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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (30 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: The table below shows the value of Ireland’s Agri-Food trade with Canada for the three years in question. Irish Agri-Food Trade with Canada Irish Exports to Canada 2011 2012 2013 € Millions 84 92 79 Irish Imports from Canada 2011 2012 2013 € Millions 57 43 61

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (30 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: The table below shows the value of Ireland’s Agri-Food trade with South Africa for the three years in question. Irish Agri-Food Trade with South Africa Irish Exports to South Africa 2011 2012 2013 € Millions 57 62 50 Irish Imports from South Africa 2011 2012 2013 € Millions 38 39 40

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (30 Sep 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. While this had an impact on payment under the Single Payment Scheme, as the person named was found to have more land after inspection than the maximum payable area under the Disadvantaged Area...

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

Simon Coveney: Under the governing EU Regulations, payments under the 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme cannot issue to eligible applicants until after 1 December 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (30 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 19 animals under the 2010 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has issued for 9 animals. There was one set of twins registered, and as payment is due only on one of the twins, the second twin will not be paid on. Payment on the remaining 9 animals will issue shortly. The person named also registered 10 animals under the 2012 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has issued...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas/Grassland Sheep scheme was received from the legal representatives of the estate of the late Joseph Kenny on 15 May 2013. Payment in respect of both the Disadvantaged Areas and Grassland Sheep Schemes cannot issue to the estate of Mr Kenny until such time as either a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration are submitted to my Department.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2013 Single Farm Payment scheme application on 8 May 2013. In order to comply with EU requirements, the 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application of the person named was selected for a cross compliance animal identification and registration inspection and a ground eligibility inspection. The cross compliance inspection identified...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 7 December 2012. The process of ranking and selecting all AEOS applicants was clearly set out in the scheme documentation. Acceptance into the scheme was established using pre-determined selection criteria, which included farm-size and which prioritised smaller holdings. ...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Farm Payment scheme was received from the person named on 25 April 2013, and following processing of this application, full payment in respect of the entitlements held issued to the person named on 12 November and 2 December 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (30 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy can be found in the attached table. Name of State Agency/Body/Organisation/ Working Group Core Duties Functions of same Number of staff Budget for 2013 Budget for 2014 Date of establishment Legislative Basis Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board Appeals body for aquaculture licensing decisions of Minister Determination of appeals against...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (30 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, at 31 August 2014, the latest date for which figures are available was 9,149, comprising 7,367 Army, 752 Air Corps and 1,030 Naval Service personnel. The following table outlines the establishment, strength and vacancies of the Permanent Defence Force, by Army, Air Corps and Naval Service as at 31...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Review (30 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Green Paper on Defence, published in July 2013, set out a range of policy focused questions and initiated a broad public consultation process. This generated 122 written submissions from members of the public and other interested parties. As part of this consultation process, a number of people who made written submissions were invited to meet with civil and military staff of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Agencies (30 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: The only body under the aegis of my Department with specific budget, staff allocation and established under legislation is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The core duties and functions are to investigate and adjudicate on applications for pensions, allowances and gratuities under the Army...

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

Simon Coveney: My Department received an application to transfer 2.26 entitlements to the person named from another herd owner by way of sale on 24 April 2013. The application was rejected as the herd owner transferring the entitlements did not hold sufficient entitlements to proceed with the transfer. In this case , the entitlements were leased out to another herd owner. A letter was issued to both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (1 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named revealed that some ineligible areas had been declared – farm roadway, farm building – which reduced the eligible area for Scheme payment purposes by 0.19 hectares, resulting in an overpayment of €19.02, which was recouped from the DAS payment which issued on 23 September; the full payment due was €3,349.03,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Costs (1 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The legal costs associated with legal proceedings initiated by my Department as a result of the investigations carried out by the Unit are, in general, borne by the CSSO and are a matter for that body. However, since 2004, my Department has paid €126,057 in respect of legal proceedings arising from investigations by the Special Investigation Unit. Such costs have to be seen in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Costs (1 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Within my Department, functions relating to investigations and the bringing of cases to court are carried out in conjunction with other work and it is not possible to quantify the cost of individual investigations. No legal costs have been incurred by my Department to-date in respect of this case. Such costs are generally borne by the Chief State Solicitors Office and are a matter for that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (1 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the case referred to by the Deputy, the Fannin case arose from an investigation that took place in 2009 and came before the Courts in 2013. The charges related to the alleged interference with the TB test. The investigation in this case was a joint investigation between my Department and the Gardai. Following the investigation, a file was submitted to the DPP who directed that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The total allocated budget for my Department in the years 2011-2013 is set out in Table 1 below. Budgets are not formally allocated to periods within calendar years, rather the annual allocation is profiled on a monthly basis for internal financial management purposes. Accordingly the allocation for full year 2014 and the profile for 2014 to end September are also included in the Table 1....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (1 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, eligible applicants’ holdings are required to satisfy a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. As the holding of the person named has not yet satisfied the annual...