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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (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...

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

Simon Coveney: The maximum payment that is eligible for reimbursement per unit (tree) under the AEOS non-productive capital investment action is €62.70. This figure is compiled from all the costs that can be associated with delivering the Action of planting trees, including the purchase of the trees (with purchase price depending on size, age etc), the labour to plant the trees and all the associated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named applied to participate in the 2014 Beef Genomics Scheme on the 31 March 2014. Under the Terms and Conditions of the scheme applicants were required to tissue sample 15% of the animals in his/her herd. The person named was issued with 5 tissue tags for sampling purposes by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation. The person named only returned 3 tissue samples to the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the EU Regulations, there is a requirement on my Department to undertake a minimum inspection rate of 5% of participants in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme. In this case, I take it the Deputy is asking about the 400 or so farmers that my Department wrote to seeking verification of invoices that they had submitted as part of their non-productive capital investment claim under the...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 1 May, 2015. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 28 May 2015. Payment under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has not issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Eligible applicants are required to have met a...

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

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 275 and 296 together. The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the fisheries policy of the EU. It is a set of rules for managing EU fishing fleets and for conserving stocks. The CFP operates within the international framework of the Law of the Sea. Control of the vessel within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone is a matter for the Irish control...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. While first and foremost a working fishery harbour, Howth, similar to the other five Fishery Harbour Centres, has its own unique features and is home to a broad range of diverse economic and social activities. I am happy to advise...

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

Simon Coveney: In response to representations in July, the Minister of State with responsibility for Food, Forestry Horticulture and Food Safety replied in August 2015 to the person referred to in your question, setting out the actions already taken and that were proposed for the remainder of 2015 in combatting the ash dieback disease. This included a large scale systematic and wider targeted survey of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (1 Dec 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 amounts different to those actually paid by the participants. Funding provided under the scheme comes partly from the EU and...

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

Simon Coveney: My Department was required to issue a letter to the person named and to the personal legal representative of the deceased former holder of the herd number shown advising that the Department had processed an application for the transfer of Single Payment Entitlements to the person named by way of inheritance under the Single Payment Scheme. The purpose of my Department’s letter to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: Aughris Pier is owned by Sligo County Council and responsibility for the maintenance and development of the pier rests with that local authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. My Department, however, provides funding for the development and repair of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 17 May, 2015. Processing of this application has recently been completed, and payment is due to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest possible date. A previous question (PQ Number 35584) was answered in October in relation to herd number V1270507 as...

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

Simon Coveney: This matter has now been concluded and a letter issued recently to the person named.

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

Simon Coveney: There are no plans under the current TAMS II investment Schemes to introduce grant aid for flood defences for farm buildings.

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

Simon Coveney: The application received from the person named to transfer entitlements has been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme will issue shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) maintains the Irish Horse Register which incorporates the Irish Sport Horse and the Irish Draught Horse Studbooks. HSI has received an approval from my Department for this purpose. Breeding policy in relation to Irish Draught and Irish Sport Horse breeds is devised by a Sub Board of the HSI dealing specifically with breeding and related matter. It currently...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named, who is now deceased, did not declare land on his Single Payment Scheme Application in the years 2009 to 2011. Under EU Regulations each entitlement must be ‘used’ once in every two year period otherwise they are lost permanently to the National Reserve. For clarity, ‘used’ in this context means the declaration of a hectare of eligible land for...

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

Simon Coveney: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The Racing Regulatory Body (Irish Turf Club) is a private body charged under the current legislation with responsibility for the integrity and the reputation of Irish racing in Ireland and Internationally. Horse Racing Ireland and the...

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

Simon Coveney: The persons named commenced their AEOS 2 contract on 1 September 2011 and has been paid in full for the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. It is...