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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in October 2007 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. Following the administrative check an area discrepancy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: My overarching goal for the Irish Fishing Industry and for white fish dedicated fishermen is to ensure that we build a sustainable, profitable and self reliant fishing industry which protects and enhances the social and economic fabric of rural coastal communities dependent on the seafood sector. I believe that this can be achieved only in the context of a significantly reformed EU Common...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in July 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. Following the administrative check an area discrepancy was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Is comhlacht reachtúil neamhspleách é Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) agus is saincheisteanna oibríochta iad na nithe a luaigh an Teachta agus is nithe do BIM féin iad, dá bharr sin. Is féidir liom a dhearbhú gur trí bhuiséad reatha BIM ón Státchiste a íocadh gach costas a bhaineann leis an iarratas ar cheadúnas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I consider that the industry itself is best placed to advise me on the management of fishing opportunities, given the wide range of factors which contribute to the optimum usage of available quotas. In relation to the monthly allocation of fishing opportunities, my Department officials and the representative producer organisations in the industry, both fishermen and onshore processors,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has submitted an application to my Department for an Aquaculture and a Foreshore Licence for the cultivation of Finfish near Inis Oirr in Galway Bay. The application and its accompanying Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is currently being considered in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act as amended. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in November 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 has now been completed in this case and I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in February 2009 and received payments for the first three 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. Following the administrative check an area discrepancy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The holding of the applicant was subject to an eligibility inspection in respect of the application made under the 2012 Schemes, including REPS. The findings of that inspection have been communicated to the person named in writing. The applicant has sought a review of these findings and this matter is currently under consideration by my Department. On completion of the review, the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned has already received payment in respect of the 2012 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas Schemes. As regards 2013, the case will be assessed in the context of processing of applications submitted under the 2013 Schemes at the appropriate time. However, the principles of Force Majeure/Exceptional Circumstances will continue to be provided for within Scheme criteria to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is included in Annex IV of Council Regulation (EC) 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture. Article 2(5) of the Regulation specifically exempts those species listed in Annex IV from the provisions of the Regulation, with the exceptions of articles 3 and 4. Article 4 requires Member States to ensure that all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Fourteen aquaculture licences have been granted in Lough Swilly. The breakdown is as follows: - two oyster licences, - eight mussel licences, - two oyster and mussel licences, - one finfish (salmon) licence. An aquaculture licence is required for the culture or farming of any species of fish, aquatic invertebrate animal of whatever habitat or aquatic plant, or any aquatic form of food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Fish health surveillance is carried out by the Marine Institute under Council Directive 2006/88EC. Under that Directive, the entire coastline of Ireland has been declared free from Marteilia refringens while there have been recorded instances of Bonamia ostrea and Ostreid herpes virus (OsHV1-uvar). Specifically in relation to Lough Swilly, over the period since 2007, the bay has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 545 to 550, inclusive, together. Some 11,402 horses were slaughtered in slaughter plants approved by my Department in 2012. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has advised that 12,960 horses were slaughtered in local authority approved slaughter plants in 2012. I understand that the bulk of the meat from these animals was exported for human consumption,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The data requested by the Deputy are set out in the table. 2011 2012 COUNTY RENTED LEASED RENTED LEASED CARLOW 10,679.11 6,002.27 10,784.21 5,537.73 CAVAN 18,680.98 12,504.11 19,062.82 12,531.53 CLARE 17,571.11 15,310.27 18,126.59 15,389.48 CORK 69,897.30 61,937.69 69,768.51 62,168.77 DONEGAL...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The data sought by the Deputy is set out in the tables. Table 1 Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme County Name Net Amount Carlow €1,447,162.32 Cavan €9,916,121.36 Clare €13,871,261.29 Cork €15,231,294.03 Donegal €17,421,595.26 Dublin €247,016.28 Galway €23,883,077.09 Kerry €17,496,204.20 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases are impacted by the requirement of a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011 and who applied for and were refused derogation in this regard. The person named subsequently submitted additional information to my Department which showed that this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (13 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first two 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. Following an on-farm inspection on 9 November 2010 my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (13 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 September 2011 and full payment totalling €1,060.93 issued in respect of 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (13 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Galway Bay is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 sites). The European Court of Justice declared in case C418/04 that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to comply with Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43 (Habitats Directive) in respect of authorisation of aquaculture...