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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €143.3 million have issued nationally, to some 67,538 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The receipts in respect of this AEOS 2 Scheme applicant were returned on 9 October, 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Abbeyside Waterfront in Dungarvan is in the ownership of the Waterford County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with that Council in the first instance. I am happy to confirm to the Deputy that funding in the amount of €183,750 has been approved for works on the Abbeyside Waterfront Development Project under the 2013 Marine Leisure and Marine Tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate regarding the issues surrounding commonage lands, the views of the various stakeholders having being sought and considered by the Committee. As I have indicated previously, while it is generally accepted that this is a very complex matter and requires a very detailed action plan to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Penalties under the Single Farm Payment, leading to reduced payments, can result from failure to adhere to both the EU and National scheme requirements, including rules relating to cross compliance. These detailed rules are set out in the scheme Terms and Conditions which are available on my Department’s website. Offences which may to taken into consideration to reduce or eliminate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (15 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €143.3 million have issued nationally, to some 67,538 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €143.3 million have issued nationally, to some 67,538 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €143.3 million have issued nationally, to some 67,538 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining land parcels declared under the Single Payment Scheme and other area-based Direct Payment Schemes. As part of this review a number of ineligible features were identified and removed from the parcels declared by the person named. The person named was notified of this decision and of his right of appeal. Following an appeal from the person named my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010. Full payment has issued in respect of the 2010 and 2011 Scheme Years and 75% payment has issued in respect of the 2012 Scheme Year. The person named was selected for a ground inspection which took place on 8 October 2012. During this inspection non compliances with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 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 (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €143.3 million have issued nationally, to some 67,538 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department is bound, under EU Regulations, to maintain the accuracy the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS), which underpins the processing of applications under these Schemes as well as REPS and AEOS. At the start of each year, my Department issues colour maps of all land parcels declared by farmers in the previous year together with a covering letter. In that letter, farmers are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: In a long-term activity such as forestry, which can create substantial and lasting change, good planning is essential to ensure that forest operations are undertaken with minimum impact on both the environment and the social and economic fabric of the areas in which they occur. The purpose of Forest Management Plans is to provide guidance to farmers, some of whom have little forestry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compulsory Purchase Orders (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Section 6(e) of the Forestry Bill 2013 does not confer on the Minister the power to compulsorily purchase land. It is merely a restatement of a current provision under Section 9 of the Forestry Act 1946 which empowers the Minister to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire land (e.g. by land swap).

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the submission made by the Irish Farmers Association on the content of the Forestry Bill, 2013, which is currently at Second Stage in Dail Eireann. The issue raised by the IFA related to Section 24 of the Forestry Bill 2013 which gives the Minister the power to introduce fees for the services of the Department. I must point out that it is a matter of policy whether or not any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Granting the Minister the power to obtain information from forest owners is an important provision which will allow the Minister to produce various statistics about the national forest estate. This information will facilitate, for example, timber supply forecasts and will also enable the Minister to comply with international reporting obligations on changes in carbon stocks in forests. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I have noted the points made by the IFA in this matter. The confidentiality requirement is very important in a situation where the Minister is delegating some of his functions to a Committee. It is important, therefore, that sanctions for breach of confidentiality reflect the level of responsibility that is being granted to members of the Committee. It is also important to note that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the provisions of the Forestry Bill 2013. As the Deputy will appreciate it is important that any penalty for illegal activity such as illegal felling be sufficiently dissuasive, whilst proportionate, to deter any potential illegal actions. It should be noted that a penalty will only be imposed on a person following a conviction for an offence by the...