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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The imagery used to review the lands declared by the person named was captured on 28 March 2012. Under the Terms & Conditions of the Direct Aid Schemes, which includes the Single Payment scheme, farmers are obliged to declare only eligible land when making their applications and to exclude ineligible features such as roads, buildings, farmyards, dense scrub, etc. These claims are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 23 April 2014. In order to receive payment under the Single Payment Scheme applicants must hold single payment entitlements. As the person named does not hold entitlements, no payment is due.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from the 1 stMay 2013 and payment has issued in respect of the 2013 Scheme year. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from the 1 stMay 2013 and payment has issued in respect of the 2013 Scheme year. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 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 regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. During the administrative checks in 2014 an area discrepancy was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2014. An advance payment in respect of Single Payment issued on 16 October and the balancing payment issued on 1 December 2014. Payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme issued to the applicant on 19 September 2014. All payments were made to the nominated bank account of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2014, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is due to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that a number of land parcels 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 notified of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: GLAS (the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme) is part of a suite of proposed measures under the new Rural Development Programme (RDP) which was submitted to the European Commission in July last year and approval for the Scheme is still awaited. My officials are involved in negotiations with the Commission to expedite that approval and the Scheme will be opened as soon as possible. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on 28 March 2014, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment under the 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme is due to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes application on 18 April 2014. Payment has not issued to the person named as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. Immediately the holding is identified as meeting these requirements, the application will be processed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Quality Assurance Scheme (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: During the meeting of the Beef RoundTable on November the 12th, agreement was reached on a wide range of issues impacting on the beef sector, resulting in some 23 outcomes in total. At the subsequent meeting of the RoundTable held last week, there was a general consensus that progress was being made in delivering on the outcomes agreed in November, although further work was required in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Revenue Commissioners record imports of beef into the country where the imports from an individual company exceed a threshold value of €191,000 per calendar year. This information is collected on behalf of the CSO for statistical purposes only. The totals for 2010-2013 respectively are 40,174 tonnes, 46,137 tonnes, 41,448 tonnes, and 26,030 tonnes. The total for January to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The 2015 budget includes a package of approximately €74 million for the beef sector in 2015, including a provision of €52 million for a proposed Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) which will place Ireland at the leading edge globally in the use of genomics in beef production. The proposed BDGP would deliver an accelerated improvement in the environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department currently employs 5 officers who have specific responsibility for monitoring classification and ancillary checks, including carcase trim. In 2014 a Classification officer was appointed to the North West region and the appointment of a Classification officer in the South East was approved in January 2015 to further enhance this level of monitoring. In 2014 there were 515...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: I attach substantial importance to the live export trade and my Department has been very proactive during my time as Minister in facilitating both the cross border live trade and shipments abroad. Live exports serve a dual purpose as a means of satisfying market demand for live animals and providing alternative market outlets for cattle farmers in Ireland. Total live exports for 2014 were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The opening of any major third country market for Irish beef is a very positive development for the entire beef sector given our heavy reliance on exports. This is particularly true of a lucrative market like the US where the beef market is estimated at 11 million metric tonnes. It is split 60: 40 between foodservice and grocery retail (by volume). The US imports 1 2 million tonnes of beef...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: To be eligible under the Young Farmer priority category of the National Reserve an applicant must meet the following conditions: - - S/he is participating in the Basic Payment Scheme in the year in which s/he submits an application; - S/he is aged no more than 40 years of age at any time during the calendar year in which s/he first submits an application under the Basic Payment Scheme; -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2014, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is due to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly. The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2014. Payment under this Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 17 December 2014. The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1 May 2013 and payment has issued in respect of the 2013...