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

Simon Coveney: The advisor named was assigned by my Department to prepare the GLAS Commonage Management Plan for the above named commonage. Following subsequent checks, officials in my Department became aware that the advisor named had shares in this commonage which presented a clear conflict of interest which would obviously give rise to questions in the context of audit probity standards. In the...

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

Simon Coveney: The Microchipping of Dogs Regulations, 2005 (S.I. No. 63/2015) came into force for newborn puppies this year and is being rolled out for all dogs next year. These regulations also provide that, by 31 March 2016, all dogs must be, not only microchipped, but also the owner’s current contact details must be registered with one of four Databases approved under the Regulations. Microchips...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (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: Local Authority Functions (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy’s question relates to Donegal County Council’s activities, the Deputy’s question should be directed to the Council.

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

Simon Coveney: A part-year payment in respect of 2015 will be paid to the vast majority of GLAS applicants approved under Tranche 1. However, a small number of actions are not payable this year, as they are not required to be undertaken in 2015. The se include the actions to which the deputy refers , which are primarily capital in nature. The total cost of delivery of these actions will be fully compensated...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named joined AEOS in 2010 and was fully paid for 2010, 2011 and 2012. Issues arose in relation to certain areas under the LPIS review and payments for 2013 and 2014 were reduced in light of these findings. However, the person named appealed the outcome of this review and was successful in having the area of a parcel increased. The file is now being processed in light of this...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 7 April, 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 (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Area of National Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 26 May, 2015. This application included an additional share of a previously claimed commonage. Following direct contact by my officials with the person named, this query has now been satisfactorily resolved. Payment under both schemes is due to issue shortly, directly to...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the Basic Payment Scheme on 25 May , 2015. The person named has requested changes to the reference areas of two land parcels. However, the appropriate maps outlining the requested amendments were not submitted with the request. An official from my Department has been in contact with the person named, and the Department has issued the...

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 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: TAMS Applications (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: TAMS Applications (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. All applications received are being examined and...

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 schemes was received from the person named on 21 April, 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted two 2015 Private Contract Clause applications to my Department. These applications have been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme will issue shortly.

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

Simon Coveney: The value of honey produced in Ireland in 2014 was estimated at slightly over €3m. The value fluctuates from year to year depending on the climatic conditions during the summer. There are almost 2,500 beekeepers in the country. Over 56% of these have 3 colonies or less whilst only 3% or approximately 70 beekeepers have more than 50 colonies. Only 5 beekeepers have over 150 colonies...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 8 April 2015. Payment under Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has not issued to the person named, at this stage, as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Under the 2015 Areas of Natural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies Data (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Payments by Bord Iascaigh Mhara to seafood companies under various grant schemes are an operational matter for BIM. I have forwarded the Deputy’s Question to BIM for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (24 Nov 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: Single Payment Scheme Payments (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Records held by my Department indicate that the herd number held by the person named was changed to include other persons in May 2015. There were Basic Payment Scheme Entitlement Allocation Rights and Reference Values recorded in the single name on the herd number and to date my Department has not received a request to transfer these into the new names on the herd number. In order to...