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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 28 May 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) application has recently been finalised. Payment under the ANC Scheme is due to issue shortly and will be paid directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. In relation to the Basic Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 28 April 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme application has recently been finalised, and payment is due to issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named. In relation to the Basic Payment Scheme and Greening Payment, I am pleased to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2015. Processing of the application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 23 April 2015. Processing of the application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 May 2015. 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 before any payments issue. Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 28 May 2015. During processing of this application an overlap error arose in relation to one of the parcels declared. This matter is currently being resolved in favour of the person named. In relation to the Basic Payment Scheme and Greening Payment, I am pleased to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2014. F ollowing processing of this application a number of issues were identified regarding land eligibility. My officials have engaged directly with the applicant in relation to this matter, and a final determination of eligible land on the holding has been arrived at....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 10 April 2015. Processing of the application under the Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 May 2015. 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 before any payments issue. Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 14 May 2015. 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 before any payments issue. Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: All cattle must be tagged on the holding of origin within 20 days of birth with two official ear tags bearing the same number. One of the tags in the set must have a tissue sampling component for the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) eradication programme, the other being a conventional flag tag. With regard to the percentage loss rate for the BVD tissue tag, since the Department does not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The cost of the genotyping has been determined following a public tendering process undertaken by the ICBF in relation to laboratory analysis, tissue tags and the DNA chip. The new cost of the genotyping element is €22 per tag which is a 26% reduction on the 2014 cost, and a relatively small proportion of the overall payment to the farmer. By way of example, the payment to a farmer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Aoníocaíochta (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoi Scéim na Limistéar Nádúrtha faoi Shrianadh 2015 ón duine a ainmnítear an 12 Bealtaine 2015. Tá próiseáil an iarratais faoin Scéim LNS ar bun faoi láthair. Ar chríochnú an phróisis seo, déanfar athbhreithniú breise ar an iarratas ag féachaint le híocaíocht a eisiúint go...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 22 May 2015.Under the Terms and Conditions of the Basic Payment Scheme and other area based schemes an applicant, as well as meeting the Scheme criteria, is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. The holding of the person named was the subject of an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 27 March 2015. 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 before any payments issue. Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department avails of workforce planning to determine our current and future staffing needs. Under this process, my Department continuously assesses resource requirements, and where surplus staff is identified, they are redeployed to alternative public sector posts or work is reassigned to ensure all staff are fully employed at all times. There are currently no supernumerary positions in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named has submitted an application under the 2015 National Reserve. Processing of applications is underway which involves administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application. These checks are required under EU Regulations. In cases where additional information is required my Department will correspond directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named did not submit a pplication s for either the 2014 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme s or the 2015 Basic Payment and Areas of Natural Constraint s Scheme s . Therefore, the herd owner has no entitlem ent to payment in either year under the aforementioned schemes.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2015. Processing of the application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: Neither I nor my Department have any role in relation the administration of dog pounds. These matters come under the aegis of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government. However, one of the reasons for introducing microchipping and registration of dogs is to facilitate lost dogs being reunited with their owners. To this end, it is envisaged that dog pound staff would, as a matter...