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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: As previously indicated to the Deputy the application in question is currently under consideration by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act.A determination in respect of the application will be made as soon as possible following completion of the necessary assessment process. As the application is under active...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Value for Money Reviews (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: In relation to the present Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013 under the European Fisheries Fund Regulation (1198/2016), ex-post evaluation of the Programme is by law a matter for the European Commission. My Department was responsible for carrying out an interim evaluation of the Programme. This was conducted by independent consultants and published in 2011 and is available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Job Creation Data (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The licence application referred to by the Deputy is currently under consideration by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries ( Amendment ) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act. The process of assessment will take full account of applicable National and EU legislation and will reflect the full engineering, scientific, environmental, legal and public policy aspects of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: I dtaca le Ceisteanna Parlaiminte eile ar an ábhar seo, tá íocaíochtaí maidir leis an Scéim Íocaíochta Aonair agus le Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste do na blianta 2009, 2013 agus 2014 seolta cheana féin díreach chuig cuntas bainc ainmnithe an duine ainmnithe. Tháinig ceisteanna eile chun solais fad a bhí...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Milk Quota Regulations will cease to exist on 31 March 2015 and as a result the requirement to hold a milk quota in order to sell or supply milk will cease to exist. However, between now and 31 March, milk purchasers who are selling or supplying milk must hold a milk quota and have it allotted to a particular milk purchaser. At the end of the milk quota year, on 31 March, each milk...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Firstly I would like to point out that my priority is to put in place requirements for commonages that will deliver real and measurable environmental benefits and will fit within the framework of the Rural Development Regulations, which require that farmers are only paid for actions which exceed the baseline for the Basic Payment Scheme. At recent meetings with the E.U. Commission it was made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The detailed consideration of Ireland’s draft Rural Development Programme (RDP) by the EU Commission is now at an advanced stage and the new Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) is a key component of our RDP. I hope to be in a position to open GLAS as soon as agreement is reached with the EU Commission. In terms of a closing date, I can only make final decisions in this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment /Disadvantaged Areas scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2014. The Single Payment Scheme application was processed with payments issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 16 October 2014 and 1 December 2014. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 24 September 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes requires my Department to operate a Farm Advisory System (FAS) to provide advice to farmers on a range of issues relating to land and farm management. The regulations require that advisors are suitably qualified and regularly trained. In addition, in order to be approved as a GLAS Advisor, an advisor must also be an approved FAS advisor. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with the EU Regulations governing the Young Farmer Scheme and National Reserve, eligibility for payment is limited to farmers under 40 years who commenced their farming activity no more than five years prior to submitting the Basic Payment Scheme application. These schemes are intended to provide financial assistance to young farmers during the period immediately following the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: On 12 May 2014, I wrote to the person named concerning the matters raised by him about a Bord Iascaigh Mhara study of seal depredation. I advised the person named that I considered it appropriate that his complaint against BIM be processed, in the first instance, with BIM through its Customer Charter. I also said that when appropriate avenues to mediate or arbitrate the issues raised by him...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment /Disadvantaged Areas scheme was received from the person named on 23 April 2014. The Single Payment Scheme application was processed with payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 14 January 2015. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 13 January 2015. As the SFP application of the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Civil Defence is a volunteer based organisation and it is important to honour those who have given such dedicated service over many years. Long Service Medals were first introduced in Civil Defence in 1997 for members who had given 10 and 20 years of continuous service to the organisation. As Civil Defence is now over 60 years old it was decided last year to introduce Long Service Medals...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Fatalities (11 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The matter to which the Deputy is referring is the case of the deaths of Private Thomas Barrett and Private Derek Smallhorne who were murdered, and Private John O’Mahony who was seriously injured while serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on 18 April 1980. In July 2014 the alleged perpetrator, Mr. Mahmoud Bazzi, was arrested by the United States of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 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: Single Payment Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The herdnumber was transferred to the person named on 2 April 2014, and the person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment application on 30 April 2014. However, the person named did not submit an application to transfer the Single Payment entitlements from the previous herdowner and consequently no payment has issued on these entitlements. The closing date for receipt of 2014 Transfer of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted by the requirement to have had a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011. My Department wrote to all concerned applicants in August 2012 giving them the opportunity to seek derogation from this requirement. Following previous...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from the 1 sSeptember 2011 and payment has issued in respect of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Scheme years. The person named was also approved for participation in the 2013 Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) with effect from the 1 stJune 2013 and payment has issued in respect of the 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (12 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: All farmers who declared their lands in 2014 are eligible to submit an application for the Green Low -Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS). Approval into the scheme will be based on pre-determined criteria which will be outlined in the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Applications under the 2013 Single Payment /Disadvantaged Areas scheme were received from the persons named on 10 October 2013. The closing date for submission of 2013 Single Payment Scheme application forms was 15 May 2013. The Single Farm Premium/Disadvantaged Areas Terms and Conditions clearly state that an Express post receipt or a Registered post receipt are the only acceptable forms of...