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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: Irish bloodstock is held in very high regard internationally. Approximately 14,000 people are employed in the thoroughbred industry in Ireland. The value of the industry is estimated at almost €1.1bn annually and it attracts significant inward investment to the country. Irish Thoroughbred Marketing is proving adept at building markets overseas and driving inward investment. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Registration of Title (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 and 593 together. My officials have checked the records of the Land Commission and, on the basis of the information provided, have found nothing to indicate that this property was ever part of a trust set up under the Land Acts.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The 50% advance payment of the 2013 Single Payment Scheme issued on 16 October 2013, with the balancing payment issuing on 11 February 2014, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in January 2010 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 applications to be completed before any payments can issue. Following the administrative check an area discrepancy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the lands declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that one of the land parcels declared contained ineligible features. In order to clarify the position regarding the area of the ineligible features my Department arranged for a ground verification check to be undertaken. This verification check has been completed and the results are now being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Storm Damage Compensation (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: There are no plans to introduce a specific compensation scheme for those farmers who suffered damage to their buildings or equipment as a result of the recent storms. In certain cases, however, such farmers may be able to apply for grant-aid under the on-farm investment schemes which will be introduced by my Department following the receipt of EU Commission approval for the 2014-2020 Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 599 together. An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2013, processing of which is not as yet finalised, owing to outstanding commonage issues. These outstanding issues will be resolved shortly with any payments which may fall due to the person named issuing shortly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the estate of the late registered owner of the herd number in question on 21 February 2014, following submission of flock register to verify the numbers of sheep on the holding during 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The applicant declared five commonage parcels. At an inspection in early 2013, three of the five parcels were deemed ineligible as they were not the subject of any agricultural activity. In these circumstances the reference areas of those three parcels was reduced to zero. This resulted in a reduced area of greater than 3%. Payment of SFP has issued to the person named on the basis of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events Response (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602, 603 and 606 together. On 12 February 2014, I informed the House that as part of its overall co-ordinated response to the impact of the recent unprecedented weather conditions, the Government had decided to allocate an additional €8.8 million for the repair of the publicly owned pier, harbour and slipway network linked to fisheries and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing inspection. This satellite inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area found, resulting in an over-declaration in area of greater than 20%. This was confirmed by a ground inspection. Based on the Terms and Conditions of these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

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 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 System (LPIS)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2011 and has received full payment in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm receipt of the correspondence referred to. Due to an oversight, no response issued to this correspondence, which is regretted. The background to this case is that a cow tested as part of the annual round test of the herd owned by the person concerned on 26 July 2013 showed a positive result for TB. This result was subsequently confirmed by means of an examination by a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2011 and has received full payment in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. The person named was selected for a ground inspection which took place on 7th November 2013. Following the ground inspection, additional documentation was requested and is still...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1st May 2013. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. These checks are well...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The forest policy review has been completed and will be published shortly. As part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the review, consultation took place with statutory environmental authorities at scoping stage which was followed by a full consultation round open to the public. At the beginning of the review process there was a call for public submissions. There is no conflict...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: The meat processing industry generates in excess of 400,000 tonnes of animal by-products (ABP) each year. The range of disposal options available under the EU ABP Regulations includes incineration, landfill and composting of some ABP, but the vast bulk of this material is sent for rendering to produce meat-and-bone-meal (MBM) and tallow. There are 10 rendering plants approved by my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: At present in Ireland there are 30 major slaughtering plants supervised by my Department and some 220 low volume facilities under the supervision of local authorities. In addition there are also a number of standalone facilities engaged in boning and other value added activities. All of these companies compete for cattle from farmers for processing and any farmer is free to supply cattle to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (25 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: I strongly support the development and exploitation of all available markets for Irish meat and livestock exports and, in that context, the resumption of live cattle exports from Ireland to Libya in 2013 was welcome as it provides alternative market outlets for certain categories of livestock, thereby serving a market demand and providing increased competition in the market place for cattle....