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

Simon Coveney: An appeal under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 25 November 2013, following consideration of which derogation has been allowed in this case. On foot of this decision, the application of the person named has been finalised with payment due to issue directly to the nominated bank account shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: An application in respect of the Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the above named on 16 April 2013. This application of the person named was selected for Satellite (remote sensing) Inspection. Following initial processing an over claim was determined. A subsequent ground inspection confirmed the over claim. As the total area over claim was greater than...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Division (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department did, for some time, provide a commonage division and re-arrangement service but this was discontinued in 1998 following a review of its operation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named selected two Tasks under the 2012 Programme - Tasks 6 and 8. At validation he was found not to have completed Task 6. No third Task was selected. Following a decision to review all cases which had not initially been confirmed eligible for payment, it was established from a file received from ICBF on 14 May 2013, that the person named had successfully completed Tasks 2 and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The agri-food sector plays a very significant role in national economic development. It currently accounts for 7.1% of national gross value-added and 8.6% of employment. Between 2008 and 2012, the sector’s contribution to national GVA rose from 6.1% to 7.1%. However, these figures, significant as they are, may actually underestimate the importance of the sector to national economic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has an extensive and longstanding relationship with Enterprise Ireland (EI), which is focussed on supporting the growth and development of the agrifood industry and the expansion of export opportunities. In order to export successfully, and meet the targets set out in Food Harvest 2020, the food industry’s capacity and capability to develop and deliver products and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Review (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Coillte has been the subject of a number of reviews over the last number of years. The review of Coillte, to which the Deputy refers, is one which was undertaken on foot of a commitment in the previous Government’s Renewed Programme for Government. It is not my intention to publish the outcome of that review, as that particular review exercise was superseded by the analysis undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The bulk of the Department's capital budget after the payment of forestry premia and capital budget assigned to non commercial State sponsored bodies, relates to demand led grant schemes. The rate of expenditure is determined by the rate of progress achieved by various beneficiaries in undertaking their approved projects and the drawing down of monies when projects have been completed. At...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The EU Regulations governing the Special Beef Premium Scheme, which was introduced in the mid 1980’s, defined the animals eligible under the Scheme i.e. bulls and bullocks. This scheme was designed to compensate farmers for a reduction in intervention prices. Since heifers were not eligible for intervention, they were not included in the Scheme. However, when the Slaughter Premium was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under EU Regulation, compensation is not paid to operators who cease operation. The EU Regulations allow for making payments under planned and approved decommissioning schemes whereby vessels are decommissioned (scrapped) and the capacity associated with the licence of the scrapped fishing vessel is permanently removed from the Sea Fishing Boat Register. A major decommissioning scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dual Claim Appeal (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The appeal of the person named is currently under consideration; the person named will be advised of the outcome, in writing, shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The TAMS Sow Welfare Scheme, which was introduced in order to assist farmers to bring their facilities up to the standards required by the new EU animal welfare rules which came into force at the beginning of this year, closed for applications on 3 May 2013. The determination of the farm sectors in which investment aid will be made available in the next rural development programme is...

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

Simon Coveney: The written appeal of the person named in connection with the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is currently under review. The person named will be advised, in writing, of the outcome of the review shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: A review of the land declared by the person named under the Single Payment Scheme revealed that two land parcels were over-declared. The applicant has sought a review of the decision and this review is currently being undertaken. My Department will be in direct contact with the person named regarding the outcome of this review shortly. If the applicant is not satisfied with the outcome of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Review (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Coillte has been the subject of a number of reviews over the last number of years. The review of Coillte, to which the Deputy refers, is one which was undertaken on foot of a commitment in the previous Government’s Renewed Programme for Government. It is not my intention to publish the outcome of that review, as that particular review exercise was superseded by the analysis undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2008 and received payments for the first five years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all application to be completed before any payments can issue. Following the Land Parcel Identification Review (LPIS) an area...

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

Simon Coveney: A review of the land declared by the person named under the Single Payment Scheme revealed that two land parcels were over-declared. The applicant has sought a review of the decision and this review is currently being undertaken. My Department will be in direct contact with the person named regarding the outcome of this review shortly. If the applicant is not satisfied with the outcome of the...

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

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 26 September 2012 and, to date, payments worth €210.1 million have issued nationally, to some 96,105 applicants. The details in respect of payments which have issued to farmers in County Longford to date are set out as follows. County Longford. Year Numbers applied Number paid Number of penalty cases 2012...

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

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 26 September 2012 and, to date, payments worth €210.1 million have issued nationally, to some 96,105 applicants. The details in respect of payments which have issued to farmers in County Westmeath to date are set out as follows. County Westmeath Year Numbers applied Number paid Number of penalty cases ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Consolidation of Entitlements was introduced in 2005 under the Single Payment Scheme and is provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. Consolidation (stacking) of entitlements means that in certain circumstances a farmer may give up to the National Reserve his/her own existing entitlements. The farmer is then re-allocated a lower number of entitlements with a higher net unit value....