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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (27 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 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 an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, holdings of eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of six consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. While the holding of the person named was confirmed as having...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (27 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Following a death in the family concerned, it was necessary that the legal processes be completed and the resultant amendments made to my Department’s records, on foot of legal documentation submitted. These processes have been completed and payments under both the Single Payment Scheme and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have issued respectively in December 2012 and January 2013 to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (27 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, holdings of eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of six consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. While the holding concerned has been confirmed as having bovines and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010 and full payments totalling €1,567.05 and €4,999.96 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 256 together. My Department, from time to time, employs staff from agencies to provide certain services when such proves to be more cost effective and Department staff are not available. Such expenditure is based on competitive tendering with extensive use of Central Government and Department specific frameworks which continue to drive costs down....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: A retired Assistant Secretary was re-engaged by my Department on a contract basis which is due to expire at the end of the EU Presidency on 28 June 2013. His current contract involves a total cost of €63,553.50. A retired Senior Research Officer was re-engaged by my Department on a contract basis for a limited period which is due to expire on 1 March 2013. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, holdings of eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of six consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. As the applicant has not as yet demonstrated that the holding satisfies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bloodstock Industry (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: A protocol for the export of Irish horses to China was signed in June of last year between the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China and my Department. This protocol sets out the veterinary health conditions that will apply to import permits issued by the Chinese authorities and also to the health certificate under which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department maintains a permanent presence in its approved slaughter plants. Other Department approved meat plants are visited regularly. The frequency of the official controls in plants other than slaughter plants, which focus primarily on food safety requirements, is determined by a risk assessment, as required under EU legislation, which is conducted for each plant. The outcomes of such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Ireland’s overall rural development allocation under the seven-year EU budget from 2014 to 2020 amounts to €2.190 billion. This represents an annual average commitment in the region of €313 million in current prices. This includes a special allocation for Ireland of €100 million over the full period that was secured following intensive negotiations in the final...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the financial plan of the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013 [RDP] a total of €4,825,452,483 funding is currently allocated at programme level. This total consists of EAFRD funding of €2,494,540,590 and total exchequer funding of €2,330,911,893. Since the launch of the RDP expenditure under the programme up to the end 2012 amounted to €3.74bn. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Installation Aid Scheme Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: The case referred to by the Deputy is currently the subject of an appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office. The outcome of the appeal will be notified to the applicant as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Division (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: The outstanding issues that my Department is currently aware of revolve around extinguishment orders for grazing rights which have to be agreed with the Property Registration Authority. In addition, my Department is awaiting clarification concerning a joint tenancy and the completion of three Release and Discharge dealings. All of these issues are being pursued with a view to lodging the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application was received on 15th May 2012 from the person named requesting the transfer of 39.37 entitlements by way of lease to a company. This application was fully processed. Following processing, the person named contacted the Single Payments entitlements section of my Department requesting that the transaction not go ahead as he had miscalculated the entitlements position. An...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 Feb 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 €741.33 in respect of 2011. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 September 2010 and full payments totalling €1,666.66 and €4,999.98 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under CAP 2007 – 2013, Member States had the option to provide funding for the Farm Advisory Service (FAS) from within the overall funding available under the Rural Development Programme (RDP). Following a consultation process with stakeholders on the allocation of the overall RDP funding available to Ireland, it was decided that the support should be allocated to other measures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, holdings of eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of six consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. As the applicant has not as yet demonstrated that the holding satisfies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (28 Feb 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not appointed any current or former member of the judiciary to any positions in this Department nor any body funded by this Department in the past five years.