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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Remit (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon is the statutory body responsible for the regulation of greyhound racing under the Greyhound Industry Act1958. It has specific powers conferred on it by the Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations 2007, S.I. 302 2007, which set out the detailed rules under which greyhound racing is conducted. I understand that Bord na gCon has recently conducted a review of their integrity and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Following on from the publication of the Indecon Report in July 2014, Bord na gCon submitted an action plan with timelines for implementing the 27 recommendation in the Indecon Report dealing with governance, finance, regulation and welfare. This action plan has been published on the Bord na gCon website. Bord na gCon has informed me that they are continuing to address the skills gap...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Remit (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is responsible for the identification and registration of greyhounds in the Irish Greyhound Studbook. The ICC is subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon (BNG) under Section 26 (2) of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (the Act). BNG is the statutory body with responsibility for the improvement and development of the greyhound industry,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon has statutory responsibility under the Greyhound Industry Acts 1958 and 1993 for the control, development and improvement of the greyhound racing industry. The issue to which the Deputy refers is an operational matter for Bord na gCon. That organisation is specifically empowered under Section 16(1) of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, to provide loans for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, charged with the regulation and development of the greyhound racing industry. The Control Committee and the Control Appeals Committee of BNG are established under legislation (Greyhound Industry, Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee Regulations 2007, S.I. Number 301 of 2007). The Control...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Remit (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, charged with the regulation and development of the greyhound racing industry. The Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 specifies standards for greyhound welfare, establishes a register of Greyhound Breeding Establishments and regulates their operation. A Code of Practice in the care and welfare of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not issued new Terms and Conditions, it has amended the existing document, as it has done previously, to provide clarity to certain issues where this has been sought or where this was deemed necessary in the light of queries received. The use of ranking for selection has always been a requirement of the GLAS Scheme and the basic ranking system has not changed – it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was notified of an SPS debt by letter from the Department on 20thApril 2015, outlining a total debt of €8,699.85 on his 2014 Single Farm Payment. In that letter, he was advised that the debt mentioned, along with any interest charged, if not recouped from him directly, would be debited from any future payments that would fall due to him from the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The re- opening of the US market to Irish beef which was announced in January 2015 was achieved following a step-by step process that involved considerable efforts at political, diplomatic and tech nical level over several years. A significant miles t one was reached in June 2014 when the US side sent a team of inspectors to Ireland in order to carry out an equivalence re-instatement audit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: There is no specific charter for farm inspections as farms inspections come under the umbrella of the Farmers’ Charter. The Farmers’ Charter is comprised of agreed standards and delivery targets for the schemes and services, including on-farm inspections, provided by my Department to all its clients including farmers. The relevant EU Regulations are the legal instruments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered seventeen animals under the 2012 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment issued in respect of two ofthese animals. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme, data relating to the animals was to be submitted by the participant within twelve months of date of birth of the calves but data in respect of fifteen of the animals was not received until October 2014. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (13 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application on 10 April 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes requirethat full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases ground eligibility inspections, to be completed to confirm eligibility under the schemes. The application of the person named was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputy for giving me an opportunity to clarify this issue. GLAS is a large, flagship scheme which has been open for some time and for which the deadline for the receipt of applications is one week from now. Following successful negotiations with the European Commission, I opened the GLAS online application system on 23 February for the preparation of applications, with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am only trying to be helpful.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: It is important that people understand the process. We opened GLAS early in order that planners could get applications onto the system. All of the preparatory work for the scheme takes time. A plan must be put together and planners must work with farmers to ensure they consider all of the options available to them. Planners are involved in GLAS because it is a complex scheme. The farmer...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: I think the Deputy said it would be €10,000.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Okay. I am happy to be corrected.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: It is important that we stick to the facts here. I never said the average payment for people in GLAS would be €5,000 and the average payment for people in GLAS plus would be €7,000. They are the maximum payments, as the Deputy knows. Many farmers will be on the maximum. Of course there will be some farmers who will be on less than the maximum. Therefore, the average will be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: We should not try to create something that is based on misleading people. Everybody knows the maximum payment in GLAS is €5,000 and-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Data (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: -----the maximum payment in GLAS plus is €7,000. We want to try to get as many farmers as possible up to those maximums. They have to apply the rules. They get payments for certain actions they do. More than 50% of this is European money. The European Commission will come and audit GLAS to make sure it gets value for money. The scheme we have put together will allow many farmers,...