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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 91: In page 51, subsection (1), line 3, to delete “section 52(1),” and substitute “section 52(1)”.The amendment literally just takes out a comma. It is a non-issue but it is a technical amendment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 94a: In page 61, subsection (2), line 34, after “subsection (1)” to insert the following:“but may not exceed the cost of providing the service, estimated by the Minister, to which the fee relates”.I hope that people will welcome my amendment. At the outset I want to make it clear that there is no intention to introduce new fees in this...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 103: In page 67, line 16, to delete “postular” and substitute “pustular”.The amendment adds two new diseases to the list. Varroa, a disease found in bees, had been inadvertently omitted and I do not want to leave bees out of the legislation. My amendment is more than a technical addition because it adds diseases that should have been included...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 104: In page 68, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“85. Varroasis in bees”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 105: In page 75, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “ 14. Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 85 of 1996) 15. Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 86 of 1996) ”. Amendments Nos. 105 to 111, inclusive, are a series of corrections to...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 106: In page 75, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “ 15. Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 39 of 1998) ”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 107: In page 75, to delete lines 32 and 33.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 108: In page 75, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “ 19. Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 161 of 2000) ”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 109: In page 75, between lines 44 and 45, to insert the following: “ 23. Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 415 of 2002) ”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 110: In page 76, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “ 40. Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 357 of 2009) ”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 111: In page 76, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: “ 44. Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 307 of 2010) ”.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment will issue to the nominated bank account shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number, their derogation application having been unsuccessful, who were offered the option to appeal to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee. To date, this option has not been availed of. Should the applicant choose to appeal, it will be referred to the DAS Appeals Committee.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 24th April 2012. In order to comply with EU requirements, the applicant was one of a number selected for inspection. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20% under the Single Payment Scheme and an over-declaration in More Severe...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: While the person named submitted an application for derogation, supporting documentation to further process the application was requested by my Department. Immediately the documentation in question is received, the application in question will be reviewed and the person named notified of the decision, in writing.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number, their derogation application having been unsuccessful, who were offered the option to appeal to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee. To date, this option has not been availed of. Should the applicant choose to appeal, it will be referred to the DAS Appeals Committee.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Milk Agency (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: The National Milk Agency, which operates under the aegis of my Department, does not have a role in setting the retail price of milk. The Agency was set up in 1994 to ensure an indigenous year round supply of milk for liquid consumption. All farmers supplying milk for liquid consumption in the winter months do so under contracts with processors which must be registered with the Agency....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department ensures that personal data held for the administration of its schemes and services is protected in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Customers who contact my Department by phone to seek information relating to their personal data must first of all satisfy officials as to their identity. Farmer customers, for example, will be asked for a unique identifier provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2013 (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: Budget 2013 recognises the key role that agriculture and the agrifood industry has to play in Ireland’s economic recovery. The measures introduced build on those introduced in Budget 2012 and will enable the sector to continue its success in realising the objectives of Food Harvest 2020. 100% Stamp Duty Relief and 100% stock relief for Young Trained Farmers are both being extended,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Extension (12 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme was a five-year Scheme which is ending on 31 December 2012. I have, however, made funding of €10 million available for this Scheme in 2013. These funds will be used to continue to pay calves born the herds of Scheme participants when they become eligible for payment. Payments in respect of 2012 born calves, which are now eligible for payment, will...