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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 19 May 2015. During processing of his application, dual claim errors arose in respect of two of the parcels declared. Subsequently, confirmation was received that the person named was not entitled to declare these parcels. The person named requested the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named has submitted an application under the 2015 National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme. 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 as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining approximately 400 cases that submitted invoices from one particular company to verify and support claims under the non-productive capital investment action of AEOS. It is known that in some cases the invoices submitted were for greater amounts than actually paid by the participants. Funding provided under the scheme comes partly from the EU and partly...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (14 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The management and protection of the Curragh plains is an on-going process. The Curragh provides a working environment for the Defence Forces, the horse-racing and training industry and sheep owners. In addition, in recent years there has also been a marked increase in the level of use as a leisure facility mainly because of the population growth in the area. Officials from my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Garda Investigations (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware, upon conclusion of the investigation of this case I instructed that the relevant papers be sent to the Chief State Solicitors Office for advice on whether offences had been committed and if so, the possibility and likelihood of a successful prosecution. The CSSO subsequently appointed a Prosecuting Counsel to examine the facts of the case and this Counsel’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 24 May 2015. Payment has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Officials in my department have been in contact with the applicant and have requested relevant documentation....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 2 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: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 1 May 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised. Payments under theBasic Payment Scheme and Greening Payment as well as the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. Forestry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The harbour referred to by the Deputy is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its development, repair and maintenance rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. That said, under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 27 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: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The commonages named were included on applications received in my Department under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme. Processing of these applications is currently in progress. On completion of this process, the applications will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank accounts of the persons concerned at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 2 March 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised. Payments under theBasic Payment Scheme and Greening Payment as well as the Areas of Natural Constraints Schemeswill issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: All required checks on almost 27,000 GLAS applications submitted are now nearing completion and all applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application before the end of October. Until this process is complete and the actions applied on are approved it is not possible to determine the number of farmers who will qualify for additional GLAS+ payment. The level of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The applicant concerned submitted his payment claim for Dairy Equipment under TAMS I on the 11thof September 2015 and payment will issue when the required checks are completed. All claims which are cleared for payment will be paid before end of year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: A number of EU and national regulations provide for charging of fees to operators of food businesses including meat plants and farmers. Details of such fees are set out below. Regulation (EC) 882 of 2004, relating to official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, provides for the recovery of the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 April 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right form from the person named on 7thMay 2015. The details on the application form received indicated a discrepancy between the land area declared on the transfer application and the land area declared on the Basic Payment Scheme application submitted by the person named. My Department wrote to the person named on 10thAugust...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 April 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: A total of 26,935 applications were submitted to my Department under tranche 1 of the GLAS scheme. Until full pre-payment validations on area committed and lengths involved in linear actions such as hedgerows, it is not possible to know exactly what individual payments will come to. However, I have included €20m in the 2015 estimates for GLAS payments this year, and I expect this to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 7 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.