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

Simon Coveney: The next meeting of the Beef Roundtable has provisionally been arranged to take place on 16 December next. I established the Roundtable last year for the purpose of bringing all sectoral stakeholders together and facilitating open discussion between industry, farming organisations and others on the strategic path forward for the beef sector. The Forum has met on six occasions and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (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 29 May 2015. Payment under Areas of Natural Constraints scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 1 October 2015. Advance payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 19 October. Both payments were subject to a 45%...

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

Simon Coveney: In the context of the annual budgetary procedure of the European Union, the financial discipline mechanism which is implemented by the Member States involves a monetary deduction from some direct payments thereby creating a financial Crisis Reserve for the European Union. The crisis reserve is intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector in the case of major crises...

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

Simon Coveney: In general the retrofitting and refurbishment of existing farm buildings is not being grant aided under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme of TAMS II. The items mentioned by the Deputy, namely sheeting on roofs, retrofitting galvanised gates and internal barriers and divisions or water facilities are not included. However, the retrofitting of safety cages underneath...

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

Simon Coveney: In relation to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening Payment, I am pleased to confirm that advance payments began issuing in Ireland on 16 October, 2015.   This is the earliest that payments can commence under the governing EU Regulations.  In addition, I can confirm that the level of the advance payment was set at 70% for 2015 rather than the normal 50%.  The...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department. This application has been fully processed and payment will issue shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. Processing of this 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: Fisheries Protection (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: In terms of Natura sites under the Birds and Habitat Directives, sites are designated by Ireland inside our 6 miles coastal zone and the freezer fleets do not have access to this zone. In addition, within the 6 to 12 miles zone access is restricted to the south coast. Ireland has designated Natura sites in off shore waters to protect vulnerable deep-sea habitats. This Department is not...

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

Simon Coveney: 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 and Maritime...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 15 April 2015. Payment under the ANC Scheme has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. As regards the BPS, an advance payment under the scheme has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named and arrangements are...

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

Simon Coveney: The number of legal cases currently ongoing against my Department is 22. In relation to the number of legal cases involving the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, this is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. The remaining details requested by the Deputy are outlined in the table. Contested Cases Settled Cases Year Number of cases Awards made on foot of...

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

Simon Coveney: There are currently 34 staff members serving in my Department on contracts of indefinite duration, 23 temporary clerical officers (FTE 21.5) and 11 whole-time temporary veterinary inspectors (WTVI). The temporary clerical officers are in receipt of incremental salary payments in line with their terms and conditions of employment and the Haddington Road Agreement. WTVIs are contracted on a fee...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: A large number of applicants have been medically examined, fitness tested and interviewed over 12 months ago. Applicants to the Reserve Defence Force are vetted by the Garda Central Vetting Unit as part of the recruitment process. Processing times for vetting of applications in this regard on average take up to 10 to 12 weeks. However, in some individual cases, additional enquiries may be...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Legal Cases Data (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Chief State Solicitor’s Office, Attorney General’s Office and the State Claims Agency deal with all legal matters on behalf of my Department. The main requirement for legal services in my Department is in the context of litigation, usually in the form of administrative law and personal injury proceedings. The Chief State Solicitor’s Office and the State Claims Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (1 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel, and civilian employees attached to military installations. There are no employees in my Department who are classified under a Contract of Indefinite Duration.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a late 2013 Single Farm Payment application which was deemed inadmissible and he subsequently appealed this decision. Upon successful appeal the number of eligible hectares attributed to the person named for 2013 has been taken into consideration for the allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme. The person named submitted an application for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department. Additional information regarding the land that is subject of the transfer is required in order for my Department to process the application. An official from my Department has spoken to the person named to outline what is required. Once my Department receives the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The second tranche of the GLAS scheme is currently open and applications which are accepted into this tranche of the Scheme will have a start date of 1 January 2016 for their GLAS contract. The closing date for submission of applications to GLAS tranche 2 is 7 December 2015. To be eligible to participate in the Scheme a farmer must: -Be aged eighteen years or over on date of submission of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May, 2015. Processing of this application has been completed, and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.