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

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that several of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. The person named was advised of this in a letter in October 2013. He subsequently sent in a letter of appeal in November 2013 but did not offer any substantive information regarding the ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (6 May 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. As advised to the Deputy in March, Phytophthora ramorum was confirmed on Japanese larch trees in Gougane Barra Forest Park, County Cork, earlier this year. To prevent the further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licence Application Numbers (6 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Where trees are damaged by storms or wind-blow, there may be health and safety concerns at the location of these trees, be it from trees still standing, blown, partially blown, or completely uprooted or snapped. The Department must put the safety of members of the public above all else and therefore facilitates the felling of trees that pose a risk to public safety, regardless of their age or...

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

Simon Coveney: The Department received one tree health report as supporting documentation for a tree felling licence to fell storm damaged trees. This report was duly examined and a general felling licence issued. It is not Department policy to put additional costs and an extra administrative burden on felling licence applicants by requesting such reports when Forest Service Inspectors are fully qualified...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 12 May 2011. The person named selected Form N on the application, indicating that they had designated Natura/Commonage lands. During the checking process on the application submitted, issues were identified in relation to the Natura Owned parcels declared which resulted in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Work on the new forestry programme for the period 2014 – 2020 is currently under way. An outline of proposed schemes to be included in this programme was circulated to stakeholders in March 2014 and was followed up by a consultation event in April. Included in the outline document are two schemes related to native woodlands, the native woodlands establishment scheme and the native...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Regulations as to Turbary dated 24 October, 1944 which permitted the occupiers of land in the neighbourhood of a bog to cut turf for their own consumption on lands in the occupation of others were a temporary short term arrangement. These authorisations were made in favour of the persons named on the Schedule to the Regulations where a requirement for turf was considered necessary....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (7 May 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, 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. During a ground inspection which took place on the 13 August 2013, the person named was found to have non-compliances in respect of the stone wall maintenance and water trough...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) is an independent, statutory agency where policy in relation to operational matters, such as this, is a matter for agency itself. Hence, I am of the view that it is best that matters be processed, in the first instance, with that agency. I understand that the BIM Customer Charter provides for the CEO to carry out reviews of matters raised that are of serious...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Grassland Sheep Scheme is based on Article 68 of the current EU Regulation 73/2009 which governs direct payments in the form of the Single Payment Scheme. As of 1 January 2015 that Regulation is superseded by EU Regulation 1307/2013 and consequently there is no longer any legal basis for the continuation of the Grassland Sheep Scheme in its present form. In developing the shape of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (7 May 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. This process has now been completed for 2013 payments and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 the regulation of coursing is chiefly a matter for the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) 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. The ICC have informed my Department that testing to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 a person is prohibited from causing unnecessary pain or suffering or endangering the health and welfare of any animal. The Act also provides that a person having possession of an animal must ensure that the animal is kept in a manner that safeguards its health and welfare. While there are no specific regulations on dog training, any complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The issuing of licences for the culling of pine martins is administered by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Wildlife Act 1976 because the issues involved in this matter relate to the conservation of wild animals and protection of the our living Heritage. There are no proposals to alter current arrangements in this regard. The relevant officials of the Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 animals kept in circuses are subject to inspection in the normal course and enforcement action will be taken where necessary. If the Deputy has specific information of the conditions to which she refers she might inform An Garda Síochána, the Local Authorities or my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The various agri-environmental schemes introduced by my Department over the years have made a significant contribution towards enhancing the rural environment and promoting a more eco-friendly approach towards farming. As part of the next Rural Development Programme which will run to 2020, my Department is designing a new scheme to be known as GLAS – the Green Low-carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (7 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: A National Reserve operated under the current Single Payment Scheme since 2005. However, since the National Reserve is funded solely from the reversion of unused entitlements, and as the number of unused entitlements has been decreasing in recent years, it was not possible to operate a National Reserve for the 2013 and 2014 scheme years. The person named will not receive an allocation of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The grassland sheep scheme is based on Article 68 of the current EU regulation that governs direct payments in the form of the single farm payment. From 1 January 2015, that regulation will be superseded by EU Regulation 1307/2013. Consequently, there will no longer be a legal basis for the continuation of the grassland sheep scheme in its present form. In developing the shape of the new...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: No, because different sheep farmers are in different situations. Each sheep farmer will be affected differently by the redistribution model, depending on what his or her single farm payment is. Obviously, the lower the payment, the higher the gain from redistribution between now and 2019. The relatively small number of sheep farmers on high payments will lose something as a result of...