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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Lobster fishing is an important economic activity in coastal fishing communities all around Ireland. Stock advice is available online in the Shellfish Stocks and Fisheries Review, prepared by the Marine Institute (MI) and an Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). According to the 2012 Review, some 1,700 boats, approximately three quarters of the Irish fleet, participated in the fishery between April and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Razor Clam (Conservation of Stocks) (North Irish Sea) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 207 of 2015) came into force on 1 June 2015. The regulations have been made under the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 and have been laid before each House of the Oireachtas in accordance with section 3 of that Act. The regulations apply to the razor clam fishery in the north Irish Sea and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Further payments under the Beef Genomics Scheme will issue in early August to those applicants who have met all of the requirements of the Scheme and are clear for payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Retail Sector (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Retail legislation on the lines proposed does not come within the remit of my Department. However, I am aware of successful voluntary initiatives.  BiaFood and FoodCloud are working with large retail outlets to offer edible food to charities in a safe, efficient and responsive way.  I have visited the BiaFoodInitiative regional hub in Little Island, Cork, the first of three planned...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2013 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes on 23 April 2013. During the 2013 LPIS Review, two land parcels were deemed to be over-claimed by the applicant. The over-claim, which amounted to 0.69 hectares, resulted in the establishment of an over-payment of €183.40. The over-claim had no imp act on the €2,468.10 paid to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 155, inclusive, together. The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is a not for profit co-operative established by stakeholders, including farm bodies, to improve cattle breeding in Ireland. Its board includes representatives of farm bodies, breed societies, and AI and Milk Recording Organisations. My Department is represented on the board, but is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vaccination Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: As I previously indicated to the Deputy in relation to the use of Primaquine by the Defence Forces, information is currently being compiled and I will write to the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (15 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Members of the Naval Service engaged in the Maritime Humanitarian Search and Rescue Operation in the Mediterranean are being paid the rate for “Unarmed Peace Support Allowance”.  This allowance is currently exempt from Income Tax. The Allowance is a daily allowance paid to each member of the crew from the date the vessel left the Naval Base to deploy on the Mediterranean...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Plant Protection Products (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Decisions on the authorisation of an active substance, such as glyphosate, are made at EU level. These EU decisions are derived on foot of advice from the European Food Safety Authority and the Member States. Subsequently, the Member states have competence to authorise individual products containing any EU-approved active substances. One of the uses currently approved for Glyphosate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the TAMS II investments are available under the following Schemes: - young farmer capital investments, - dairy equipment, - low emission slurry spreading equipment, - organic capital investment, - animal welfare, safety and nutrient storage, and - pig and poultry investments in energy, water meters and medicine dispensers. A list of the items eligible for grant-aid and their reference...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Expenditure (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The total allocation for the various on farm investment schemes planned under TAMS II is €395m over the course of the programme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Data (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: There has been a long-standing arrangement under the EU Milk Quota Regulations where milk purchasers collect any super levy money due from their suppliers and submit this to their national authorities for onward transmission to the EU Commission. In a normal super levy year the purchaser is obliged to submit all super levy payments collected by them to my Department before 1 October. Most...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: A query in respect of loss of compensation and consequential losses for sheep destocking following the implementation of the National Commonage Framework plans introduced in 1998 was received by my Department from the person named on 12 March 2015. A reply issued directly to the person named on 23 June 2015 outlining the process by which the person named benefitted in the calculation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Postcode System Implementation (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been represented at regular meetings of the Public Sector Forum which is managing the introduction of Eircodes.  As soon as Eircodes are introduced, it is planned to adopt a focused approach of getting customers to supply their Eircodes at an early stage which will more accurately identify the postal address of customers, thereby decreasing the risk of non-delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Local Authorities harbours, piers and slipways are owned by the Local Authorities themselves and responsibility for their repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department, however provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named last submitted an application form under the 2012 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes. The person named was not entitled to payment on foot of this application as she held no payment entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme and also she did not meet the minimum stocking density requirements under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. My Department did make contact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: No application for the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) has been submitted in respect of the person named. The first tranche for applications closed on 26 May 2015 and, as I have already indicated, I will open a second tranche for the submission of further applications in the autumn. The scheme requirements for the Rare Breed action will be reviewed prior to the opening of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (14 Jul 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 the farmer declared in 2013 or 2015, whichever is lesser. The value of those entitlements is based on the total value of entitlements owned by the farmer in 2014 plus the value of any payment received under the Grassland Sheep Scheme in that year. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Terms and Conditions of the Beef Data Genomics Programme provide that 2014 is the reference year for both animals and land. This year was chosen as reference animals and land has already been determined and so would enable earlier payment to participants. However, in certain circumstances such as new entrants to suckler farming, where 2014 is not a representative year, animals and land in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently in the process of applying the outcome of the Agriculture Appeals Office’s decision to partially allow the appeal in relation to the 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named. This process will be finalised shortly and any payments due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named.