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

Simon Coveney: Each year a number of swaps of fishing quotas and effort are arranged with other Member States. Swaps are normally initially proposed or organised by the fishing industry lead by the Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF) and completed in a transaction between Member States. This may happen for a number of reasons. Firstly at the start of each year when the TAC and Quota Regulation is...

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

Simon Coveney: Operational issues in relation to sea fisheries control are a matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). I have asked the SFPA to respond directly to the Deputy.

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

Simon Coveney: My Department made ex gratia payments of €1.365 million in 2012 to 140 animal welfare organisations which are registered charities. My Department also made a contribution to Gorta in support of their 2012 World Food Day Conference of some €16,680. - RECIPIENTS NAME AWARD 1 A Dog's Life, Glenmore, Co Kilkenny €2,000 2 Ainmhithe Animal Rescue, Ballina, Co Mayo...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has agreed in principle with Fingal County Council to their request for a site to locate a tourist information kiosk within the confines of the Fishery Harbour Centre in Howth. Discussions with the Council in relation to this project are ongoing. These discussions centre on ensuring that all the necessary legal and administrative aspects in relation to the project are finalised...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the Single Payment Scheme, Disadvantaged Areas and AEOS Scheme issued directly to the bank account of the person named on 4 December 2013. These payments were made subject to an agreement in place following the application of a Garnishee Order on the account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in February 2009 and received payments for the first four 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The reduction in question is due to the application of Financial Discipline. This is a reduction of 2.453658% and is applied in accordance with the relevant EU Regulations. It was necessitated by the need to ensure that the overall EU budget is not exceeded. The reduction applies on all payments under the Single Payment Scheme in excess of €2,000.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim na hÍocaíochta Aonair (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Ó tharla iarratas an duine ainmnithe faoi Scéim na hAoníocaíochta 2013 a bheith tugtha chun críche le déanaí, eiseofar íocaíocht chomhardaithe faoin scéim sin sna laethanta amach romhainn chuig cuntas bainc ainmnithe an té sin.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the competent authority for the collection of fisheries landing data. I have passed the request to the SFPA who will respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Development Programme which my Department administers on an annual basis provides funding for capital works at the six Fishery Harbour Centres including Dunmore East. Projects, including the dredging at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre, will be considered for inclusion under the 2014 programme on the basis of available exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Reports (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy has indicated, a review of Coillte was undertaken on foot of a commitment in the previous Government’s Renewed Programme for Government. While significant work was undertaken in 2010 by an interdepartmental group dealing exclusively with the role, functions and operations of Coillte, the deliberations were superseded by the Government Decisions in 2012 in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Farm Scheme was received from the person named on 26 June 2013, which was outside the application period, thus incurring a 100% late penalty. The legal representative of the person named has written to my Department seeking a review of this penalty. An official from my Department will be in direct contact with the person named regarding this review

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for Single Farm Payment on the 10th of May 2013. Payment issued to the nominated account of the person named on 2 December 2013. The payment was reduced by 1.13% due to an overclaim on one of the parcels submitted by the person named. To date, no appeal has been received from the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department seeks at all times to ensure that it is fully compliant with the implementation of European Union Directives and in this regard I can confirm that there are no directives overdue for transposition.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Costs (11 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not incurred any cost of Oireachtas members initiating legal challenges in the Courts for each of the past five years.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the rural development programme for 2007-13, there is a total allocation of some €4.8 billion over the lifetime of the programme. Of this allocation, over €4 billion has been spent to date. The European Council agreement on the multi-annual financial framework provides some €313 million per year for the new rural development programme for the period 2014-20, or a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: I would like to make a correction. The €4.8 billion figure is the wrong figure.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: I said that the spend to date is €4 billion.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: That is the intention.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: I would not accept that thesis. Perhaps the Deputy has not noticed, but we now have 28 member states in the European Union and they all have different priorities. In order to get an agreement on the CAP, we had to take account of many of those priorities. What is different about the CAP is that member states have flexibility to design for themselves rural development programmes and take an...