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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (11 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon has informed me that they are finalising the terms of the tender for internal audit services and advised that the invitation to tender will be available on the Governments procurement website e-Tenders shortly. Details of the application process will be contained within the published invitation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Staff (11 Jun 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: Harbours and Piers (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The pier referred to by the Deputy is in the ownership of Galway County Council. The Council has advised my Department that the pier was in a state of serious collapse and posed a real and significant danger to all those who used the pier. My Department did not receive an application for a Foreshore consent in relation to the works in question and a legal question has arisen as to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I previously answered a very similar question on this matter for the deputy on the 27thof May. My Department does not have responsibility for the quay at Seanchéibh, which is owned by Galway County Council. Full responsibility for its development, repair and maintenance, rests with that Local Authority. My Department does, however provide funding for the small scale development and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I refer to my reply to the Deputy on 10th June (22576/15) in connection with the survey conducted by my Department on the incidence of TB in deer in a small area of County Wicklow. In that reply, I explained that further laboratory analysis of cultures is ongoing is relation to tissue taken from the deer to identify linkages between the TB found in deer, badgers and cattle. This work has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The 2014 Beef Genomics Scheme application of the person named has recently been finalised. I have been informed by my officials that payment will issue in the coming days to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: Neither I nor any of my Department officials have met or engaged with the person in question or with senior executives within that person’s media companies.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 15 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed to confirm eligibility under the schemes. The application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: This plantation was inspected four times since 2012 by the Department and had failed each inspection due to ongoing trespass by animals. A fifth inspection, carried out in May 2015, confirmed the trespass issue has now been resolved and the plantation is now up to standard. The applicant should be aware that trespass is a serious matter and that this site may be subject to random...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: A Department review of the non-productive capital investment claims submitted by applicants under AEOS was undertaken in 2014.  This review identified irregularities with documentation submitted for reimbursement in some of these claims. A full Department investigation was then initiated, which in turn led to the matter being referred to the Gardaí.  Payments to applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The new Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 will be a key support in enhancing the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, achieving a more sustainable management of natural resources and ensuring a more balanced development of rural areas. The RDP has been developed on the basis of extensive stakeholder consultation, and while it does not include a measure directly providing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The position is that my Department does not have a grant aid scheme for the development of livestock marts.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned is an applicant under the TAMS Dairy Equipment Scheme. I am pleased to say that payment of €12,598.45 has been approved in this case and will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with the EU regulations governing the ‘Young Farmer’ priority category of the National Reserve, a ‘young farmer’ is defined as follows: - S/he is aged no more than 40 years of age in the year when s/he first submits an application under the Basic Payment Scheme; - S/he is setting up an agricultural holding for the first time or has set up such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 and 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2013 and 6 May 2014 respectively. Payment has not yet issued for these applications, as the holding has not satisfied the scheme minimum stocking requirements for the scheme years in question. As the person named is deceased , my Department has requested the representatives of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office have advised that the person named lodged an appeal with the Agriculture Appeals Office on 23 February 2015 in relation to the Agri- Environment Options Scheme. A decision letter issued to the person named on 12 June 2015 . The person named was also advised that it remains open to them to raise any issue with the matter with the Office of the Ombudsman.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection. The inspection identified discrepancies between the areas declared and the area found resulting in an over-declaration in area of greater than 50%. Based on the terms and conditions of the schemes this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (16 Jun 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 the 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 deemed necessary to progress the matter. This check confirmed the 2013 area over-declaration...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The main compensation scheme for farmers whose herds are affected by TB is the On-Farm Market Valuation Scheme which provides, in general, for compensation for cattle removed as reactors to be paid on the basis of current “Market Value”. The maximum amount payable in respect of any individual bovine animal removed under the scheme is €2,800, except in respect of one...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (16 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: At the outset, I would like to welcome the fact that almost 27,000 applications were submitted in the first tranche of GLAS applications, which is very much in line with the projections I made when launching the scheme. All GLAS applications will now be assessed and approved in line with the priority environmental assets and pre-determined selection criteria. Until this process is completed...