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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered twelve animals for the 2011 Suckler Scheme. However, the information required under this Scheme was only received for one of these animals and payment will issue in respect of this animal as soon as possible. As the required information was not received for the other animals, they are not eligible for payment. Sixteen animals were registered for the 2012 Suckler...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered seven animals under the 2012 Suckler Scheme. According to the information received from the applicant, three of these animals were sold before they were weaned and meal was not provided to the fourth animal for the required four weeks prior to weaning. Information is awaited for the remaining three animals and the matter cannot be progressed until this can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (22 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: With processing of the application of the person named having recently been finalised, payment under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 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. These checks have been completed in this case and I expect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (22 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 Committee.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (22 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. This transaction is an operational matter at the discretion of the company and is separate from the Government decision that a concession for the harvesting...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (22 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 Committee.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: This matter has progressed since my response of 12 December 2012 to the Deputy. The review process, which was requested by the applicant, relating to the decision on the outcome of an inspection is now at an advanced stage and the applicant will be advised of the outcome very shortly. As already indicated, the applicant retains the right of appeal of the outcome, if unsatisfactory, to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Job Creation (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The 47 full time equivalent jobs created in 2012 were all in the seafood sector. It is hoped to create a further 34 full time equivalent posts during 2013 in the seafood sector, for which I have responsibility. As I have previously pointed out, I want to see the potential for job creation, as identified in the Report of the High Level Group on the Jobs Initiative for the Killybegs region,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 of 27 November 2009 established transitional technical measures for the 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. Subsequent measures were established by Regulation (EU) No 579/2011 of 8 June 2011 for the period 1 July, 2011 to 31 December 2012. These Regulations amended Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: As I indicated in my statement on 16th January, the investigation into this matter is focusing on the individual ingredients used in the manufacture of the affected product. A number of these ingredients were imported into the State. There is no evidence from the investigation so far to show that the manufacturer knowingly imported equine meat to use in the production of these burgers....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Evidence of donkeys held on the holding of the person named has recently been provided to my Department. Thus it has been possible to determine that the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements have been met, enabling processing of the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application to be finalised. Payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Staff (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: In response to the Deputy’s question I can confirm that no family members are employed by me.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued to the nominated bank account on 29 November 2012 and the applicant has confirmed its receipt.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Single Payment entitlements may be leased from one farmer to another if accompanied by an equivalent number of hectares of eligible land. The application form to be completed by farmers engaging in a lease of entitlements is available on my Department’s website. The closing date for receipt of applications under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme is the 15th of May 2013. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The views of the designated consultation bodies, including the National Parks and Wildlife Service, have now been received. Arrangements are now being made, including an inspection of the land involved, to expedite the decision in this case. The person will be contacted by the Department as soon as a decision is made.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (22 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 €476.63 and €2,844.00 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Slaughter Statistics (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The number of horses slaughtered in plants approved by my Department in each of the years since 2008 was as follows: 2008 – 2,002; 2009 – 3,220; 2010 – 7,296; 2011 – 12,575; 2012 – 11,451. I understand from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that the following numbers of horses were slaughtered in local authority approved slaughter plants: ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Population Census (22 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: No census has been undertaken by my Department under the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Registration of Horse Premises) Order 2012. The Deputy may wish to note that the Central Statistics Office has recently published a Census of Agriculture for 2010, which shows the number of horses in the country returned at 106,020 of which 37,513 were thoroughbred horses and ponies.