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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2011 and has received full payment totalling €909.15 in respect of 2011. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Further to the Government decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte’s forests be considered for sale, Coillte Board and management have been actively engaged with NewERA, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department to examine the financial and other implications of developing the potential of Coillte’s forest assets. The outcome of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Animal Health and Welfare Bill consolidates a wide range of existing legislation. As such, it will apply in many situations affecting the welfare of animals and, therefore, will be enforceable by a range of state bodies such as An Gardai, customs officers and local authorities. Section 37(2) of the Bill provides that local authorities may appoint their own personnel as Authorised...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2011. 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. During these checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2008 and received payment 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. These checks have been completed and 2012 payments have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that eligibility under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is separate from eligibility under the Single Payment Scheme and, specifically, that the absence of Single Payment entitlements does not, of itself, disbar a person from consideration under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. In order to be eligible for payment under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme an applicant was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the sale and acquisition of land which take place regularly, are the responsibility of the company. The use of the proceeds from these sales is also an operational matter for the company. The proposed sale of this land is separate from the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

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: Fisheries Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 855 and 856 together, [58071 and 58072]. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent statutory body and the question relates to operational aspects in which I have no direct role. My Department will forward these requests to the SFPA for consideration and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 March 2012, processing of which has recently been finalised. Payment will issue in the coming days, directly to the nominated bank account. No application has been received from this herd-owner under the Suckler Welfare Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Co-operatives Societies (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department is not engaged in any investigation involving the share allocation and share certification relating to the amalgamation of the named companies and is not aware of any issues relating to this amalgamation. Questions relating to such matters may be more appropriate for the Registrar of Friendly Societies and, following enquiries, I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Milk Quota Temporary Leasing Scheme allows milk producers to offer for lease through their milk purchaser, on a temporary basis, all or part of their milk quota that they do not expect to use in the current quota year. If a producer intends to offer 80% or more of their quota to the scheme they must first apply to my Department for a Ministerial Declaration permitting them to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: In keeping with obligations under data protection legislation, the information requested will issue by my Department by post to the person named. I would like to clarify that such payment details are available to any farmer on request from the Accounts Division of my Department, telephone number 049 4368271.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been advised by one currently licensed mink farming company that it no longer keeps mink.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Grades (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Provisional figures for the end of 2012 show the number of staff in my Department to be 3,276 full-time equivalents (FTEs) who are deployed across a number of grade streams, as indicated in Table 1 below: Table 1: DAFM Staff by Grade Stream Grade Stream End-2012 FTE Administrative 1,719 Technical 709 Veterinary 273 Laboratory 194 Inspectorate 188 Other 131 Industrial 62 My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Coastal States negotiations on mackerel management arrangements for 2013, involving, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the EU (with the Russian Federation as observers) failed to reach agreement after 3 days of talks which started on the 22nd of October 2012 in London. There are no plans to reconvene these consultations and the EU and Norway as the recognised largest shareholders will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2011. 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. During these checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 865, 868 and 884 together. The Animal Health & Welfare Bill as currently drafted would allow ISPCA inspectors to be appointed as authorised officers for certain purposes under the Bill. This would grant them the type of powers referred to by the Deputy. The appointment of such inspectors would be on an individual basis and will be dealt with once the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: While an application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2012, payment has not yet issued as the conditions of the Scheme have not been satisfied, at this stage, in regard to the registration of an equine premises. The Terms and Conditions governing the 2012 Scheme require, inter alia , that all such premises must be registered with my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st November 2010 and full payments totalling €783.84 and €4,703.01 issued in respect of 2010 and 2011 respectively. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with...