Results 20,721-20,740 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The purpose of the independent Agricultural Appeals Offices review was to determine the eligible area of the land parcels.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The purpose of this inspection was to carry out a fresh and independent review of the previous inspection findings. I am satisfied that the outcome of this inspection was comprehensive, fair and in-depth.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The purpose of this inspection was to carry out a fresh and independent review of the inspection findings. I am satisfied that the outcome of this inspection was comprehensive, fair and in-depth.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am satisfied that the findings of the inspection which was carried out by officers from the Agricultural Appeals Office was thorough, fair and in-depth.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Processing of Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) payments to participants in the current scheme has already commenced. Every effort is being made to ensure that the first instalment of this year's Organic Farming Scheme payment will issue before Christmas to all eligible farmers who pass the required administrative checks. A new IT-based system is also being developed to replace manual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 22 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2015. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment under both schemes will issue in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The fishing opportunities available to vessels, including within the Irish Exclusive Fishery Zone (EFZ) for 2015 are set out in TAC and Quota Regulation on a stock by stock basis (Council Regulation (EU) 104/2015 dated 19 January 2015, as amended by Council Regulation 2015/523 of 25 March 2015, Council Regulation 2015/960 of 19 June and Council Regulation 2015/1961 of 26 October). In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: In 2010, Ireland secured market access in China for live crab through bi-lateral co-operation between the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and their Chinese counterparts. This access built on previous arrangements for fisheries products and has more recently been part of wider trade missions to expand the access for Irish food and seafood products in China. In the specific case of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: To avail of the 60% grant rate applicants are required either to hold a herd number in their own right, be part of a Department registered Farm Partnership or a qualifying director in a company and meet the eligibility conditions of the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme. It is perfectly possible for a qualifying young farmer to enter into one of these arrangements with his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The definition of the Young Farmer is set out in the EU Regulations and the criteria for increasing the grant aid payable to 60% is to the cadre of farmers who have met the requirements of set-up for the first time within five years of the receipt of an application under the Young Farmer Scheme. I do not have scope to extend this criteria. However, I am aware that there are a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 18 April, 2013. Payment under Disadvantaged Scheme has not issued to the person named as the holding concerned cannot be confirmed as satisfying the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Under the 2013 Disadvantaged Area Scheme, eligible applicants are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The new TAMS measure will make €395m available to Irish farmers for investing in on-farm infrastructure, facilities and equipment. All TAMS schemes have been opened and the applications received under the first tranches of both the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme and the Dairy Equipment Scheme are now being processed. Interest in TAMS to date has exceeded expectations and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Questions of price and market specifications are matters to be determined between the purchasers and the sellers of cattle. Prices are determined by supply and demand dynamics and by a range of different factors such as consumer preferences, distance to market, consumer confidence, retail promotions, competition with other meats, currency fluctuations and the overall macroeconomic situation....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat Response Plan for Hen Harriers (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Farmers with lands identified as important for the hen harrier can avail of payments of €370 per hectare up to a maximum of €7,000 per annum under GLAS.  In addition, I recently announced plans for the introduction of a new scheme aimed at farmers managing large tracts of hen harrier land which will be introduced under the broad heading of the new locally-led measure which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 23 April, 2015. Processing of the Basic Payment application has recently been finalised and payment has issued directly to the nominated bank account. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application has been completed, with payment due to issue directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application from the persons named on 11 November 2015. The transfer has been processed and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment / Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes has been completed. Payments in respect of Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes has issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. Records held by my Department indicate that the herd number...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Area of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 29 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: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Animal Health & Welfare Act 2013 is a major updating of our laws in this area going back to 1911. The provisions of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 are designed to improve the health and welfare of all animals and for the first time introduces a general prohibition on operations and procedures which interfere with the bone or sensitive tissue of an animal unless for...