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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining land parcels declared under the Single Payment Scheme and other area-based Direct Payment Schemes. As part of this review a number of ineligible features were identified and removed from the parcels declared by the person named. The person named was notified of this decision and of his right of appeal. Following an appeal from the person named my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Irish Sea Fisheries Control Authorities are aware of the fact that the fishing vessel “Margiris” entered the Irish Exclusive Fisheries Zone last week. Control of the vessel within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone is a matter for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, operational matters concerning sea fisheries...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the Grassland Sheep Scheme has not issued to the person named yet, as the land parcels declared by the applicant are currently the subject of a review. Once this review is complete the application will be further processed with a view to the issue of payment at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: As indicated in previous replies to earlier questions from the Deputy my Department is awaiting receipt of testamentary documentation before the application can be fully processed and payment issues to the person named. In this regard my Department will again make contact with the person named to expedite the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Costs (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department generally avails of the legal services of the Chief State Solicitor’s Office, however, it occasionally engages private Solicitor firms and Junior and Senior Counsel. Details of such engagements are provided in the table below for the year 2013. With regard to the State Bodies under my Department’s remit, any legal costs are an operational matter for the State...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the 2013 Single Payment Scheme, as the person named does not hold any payment entitlements, no payment is due to the person named under the 2013 Scheme. As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was recently finalised, following confirmation of compliance with the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements, the payment due...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legal Documentation Issues (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that the legal documentation required to give effect to this arrangement has been sent by my Department to the Local Authority concerned for their consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was recently finalised, following confirmation of compliance with the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements, the payment due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Fisheries Fund (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: While the proposed Regulation establishing the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is progressing towards adoption, it is not expected to be adopted in law by the EU institutions until probably June this year. I am aware that the Commission has encouraged Member States to make use of article 33c to contribute to mutual funds established by fishermen to assist fishermen with economic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. A review of the land declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that one of the land parcels declared by the person named, and also declared for AEOS,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The allocation and authorisation of fishing opportunities to the named vessel are made by the Lithuanian authorities and details of allocations to non Irish fishing vessels is not a matter for my Department. The fishing opportunities available to Lithuanian vessels, including within the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone for 2014 are set out in Council Regulation (EU) 43/2014 dated 20 January...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Issues (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: I recently announced the operational details of an investment package worth up to €40m to beef farmers in 2014. Among the measures in this investment package are €23m for a Beef Genomics Scheme, €10m for the Beef Data Programme, €5m for the Beef Technology Adoption Programme and €2m in residual payments under the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility/cross compliance inspection. The ground eligibility inspection identified an over-declaration in area that was deemed to have been intentional which, under the Terms and Conditions of the schemes, resulted in no payment issuing in respect of the 2013 schemes....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Grades (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The staffing breakdown requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is contained in the Table below. The figures are based on the actual full-time equivalent (FTE) position as recorded at the end of each year from 2009 to 2013. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE - FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) STAFFING AT END OF: FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) STAFFING AT END OF: FULL-TIME...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Grades (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The number of staff that transferred from my Department to other Government Departments and Agencies over the past five years is: Year Clerical Officer Staff Officer Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Administrative Officer Assistant Principal Principal Officer Service Officer/ Attendant Assistant Chief Engineer 2009 40 15 18 2 1 2010 92 11 21 14 4 1 1 2011 25 4...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: Livestock Premia and Arable Aid Schemes were decoupled from production with effect from 1 January 2005. A new scheme, known as the Single Payment Scheme, replaced those schemes from that date. The gross Single Payment is based on the average number of animals, and/or the average number of hectares in the case of Arable Aid, on which payments were made in the three reference years, 2000, 2001...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining the matter and will contact the Deputy directly regarding the information requested as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: In developing the shape of the new system of Direct Payments in Ireland, I have been very conscious of the needs of sheep farmers, in particular those who farm on hill and commonage land. In general this group holds low value entitlements under the current Single Payment Scheme and will benefit significantly from the model of convergence that is to be applied in Ireland where those with a low...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm to the Deputy that, as required by the provisions of legislation on Data Protection, information held by my Department on the Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) system is confidential and is maintained for the purposes only for which it was provided. Herd-level data stored on the AIM system in respect of an individual farmer can only be accessed by a third party where the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Applications (11 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The first Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) introduced by my Department under the aegis of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme are now closed for the receipt of applications. I have no plans to alter on a retroactive basis the selection criteria which were in place under those schemes. The consultation paper prepared by my Department in relation to the proposed...