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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Irish delegation consisted of Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Defence, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr. Sean Sherlock T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Maurice Quinn, Secretary General, Department of Defence, Lieutenant General Conor O’Boyle, Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces and Ms. Marion Mannion, Special...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am advised by the Military Authorities that as part of the screening process prior to deployment on a mission to a malarious area, an individual’s G6PD status is checked. As a matter of policy, those found to be deficient in G6PD are deemed unsuitable for deployment to a malarious area. If a member of the Defence Forces is not suitable for overseas service in a malarious area, they...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Water Charges Administration (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 432 together. The sewerage infrastructure which serves Orchard Park in the Curragh, is connected to and makes use of the public sewer, with wastewater treated in a plant constructed by Kildare Co. Co. at Brownstown. With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has had no discussions with Kildare County Council regarding the leasing of properties presently being occupied by persons who were formerly, or whose families were formerly members of the Defence Forces.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel and civilian employees attached to military installations. The average age of permanent Civil Service staff and personnel in the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) is shown in the table. 2008 2011 2015 Civil Servants 4 5.7 4 7.3 49.6 Permanent Defence Force 36.1 36.4 36.3 In a reply to Parliamentary Question No....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Disability Allowance Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Army Pensions Acts provide for the grant of pensions and gratuities to former members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) in respect of permanent disablement due to a wound or injury attributable to military service (whether at home or abroad) or due to disease attributable to or aggravated by overseas service with the United Nations. Section 13(2) of the Army Pensions Act, 1923, as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Superlevy Fine (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware, I announced the detailed rules for the Instalment Scheme for the payment of the 2014/2015 super levy on the 18 June and these rules were issued to all milk purchasers on the same day . The scheme is the national implementation of the Commission’s initiative to facilitate payback of the superlevy bill over an extended three year period on an interest free basis....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have recently announced the opening of the new TAMS II Dairy Equipment Scheme.  This is the second of the new Targeted Modernisation Schemes (TAMS II) to be launched under the new Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.  An indicative allocation of €50m is being made available under the terms of this Scheme over the full RDP period.  The total allocation for the various...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Data (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 138 together. There are no definitive statistics on the total number of horses in the country for the years in question. The central equine database , which was introduced by my Department in 2013 , incorporates all relevant identification information recorded on the individual databases of approved equine Passport Issuing Organisations (PIO)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Data (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, is responsible for the development and administration of horseracing. The following table which was provided by HRI outlines the number of thoroughbred foals born in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The number of horses in training, which is an estimate of the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Commission Regulation 504/2008, as transposed into national law via S.I. 207 of 2014 (as amended) sets out the rules in relation to the identification of equidae. With effect from 1st July 2009, it is a requirement that any equine issued with an identification document also has a transponder implanted by a practising veterinary surgeon, which creates an unequivocal link between the animal and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Control of Horses Act, 1996 delegates to local authorities responsibility for issues relating to stray, abandoned and/or neglected horses in both urban and rural areas. My Department provides funding to the local authorities to assist their work in applying the provisions of the Act. To date in 2015, an amount of almost €484,000 has been paid to local authorities throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Slaughtering Data (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Slaughter of horses for human consumption is subject to compliance with relevant EU regulations, which are designed to ensure inter alia that food is safe, to protect human health and to safeguard animal welfare at time of slaughter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: As outlined in the reply to PQ 20663/15 , the person named completed the full term of his contract in the scheme. However, in 2013 it emerged that although the person named had claimed for 27/298 shares in the commonage, the ownership documents showed 9/298 shares only. Therefore, there was an over-claimed amount of 49.34 hectares of commonage for the years up to 2012 and this resulted in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon is the statutory body responsible for the regulation of greyhound racing under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. It has specific powers conferred on it by the Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations 2007, S.I. 302 of 2007, which set out the detailed rules under which greyhound racing is conducted. In July 2014 my Department published the findings from a study, commissioned by my...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Illegal Encampments (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: As you may be aware the management and protection of the Curragh Plains, one of the most open and accessible areas in the Country, is an ongoing process which is the responsibility of my Department. I am fully aware of the ongoing problems of illegal camping and the misuse of the Curragh Plains. In the first five months of this year my Department has already spent approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Defence Forces maintains a small ambulance fleet to transfer Military personnel to and between hospitals, and to attend training exercises. Such exercises would include artillery shoots, weapons shoots, live battle practices and other operational exercises. There is currently no arrangement in place with the Health Service Executive for the Defence Forces to supplement the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Entitlements (9 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Pension entitlements for members of the Defence Forces are based on various factors such as: date of joining the Permanent Defence Force (PDF), pensionable pay, retiring rank and period of pensionable service. Also, different arrangements apply to members who join the PDF: (a) On or after 1 January 2013, (b) On or after 1 April 2004 but before 1 January 2013; or (c) Before 1 April 2004. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry Funding (8 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The thoroughbred and sport horse sectors are significant contributors to employment and the Irish economy generally, and against that background receive financial support from government. The Thoroughbred horse industry is worth over €1bn per annum to the Irish economy and provides employment for in excess of 14,000 people. The industry attracts significant inward investment and is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (8 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has a range of checks in place to prevent missing/stolen animals from entering the food chain or being presented for live export. In the event of an animal being stolen and a herd keeper reports the event to the Garda and the Department’s RVO, a copy of the Garda report and relevant details of the case are recorded on an NBAS24 form and forwarded to Animal Identification...