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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced their AEOS 3 contract on 1 May 2013 and has been paid in full for the 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 expected that AEOS payments...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is examining the matter in question in conjunction with the military authorities and I will write to the Deputy when the outcome is known.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (17 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Section 13(2) of the Army Pension Act 1923 provides that any compensation received from or on behalf of the person alleged to be responsible for the act which caused the wounding may be taken into consideration in fixing the amount of any pension, allowance or gratuity awarded to an individual under the provisions of the Army Pensions Acts. The underlying objective of section 13(2) is to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Licence Applications (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Officials in my Department have been in contact with the applicant requesting him to confirm that, as part of his qualification, he completed a Pesticide Application module equivalent to one of the recognised qualifications, i.e.: - FETAC 5N0731 - Handheld Sprayer; - FETAC 5N1797 - Boom Sprayer; - City & Guilds PA1 + PA2a – Boom Sprayer; - City & Guilds PA1 + PA6...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Government is very concerned about the allegations regarding the treatment of workers on Irish fishing trawlers. Following a decision taken at Cabinet on Tuesday 3rdNovember, it was decided to immediately establish an inter-departmental Task Force to examine the wide range of issues identified in the recent Guardian newspaper report and make recommendations on appropriate actions, based...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: For 2016 there is no designated funding from the Basic Payment Scheme to fund a National Reserve. The only source of funding available to the 2016 National Reserve will be from any unused funds from the 2015 National Reserve and from clawback arising from the sale of entitlements without land in 2016. Therefore the resource will be limited. It is however expected that the level of demand...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 to 101, inclusive, together. The legislative powers to tackle the matters mentioned are under the auspices of the Department of Jobs, Innovation and Trade, together with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The Commission, which was established on 31 October 2014, is the statutory body responsible for enforcing consumer protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: There is a requirement under EU Regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes to carry out inspections covering both the eligibility of the land declared to draw down payments and also cross compliance aspects to ensure compliance with EU regulatory requirements. Where a cross compliance breach of the requirements can be assigned to an individual applicant she/he receives the reduction....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has advised the EU Commission that it wishes to include Sheep Fencing as an eligible investment in the TAMS II suite of Schemes. This requires a formal amendment to the Rural Development Programme and only one such amendment is allowed any year. My Department has a number of items assembled for inclusion in the next amendment, some of which are quite complex, and all of which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Connemara Pony Breeders Society is currently approved by my Department  in accordance with EU rules and the relevant domestic legislation, namely the European Communities (Equine) Regulations 2011 (as amended). The Society holds an approval which is valid up to 28thNovember 2016. The Connemara Pony Breeders Society is in receipt of funding from my Department under the Equine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together. The purpose of the BDGP is to bring about long-term strategic improvements to the beef breeding sector by substantially improving the overall genetic quality of the national beef herd. A robust and reliable replacement index, built specifically for Irish animals and production systems, on which farmers can make informed breeding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 11 May 2015. The applications of the person named and other applicants on the commonage to which the Deputy refers have been examined. The commonage is over claimed in 2015. All applicants have produced various forms of commonage evidence to substantiate their applications. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The sheep sector is an important component of our agriculture sector and the third largest farming sector in Ireland with over 34,000 producers and an output value of over € 230 million in 2014. Sheep farmers in County Galway will continue to benefit under the same wide range of schemes and supports that are available to sheep farmers in other counties in Ireland. Payments under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The relevant EU legislative provisions providing for this direct aid payment came into force in the last number of weeks and provide that Member States have the flexibility to distribute this aid through the most effective channels at their disposal. It is a clear requirement of the provisions regarding this aid that the funds need to be distributed on the basis of objective and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: This year, my Department receives over 135,000 applications from farmers under the Direct Aid Schemes, which are funded or partially funded by the EU. The Schemes involved include the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme.   Under EU Regulations, all applications must be subjected to robust administrative checks prior to payment. The main element...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The National BVD Eradication Programme is an industry led programme delivered by Animal Health Ireland (AHI). The legislative basis for this is set out in SI 118 of 2014 which requires that all animals with a date of birth on or after 1 January 2013 must be tested for the presence of the BVD virus. Excellent progress has been made on the programme to date with a very high percentage of herds...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The number of entitlements to be allocated to any one farmer under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 is based on the number of eligible hectares declared in 2013 or 2015, whichever is lesser. The person named declared 17.78 hectares of eligible land in 2013 and, in 2015 declared 18.76 therefore he will be allocated 17.7 8 entitlements. The 2015 value of entitlements is based on a fixed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 17 May 2015. I can now confirm that processing of the application under both schemes has recently been finalised and payment will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 24 animals under the 2008-2012 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Five animals were paid on 19thDecember 2014. The remaining nineteen animals have been cleared for payment which will issue in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (12 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the Basic Payment Scheme on 22 April 2015. This application has been fully processed. The payment due should issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named. My Department has not been made aware previously of any issue in relation to a GLAS application. I have asked my officials to contact the person named to follow up on the...