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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 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. These checks have been completed for 2012 and the Year 4 75%...

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

Simon Coveney: Under the EU Regulations governing the scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. Successive EU audits have made it absolutely clear that compliance with the Regulations must be strictly adhered to and that all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 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 €1,186.79 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: Dairy Efficiency Programme (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments in respect of the 2012 Dairy Efficiency Programme commenced issuing on 15 March 2013. As processing of the application of the person named has recently been finalised, payment will shortly issue, directly to the nominated bank account.

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

Simon Coveney: Following direct contact with the person named, a further review was carried out in this case, enabling the derogation application to be accepted on the basis of satisfying Category 2 (farming marginal/designated lands). Processing of the application of the person named has been finalised, with payment due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals (28 May 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 instance and the Year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Aid (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: There is no grant-aid available at present from my Department for the conversion of an existing poultry unit into a free range unit.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Ireland supported the adoption by Council of Regulation (EU) No 1026/2012 on certain measures for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing. It has also called for its implementation in regard to the long standing dispute on mackerel and most recently on Atlanto Scandian Herring. The European Commission’s recent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (28 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 full payment totalling €1,333.32 issued 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 before...

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

Simon Coveney: Under the Single Payment Scheme the person named established 33.40 standard entitlements with a total value of €787.57. The EU Regulations governing this scheme stated that each farmer was required in the first instance to activate their entitlements by submitting a 2005 Single Payment Scheme application. Once the entitlements were activated the entitlements had to be used at least...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2011. It was established that the applicant was not entitled to claim any of the land declared on the application. The regulatory penalty appropriate in such circumstances is that the applicant is not entitled to payment in the year of application. In addition, an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 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 €851.61 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: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Coillte was established as a private company in accordance with the Forestry Act 1988, which provided for the issue of shares to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is therefore a State owned company. I wish to reiterate that it is the sale of the harvesting rights to Coillte’s forests that is under consideration and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: In addressing the fodder shortage, I have implemented a number of measures to support the industry in overcoming the fodder deficit. On 24 April I the establishment of a €1 million transport fodder scheme to help alleviate the difficulties being encountered by farmers. Following consultation with Met Eireann, Co Ops, the farming organisations, Teagasc and the advice of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: While more than 90% of our beef exports go to EU markets, it is always beneficial to have the maximum possible number of market outlets available for our high quality food products. I am therefore committed to ensuring that Irish operators have access to as many markets as possible worldwide. Ireland, in common with the rest of the EU, currently does not have official access to the Canadian...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (28 May 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 sought a review of these findings. A decision was recently communicated to the person named regarding this appeal. Based on the outcome of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 11 animals under the 2012 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has been approved for 8 of these animals and will issue in the near future. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme, dams of calves should be at least 24 months old at the time of first calving. In this case, two of the dams were under 22 months of age at time of calving and are therefore ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 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 full payment totalling €1,182.91 issued 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 before...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The application by the person in question is still under consideration within my Department. It is expected that a decision will be made shortly and the person named will be notified of the outcome.

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

Simon Coveney: One applicant from Co. Waterford has applied for a grant under the Rainwater Harvesting Scheme since it was introduced in March 2011. One payment of €8,000 has been made under the Scheme, to date, to an applicant from Co. Cork. Due to the low up-take by farmers of grants under this Scheme, I have transferred €4 million of the available funding to the TAMS Dairy Equipment Scheme.