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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Food production and labelling in EU Member States operates in accordance with harmonised rules. Regarding beef, in particular, there are comprehensive regulations governing the identification of bovines and the labelling of their meat. These provisions were introduced in the wake of the BSE crisis to improve traceability. In general, all fresh, frozen or minced beef marketed in the EU (with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Detailed EU Regulations relating to food safety, animal by-products (ABP) and TSE govern the production of food of animal origin and the use or disposal of ABP. Specified risk material (SRM), which is classified as a Category 1 or higher risk ABP, includes the tonsils, intestines and mesentery of all bovine animals, the skull including brain and eyes, the spinal cord of bovine animals over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: There are a number of Special Protection Areas (SPA) designated for the protection of the hen harrier where restrictions apply to afforestation and other types of development. Any future afforestation within the SPAs must take into account the results of recent Hen Harrier breeding and distribution surveys, the availability of suitable habitat, existing forest cover, age profile of existing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Scheme (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Council Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 /EC requires that all bovines must be identified by two ear tags (one of which may additionally carry an electronic component if that is what the farmer desires). These regulations do not provide for identification by an electronic rumen bolus. However, farmers are free to use a bolus as a third and unofficial means of identification but the Department...

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

Simon Coveney: A total of 9,689 applications have been received by my Department under the Agri-environmental Options Scheme. The selection process is almost complete and all applicants will be notified of the outcome very shortly. In light of the difficulties experienced by farmers in sourcing fodder supplies, I announced the allocation of €1 million to fund the Imported Fodder Transport Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am pleased to report that after some 36 hours of negotiations over Tuesday and Wednesday of this week 14th – 15th May, we have now secured a new mandate from EU Fisheries Ministers to enter final negotiations with the European Parliament on a reformed Common Fisheries Policy. This represents a major breakthrough in the negotiations and represents a considerable success for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I used the opportunity of this week’s Council of EU Agriculture Ministers to bring Member State colleagues up to date with the progress of trilogue discussions with the Commission and the European Parliament on reform of the CAP. I outlined the positive and constructive nature of the negotiations between the three institutions, with good progress made on a number of issues across all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the governing EU Regulations, which are directly applicable in the State, the latest date for receipt of applications under the Single Payment Scheme is 15 May; therefore, I do not have any latitude available to me to extend this date. While the level of applications in respect of the 2013 Scheme received by midnight last night has yet to be definitely tallied, it is clear that the...

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

Simon Coveney: Under 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, there are two criteria to be satisfied in relation to equines. Firstly, the holding itself must meet the definition of an Equine Breeding Enterprise and secondly, horses, in order to be taken into account for stocking density purposes, must be aged one to five years and, where older, must be a breeding mare for the purposes of the Scheme. While the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (16 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 75% payment totalling €849.93 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: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (16 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 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 before any payment can issue. The person named was also selected for a...

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

Simon Coveney: The named person was one of more than 200 farmers who applied under the Category of ‘brand new applicants’ to this Department’s 2011 New Entrants to Dairying Scheme. Each year’s Scheme involves, within this Category, the allocation of 10 million litres of milk quota to 50 applicants who previously were not involved in milk production or did not hold a milk quota...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (21 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 20 November 2012 and an acknowledgement letter has issued to the person named. The processing of all applications is nearing completion and I expect to be in a position to inform all applicants of the outcome very shortly. In the event that any queries arise on the application of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payments totalling €785.66 and €4,713.89 issued in respect of 2010 and 2011 respectively. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (21 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: A notification (ER5) issued to the herdowner concerned on 26 February 2013 requesting him to have a contiguous herd test completed by 3 April 2013. The test was not completed by this date nor has it been completed to date. Accordingly, an Overdue C letter issued on 8 April 2013 and, in accordance with normal practice, his herd was automatically suspended. The herdowner made first point of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (21 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 introduced a relaxation of the restrictions on the use of Gillnets in Area VIa. Article 1 introduces an addendum to 850/98, Article 29 (d)(6) which permits catching Lesser Spotted Dogfish in Gillnets greater than 90mm, provided that: (a) they are only deployed within 3 nautical miles of the coastline and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 May 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (21 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: 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 this Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of developing the potential of Coillte’s forest assets. This examination included the identification of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (21 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted by the requirement that their holdings must have achieved a minimum stocking density in 2011 of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare and who applied for and were refused derogation in this regard. While the person named was been informed of the option to appeal to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (21 May 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 land transactions, are the responsibility of the company. Coillte has advised that a request in relation to the details provided by the Deputy had been conveyed to the company some weeks ago. I understand that the company has requested that the school...