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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (28 Nov 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/cross...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Disadvantaged Area Scheme is now completed, payment under this Scheme is due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Emergency slaughter of an otherwise healthy animal usually happens when the animal has suffered an injury that prevented its transport to the slaughterhouse for welfare reasons. In cases where the animal must be slaughtered on-farm, it must be carried out humanely in accordance with the European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 14 of 2008) either by a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The application by the person named has only recently been received in the Department and it is currently being processed. The application must be referred for public consultation through the local press and may also include referral to a number of consultation bodies. A decision on the application will issue as soon as this process is completed and the application has been examined in full.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department is keeping the horse welfare situation under review and, in particular, the need for additional welfare measures. There is no evidence of a significant problem in relation to the welfare of horses due to the relatively high level of horse slaughtering for the human food chain this year and the very good weather during the Summer and well into the Autumn, which has created a very...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payments have issued in respect of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of delivering the Single Payment Scheme, Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and other area related schemes, is required to carry out an annual round of inspections covering both the eligibility of the land declared to draw down payments and also cross compliance aspects, to ensure adherence with EU regulatory requirements in the areas of public, animal and plant health,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: In light of the difficulties experienced by farmers in sourcing fodder supplies, earlier this year I announced the allocation of funding for an imported fodder transport scheme, designed to reduce the cost to farmers of imported forage (hay, silage, haylage) from outside the island of Ireland. The aid substantially covered the cost of transport into the country, thus reducing the cost to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of delivering the Single Payment Scheme, Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme and other area related schemes, is required to carry out a comprehensive set of administrative and on the ground checks to ensure that all scheme requirements are fulfilled before any payment issues. As the Deputy is aware, in the case of exclusively owned land, a permanent fence will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: In order to be eligible for payment under the Single Payment Scheme applicants must hold entitlements and are required to submit an annual application. No application was received in respect of the person named in 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Following recent contact with the person named the position regarding the stocking density of his holding has been finalised, thereby allowing processing of his application under the 2013 Disadvantaged Area Scheme to be finalised. Payment will shortly issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2013. This application was processed with payment issuing in respect of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 24 September. An advance payment issued in respect of the Single Payment Scheme on 12 November with the balancing payment issuing on 2 December.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2013 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area Schemes on 13th May 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 (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: During processing of the 2013 Single Payment Scheme application of the person named dual claim errors relating to three parcels were identified. My Department wrote to the person named who confirmed that she was not entitled to claim these parcels. My Department is currently reviewing the case and will contact the person named directly as soon as this review is completed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first five years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the Rural Development Programme, 2007-2013, and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before payments can issue. These administrative checks have now been completed and payments have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department pays no club membership fees to any member of staff. It does, however, pay registration fees to the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) in respect of veterinary staff employed by my Department. Such staff must, in the context of their contracts of employment with my Department, be registered in the Veterinary Council of Ireland’s Register of Veterinary Practitioners and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Staff in my Department may apply to participate in the Civil Service wide Refund of Academic Fees Scheme and are funded provided the course they are undertaking is relevant to their role. In certain circumstances, where a critical knowledge gap has been identified, staff members may also be requested to pursue a third level qualification funded by my Department. Staff do not receive any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: As no Single Payment entitlements are held by the person named, no payment is due.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (3 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Department was recently notified that this applicant has been deceased since 7th September 2013. Therefore, no further payments can issue on the deceased’s afforestation contracts until appropriate instructions have been received by the Department from the Personal Representatives of the deceased’s estate. The Department has already supplied information to these Personal...