48,250 - Staff issues relating to the State Agencies are a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Simon Coveney: Since March 2011 vacancies on the Boards of the State Bodies that fall under my Department’s remit are listed on my Department’s website and expressions of interest sought. In the case of a number of bodies, the board appointments, while made by me, are not at my sole discretion and, instead, individuals are nominated for appointment by me by various organisations as specified...