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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be fully aware of the value of the EU funded Direct Payment Schemes to Ireland. Each year farmers in Ireland benefit from funding of over €1.5 billion under Schemes such as the Single Farm Payment Scheme, the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the Agri-Environment Schemes, etc. This comprises the entire net income of many thousands of Irish farmers. The European Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 627 and 628 together. The Deputy will be fully aware of the value of the EU funded Direct Payment Schemes to Ireland. Each year farmers in Ireland benefit from funding of over €1.5 billion under Schemes such as the Single Farm Payment Scheme, the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the Agri-Environment Schemes, etc. This comprises the entire net income of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the Hardship Grant Scheme, assistance is available from my Department to eligible herdowners who are restricted under the TB and Brucellosis Eradication Scheme. The Grant Scheme is designed to alleviate the additional feed costs incurred by eligible owner(s) whose holdings are restricted during the period from the 1 November to 30 April of a given year. The holding in question was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named has applied to take-over the REPS Agri-environmental plan of a deceased participant. The previous participants commenced REPS 4 in October 2009 and received payments for the first three 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoi Scéim na hAoníocaíochta/Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste 2013 ón duine ainmnithe i mo Roinn an 19 Aibreán 2013. Tar éis próiseáil a dhéanamh air, aithníodh forluí i ndáil le dhá ghabháltas talún a bhí dearbhaithe ar an iarratas. Scríobh mo Roinn chuig an duine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 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 applications to be completed before any payments can issue. Following the Land Parcel Identification Scheme (LPIS) Review...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named appealed a decision to apply a 50% penalty for infringement of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to the Agriculture Appeals Office in respect of his 2009 REPS payment. Following consideration of the evidence provided and determination of the facts, a decision was made by The Agriculture Appeals Office to allow this appeal. Arrangements are currently being finalised to pay...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be fully aware of the value of the EU funded Direct Payment Schemes to Ireland. Each year farmers in Ireland benefit from funding of over €1.5 billion under Schemes such as the Single Farm Payment Scheme, the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the Agri-Environment Schemes, etc. This comprises the entire net income of many thousands of Irish farmers. The European Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2013 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Area Schemes on 16 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. The application concerned was one of a number which was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural College Places (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: Teagasc, the Agriculture, Food & Development Authority, has statutory responsibility for the delivery of education and training programmes to the agriculture sector. They deliver a wide range of full and part-time courses suitable for people interested in farming and those who wish to pursue employment in ancillary industries. Teagasc has also developed a suite of adult education...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: In relation to forestry, for which my Department has responsibility, there is no general restriction on the planting of broadleaf woodlands within Special Areas of Conservation. However, the approval of my Department is required for all proposed afforestation projects, in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Forest Consent and Assessment) Regulations, 2010. When...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 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: Departmental Bodies (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The members of the Audit Committee in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the relevant dates of appointment are as follows: Mr Bill Cunningham, Chairman of the Committee, appointed on 13 October 2012. Mr Finbarr Kelly, appointed on 24 September 2012. Mr Leo Martin, appointed on 24 September 2012. Ms Dairine Walsh, appointed on 24 September 2012. Mr Brendan Gleeson,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Schemes Data (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 to 648, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be fully aware of the value of the EU funded Direct Payment Schemes to Ireland. Each year farmers in Ireland benefit from funding of over €1.5 billion under Schemes such as the Single Farm Payment Scheme, the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the Agri-Environment Schemes, etc. This comprises the entire net...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Department’s records indicate that in 2012, the amount of nitrogen from livestock manure applied to land on the holding of the person named (including that deposited by animals) was 651 kgs per hectare, which exceeded the limit of 170 kgs per hectare set down in the Nitrates Regulations. The person named supplied details of additional land available to him in 2012 and the nitrogen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware of the background to this issue, however, for the information of the House, I wish to confirm that in 2011 I met with two separate groups which had conducted feasibility studies into the possibility of establishing a new sugar/bioethanol facility in the country. I understand from figures published by the interested groups who are investigating the possibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 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 applications to be completed before any payments can issue. This process has been completed for 2013 payments and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since May 2011, a notification has been placed on my Department’s website inviting expressions of interest from persons interested in being appointed to the boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. On 20 December 2013 last, I placed an advertisement in the National Newspapers inviting expressions of interest. In view of this, vacancies are not advertised through the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Simon Coveney: No legal, accountancy or consulting firms have provided any pro bono work for my Department over the past twenty four months.