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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st November 2010 and full payments have issued in respect of the 2010 and 2011 Scheme years. 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,...

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

Simon Coveney: The overpayment in this case initially arose as a result of a discrepancy on a previous year’s Single Farm Payment. Following an appeal by the person named the original decision was reversed. When attempting to refund the amount to the person named an additional payment mistakenly issued. This overpayment, including interest, of €1,461.88 was recouped from the 2013...

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

Simon Coveney: As processing of the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been finalised, payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

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

Simon Coveney: As this applicant has no entitlements established under the Single Payment Scheme, there is no payment due to issue to the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme.

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

Simon Coveney: While the application of the person named under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has been fully processed, the payment cannot issue, as a conditional Garnishee Order (a Court order obtained by a third party) has been received by my Department. Compliance with such a Court Order is not a matter of policy for me to exercise at my discretion, as it is a legal requirement.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 8 May 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 eligibility inspection....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Policy (9 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I understand that the Deputy’s Question is in the context of the preparation of a new Rural Development Programme. Preparatory work for the next RDP 2014 – 2020 is well underway. Measures to be included in the new programme will be considered in the context of the governing European Union Regulations, the outcome of the consultation process, the challenges we continue to face...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (9 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The issue of ending the ‘one size fits all’ approach to fisheries management was a key aspect of the recently concluded negotiations on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. In the new CFP Reform we have, for the first time, introduced a regionalised approach to fisheries management. We have moved away from the old system of an EU decision making approach centralised in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (9 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: 22 staff will have retired from my Department in 2013 without reaching the maximum retirement age. It is estimated that approximately 70 staff will retire in similar circumstances in 2014. The Government has approved the principle of a targeted Voluntary Redundancy Scheme for my Department, should this be required in the progression of the Department’s major re-organisation and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (10 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: Single Payment Scheme Applications (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 15 May 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 eligibility/cross...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: A 50% advance payment 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 some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. Processing of the 2013 application of the person named has recently been finalised and I expect that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 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: Forestry Grants (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: There were six such appeals received in 2012 of which one was successful. For the year 2013 to date fifty four such appeals have been received. Of these twenty five cases have been determined of which five were successful.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am aware that the Twelve Bins/Maam Turk Complex Scheme, which the National Parks and Wildlife Service put in place for the purpose of regenerating these commonages, expires on 1 November, 2013. The future management of these commonage lands will now be considered in the wider context of the ongoing examination of issues relating to all Commonages. This process will involve the farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 26 February 2013, following processing of which an over-claim was identified in respect of a parcel declared by the person named. The person named was subsequently notified of the over-claim and, as the resultant penalty on Disadvantaged areas is greater than 20%, no payment is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/ Disadvantaged Area application form on 14 May 2013. Applications were also submitted to my Department on 14 May, 2013 requesting the transfer of 5.72 and 8.57 Single Payment entitlements to the person named. Following contact between officials in my Department and the relevant parties, issues arising from errors on the transfer application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: District Veterinary Offices (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not made any decision to close down all public District Veterinary Offices. The position is that, following on from the successful restructuring of my Department’s local office network, which reduced the number of local offices from 58 to 16, my Department has decided to centralise the administrative support currently provided in the local offices into two offices,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for Single Payment on 2 May 2013 and declared four land parcels, which represented a claimed area of 83.25 hectares. Following a review by my Department of the eligibility of the land parcels declared, two of these parcels declared by the applicant included ineligible features, i.e. buildings, roads, rock and scrub amounting to an ineligible area of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Applications under the 2011 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas schemes were received from the person named and payments issued. The person named passed away on 25 January 2012. An application was made by the legal personal representatives of the person named on 15 May 2012 under the 2012 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Payments issued to the estate of the person named on...