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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: 6,000 applicants were admitted to the AEOS 3 Scheme having been selected using pre determined criteria. Of these 4,483 applicants selecting Grey Partridge, Natura and Commonage actions were approved into the scheme. Farm size was not a qualifying criteria for applicants in this category. The remaining 1,517 applicants selected had all previously participated in REPS and had a reference area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application online on 28 February 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been finalised, payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account of the person named. 50% advance payments under the Single Farm Payment Scheme will commence on 16 October. EU Regulations governing the administration of the scheme require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Farm and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 19 April 2013, processing of which has recently been completed. Disadvantaged Areas Scheme payment issued on 26 September 2013, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. 50% advance payments under the Single Farm Payment Scheme will commence on 16 October. EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Application Numbers (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €141,325,332 million have issued nationally, to some 66,668 applicants. The details in respect of payments to farmers in County Galway are as set out in the table below, which shows the numbers paid to date and the value of those payments, together with details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named in my Department on 10 May 2013. Following processing, an over-claim was identified in respect of a commonage parcel declared on the application. The person named has been informed in writing about the over-claim and of his right to have the matter reviewed. His application has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2013, processing of which has recently been completed. Full payment issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 24 September 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Officials in my Department are collating the data requested by the Deputy and will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that I approved the payment of a grant of €75,000 to the Irish Shows Association in June of this year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Single Farm Payment Scheme 50% advance payments will commence on 16 October. Processing of the 2013 application of the person named has recently been finalised and I expect that payment will issue to the person named as soon as possible after that date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Lice Controls (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Ireland's sea lice control protocols are operated by the Marine Institute and are strictly evidence-based. The protocols are considered to be more advanced than those operated in other jurisdictions for the following reasons: - The inspection regime is totally independent of the industry. - Data obtained as a result of inspections is published and made widely available. - Treatment trigger...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been finalised, payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (8 Oct 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 to have achieved a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare, and who applied for and were refused derogation in this regard. The person named subsequently appealed unsuccessfully to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Irish fishing fleet is divided into 5 main segments for licensing and registration purposes. Vessels targeting whitefish are licensed in the polyvalent and beam trawl segments of the fleet. In order to obtain a sea fishing boat licence, the owner must provide replacement capacity (comprising gross tonnage, a measure of volume, and kilowatts, a measure of engine power) from the fleet...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The management of whitefish quotas do not generally involve a requirement for a secondary fishing license known as an authorisation, under the determination currently in force under section 13 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The exception to this are vessels which are included in the industry led “Monkfish Scheme” and which are granted specific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Agri-Environment Option Scheme has had a very positive uptake, which is why I was more than happy to open AEOS 3 in 2012, despite fiscal constraints. I secured €20 million per annum for the Scheme, allowing for a maximum payment of €4,000 per annum and a five year contract. The Scheme was oversubscribed, with a total of 9,729 applications received, therefore not all could...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Expenditure (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding to animal welfare organisations directly involved in the delivery of animal care. I am hoping to be able to continue such funding again this year. This allocation depends on the availability of funds at the end of each financial year. The new Pet Passport Regulation (EC) No 576/2013 comes into force from 1 January 2015. While both Ireland and the UK sought...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2013; this application was fully processed and cleared for payment. However, as the person named had outstanding debts under the Agri Environment Options Scheme, payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was offset against this debt. The person named had previously been notified directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has written to the person named on 25 June 2013, requesting proof of rental of certain lands declared by him on his 2012 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area applications. As no reply had been received, a reminder letter issued on 11 July 2013 to which no reply has yet been received by my Department. As soon as the information requested has been received the applications can be...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named in my Department on 11 April 2013. Single Farm Payment Scheme 50% advance payments will commence on 16 October. Processing of the 2013 application of the person named has recently been finalised and I expect that payment will issue to the person named as soon as possible after that date. There is no...