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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (1 May 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: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (1 May 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. An amount of €15 million in total is being incorporated into the Single Payment for sheep farmers under the new CAP.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department aims to ensure that the needs of all of its customers, including people with disabilities, are met and that rights to equal treatment are upheld in service delivery. Officers of my Department deal with a wide range of activities and clients with varying requirements. These are managed in a professional manner. When a person with dyslexia brings his or her case to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. EU beef is banned from China because of the legacy of BSE and this ban came into force in the year 2000. To date no other EU country has succeeded in having this ban lifted. I have been seeking re-entry to this market for some time and as part of these efforts, we completed a very detailed questionnaire for the Chinese Ministry of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that one of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. As the person named applied for a review of my Department’s decision, a visit by a Department official to verify the position is necessary to resolve the matter. This verification visit will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1stSeptember 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 Scheme year. During a 2012 inspection, the person named was found to have non-compliances in respect of the Species Rich Grassland, Traditional Stonewall Maintenance, Traditional Hay Meadow, Planting of New...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from 1stSeptember 2011and full payment has issued 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: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. During a 2013 inspection, the person named was found to have non-compliances in respect of the Traditional Hay Meadow and Coppicing of Hedgerow actions. A letter issued to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for the 2013 Beef Data Programme which was received in this Department on 14 June 2013. The closing date for this Scheme was 15 May 2013. Late applications were accepted up to 9 June 2013 with a 1% penalty per working day that the application was received after the closing date of the Scheme. As the application in question was not received until 14...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (1 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the person named was not entitled to receive a direct payment in 2013, he does not have an automatic allocation right to receive payment entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme. Article 30.7.(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 allows a Member State to use their National Reserve to allocate payment entitlements to farmers who were prevented from being allocated payment entitlements as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department carried out an examination of land parcels declared under the Single Payment Scheme and other area-based Direct Payment Schemes. As part of this review an ineligible area was identified and removed from a parcel declared by the person named for the scheme year 2009. The person named was notified of this decision and of their right of appeal. Following an appeal from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the Terms and Conditions of the Single Payment Scheme, an applicant, as well as meeting the Scheme criteria, is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. A report detailing the findings of an inspection by Limerick County Council on 16 January 2013 was received by my Department on 4 April 2013. This report detailed breaches of cross compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that one of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. As the person named applied submitted an application for a review of my Department’s decision, a visit by a Department official to verify the position was necessary to progress the matter. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility/Cross Compliance inspection. The Cross Compliance inspection identified breaches in relation to sheep identification and registration requirements, resulting in a 3% penalty being applied to the 2013 payments. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (6 May 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 Scheme year. During a 2012 inspection, the person named was found to have non-compliances in respect of the Traditional Hay Meadow, Laying of Hedgerows and Establishment and Maintenance of Habitats actions. An...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: My colleague the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, has announced his intention to provide a capital gains tax (CGT) exemption in this year’s Finance Bill to certain farmers who dispose of their single farm payment entitlements on the basis of advice from my Department to transfer those entitlements before 15 May. This issue, which had been the subject of detailed discussions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named in my Department on 17 June 2013, thus incurring a 100% late penalty, as per the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme. The decision was reviewed and upheld by my Department and the person named was informed of this and of his right of appeal to the Agricultural Appeals Office on 18 December...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Issues (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Investigations into allegations relating to possible infringements of the milk quota regulations are still being carried out by officials in my Department. It would not be appropriate to comment on the details of that investigation while it is underway.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: A number of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Schemes initially appeared ineligible. Following consideration of the appeal lodged on behalf of the person named, it has now been confirmed that the areas in question are eligible. Accordingly, payment under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Food Harvest 2020 (FH2020) report provided a road map and direction for the agri-food sector up to 2020. It set stretch targets to be achieved by primary producers, by industry and by exporters and also included over 200 actions to be implemented by all the key stakeholders. Its headline targets were to increase by 2020 the value of: - Primary output in the agriculture, fisheries and...