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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Bord Bia Sustainability Dairy Assurance Scheme. This is a scheme run by Bord Bia which has beendesigned to provide the necessary proof to customers of Irish dairy products that milk has been produced under both sustainability and quality assurance criteria. The scheme is open to all milk producers with a valid herd registration who supply to milk...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoi n Scéim Buníocaíochta Scéim na Limistéar Srianta Nádúrtha (LSN) i mo Roinn ón duine a ainmnítear an 14 Aibreán 2015. Eisíodh réamhíocaíocht don duine maidir leis an Scéim Buníocaíochta, agus tá socruithe i bhfeidhm chun an íocaíocht chomhardaithe a eisiúint chomh...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 24 May 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraints application has recently been finalised and payment has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. In August 2015 my Department wrote to the person named regarding the transfer of Single...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value and a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department. These applications are being processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme will issue as soon as possible. The person named has also submitted applications for the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. Processing of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoin Scéim Buníocaíochta Scéim na Limistéar Srianta Nádúrtha ón duine a ainmnítear an 25 Bealtaine 2015. Tá próiseáil an iarratais 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 28 May, 2015. Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme application has recently been completed. The relevant advance payment has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. Arrangements are now also in place to process the balancing payment which is payable from 1...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 12 May, 2015. Processing of this application has recently been completed, and payment will issue 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 (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme/Area of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 24 February, 2015. Following processing, a commonage evidence issue was disclosed in respect of one of the parcels declared by the person named. An official from my Department has written to the claimants concerned and has been in direct contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme/Area of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 24 February, 2015. Following processing, a commonage evidence issue was disclosed in respect of one of the parcels declared by the person named. An official from my Department has written to the claimants concerned in order to expedite the processing of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme/Area of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 30 April, 2015. Following processing, a commonage evidence issue was disclosed in respect of one of the parcels declared by the person named. This matter has now been resolved and payment is due to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: A final reply in relation to the correspondence referred to by the Deputy will issue this week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: There are 3,767 herd numbers with designated lands in the Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas across Ireland. Of these, 1,017 have already been approved for entry to GLAS under Tranche 1, while a further 300 or so applications have queries associated with them and will hopefully be approved into the scheme when these are resolved. I expect significant additional applications from hen harrier...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Protection Areas Designation (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is responsible in the first instance for the identification of areas important for the Hen Harrier sites, and these may include agricultural and non-agricultural land, as well as privately owned farmland and commonage. However, the Hen Harrier action in GLAS only applies to privately-owned farmland and therefore this is the only category...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the CFP, control of the vessel within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone is a matter for the Irish control authorities who monitor fishing activity of all vessels operating the area. The Control authorities have on-going information in relation to the vessels operating in the Irish Exclusive Fisheries zone including their activities and characteristics. Under the Sea Fisheries...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 27 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The animals in question are registered correctly and the passports have issued in respect of each animal. In this case there are no adverse consequences arising directly from the late registrations with respect to these animals.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 31 March 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 30 March, 2015. The advance payment under the Scheme has issued to the person named, and arrangements are now in place to issue the balancing payment directly to his nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been engaged in a number of actions in combatting the ash dieback disease during the course of 2015. This has included a large scale systematic and targeted survey of forests, nurseries, hedgerows, agricultural environmental schemes and roadside plantings across the whole of the country which commenced at the beginning of July. The field element, laboratory testing, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The applicant concerned failed to meet the minimum score as set out in the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) Terms and Conditions. The applicant’s Advisor appealed this decision on their behalf, claiming a clerical error when entering their application. My Department officials have replied to this appeal, to both the Advisor and the applicant, upholding the original...