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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 177 together. My Department has made every effort to source opportunities for the concerned staff in the Tralee area both prior to the redeployment and following the appeal process and the subsequent Labour Relations Commission understanding. By way of background, my Department, in line with Government policy, engaged in a very focused and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Passports (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 26 April 2015. Equine passports were also received from the person named as support documentation in relation to the Scheme’s stocking density requirements. These passports have not as yet been returned to the person named as the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 31 March 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised. 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 (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 16 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 Eligibility (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2015. Payment has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Officials in my Department are continuing to work on any such outstanding cases. However, the holding must...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 28 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 27 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 2 May 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised. Payment will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The amount paid for cattle at slaughter is a matter between the supplier and the processor. The number of farm residencies that an animal presented for slaughter has had in its lifetime is an integral element of the Quality Payments System that operates in Irish beef processing plants. The conditions for the in-spec Quality Assurance bonus, under the QPS, are a matter for industry and were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (22 Oct 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 greater amounts than actually paid by the participants. Funding provided under the scheme comes partly from the EU and partly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment application on 27 April 2014. The EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections be completed to confirm eligibility under the schemes. The 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Area’s Scheme application was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints 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 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Area of Natural Constraint Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 15 May 2015. Following processing, a dual claim was disclosed in respect of one of the parcels declared. Following correspondence from officials in my Department, this query has been resolved in favour of the applicant. The application is being further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that an appeal has been received from the person named. The file and a statement on the appeal have been requested from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. On receipt of the Department file and statement, the appeal will be assigned to an Appeals Officer. As an oral hearing has been requested in this case, the Appeals Office will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme was received from the person named on 8 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: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 15 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: Harbours and Piers Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: Scraggane Pier is owned by Kerry County Council and responsibility for the maintenance and development of the pier rests with that local authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. My Department, however, provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 24 April 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 ground eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (22 Oct 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 on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (22 Oct 2015)

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