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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 to 382, inclusive, together. The gross Vote funding provided for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2014 is €1,220m broken down as €1,019.2m in current expenditure and €200.5m in capital expenditure (including €16.8m capital funding carried over from 2013). At this point in the year it is not anticipated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events Response (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The storm earlier in the year has indeed been damaging to Irish forests particularly in the south of the country. In order to establish the most appropriate response for forest owners and the forest industry a taskforce, chaired by Mr Tom Hayes TD, Minister of State, and comprising of the Irish Forest and Forest Products Association, the Irish Timber Growers Association, the Irish Farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cattle Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 387 together. The position is that the Request For Tender (RFT) document that was published on 29 May 2012, which covers the current supply contract, stated that, following the evaluation of tenders, it was the intention to approve one supplier. The restriction of the supply of bovine tags to a single supplier is designed to ensure that farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Glin Pier is in the ownership of Limerick City and County Council and responsibility for its development, repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department, however, provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The total number of staff in my Department currently employed on temporary contracts or other non-permanent contracts of employment is seventy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since May 2011, a notification has been placed on my Department’s website inviting expressions of interest from persons interested in being appointed to the boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. This notification was updated most recently on 21 May 2014 with a list of board vacancies. State Board vacancies are also advertised in the national newspapers. In making...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 391 together. The details of the salaries of the Chief Executive Officers of the eight Non Commercial State Bodies and the four Commercial State Bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are outlined in the following table. Body/Agency Salary - Non-Commercial Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board No CEO An Bord Bia €149,175 Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: If salaries paid to the special advisors employed in my Department are capped at the first point of the Principal Officer standard scale, the annual saving would be €33,582.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The following eight non-commercial bodies are under the aegis of my Department. Bord Bia Bord Iascaigh Mhara Sea Fisheries Protection Authority Teagasc The Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board The Marine Institute The National Milk Agency Veterinary Council of Ireland

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: While the person named did submit Single Payment Scheme application forms in 2009 & 2010, they were not assigned a herdnumber until 2011. Applicants of the scheme are required to be the holder of a registered herdnumber or to have applied to the local DVO for a herdnumber on or before May 15thof the scheme year in question. Applications were subsequently submitted for 2011, 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: There is no record of an application having been received from the person named under the Forest Road Grant Scheme (2007 to 2013). This Scheme is now closed and a consultative process on the formulation of a new forestry programme, that includes roads, is underway. Following completion of this process it is intended, subject to the necessary approval and provision of funding, that a new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Lobster pots are the private property of their owner who has the primary responsibility in relation to those pots. The safe storage of lobster pots on land is a matter for the owner of the pots and the owner of the land on which they are stored and the relevant Local Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: In developing the final draft of the new Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, which has been submitted to the EU Commission, I was very conscious of the challenges facing farmers farming lands situated on the islands. In particular, I am fully aware of the additional costs incurred in farming island lands. Mindful of this, I have decided to target specific support for island...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered thirty nine beef breed animals under the 2013 Beef Data Programme. The rates of payment for this Scheme, which is funded using Single Payment Scheme unused funds, are €20 per animal in respect of the first 30 animals and €10 per animal in respect of the next 20 animals registered as born into the herd in 2013. Payment issued to the applicant in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. Body/Agency No of Board appointments in 2014 Name Date Appointed Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board 1 Imelda Reynolds (Chair) 01-Apr-14 An Bord Bia 2 Prof Fergal O’Gara 30-Jan-14 - - Eddie Downey 30-Jan-14 Bord Iascaigh Mhara 3 Sean O’Donoghue 02-Mar-14 - - Damien McLaughlin 21-Mar-14 - - Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The primary compensation measure available under the TB Eradication scheme to herdowners, whose holdings are restricted due TB and who have reactor animals removed, is the On Farm Market Valuation scheme. In 2013, my Department paid €10.5m to 3,376 herdowners under this Scheme. In addition, herdowners may also qualify for additional payments under the Income Supplement, Hardship or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The following table sets out the title and reference of every Statutory Instrument signed by me since 1 May 2014. Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 207/2014 - European Union (Identification of Equidae) Regulations 2014. S.I. No. 221/2014 - European Communities (Protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in poultry) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (Amendment)...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: They do.

Business of Dáil (15 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose that we suspend the House for ten minutes as the Tánaiste has been delayed briefly. She will be present within ten minutes, and with the indulgence of other Members, I request that we adjourn for that period.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (15 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The acquisition of newequipment for the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service is a matter that is kept under constant review at a senior level in my Department and in the Defence Forces, through joint participation in the High Level Planning and Procurement Group.This Group is charged with identifying equipment requirements and agreeing on a procurement programme to provide the Defence Forces...