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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: A 2014 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application was received in my Department from the person named on 9 April 2014. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the 50% advance of the Single Payment Scheme payment subsequently issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 15 and 16 October respectively. However, due to an administrative error the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 11 March 2014. Advance payment issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 3 November 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of delivering the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, and other area based schemes, is required to carry out an annual round of inspections, both in the field and by means of Remote Sensing, to ensure the eligibility of land declared to drawdown payments. The basis of these inspections is governed by EU legislation and there are minimum numbers that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 8 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and advance payment issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 16 October 2014. Also payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 13 October 2014 . The person named was also the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 25 April 2014. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payments will shortly issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is a scheme co-funded by the European Commission and as announced in the recent budget and in my Department’s RDP submission to the Commission, I am proposing a budget of over €300m to fund the scheme. As with any scheme, this will have to be managed within the available budget over time. The proposed BDGP is intended to deliver an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware, there is a commercial preference at UK retail level, reflecting consumer preference there, for a simple origin labelling process bearing the name of a single EU member state only. It must be recognised that this commercial purchasing strategy has facilitated the sale in major UK retail outlets of large quantities of beef from cattle born, reared and slaughtered in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will appreciate, questions of price are ultimately matters to be determined between the purchasers and the sellers of cattle. It is neither appropriate nor possible for me or any other Minister for Agriculture in the EU to intervene directly on these issues. Cattle prices are determined by supply/demand dynamics which are in turn influenced by a range of different factors such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Technology Adoption Programme commenced as a three year programme in 2012 and therefore concludes at the end of 2014. I expect that all payments due to farmers under this programme in respect of this calendar year will be paid by the end of 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 16 April 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The matter in question was the subject of an investigation by An Garda Síochána, who have indicated that there is no prosecution pending in respect of the incident. The operators of the pound have carried out an internal investigation into the matter, and have taken appropriate action.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named participated in the Single Payment Scheme for each scheme year up to 2011. Having leased out his entitlements for the scheme years 2012 and 2013, he did not establish an automatic right to receive new entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 and was advised by my Department to transfer his entitlements permanently under the 2014 scheme year. The person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the administration of the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes, and other area based schemes, require that full and comprehensive administrative eligibility checks, including in some cases either Ground or Remote Sensing (satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. Eligibility checks are required to ensure that the actual area claimed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 2 May 2014. Following initial processing, overclaims were discovered in respect of two land parcels. The appropriate query letter issued to the person named following which the person named contacted my Department and accepted the overclaims. The application was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment /Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 4 May 2014. As the person named does not hold any Single Payment entitlements he therefore is not eligible for payment under this Scheme. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named applied for the Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas Schemes on 13thMay 2014. Processing of the Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme applications of the person named has recently been finalised. Payments will issue shortly directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not established any quasi-Governmental organisation or agency, since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: There are a number of physical and medical standards laid down by the Military Authorities, including specified vision requirements, for entry to all branches of the Defence Forces. These requirements are based on the professional advice of the Medical Corps and having regard to the nature of the job, the duties of military service and the training exercises undertaken by members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As I have outlined previously to the House, a claim has been received from the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) in relation to this matter and it is being dealt with under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force. Discussions have been taking place with the Representative Association, with regards to their...