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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with relevant EU Regulations, to be eligible for an allocation of entitlements 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: There are currently six milk/dairy Food Business Operators in County Meath approved by my Department under SI 432 of 2009. Two previously approved milk/dairy Food Business Operators have ceased to operate  - one since  2008 and one since 2010.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The location of Chough sites included in the GLAS scheme is based on the information provided to my Department by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The designation of sites under the Habitats and Birds Directives is a matter for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and I understand that the site in question has not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Single Payment Scheme, which was replaced by the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015, is a fully funded EU Scheme. The requirements for this Scheme were laid down in EU Regulations, which are directly applicable in each Member State. The relevant Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme were Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 and Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of the Basic Payment Scheme, farmers need to declare an eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held in order to benefit from payment. The hectares declared must be eligible and must have an agricultural activity carried out on them. The main difficulty in relation to land eligibility arising from recent inspection experience is the lack of any farming activity on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: There were 7,510 eligible applications under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme received from farmers in Kerry. The number of farmers who had land reduced in Kerry in 2014 as a result of over- declarations was 487. Of those 487 farmers, 103 applicants (1% of the total eligible applications) received a financial penalty relating to the over-claim as it was greater than 3% . The total monetary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute.  My Department is in receipt of details concerning the proposal referred to by the Deputy. Following consideration, I can inform the Deputy that my Department is amenable to facilitating the proposed activity subject to certain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The provision known as the Scottish Derogation allows for the allocation of entitlements to persons who never held entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme but who were actively farming on 15 May 2013. Such allocation is restricted to those who 'produced, reared or grew agricultural products' in 2013 in those sectors traditionally supported under Pillar I in Ireland, i.e. the beef, dairy,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Only designated or candidate Special Protection Areas (SPA) or Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) notified to the European Commission by the National Parks and Wildlife Service qualify as Farmland Habitat and for the €79 per hectare payment under GLAS. Natura 2000 is a pan - EU network comprising of SPA and SAC sites and does not extend to National Heritage Areas.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Applications (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The closing date for receipt of applications under Phase 1 of the National Reserve to cater for applications under the two priority categories of Young Farmer and New Entrant was 31 March 2015. In the lead up to the closing date my Department made available a paper application form on my Department's website to cater for those farmers who were in the process of either having their name added...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Applications (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The National Reserve opened for applications under the two priority categories of Young Farmer and New Entrant on 5 January 2015 and the closing date for receipt of applications under these categories was 31 March 2015. Phase 2 of the National Reserve launched in early April and will have the same closing date as the Basic Payment Scheme. Applications under the National Reserve will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Superlevy Fine (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The rules governing the imposition of a super levy are set by regulations agreed at EU level. Under these regulations each Member State is allocated a volume quota of milk, above which a super levy (of 28.6 cents/litre) has to be paid to the EU Commission by producers who contribute to the over production. It is not possible for me on a unilateral basis to adjust these super levy rules. I...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Aircraft Landings (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, all foreign military aircraft require the permission of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to overfly Irish airspace. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade notifies my Department in respect of such requests.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (2 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: In advancing the long standing policy of withdrawing from the provision of married quarter accommodation the Department assists in whatever way it can in order to resolve cases of overholding of Departmental property without recourse to legal action. The case referred to however is one of a number of cases of overholding presently being dealt with where the Department has been obliged to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Expenditure (15 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the fees being paid to board members. The Government approved the application from 1 May 2009 of revised fees for the non-executive chairpersons and members of the boards of State bodies. The revised fees are 10% lower than the fees which applied until 30 April, 2009. The following revised rates of fees are payable to Bord Na gCon Board members:...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (15 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: I said in my response to Question No. 293 of 10 March 2015 that no radical change in the aquaculture sector was to be expected as a result of the modest investment supported through the Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013. Clearly a larger programme of supports would have incentivised more productive investments. Despite that, and the particular issues faced by the sector over the period,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (15 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Tá Ionad Iascaigh Cuain Ros an Mhíl ar cheann de shé Ionad Iascaigh Cuain shannta atá faoi úinéireacht, bainistiú agus cothabháil mo Roinne faoi Reacht. Tá an úsáid a bhaineann muintir Árann as Carrchlós na nOileánach ag Ionad Iascaigh Cuain Ros an Mhíl éascaithe faoi cheadúnas. Coimeádfar soláthar...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (15 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2014. Following initial processing, a dual claim was identified in respect of one of the land parcels declared by the person named. The person named subsequently confirmed that they did not have the right to claim the parcel in question. This resulted in an area over-declaration of between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that two of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. However, while t he person named was notified of this decision and of his right of appeal on 11 September 2013 and again on 12 June 2014, his appeal was only received on 26 January 2015. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (15 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The right of consultation for stakeholders the Deputy refers to is indeed part of the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which I negotiated to conclusion in 2013. The stakeholders referred to are those who are members of Advisory Councils established under the CFP. Environmental stakeholders are active members of the North Western Waters Advisory Council (NWWAC) and the Pelagic Advisory...