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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme on 10/05/12. Following validation, a dual claim arose on one of the parcels included in this application. My Department has already made contact with the person concerned with a view to resolving the issue and is awaiting further information. When this has been received, the matter can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (9 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: Agriculture Schemes Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payment of the 50% advance under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme is due to commence on 16 October, with balancing payments scheduled to begin on 1 December. I can confirm that the application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme, received from the person named on 20 April 2012, has been processed, with the advance payment scheduled to issue with the initial tranche of payments. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Development (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres (FHC) for which my Department is responsible. Notwithstanding the prevailing economic environment in which we operate, I am happy to be able to advise that I have allocated funding of €1.5 million towards maintenance, development and upgrading works at the Howth Fishery Harbour Centre as part of my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in September 2009 and received full 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 2011 payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of delivering the Direct Payments Schemes, is required to carry out annual inspections covering land eligibility and cross compliance to ensure compliance with EU regulatory requirements. Eligibility checks must be carried out on 5% of applicants, to verify that the actual area claimed in the application form corresponds to the area farmed and to ensure that any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Numbers (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The full-time equivalent (FTE) number of staff employed in both my Department and Teagasc in each of the years requested by the Deputy are as in the following table: STAFF NUMBERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE AND TEAGASC YEAR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE TEAGASC End- 2008 4,245 1,557 End-2009 3,881 1,385 End-2010 3,632 1,296 End-2011...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment has issued on 8 October 2012 to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payment issued on 5 October 2012 to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I have provided, in the following schedule, details on the implementation status of the commitments in the 2011-2016 Programme for Government for which my Department has primary responsibility. Fuller information is available in the 1st Programme for Government Annual Report which was published in March 2012 while the Government intends to publish its second progress report in March 2013....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2010 Single Farm Payment issued in two instalments to the person concerned, on 18 October 2010 and 1 December 2010. My Department is currently examining further documentation submitted by the person named in support of a Force Majeure application he has made regarding his Single Payment applications over a number of years. Once this process is complete, the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I have decided that the re-opened Agri-environment Options Scheme (AEOS) will operate largely on the same basis as in previous years and that the same measures and rates of payment will be available, including the measures providing for hedgerow and tree planting. Details of the scheme which I announced with funding of €20m will be available on the Department’s website in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The movement of goats within the EU is governed by Council Directive 91/68 of 28 January 1991 which lays down specific rules (e.g. prohibition of contact with other animals during the travel, cleaning and disinfection of means of transport, etc.) to be respected during the movement of ovine and caprine animals from the holding of origin to the final destination to try to avoid any possible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The persons named are applicants under the Dairy Equipment Scheme. As the Scheme remains over-subscribed, a selection process is required in order to determine those applications which are to go forward to the approval procedure. The applicants concerned have not been successful in the first or second tranches under the Scheme and their application will therefore be included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 24 April 2012. Overclaims were identified in respect of two land parcels declared and my Department has already been in correspondence with the applicant about this. The application will be progressed on receipt of the necessary material.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010 and full payment totalling €1,445.35 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, must...