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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Details of total payments made to participants in REPS/AEOS in County Cavan in respect of the Scheme years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are set out below in tabular form. Payments have not yet commenced in relation to the Scheme year 2014. Payments made to REPS participants in County Cavan. 2010 €12,531,997.49 2011 €10,377,276.88 2012 €5,504,590.91 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (17 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020 (RDP) will be co-funded from the National Exchequer and the EU’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The agreement reached on the Multiannual Financial Framework provides for a total allocation of EU funding of €2.19 billion (€313m per annum over 7 years) to Ireland for a new RDP. €2.037 billion of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (17 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The appeal by the person named is currently being examined by the Appeals Committee. Every effort will be made to complete this examination and to notify him of the decision.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (17 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. The matter was, however, raised with Coillte who advise that the company is currently awaiting felling licence approval from my Department to harvest the windblown areas in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (17 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Horses identified in accordance with EU and national equine identification legislation, and accompanied by an identification document (passport) compliant with current veterinary requirements are eligible for consideration for slaughter for human consumption. In this regard, a total of 10,711 horses were slaughtered for human consumption in 2013 and up to end March 2014 a total of 2,055 have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Kyoto Protocol (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Hedgerows and woodland habitats are an important feature of the Irish landscape due in part to their roles in biodiversity, agricultural management and potential carbon sequestration. Hedgerows are estimated to cover 3.9% of the Irish landscape. The REPS and AEOS schemes facilitated the planting of approx. 10,000 km of new hedgerows and the rejuvenation of some 3,000 more. The total area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foreshore Licence Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department has received a foreshore licence application from Louth County Council in respect of proposed maintenance dredging at Annagassan Harbour. The public consultation phase of the application process has been completed and a determination on the licence application is currently under active consideration by my Department. Every effort is being made to expedite a determination in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Imports (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the position whereby a horse that is imported into Ireland may, upon registration with Showjumping Ireland (SJI), be allocated a number of showjumping points in a situation where relevant supporting performance documentation is not provided by the owner. Showjumping Ireland is an independent sporting organisation and does not come under the remit of my Department. SJI is however...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Grassland Sheep Scheme commenced in December 2013 and, to date, payments worth €12,798,476 have issued nationally, to some 29,039 applicants, with payments continuing to issue as individual cases are confirmed eligible. Details of these payments are contained in the following Table. County Name Paid Gross Amount Carlow 635 €369,190.20 Cavan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September 2013, and to date, payments worth some €199.8 million have issued to 94,484 applicants nationally. Details in respect of County Kerry are as outlined below: - Applied Paid Amount 2013 DAS 7,279 7,146 €16,834,792 While the majority of the unpaid applicants did not meet the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events Response (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Beach at Fountainstown is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the Gabion walls rest with the Local Authority in the first instance. On 20 March this year I announced funding of €486,450 for Cork County Council under a once off 2014 Storm Damage Programme for the repair of 12 piers and harbours in County Cork damaged during the winter...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted upon by the requirement to have achieved a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011, and who applied for and was not granted a derogation in this regard; the person named was informed accordingly, in writing, by letter dated 12 November 2012....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land declared by the person named under the Single Payment Scheme revealed that the eligible areas of several land parcels were over-declared. In order to confirm the position on the ground, it was necessary that a Department official conduct a land verification check to determine the eligibility issues. The file is being processed following completion of the verification...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Following the conclusion of the negotiations on the reform of the Direct Payments regime, my Department undertook an extensive process of consultation with the farming community and their representative organisations. While no submission was received from the person named, his views were similar to those expressed by a number of farming organisations and individuals. From 2015 the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the National Reserve measure of the EU Direct Payments Regulation, a ‘young farmer’ is defined as follows; - S/he is aged no more than 40 years of age in the year when s/he first submits an application under the Basic Payment Scheme - S/he is setting up an agricultural holding for the first time or has set up such a holding during the five years preceding the first...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from 1 September 2010 and has received full payment in respect of the 2010 and 2011 Scheme years. During a ground inspection which took place on 20 May 2013, the person named was found to have non-compliances in respect of the Wild Bird Cover action resulting in the application of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The main statutes governing cruelty to animals until recently was the Protection of Animals Act, 1911 and Protection of Animals (amendment) Act, 1965 and responsibility for pursuing complaints under that legislation rested with An Garda Síochána. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which I commenced recently, has replaced the aforementioned legislation and authorised officers of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in February 2009 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. This process has now been completed for 2013 payments and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Data (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Details of the amounts paid in respect of the schemes listed by the Deputy for 2011, 2012 and 2013 are outlined in the following table in county format. The differences in the overall amounts paid under the Single Payment Scheme are due the increase in the rate of modulation deduction after 2011 from 9% to 10%. The modulation reduction was deducted from all payments in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (30 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since the introduction of mechanical grading, officials of my Department have carried out regular inspections of meat plants to ensure that each grading machine continues to operate within the performance parameters as laid down in EU legislation. In 2013 a total of 402 inspections were conducted with over 39,000 carcases checked. During each inspection, the classification results allocated...