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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The holding of the person named was subject to a Cross Compliance inspection on 15 November 2011. As part of this process the person named was requested to submit to the Department specific records, as required under the Nitrates Regulations, within 2 weeks of the date of the inspection. The analysis of these records firstly indicated that the records were submitted after the deadline...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (17 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 inspection....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As the person named does not possess any Single Payment Entitlements, nor has he declared the minimum qualifying area (3 hectares) under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, no payments under either Scheme are due. An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the person named to explain matters.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 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 Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 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 Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 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 Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 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 Appeals (17 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 (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As part of the review of this case, the person named was again recently contacted by an official of my Department, on foot of which, it was agreed that the original maps submitted by the person named (under the old Area Aid Scheme) should be reviewed; it was agreed with the person named that an official of my Department will again contact the person named next week in connection with this review.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am very conscious in the context of the ongoing review of the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) of the need, given the financial pressure on many farmers, to minimise the impact on payments under the Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas schemes. Accordingly arrangements have been put in place, whereby applicants with any over-claims which arise during the processing of their 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 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 Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 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 Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 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 Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: While an application under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2013, payment has not yet issued as the holding has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. Applicants are required to maintain 0.15 livestock units for a minimum retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 21 October 2013, payments under the Scheme having commenced, on target, on 25 September 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not yet issued to the person named as the holding has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. As soon as the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed with a view to payment at the earliest possible date thereafter. Payment in respect of the Single...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I understand that pulp wood is of a size that is not suited for conversion in sawmills and that the main uses of pulp wood in Ireland are in panel-board manufacture and as wood fuel. Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the use and/or marketing of pulp wood from its forest estate, are the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: My attention had not been drawn to such a petition. I understand that sales of pulp wood from private forests in Ireland are transacted on a market basis between buyer and seller and Coillte does not have exclusive access to pulp wood from the private sector. Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (22 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 Applications (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 21 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 eligibility...