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

Simon Coveney: A Department review of the non-productive capital investment claims submitted by applicants under AEOS was undertaken in 2014.  This review identified irregularities with documentation submitted for reimbursement in some of these claims. A full Department investigation was then initiated, which in turn led to the matter being referred to the Gardaí.  Payments to applicants...

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

Simon Coveney: The requested information in respect of my Department’s Administrative Budget which funds all of my Department’s operational costs is outlined in the Table 1 below showing the overall situation for each year from 2006 to 2014 and in Table 2 which shows greater detail for years 2006 and 2014. In the context of the achievement of pay and non pay savings in my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Parks and Wildlife Service (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 benefited in the calculation...

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

Simon Coveney: The relief of stamp duty on long-term leases was included in the Finance Act 2014, subject to a commencement order. It was one of a number of recommendations in the Agri-taxation Review designed to increase the mobility and the productive use of land. The relief is not currently in force as it cannot be introduced until it is granted State Aid approval by the European Commission. The...

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

Simon Coveney: Ireland’s draft  National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development along with its accompanying environmental reports is currently undergoing public consultation until 24 July. The draft Plan proposes a number of measures to develop the sector in keeping with the requirements set down in the Common Fisheries Policy and subsequent guidance from the EU Commission....

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

Simon Coveney: Further to replies to previous Parliamentary Questions, I remain satisfied that arrangements for corporate governance oversight of agencies under the aegis of my Department are appropriate. I also reiterate my previous statements on the independence of the performance of the functions of Sea Fisheries Protection Authority set down in section 46 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction...

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

Simon Coveney: I stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 25 June 2015 that Ireland’s draft  National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development along with its accompanying environmental reports is currently undergoing public consultation until 24 July. On 2 July the Taoiseach launched Food Wise 2025, a new ten year strategy which sets ambitious targets and milestones...

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

Simon Coveney: Applications for Aquaculture Licences for the cultivation of finfish in the marine environment are considered by my Department under the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Foreshore Act 1933. It is a matter for individual applicants to determine the precise location for which they wish to apply for a licence to operate a marine finfish farm. In its role as Licensing...

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

Simon Coveney: As indicated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 25 June 2015, Ireland’s draft  National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development along with its accompanying environmental reports is currently undergoing public consultation until 24 July. I also stated that BIM’s application is still under consideration. The Marine Institute provides scientific...

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

Simon Coveney: The application from Marine Harvest Ireland for an aquaculture licence for the cultivation of finfish at Shot Head, Bantry Bay is being considered by my Department under the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Foreshore Act 1933. As the application is under active consideration as part of the statutory process it would not be appropriate for me to comment further in...

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

Simon Coveney: Under the Single Payment Scheme direct payments of less than €100 did not issue to farmers. As a consequence such farmers cannot be considered as having received a direct payment in 2013 and do not hold an automatic right to participate in the Basic Payment Scheme. However up to now such farmers were considered as holding entitlements and consequently were also excluded from the...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named did not hold entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme. Presuming that she was actively engaged in farming in 2013 whereby she 'produced, reared or grew agricultural products through harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes', then she is eligible under the standard Scottish Derogation. The person named has submitted an application...

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

Simon Coveney: The average age of staff in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is set out in the below table at year end 2008, year end 2011 and as of 31stMay 2015. Time Average Age 31/12/2008 47.10 31/12/2011 48.28 31/05/2015 49.93 The parallel information in respect of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the Bodies themselves.

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

Simon Coveney: 'Cypermethrin' is a pyrethroid insecticide discovered in the 1970s and is very similar to the extract of chrysanthemum"pyrethrins". It has been used in agriculture as a plant protection product for decades; however in more recent years usage as a plant protection product has declined to about three to four thousand kilograms of active substance per annum. It can be used on a wide variety of...

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

Simon Coveney: It is open to Member States to implement financial instruments via their Rural Development Programmes. Financial instruments can take the form of loans, guarantee funds or equity investments. The funding for any such financial instruments would have to draw on our existing RDP allocation of European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development funding as well as National Exchequer funding. It...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Postcode System Implementation (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Eircode data will be incorporated into departmental databases on an ongoing basis and as the need arises. As the Department is primarily policy focused, it does not run any large schemes aimed at the general public which would necessitate the immediate inclusion of Eircode data onto a database.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: In July 2014, the Gulfstream IV aircraft, which had been in service for 23 years, travelled to the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (GAC) facility in Savannah, Georgia, USA for its annual maintenance inspection. During this inspection, it became apparent that the servicing and repair of the aircraft would have involved a significantly higher level of investment than was anticipated. Given...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not purchased any intelligence solutions offered by the company concerned and is not in negotiations or discussions in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Ambulance Service Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The number of flights undertaken by the Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service in 2014 and in 2015 to date, by county is set out in the following tabular statement. 2014 2015 Carlow 4 2 Cavan 6 10 Clare 16 9 Cork 10 4 Donegal 14 19 Dublin 0 0 Galway 34 18 Kerry 10 6 Kildare 2 2 Kilkenny 2 1 Laois 13 7 Leitrim 6 3 Limerick 20 7 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 to 428, inclusive, together. Following Government approval, the LE Eithnearrived in the South Central Mediterranean on 23 May 2015 to assist the Italian authorities in humanitarian search and rescue operations. The role of the Irish Naval vessel is to provide a search and rescue capability and to undertake humanitarian rescue operations at sea in the...