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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2015. Processing of the application 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 (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 23 April 2015. Processing of the application 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 (13 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. The application of the person named was selected for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2015. Processing of the application under the ANC Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the ANC application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application to afforest lands included in the Folio in question has been received by my Department and is currently being processed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am advised by the Licensing Authority for Sea Fishing Boats that fishing boat licence conditions do not restrict inshore fishermen from engaging in marine tourism activities. The Marine Survey Office (MSO), Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has full responsibility for the issue of Passenger Boat Licences (e.g. vessels which offer angling/charter trips). MSO rules do not permit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised. Payment will issue shortly directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Data (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The payments issued in Longford and Westmeath under the Disadvantaged Areas / Less Favoured Areas Scheme are set out in the table below for the years 2008 to 2014: Year Longford Westmeath 2014 €4,655,987.46 €4,664,392.10 2013 €4,684,711.44 €4,690,681.09 2012 €5,046,568.27 €5,118,905.56 2011 €5,161,816.91 €5,417,831.65...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments / Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 19 May 2015. Processing of the ANC application has recently been finalised. Payment will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. In relation to the Basic Payment Scheme and Greening Payment, I am pleased to confirm that advance...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payments/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2015. Processing of the application under the ANC Scheme is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the ANC application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bioenergy Strategy (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: A new Bio- Energy Scheme was introduced by my Department for 2015, which focused exclusively on the growing of willow and provided establishment grants to farmers of up to 40% of the crop establishment costs subject to a maximum grant of €1,040 per hectare. The maximum area for planting was increased under the new scheme from 30 hectares to 50 hectares in response to submissions from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The intention behind the BDGP is to bring about fundamental and strategic improvements to the beef breeding sector by substantially improving the overall genetic quality of the Irish beef herd. An essential element required to achieve this overall goal is a robust and reliable replacement index built to suit Irish animals and production systems on which farmers can make informed breeding...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established to investigate applications for disability pensions, allowances and gratuities under the Army Pensions Acts and report their findings to the Minister. In this case the Board’s finding was that the applicant had a degree of disablement which did not reach the minimum required for the grant of a disability pension under...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (13 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 to 148, inclusive, together. In accordance with the legislative requirements of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly or land in the State require the permission of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Air Corps is not tasked or equipped to monitor and communicate with...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy should get his party's councillors to do that.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: They are not.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy is wrong about his earlier comment.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: That is down 45%, however.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: I will be sharing the time with myself because I have two portfolios I wish to address.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am okay, unless the Minister of State, Deputy McHugh, is due to speak. I will take on board some of the issues raised by Deputy McGuinness although I do take issue with some of the generalised comments on the marine element of my portfolios. The complexity of leasing arrangements in some of our fisheries harbours are not as straightforward as Deputy McGuinness makes out and some of the...