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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The applicant has two forestry contracts, CN42664 and CN42446. Remedial works are outstanding on contract number CN42664. A letter requesting the required works was issued August 2011 but no confirmation that the works were completed has been received from the applicant to date. The 2nd instalment of the applicant's forest establishment grant cannot be paid until these works have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (11 Jun 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 this Department examined the financial and other implications of developing the potential of Coillte's forest assets. This examination included the identification of the forestry assets involved, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Mullaghmore Harbour is owned by Sligo County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned harbours, piers and slipways as part of the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. On the 18th December 2012, all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no record of an application having been received or participation in the Agri Environment Options Scheme having been approved for the person named on the basis of the details, including herd number, provided.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Castletownbere is designated for the landing of pelagic fish and species subject to a multi-annual plan in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. In addition Monkfish may also be landed at this port as set out in S.I. No. 55/2013 -- Monkfish (Control of Landings) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. In 2012, at the request of the industry, I added Castletownbere to the list of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The holding of the person in question was restricted under the T.B. Eradication Scheme during the period 28 September 2006 to the 2 September 2010. However, as a result of concerns raised following a full herd retest carried out on the herd on 2 July 2009, staff in the Department instigated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a TB herd test conducted in July 2009. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Investment Bank Loans (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: I have met with the major Irish banks in recent weeks to ensure that they are providing funding for farmers in these difficult times. The banks have responded to my call for understanding and flexibility and indeed have issued advertisements in national media telling farmers that they are willing to provide short –term facilities to deal with the feed issues. I will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 7th December 2012. Under the selection criteria regarding farm size, only farms of 22.06 hectares or less were approved into the scheme. During the pre approval validation checks on the application of the person named, it was found that the farm size was in excess of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (11 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The European Commission formally presented its proposals on 6 May last concerning a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards for the entire agri-food chain. The package of measures is expected to provide a modernised and simplified, more risked-based approach to the protection of health and application of controls in the plant and animal...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The farmers of Tipperary are safe.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The closing date for receipt of AEOS III applications was Friday 7th December 2012 and 9,703 applications were received by my Department. The detailed actions listed in each application have been recorded and the pre approval validation checks have been carried out in respect of each application. The approval of applicants was determined by the following priority selection criteria: -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The approval of applicants was determined by the following priority selection criteria: - Applicants within a targeted area of the Boora region of Co. Offaly who select Wild Bird Cover Option B (Grey Partridge) will get first access, - Applicants with eligible Natura land will get access next, - Applicants with at least 0.5 hectares of Utilisable Agricultural Non-Natura Commonage land rank...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Despite the challenging budgetary constraints facing my Department, last year I allocated €20 million annually to fund the Agri Environment Options Scheme III. I decided on a maximum payment of €4,000 per annum for individual applicants which allowed for 6,000 new participants to be accepted to the scheme. The approval of applicants was determined by the following priority...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Value for Money and Policy Review Initiative was introduced in 2006 as the successor to the 1997 Expenditure Review Initiative. The objectives of this programme of reviews are to analyse Exchequer spending in a systematic manner and to provide a basis on which more informed decisions can be made within and between programmes. Value for Money Reviews are organised in three year cycles....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Conditions (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: All felling licences issued by my Department have, with rare exception, a replanting condition that must be satisfied. The onus is on the licensee to comply with his obligations under the licence and failure to do so could result in prosecution under the Forestry Act, 1946. My Department is not aware of any large scale failure to replant in any County.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 22nd November 2012. Under the selection criteria regarding farm size, only farms of 22.06 hectares or less were into admitted into the scheme. During the pre approval validation checks on the application of the person named, it was found that the farm size was in excess of the...

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

Simon Coveney: A National Reserve has operated under the current Single Payment Scheme since 2005. However, since the National Reserve is funded solely from the reversion of unused entitlements, and as the number of unused entitlements has been decreasing in recent years, it is not possible to operate a National Reserve for the 2013 and 2014 scheme years. It is envisaged that the new CAP regime that will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Genetically Modified Organisms (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Genetic modification is a science-based technology which, in the case of plants, alters the gene structure in a way that does not occur naturally through fertilisation or natural recombination. This modification confers certain traits to the plant that can be advantageous to agriculture and food production. The issue of genetic modification is dealt with by three State agencies in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (12 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware from my reply to his Parliamentary Question on 8 May that no payment had been made in this case because no application had been received. In the intervening period and following contact by my Department with the person concerned, an application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received with accompanying medical evidence relating...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (13 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the holdings of eligible applicants were 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 initially the holding concerned could not be confirmed as...