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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 29 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 for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of correspondence on this issue sent directly to officials of my Department on 14 October. A reply issued on 30 October . On the overall issue I am very much aware of the problems surrounding the herring fishery off Donegal. The unfortunate facts are that the total allowable catch (TAC) for herring in the waters off Donegal (part of Area VIa South), as advised by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The very detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in full. Provision of the information sought will require an extensive examination of my Department’s records as well as consultation with relevant agencies. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy within four weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The statistical information requested by the Deputy concerning aquaculture businesses and the number of persons employed is not readily available in the format requested. However, my Department has asked Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) to collate these figures and I will be glad to forward them to the Deputy as soon as possible. In addition my Department has asked BIM to confirm production figures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for the 2013 Single Payment Scheme which was received in my Department on 18 April 2013. No application was received for the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. In 2013, the person named held 13.19 Single Payment entitlements . However, their application contained only eligible land equal to 12.83 hectares. The application has been fully processed with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 21 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 for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 26 March 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: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: There are no plans to reintroduce installation aid for young farmers. Young Farmers are catered for within the new TAMS schemes whereby they can avail of an increased grant rate of 60% compared to the standard rate of 40% for a range of investment items which will help them to meet the capital costs associated with the establishment of their enterprises.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Almost 27,000 farmers applied for GLAS in tranche 1. The issuing of approval letters to approximately 24,500 participants has commenced. This process will be completed in the next few days. Of these, some 90% will receive a 1 October 2015 commencement date and the other 10% will receive a 1 January 2016 commencement date. The 10% are farmers who are currently in REPS or AEOS. The remaining...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Plan (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is the Managing Authority for Ireland’s Rural Development Programme. The Programme is co-funded by the EU’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the national exchequer. The GLAS Scheme is the main agri-environment measure under the RDP. The total expenditure envisaged for GLAS over the lifetime of the scheme is some €1.4 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Grant-aid is available to all farmers under TAMS II for silage-storage facilities, such as new silage pits and the resurfacing of existing silage pits, but not for other fodder-crops. It is important to appreciate that the TAMS suite of measures is required to target a limited number of priority objectives and cannot function as a general farm-investment scheme. However, grants for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: On 25 June 2015, my Department submitted an Operational Programme under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to the European Commission for its consideration and adoption. Following a period of negotiation of that draft Programme since June, I anticipate that the Commission will adopt the Programme in November. The Programme will then be published. The Operational Programme will set out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: There are 27,378 active participants in the 2015 Beef Data and Genomics Programme. Of the active participants 18,121 applicants have returned some tissue samples of which 15,983 herds have returned all required samples. This amounts to 208,995 genotyping samples submitted to the laboratory for testing. A total of 14,470 applicants have submitted their survey forms by post and a further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbour Authorities Properties (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: Properties within the Fishery Harbour Centres, including Howth, are, when appropriate, offered for tenancy under lease agreement by means of open competitive tendering process in accordance with normal public procurement guidelines. Maintaining a fair and transparent process where all interested parties are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in such competitions is a priority. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: In order to be eligible for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme applicants must hold entitlements and are required to submit an annual application. In 2015 , no application was received in respect of the person named under either scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 29 May 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: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that an appeal was received from the person named on 15 September 2015. The file and a statement on the appeal have been received from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the appeal has been assigned to an Appeals Officer. The Appeals Officer will be in direct contact with the person named regarding the appeal. When all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Basic Payments and Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes was received from the person named on 14 April 2015. Processing of these applications has recently been finalised and payments due under both schemes will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Indebtedness (3 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Central Bank publishes figures on a quarterly basis for credit advanced to Irish-resident small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). New lending and outstanding loans in the primary agriculture sector for the three years to the end of June this year, are as follows (in €millions): Agriculture Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 Jun-14 Sep-14 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (3 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...