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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2013 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Area Schemes on 16th April 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases, land eligibility inspections, be completed before any payments issue. In order to meet the EU requirements, the application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The holding of the person named was subject to a Cross Compliance inspection under the Single Payment Scheme on 15 November 2011. This inspection uncovered breaches relating to Nitrates regulation requirements, specifically the failure to minimise the creation of soiled water, the inadequate collection of farmyard manure and the inadequate management of storage facilities for farmyard...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named 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: Fish Quotas (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 155 together. The overall Total Allowable Catch (TAC) advice from ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) for North East Atlantic mackerel 2013 was 542,000 tonnes. The advice for 2014 is that landings should be no more than 889,886 tonnes. As the Deputies will be aware, mackerel is Ireland’s most important fishery, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 and 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted upon by the requirement to have achieved a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011. The person named failed to meet the Terms and Conditions of the scheme in 2011, and therefore cannot be considered under Disadvantaged Areas Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am not aware of this particular case referred to by the Deputy which would be a matter between the private veterinary surgeon and the client. On a general note, the use of rabies vaccine is widespread throughout the world and such vaccines are considered to be safe. As with all medicines any supposed negative effects arising from their use should be reported to the manufacturer. EU law...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 18 April 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 (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application on 10 May 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of the 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 19 April 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: Animal Breeding Regulations (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the recommendation of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The Department has recently considered an application to maintain a studbook for the Irish Draught horse breed from the Irish Draught Horse Society Ltd. This application has been refused as my Department is satisfied that approval of a second Studbook would dilute the genetic pool of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2012 and 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.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the EU/Canada Trade agreement initialled last month by President Barroso and the Canadian Prime Minister, Canada was awarded a tariff rate quota for beef of 50,000 tonnes carcase weight equivalent. This equates to a quota of 39,000 tonnes of boneless beef. The quota is split between fresh/chilled beef comprising 31,000 tonnes, plus the existing 4,000 tonnes quota as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the EU/Canada Trade agreement initialled last month by President Barroso and the Canadian Prime Minister, Canada was awarded a tariff rate quota for beef of 50,000 tonnes carcass weight equivalent. This equates to a quota of 39,000 tonnes of boneless beef. The quota is split between fresh/chilled beef comprising 31,000 tonnes, plus the existing 4,000 tonnes quota as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Trading Scheme (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: On 30 August 2013 I announced details of the fifteenth Milk Quota Trading Scheme which is the first of two Trading Schemes to allocate quota in respect of the 2014/2015 milk quota year. The closing date for receipt of applications to this stage was 11 October last. I am informed that preliminary output reports indicate that 256 applications were received in the Department by that deadline,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry Development (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The following figures are taken from Horse Racing Ireland Factbooks 2008-2012 Year Number of Irish foaled thoroughbred horses exported Number of Irish foaled exported thoroughbred horses sold through auction* Value of Irish foaled exported thoroughbred horses sold through auction* € 2012 4,837 3,497 174,338,505 2011 4,987 3,640 156,493,083 2010 5,181 3,803 146,947,956 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 to 154, inclusive, together. The position in relation to the management of all fisheries, both pelagic and whitefish, is that the quota is managed on a single year basis and under fishing by any group of vessels is not carried forward to the following year for that group. For all stocks, any carry over from 2013, which can be up to 10 % in the case of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (13 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Each Member States fishing opportunities are set down for each year in the annual EU Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and quotas Regulation. Quotas are based on share allocations which were established when EU management arrangements, in terms of TACs and quotas, were put in place for the first time for the particular stock. It is a matter for each Member State to determine how its fishing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be fully aware of the importance of payments made under the single payment scheme, the disadvantaged areas scheme and other direct payment schemes to the annual income of farmers. To date, my Department has paid €582 million in advance payments to more than 115,143 farmers under the 2013 single payment scheme since payments commenced on 16 October. Some 84,800 farmers...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: They are not fines.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: It is not a penalty. It is a reimbursement of money that should not have been paid out. The Deputy should not heighten an already difficult situation for many farmers.