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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department is very strongly committed to promoting Farm Safety in collaboration with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the organisation with primary responsibility for securing health and safety at work. The Department has taken a number of steps over recent year in tandem with some of the other State and industry organisations to both raise awareness of the problem and educate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The delay in processing shellfish applications has arisen primarily due to the location of aquaculture operations in Natura 2000 areas (i.e. areas protected under EU Birds / Habitats Directives). The European Court of Justice declared in case C418/04 that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to comply with Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43 (Habitats Directive) in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the improvement and development of the greyhound industry, greyhound racing and coursing. I have been informed that the ICC introduced new arrangements for the testing for prohibited substances for the 2012/3 coursing season. There were no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named became the registered owner of the herd number in question on 3March 2010. A 2010 Transfer of Entitlements application was received in my Department to lease 10.09 standard entitlements for two years. The application was successfully processed with an effective date from 17May 2010. This lease expired on 31 December 2012 and the entitlements concerned reverted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in April 2008 and received payments for the first five years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the 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 now been completed for the applicant’s 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in April 2009 and received payments for the first four years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the 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 75% Year 5...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since my reply to the Deputy on 4 March there has been ongoing contact at political and technical level between the EU Commission and the Russian Federation but to date no solution has been found which would satisfy both parties to the dispute. The Russian Federation continues to reject the internationally recognised principal of regionalisation which was implemented by the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The consultation paper prepared by my Department on the proposed measures for inclusion in Ireland’s Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020 includes a commitment to the introduction of grant-aid in a number of specific areas, including the construction of animal housing. The question of related facilities, such as the construction of silage pits, will be considered as my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The identification of horses (and all other equines) is governed by EU Council Directives 90/426/EEC and 90/427/EEC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 2008, which have been transposed into national legislation via S.I. No. 357 of 2011 – European Communities (Equine) Regulations 2001 (as amended). This legislation imposes an obligation and, as a corollary, any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The position is that equidae not identified within the timeframe set out in Article 5(6) of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008 do not fulfil the identification and traceability requirements of EU law and, accordingly, can only qualify for a replacement identification document as provided for in Article 17 of the Regulation. The reason for this is that there are no identification...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Drainage Schemes Expenditure (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The new EU policy framework setting out the broad principles in relation to rural development for the 2014-2020 period has now been finalised. My Department is currently considering the comments received from the various stakeholders in response to the consultation paper which was published by my Department in January 2014. The consultation paper sets out a number of priorities in the case...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1stMay 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 under way...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements the 2013 Single Farm Payment Scheme application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility inspection. This inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area found, resulting in an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. Based on the Terms and Conditions of the Single Payment Scheme, this resulted in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named leased out her entitlements for each year of the period 2007 to 2013. The most recent lease expired on 31 December 2013 at which time the entitlements were no longer available to the lessee. The entitlements have reverted to the account of the person named and a letter of notification will issue to both the person named and to the lessee shortly. As the person named did...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fallen Animal Collection Scheme (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The TSE (Fallen Animal) Subsidy Scheme ensures primarily that fallen bovine animals over 48 months, which must be BSE-tested in accordance with EU legislation, are disposed of in compliance with all animal and public health and environmental regulations. The Scheme is an integral part of the infrastructure underpinning Ireland’s successful livestock and meat processing industries,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to reply to Questions Nos. 536 and 537 together. As there is no record of receipt of an application from the person named under 2012 Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, no payments are due to the person named under these Schemes. The person named was advised accordingly by letter dated 13 March 2013 and advised of his right of appeal to the Agriculture Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department has consulted with the Property Services Regulatory Authority on formal educational requirements for livestock auctioneers. The Property Services Regulatory Authority has indicated it welcomes the opportunity to engage with the industry to develop an educational model which better reflects the requirements of livestock trading.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (16 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The proposed new agri-environment scheme GLAS (Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme) forms part of the new Rural Development Programme which must be submitted to the European Commission for approval. Work is well underway in preparing this submission. My Department is finalising the design of measures, taking account of the most recent round of public consultation, and the independent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The proposed new agri-environment scheme GLAS (Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme) forms part of the new Rural Development Programme which must be submitted to the European Commission for approval. Work is well underway in preparing this submission. My Department is finalising the design of measures, taking account of the most recent round of public consultation, and the independent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The proposed new agri-environment scheme GLAS (Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme) forms part of the new Rural Development Programme which must be submitted to the European Commission for approval. Work is well under way in preparing this submission. My Department is finalising the design of measures, taking account of the most recent round of public consultation, and the independent...