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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have recently announced the opening of the new TAMS II Dairy Equipment Scheme.  This is the second of the new Targeted Modernisation Schemes (TAMS II) to be launched under the new Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.  An indicative allocation of €50m is being made available under the terms of this Scheme over the full RDP period.  The total allocation for the various...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Data (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 138 together. There are no definitive statistics on the total number of horses in the country for the years in question. The central equine database , which was introduced by my Department in 2013 , incorporates all relevant identification information recorded on the individual databases of approved equine Passport Issuing Organisations (PIO)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Data (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, is responsible for the development and administration of horseracing. The following table which was provided by HRI outlines the number of thoroughbred foals born in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The number of horses in training, which is an estimate of the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Commission Regulation 504/2008, as transposed into national law via S.I. 207 of 2014 (as amended) sets out the rules in relation to the identification of equidae. With effect from 1st July 2009, it is a requirement that any equine issued with an identification document also has a transponder implanted by a practising veterinary surgeon, which creates an unequivocal link between the animal and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Control of Horses Act, 1996 delegates to local authorities responsibility for issues relating to stray, abandoned and/or neglected horses in both urban and rural areas. My Department provides funding to the local authorities to assist their work in applying the provisions of the Act. To date in 2015, an amount of almost €484,000 has been paid to local authorities throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Slaughtering Data (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Slaughter of horses for human consumption is subject to compliance with relevant EU regulations, which are designed to ensure inter alia that food is safe, to protect human health and to safeguard animal welfare at time of slaughter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: As outlined in the reply to PQ 20663/15 , the person named completed the full term of his contract in the scheme. However, in 2013 it emerged that although the person named had claimed for 27/298 shares in the commonage, the ownership documents showed 9/298 shares only. Therefore, there was an over-claimed amount of 49.34 hectares of commonage for the years up to 2012 and this resulted in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon is the statutory body responsible for the regulation of greyhound racing under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. It has specific powers conferred on it by the Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations 2007, S.I. 302 of 2007, which set out the detailed rules under which greyhound racing is conducted. In July 2014 my Department published the findings from a study, commissioned by my...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Illegal Encampments (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: As you may be aware the management and protection of the Curragh Plains, one of the most open and accessible areas in the Country, is an ongoing process which is the responsibility of my Department. I am fully aware of the ongoing problems of illegal camping and the misuse of the Curragh Plains. In the first five months of this year my Department has already spent approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Defence Forces maintains a small ambulance fleet to transfer Military personnel to and between hospitals, and to attend training exercises. Such exercises would include artillery shoots, weapons shoots, live battle practices and other operational exercises. There is currently no arrangement in place with the Health Service Executive for the Defence Forces to supplement the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Entitlements (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Pension entitlements for members of the Defence Forces are based on various factors such as: date of joining the Permanent Defence Force (PDF), pensionable pay, retiring rank and period of pensionable service. Also, different arrangements apply to members who join the PDF: (a) On or after 1 January 2013, (b) On or after 1 April 2004 but before 1 January 2013; or (c) Before 1 April 2004. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Plant Protection Products (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Decisions on the authorisation of an active substance, such as glyphosate, are made at EU level. These EU decisions are derived on foot of advice from the European Food Safety Authority and the Member States. Subsequently, the Member states have competence to authorise individual products containing any EU-approved active substances. One of the uses currently approved for Glyphosate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the TAMS II investments are available under the following Schemes: - young farmer capital investments, - dairy equipment, - low emission slurry spreading equipment, - organic capital investment, - animal welfare, safety and nutrient storage, and - pig and poultry investments in energy, water meters and medicine dispensers. A list of the items eligible for grant-aid and their reference...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The total allocation for the various on farm investment schemes planned under TAMS II is €395m over the course of the programme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Data (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: There has been a long-standing arrangement under the EU Milk Quota Regulations where milk purchasers collect any super levy money due from their suppliers and submit this to their national authorities for onward transmission to the EU Commission. In a normal super levy year the purchaser is obliged to submit all super levy payments collected by them to my Department before 1 October. Most...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: A query in respect of loss of compensation and consequential losses for sheep destocking following the implementation of the National Commonage Framework plans introduced in 1998 was received by my Department from the person named on 12 March 2015. A reply issued directly to the person named on 23 June 2015 outlining the process by which the person named benefitted in the calculation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Postcode System Implementation (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been represented at regular meetings of the Public Sector Forum which is managing the introduction of Eircodes.  As soon as Eircodes are introduced, it is planned to adopt a focused approach of getting customers to supply their Eircodes at an early stage which will more accurately identify the postal address of customers, thereby decreasing the risk of non-delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Local Authorities harbours, piers and slipways are owned by the Local Authorities themselves and responsibility for their repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department, however provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named last submitted an application form under the 2012 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes. The person named was not entitled to payment on foot of this application as she held no payment entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme and also she did not meet the minimum stocking density requirements under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. My Department did make contact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: No application for the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) has been submitted in respect of the person named. The first tranche for applications closed on 26 May 2015 and, as I have already indicated, I will open a second tranche for the submission of further applications in the autumn. The scheme requirements for the Rare Breed action will be reviewed prior to the opening of...