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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: As you may be aware my Department is currently examining land parcels declared under the Single Payment Scheme and other area-based Direct Payment Schemes. As part of this review ineligible areas were identified and removed from a number of parcels declared by the person named. The person named claimed 33.99 ha on their 2013 Single Payment application, and the removal of the ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The penalty applied under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme relates to breaches of Cross Compliance requirements. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Basic Payment Scheme, an applicant as well as meeting the Scheme criteria is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. A report detailing non-compliances observed by Kerry County Council on 28 July 2015 was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 28 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 30 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: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application from the person named. This application has been fully processed and advance payment under the Basic Payment Scheme will issue shortly. The person named also submitted a 2015 National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme application to my Department. Processing of National Reserve and Young...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Safety (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: There is an onus on all seafarers, including those deploying static fishing gear, to exercise caution at sea and to consider the welfare of others. Overall responsibility for safety at sea is a matter for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Investment Projects (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The capital allocation for Defence for 2015 is €66m. Under the recently published Capital Investment Plan, Defence received an allocation of €437m for the 2016 – 2021 timeframe, broken down as follows: Defence 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total Capital Funds (€m) 66 67 67 78 78 81 437 The White Paper on Defence sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 does not apply to Defence Forces personnel when they are on active service. Nevertheless, I am informed by the military authorities that risk assessments are carried out for all mission areas. These risk assessments are intended to identify all hazards that might exist in a mission area, including health risks. Suitable control measures are then...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vaccination Programme (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 8 July 2015 (PQ 27759/15). I regret the delay in responding. As the Deputy will appreciate the information sought has required a considerable amount of manual checking of the medical files. A total of 60 personnel have served overseas in sub-Saharan Africa this year to July 2015. Fifty three of the medical file reviews are completed and a further...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware that my Department has reconvened the Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Working Group in August this year. As part of its remit the Group is reviewing the use of the Primaquine drug in the Defence Forces and the overall medical treatment process for those deployed to malarious areas. The Group will report back to me with its findings. The reason the Deputy has not received the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Internship Scheme Data (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The JobBridge National Internship Scheme is a key part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative and has been set up with a view to giving job seekers the opportunity to take part in a quality internship with a host organisation. Since the launch of the National Internship Scheme in 2011 the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces have worked to identify and progress a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am informed by the military authorities that to date in 2015 the Defence Forces have completed, or are in the process of completing, the processing of 4,098 applications for the Reserve Defence Force. This figure includes 1,374 applications from the recruitment competition that commenced on 7 of September, 2015 and the remaining applications are from previous competitions. The 4,098...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am informed by the military authorities that the 2015 recruitment competition for the Reserve Defence Force commenced on 7of September, 2015. This competition remains open to applicants and there is no fixed closing date. According to the military authorities, there have been 1,374 applications received so far.I am further informed by the military authorities that advertisements announcing...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The properties in Magee Terrace are former Married Quarters at Magee Barracks and were sold to the occupants some years ago.The roads and the open spaces surrounding these properties will remain the responsibility of my Department until the estate is taken in charge byKildare County Counciland will not be included in the sale of the Magee Barracks site.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Licence Applications (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Officials in my Department have been in contact with the applicant requesting him to confirm that, as part of his qualification, he completed a Pesticide Application module equivalent to one of the recognised qualifications, i.e.: - FETAC 5N0731 - Handheld Sprayer; - FETAC 5N1797 - Boom Sprayer; - City & Guilds PA1 + PA2a – Boom Sprayer; - City & Guilds PA1 + PA6...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Government is very concerned about the allegations regarding the treatment of workers on Irish fishing trawlers. Following a decision taken at Cabinet on Tuesday 3rdNovember, it was decided to immediately establish an inter-departmental Task Force to examine the wide range of issues identified in the recent Guardian newspaper report and make recommendations on appropriate actions, based...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: For 2016 there is no designated funding from the Basic Payment Scheme to fund a National Reserve. The only source of funding available to the 2016 National Reserve will be from any unused funds from the 2015 National Reserve and from clawback arising from the sale of entitlements without land in 2016. Therefore the resource will be limited. It is however expected that the level of demand...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 to 101, inclusive, together. The legislative powers to tackle the matters mentioned are under the auspices of the Department of Jobs, Innovation and Trade, together with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The Commission, which was established on 31 October 2014, is the statutory body responsible for enforcing consumer protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: There is a requirement under EU Regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes to carry out inspections covering both the eligibility of the land declared to draw down payments and also cross compliance aspects to ensure compliance with EU regulatory requirements. Where a cross compliance breach of the requirements can be assigned to an individual applicant she/he receives the reduction....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has advised the EU Commission that it wishes to include Sheep Fencing as an eligible investment in the TAMS II suite of Schemes. This requires a formal amendment to the Rural Development Programme and only one such amendment is allowed any year. My Department has a number of items assembled for inclusion in the next amendment, some of which are quite complex, and all of which...