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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I appreciate the Chair's comments and thank him for making them.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single F arm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 3 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: Agriculture Schemes Payments (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single F arm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 21 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: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from 1 November 2010 and payment has issued in respect of the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from 1 September 2011 and full entitlements ha ve issued in respect of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 7 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: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in October 2009 and received payments for the first five years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulation which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. Following a Cross Compliance Inspection finalised in October 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I assume the Deputy is referring to the publication of the Teagasc Annual Review and Outlook for 2015.  Dairy Prices are a function of global  market dynamics,  with supply and demand issues in markets across the globe affecting prices  across different dairy commodity groups in domestic markets. Price volatility is a continuing feature of dairy commodity markets, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Relations (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that, at the next meeting of the Council of EU Agriculture Ministers, I will impress on the Commissioner the need for adequate market support measures to address the negative effects of the Russian ban on agri-food products from the EU. I have already signed a common note from Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, France, Hungary and Romania, which is supported by Austria and Estonia,...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 17 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the Single Payment Scheme may only be made in respect of eligible land. Eligible land is defined as land that is used for an agricultural activity. An agricultural activity is defined as the production, rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milking, breeding of animals and keeping animals for farming purposes. In addition, land must be maintained in...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 13 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 application of the person named was selected for a...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Members for the opportunity to outline the work my Department and its agencies have being doing to ensure the long-term environmental sustainability of Irish agriculture. The task of feeding the world while saving the planet, which sounds lofty but is a true reflection of the situation, is one of the greatest challenges facing this generation. Almost 900...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: They are only talking about offal. They are not-----

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I met them last week.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: There is a series of questions. Small farmers in the west of Ireland have not been left behind. Our actions as a Government show that in recent budgets, in terms of schemes and supports and the design of the new CAP, small farmers in the west of Ireland, in a proportional sense, are getting a better deal than anybody else. That is a fact.

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The comment was made about the west. In terms of single farm payments, we have examined redistribution from farmers who traditionally received higher payments to those who traditionally received lower payments. We have seen priority access to schemes for smaller farmers and disadvantaged areas. We are designing a new GLAS scheme which moves farmers in commonage areas from receiving the...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: With all due respect, this is not a done deal. We are in the middle of negotiating the shape and design of GLAS with the Commission. That is what I said to the people I met last week. They made a presentation to me, I listened to them, we discussed it and I said I would try to accommodate their concerns as best as I could in our negotiations with the Commission, which is exactly what is...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I agree that Europe wide we need to look at the margins for primary producers in the prices offered by the supermarkets in order that they have reasonable margins on their produce. This has to happen at European level, as if we were to try to do it here on our own, the major multinationals would simply source produce elsewhere. I agree that we need to tackle the issue of red tape. When the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (11 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the deputy is aware, my colleague Ann Phelan, TD was appointed Minister of State in July of this year with specific responsibility for implementing the report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA ). The scope of this report is extensive and multi-sectoral and encompasses 34 recommendations on areas as diverse as investment and finance, local enterprise...