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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Irregularities (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The report on 'Equine DNA and Mislabelling of Processed Beef Investigation' which I released on 14 March 2013 sets out a range of actions being taken in relation to this issue at both national and EU level. These include a programme of DNA testing of beef products and testing of horse meat for the presence of phenylbutazone. Meat traders/agents will be required to register as food business...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187, 188 and 190 together. As the Deputy will be aware the Minister for Health has overall responsibility for the general food labelling legislation and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has overall responsibility for enforcement of food labelling regulations. In this context the new EU food information regulations Food Information for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The onus of compliance with EU food safety regulations, including traceability requirements, rests in the first instance with food business operators. My Department maintains a permanent presence in approved slaughter plants. Regular visits are made to other Department approved meat plants. The frequency of these inspections in plants other than slaughter plants, which focus primarily on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. Details on fish stocks in Irish waters are monitored by the Marine Institute (MI) and published annually in their 'MI Stock Book' which is prepared by the Institute's Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) and presented to my Department in October each year. The publication also contains important up to date scientific advice on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Since the first confirmed finding of Chalara Ash Dieback disease in October 2012 at a forest site planted in 2009 with saplings from a consignment of imported plants, my Department has been carrying out a nationwide survey of ash forests which are known to have been planted in recent years with imported saplings. This survey since been extended to cover ash plantations established since 1992...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Passports (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The identification and registration of equidae is governed by EU Council Directives 90/426/EEC and 90/427/EEC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 2008. The EU legislation has been transposed into national legislation via S.I. No. 357 of 2011 - European Communities (Equine) Regulations 2011 (as amended). Regulation 504/2008, which came into effect on 1 July 2009, provides...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. Further to the Government's decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be considered for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of a potential transaction. As part of that process, similar...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. The current position in relation to the Government’s decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte’s forests be considered for sale is that substantial work has been undertaken on the identification of the forestry assets involved, the determination of their value and the consideration of a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together. Further to the Government's decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be considered for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of a potential transaction. Substantial work has been undertaken on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. I wish to stress that it is a concession for the harvesting rights which is being considered for sale. In order to preserve the forest estate, my Department’s long-standing policy is that replanting should take place following harvesting apart from exceptional circumstances. The replanting obligation is one of the issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Further to the Government decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be put forward for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of a potential transaction. Substantial work has been undertaken to date on the identification of the forestry assets involved,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Further to the Government decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be considered for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of developing the potential of Coillte's forest assets. This process includes the consideration of the legal position with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (9 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The cost of BVD to the farming industry is in excess of €100 million per annum. The provision of funding for compensation in the context of the compulsory phase of the BVD programme must be placed in the context of the economic benefits accruing to farmers arising from the eradication of this disease and, particularly, the short payback time involved for individual farmers as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 May 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 €1,237.66 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 completed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (9 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: In answer to the Deputy’s question, I can confirm that two Executive Officers are currently seconded from my Department since 1994 to Horse Sport Ireland Limited. The salaries in respect of the two individuals are recouped from Horse Sport Ireland Limited. Inspectorate staff from my Department were seconded at various times between 1993 and 2008 to provide support services to IHB to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (9 May 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 €771.28 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Requests (9 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The position remains as I outlined in my reply to PQ 12/53199 on 28 November. The person named had submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the names of the people who have claimed Area Aid payments on the land referred to. Unfortunately this request had to be refused on the basis that third party information in relation to Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area Schemes was received in my Department of 15 May 2012 in the name of the Reps of the Herdowner named. After processing, overclaims were disclosed in respect of two land parcels listed on the application form. Following correspondence with my Department, it was agreed to clarify the matter by means of a Rapid Field Visit to both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Expenditure (9 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The requested information is being complied and will be made available directly to the Deputy within the next few days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (9 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the original Commission proposals, existing payment entitlements in Member States such as Ireland which applied the Single Payment historic model, will expire on 31 December of the year before the first implementation of the new CAP regime. It is now recognised that the first year of the new regime will be 2015. Farmers will apply in that year for an allocation of new payment...