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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 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: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 17 April 2015. This application was subject to verification checks which were recently finalised. As part of this process, a reduction between the claimed and determined area was identified on four parcels of Mountain Type Crop Group. The person named was notified of the resultant penalty on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 23 March 2015. Processing of the application 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 20 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: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 21 May 2015. Processing under both schemes has been finalised, and payment has issued to the designated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 21 May 2015. Processing under both schemes has been finalised, and payment will issue shortly to the designated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 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: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 8 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The position is that the person mentioned was appointed in an established (permanent) capacity in August 1974. In accordance with Social Welfare legislation, from that period she was liable for the deduction of social insurance contributions from her salary at the modified rate.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 15 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 (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment/Area of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 30 April 2015. Following processing, a commonage evidence issue was disclosed in respect of one of the parcels declared by him. In order to facilitate the processing of the application, my Department has written to the claimants concerned and has been in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 29 May 2015. This application was subject to land verification checks which were recently finalised. As part of this process, a reduction between the claimed and determined area was identified. The relevant penalty has been applied and the resultant payment under both schemes is due to issue...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 26 May 2015. Processing of the application under both schemes has recently been finalised and payments will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 10 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: Movement of Dogs (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: There are some 550 premises currently registered for export of dogs and 10,175 dogs have been exported from these premises during 2015. The records show that 98 dogs were imported during the same period. My Department has no information on the earnings from this trade. I would like to emphasise that reinforced controls on the movement of dogs for commercial purposes (for sale or change of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: In the first instance, I would like to point out that farmers with hen-harrier land already have priority access to the Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS). I also provided that such farmers would be automatically approved for GLAS Plus, should they be farming sufficient area of habitat. I would strongly encourage all farmers with Hen Harrier land to take up this measure under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The vast majority of the specific GLAS actions are designed to be delivered on privately-owned land. This is because they require complete control of the land in question and the ability of the farmer to deliver quite complex actions independently. Under the European Union regulations GLAS payments must be justified based on income foregone and the cost of compliance. In the case of hen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The first tranche of the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme under TAMS II closed on 25 September 2015 and all applications received will be examined and approvals will commence when all of the required checks have been undertaken. This is a complex process and as all applications for TAMS 2 must be made under a tranche-based approach, we are required to evaluate, rank and assess all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The claim for payment has now been approved in this case and payment will issue very shortly.