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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 2 May 2012. However, payment has not yet issued as, at this stage, it has not been possible to verify that one of the Terms and Conditions governing the 2012 Scheme, relating to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units per forage acre declared, has been satisfied. Once it has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Brandon Pier is owned by Kerry County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department did however receive an application from Kerry County Council for funding for a total of 7 projects as part of the 2012 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. The projects were listed in order of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) is an independent body established under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act for the purpose of considering appeals against Ministerial decisions in respect of aquaculture licence applications. On 26 September my Department received a "notification letter" from ALAB dated 24 September advising that, following consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned is an applicant under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Currently, this applicant is one of a number, whose cases are impacted by a requirement of a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare and who have applied for a derogation in this regard. This application had not been determined in sufficient time to enable payment with the first...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together. There are a number of areas where the Department and Local Authorities currently interact: - The Local Authorities are charged with implementing the requirements of the Control of Horses Act, 1996, for which the Department provides substantial funding towards expenses incurred by the local authorities under this Act. - The...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Is it from the celebrations?

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Seanad for having this debate. We need an equally comprehensive debate on this issue in the Dáil in the not too distant future. Perhaps, too, we should have another debate on the CAP as the negotiations develop during the Irish Presidency or before it. I wish to focus on the CAP rather than respond to the budgetary issues on AEOS and so on. We can deal with them on another...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: For the record, our original position on greening was that we supported the concept of greening but considered that it could be done in a more efficient way rather than having a separate payment, which is what is being proposed, but we now accept that the Commission?s proposal will be the basis for a final compromise.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: We are ahead of where we have ever been.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The payments are ahead of schedule.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The payments ---

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: We are doing more for farmers than ever before.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: It is not paid in October every year.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Did he read the programme for Government?

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: He is not even saying this with a straight face.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Some 90,000 out of the 100,000 are not affected at all.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: They can appeal and are appealing.

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “acknowledges:— the economic role of the agrifood sector and the importance of Food Harvest 2020 which is being led by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine as a strategic vision for the agrifood sector; — the increase in employment in the food...