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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: As previously advised under Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 10 March, 2015, those Hen Harrier lands which attract a €370 per hectare payment under GLAS are lands notified to my Department by the National Parks & Wildlife Service. These lands include areas formally designated by NPWS, or otherwise identified by them as important for the preservation of the hen harrier....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 350 together. The Pet Passport (No. 2) Regulations 2014 and the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015 apply to all breeds of dog. Under the Pet Passport (No. 2) Regulations 2014, (S.I. No. 602 of 2014), any dog (including a greyhound) being moved off the island must be accompanied by a pet passport showing that it has been identified by a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and has received payments for the entire six years of their contract. The REPS 4 contract is now complete and there are no further payments to be made.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 8 April 2014. Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been completed with payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 11 February 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the Single Payment Scheme were made to applicants, who held payment entitlements under that Scheme. In order to benefit from payment under that Scheme, an applicant had to declare an eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held. An eligible hectare must have all of the ineligible areas and features excluded and must have an agricultural activity carried out on it. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The amounts by county, paid to all beneficiaries under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (DAS), who declared at least one Natura parcel for the period from 2008 to 2014 are outlined in the following tabular statements. SPS 2008 (€) DAS 2008 (€) SPS 2009 (€) DAS 2009 (€) SPS 2010 (€) DAS 2010 (€) Carlow 8,997,367.75...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the administration of the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas' scheme require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The holding of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection under the 2012 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas' scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The 2012 Single Payment Scheme application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. The eligibility inspection involved the inspection of lands declared in counties Clare, Limerick, Roscommon and Tipperary. This inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and area found, resulting in an intentional over-declaration in area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department compiles a Terms and Conditions booklet each year covering the various Direct Payment Schemes and Rural Development measures. This document provides a summary of the requirements and is prepared as an aid to applicants. However, it should be recognised that the governing EU regulations form the definitive basis for the administration of the various schemes, including those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Negotiations on the new Farmers' Charter are at an advanced stage but there are a number of key areas that require further discussion. The Farmers Charter Review Group, chaired by an Assistant Secretary from my Department and comprised of senior Department officials and representatives of the main farming organisations is endeavouring to achieve consensus on the outstanding issues and to do...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Forest Service provides letters to facilitate payment by the ESB of compensation to an applicant under the Afforestation Scheme where a power line traverses a plantation, a consequence of which is that areas cannot be planted because they cannot achieve the minimum width required under the Scheme. The application map originally submitted by the person named included corridors and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I established a Review Group in November 2011 to examine all aspects of fur farming in Ireland. The Terms of Reference of the Review Group were: (i) To review fur farming in Ireland taking into account existing legislative provisions for the licensing of mink farming (ii) To comment on the economic benefits of the sector (iii) To consider the effectiveness of existing welfare controls,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from the 1stSeptember 2011 and full entitlements have 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: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2013 and payment issued on 20 September 2013 under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. No payment was due under the Single Farm Payment Scheme as the person named does not hold any payment entitlements under that Scheme. A review of the land parcels declared by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has responsibility under the Fishery Harbours Centre Act, 1968 (as amended) for the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Dingle, Ros an Mhíl and Killybegs. Rates and charges for the use of facilities and services at each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres are imposed in accordance with the Fishery...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2014. Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been completed and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department received this application for a felling licence on 27thJanuary 2015. The application in question was initially submitted by email by a forestry company on behalf of the applicant on 21stJuly 2014. Unfortunately the email address to which the application had been submitted in July 2014 was an invalid Forest Service email address. This address was published in a circular...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The above named was an applicant under the 2013 Single Farm Payment Scheme. The application was one of those selected for a Satellite Inspection at which over-claims were discovered. A subsequent ground inspection confirmed the over-claims and the person named was notified accordingly. The person named appealed the original findings and the matter was re-examined following a field visit....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named has submitted applications under the Single Payment Scheme for all years since its inception in 2005. These applications included LPIS Parcel No. E22311009 - High Glen Commonage. In 2006, the Department requested the herd owner to provide satisfactory evidence of his entitlement to claim the land parcel in his application. The Department did not accept that the evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: At close of business on Friday 20thMarch 2015 a total of 6,684 applications were created on the Department's GLAS online application system. In light of the European Commission's recent announcement that Member States may extend the closing date for direct payment applications beyond the 15 thMay and up to 15thJune I am now considering whether to extend the closing date for GLAS applications....