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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Ó tharla iarratas an duine ainmnithe a bheith próiseáilte le déanaí, eiseofar íocaíocht go luath díreach chuig cuntas bainc ainmnithe an té sin.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Ó tharla iarratas an duine ainmnithe a bheith próiseáilte le déanaí, eiseofar íocaíocht go luath chuig cuntas bainc ainmnithe an té sin.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Horticulture is regarded as a branch of agriculture. Consequently, horticultural production comes within the responsibility of my Department and a practitioner of horticulture would be regarded by my Department as either a farmer or grower.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2012. An over-claim was identified on one of the parcels declared and my Department was in direct contact with the applicant. This issue has now been resolved and payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued 15 October to the nominated bank account of the person named, while the advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme will be made today.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The reason why the entitlements were not stacked is set out in reply to Parliamentary Question number 194 on the 4th October, 2012. Since this is a rather complicated case an official from my Department will contact the Deputy directly to explain the current position in relation to the entitlements. A full written explanation will also be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoin Scéim um Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste 2012 ón duine ainmnithe an 13 Aibreán 2012. Níor eisíodh íocaíocht go fóill, áfach, mar nárbh fhéidir go dtí seo a fhíorú gur comhlíonadh ceann de Théarmaí agus Coinníollacha Scéim 2012, a bhaineann le meánmhéid...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (16 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. Immediately a decision is reached on this application, the person concerned will be notified in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Career Breaks (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520, 558 and 559 together. There are two career break schemes currently in operation in my Department – - Special Leave Without Pay for a Career Break as provided for in Circular 18/1998 and - Special Civil Service Incentive Career Break Scheme 2009 as provided for in Circular 13/2009. In all some 89 staff of my Department are currently on career break....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (16 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. Immediately a decision is reached on this application, the person concerned will be notified in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (16 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. Immediately a decision is reached on this application, the person concerned will be notified in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (16 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. Immediately a decision is reached on this application, the person concerned will be notified in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Expenditure by my Department in implementing the Official Languages Act and providing services through the Irish language in 2011 was €11,985.49. Bodies under the aegis of my Department report independently on these matters and queries should be addressed directly to the bodies concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: This issue relates to an application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme, where part-payment was initially made on those parcels confirmed eligible at the time. The remaining parcels were under review, due to issues concerning the forestry contract. As these issues have recently been resolved, the case has been further processed, with a view to the balancing payment issuing shortly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 15 October to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 gives effect to commitments in the Programme for Government 2011-2016 to amend and strengthen legislation on animal cruelty and welfare. The reasons for drafting the new legislation is primarily to consolidate the existing legislation in the area of animal health and welfare and to modernise the legislation. Fur farming is a lawful and permitted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was the subject of a Nitrates inspection by my Department, acting on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, on 17 January 2012. This inspection uncovered breaches of the Nitrates Regulations in relation to the failure to minimize the creation of soiled water and the inadequate collection of livestock manure and soiled water. Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has contracted, through open tendering procedures, Mallons Technology Ltd. and the ICON group (Remote Sensing inspection cases) to provide digitising updates of the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). This digitising work must be carried out to meet my Department’s deadlines and to the standard required both by my Department and the European Union’s IACS....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoin Scéim um Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste/Scéim Aoníocaíochta 2012 ón duine ainmnithe an 9 Bealtaine 2012. Áirítear ar na tailte a dearbhaíodh dhá cheapach neamhdhigitithe nach raibh na léarscáileanna is gá tugtha ina leith. Scríobh mo Roinn chuig an duine ainmnithe ina leith seo. Chomh luath...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first four 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. This process is under way for 2012 REPS 4 applications and I...