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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The requirements for approval of dedicated vessels for the carriage of cattle by sea are contained in the Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) Orders, 1996 and 1998. At present two ships have been approved for the carriage of cattle while a third ship will be inspected shortly. Further enquiries have been made in relation to a further five ships. These are at different stages of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Since the Council of Agriculture Ministers agreed the general approach of the Council on 19 March last, negotiations have moved to the final phase with so-called trilogue discussions between the three EU institutions. We have therefore moved from a narrower focus on the finalisation of a Council position to the point where the Council position is itself just one of three different...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (19 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 my 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: Bovine Disease Controls (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Bovine Tuberculosis eradication programme implemented by my Department contains a comprehensive wildlife strategy in order to limit the spread of TB from badgers to cattle. Under this strategy, capturing is undertaken only in areas where an epidemiological investigation carried out by the Department’s Veterinary Inspectorate has found that badgers are the likely source of infection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: A total of 9,703 applications were received by my Department under the re-opened Agri-environment Options Scheme (AEOS) and 6,000 applicants have now been approved for participation in the scheme. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (19 Jun 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 the management of the State’s forestry estate, are the responsibility of the company. I am aware that Coillte, as part of its management of some 442,000 hectares of the national forest estate, plays a significant role in the provision of forest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Determinations in respect of the licences referred to by the Deputy were made in 2012 and numbered 115. The breakdown is as follows: 53 in Killary, 44 in Inner Bantry, three in Kinsale, ten in Dungloe, one in Trawenagh, one in Dunmanus Bay, two in Oysterhaven and one in Ventry To date 59 of the above licences have issued to applicants. The remaining are either under appeal to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: 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 programmes, Ireland had failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive. In the negotiations to address the judgment a process was agreed with the European Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: There is no specific regulatory payment date for the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (DAS), unlike, for example, the Single Payment Scheme where the governing regulation provides for payments to issue in the period 1 December of the year of application to 30 June of the year following. However, in the case of DAS, it is a requirement of the governing EU legislation that all eligibility checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 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 my 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The State's legal team is examining the judgement referred to in the question including in relation to any implications and any actions. It is anticipated that the draft Order will be be perfected on the 21st June 2013, there are 21 days to appeal to the Supreme Court. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further on this judgement at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: It is important that we do as much as we can over the next few months to ensure that Irish farmers are not faced with the same issues and difficulties next Winter as experienced earlier this year in sourcing adequate fodder for their animals. Accordingly, Teagasc's Interagency Fodder Committee is currently monitoring the fodder situation while also examining and co-ordinating the next steps...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The new EU Timber Regulation (EUTR - ) is now in effect. It is part of a package of important measures aimed at ensuring that all products containing wood placed on the market in the EU are from legally harvested timber. It applies to wood and wood products being placed for the first time on the EU market. I have charged my officials in the International Forest Policy Section, in cooperation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme, applicants declared a total area of 4,709,788 hectares, while the declared area under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was 3,255,321 hectares. The further breakdown of DAS areas is as follows: Category Hectares Mountain Type Grazing 1,121,377 More Severely Handicapped Lowland 1,479,169 Less Severely Handicapped Lowland & Coastal Areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) for an aquaculture licence for the cultivation of finfish near Inis Oirr in Galway Bay was received by my Department last year. The application and its accompanying Environmental Impact Statement are being considered under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act. A determination in respect of the application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 26 September and, to date, payments worth in excess of €208 million have issued to 95,449 farmers. Payments continue to issue twice weekly, as individual cases are confirmed eligible. Details are as follows: County Name Applied Paid Gross Amount Carlow 755 714 €1,466,087.57 Cavan 4,851 4,614...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: It is important that we do as much as we can over the next few months to ensure that Irish farmers are not faced with the same issues and difficulties next Winter as experienced earlier this year in sourcing adequate fodder for their animals. Accordingly, Teagasc’s Interagency Fodder Committee is currently monitoring the fodder situation while also examining and co-ordinating the next...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Parking Charges (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 62 together. The House is aware that I have been considering introducing a charge for parking facilities within Howth Fishery Harbour Centre for some time, · to assist in operating Howth Fishery Harbour Centre on a financially-sound basis, · to provide a source of revenue for further investment in Fishery Harbour Centre facilities, ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: All applications under the Single Payment Scheme are subject to administrative check, in addition to which a percentage are also subject to field inspection. The basis of both these checks is laid down in the governing EU Regulations. The administrative checks and systems validations confirm compliance with a variety of requirements, including confirming that the application was received on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (19 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Heads of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill provide for the preparation of a national low carbon roadmap which will develop the vision for a low carbon economy and outline the policy measures to be adopted for emissions reductions and for enabling the State to adapt to the effects of climate change. As part of this process, roadmaps are to be developed for a number of...