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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 11 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 EU Regulations also require that where it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment /Disadvantaged Areas scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised with payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 15 October 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 28 March 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised with payment due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme revealed that a number of the land parcels declared by the person name d contained ineligible features. This resulted in reduction of 0.23 hectares being applied to the area based payments, including the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, where an overpayment of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 3 April 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payments under both Schemes have recently issued. Payment under the Single Farm Payment issued on 30 October 2014 and payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme issued on 6 November 2014, both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 1 May 2014. Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas application has not yet been finalised and will be cleared as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment-Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 23 April 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised with payment under both schemes due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment-Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 12 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment-Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 14 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 a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment /Disadvantaged Areas scheme was received from the person named on 9 April 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payments under both Schemes have recently issued. Payment under the Single Farm Payment issued on 30 October 2014 and payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme issued on 6 November 2014, both directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment scheme application on 12 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised with payment due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 14 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 EU Regulations also require that where it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas' scheme application on 23 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 EU Regulations also require that where it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that a land parcel declared by the person named contained ineligible features. Following an appeal from the person named, a visit by a Department official to verify the position was necessary to progress the matter. The person named was supplied with new maps when they were notified of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas' scheme application on 9 May 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 EU Regulations also require that where it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Reform (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together. The new CFP, which was negotiated to completion under the Irish presidency, will ensure real meaningful reform to how EU waters are fished in the future. The agreement is designed to ensure the long term sustainability of fishing in Ireland and throughout EU waters, utilising best scientific advice as a key determinant in setting annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Minister for Health has overall responsibility for general food labelling legislation but my Department plays an important role in the labelling of food together with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Under EU law primary responsibility for the safety and traceability of food placed in the market place lies with food business operators. The role of my Department is to verify...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Cessation (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland strongly supports the abolition of the milk quota regime , on the basis that quotas were widely regarded by all concerned as a brake on the potential of the Irish dairy sector to respond positively to market opportunities. The ending of milk quota regime represents an exceptional opportunity for the dairy industry to increase milk output and, as a result, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 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. Indeed, the new Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has emphasised this point again in recent days via...