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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have no record of any representations on behalf of or in support of the person named prior to that person's appointment to Bord Na gCon. The person named was reappointed to the Board on 12June 2012 and the term expired on 11 June 2015. The person named remains in situ until replaced. From 1November 2014 all appointments to State Boards are made through the Public Appointments Service. At...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have no record of any representations on behalf of or in support of the person named prior to their appointment to Bord Na gCon. The person named submitted an expression of interest to my Department for a position on the Board of Bord na gCon in September 2011. The person named was appointed to the Board in December 2011 and this term expired on 1stDecember 2014. This person remains in situ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have received assurances from Bord na gCon that at all times since March 2012 Bord na gCon has been solvent and operating within agreed bank facilities in relation to liquidity. Bord na gCon has assured me that it has neither breached its approved bank borrowing limit of €25m at any stage since March 2012, nor requested any increase to the agreed bank facilities. The annual report...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon (BNG) is a commercial State body, established in 1958 under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. State funding to the horse and greyhound racing industries is provided through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund. 80% and 20% of the moneys paid into the Fund each year are distributed between Horse...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Declarations of Interest (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: Neither myself nor the Ministers of State in my Department currently hold an interest in a greyhound. However, Minister of State Hayes was part of a syndicate in the past.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am informed by the relevant military authorities that four recruits have been attested to date in 2015 to C Company of the 28thBattalion of the Reserve Defence Force. I am also informed that a further 10 applicants have recently successfully completed the selection process (including security clearance), and that these applicants will be attested shortly. The exact date of attestation for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am informed by the relevant military authorities that Custume Barracks has an establishment strength of 995 personnel . The current strength figure is 909 personnel. The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at or close to 9,500 personnel. To this end, targeted general service recruitment will continue. On average per month,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am informed by the relevant military authorities that Finner Camp has an establishment strength of 474 personnel. The current strength figure is 464 personnel. The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at or close to 9,500 personnel. To this end, targeted general service recruitment will continue. On average per month, operational...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am informed by the relevant military authorities that Aiken Barracks has an establishment strength of 341 personnel. The current strength figure is 330 personnel. The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at or close to 9,500 personnel. To this end, targeted general service recruitment will continue. On average per month,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am informed by the relevant military authorities that it is not possible to provide accurate information in respect of personnel, former or serving, who are directly related to other serving members of the Defence Forces or to former members of the Defence Forces. The Defence Forces Personnel Management System does not record such information.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 347 together. My Department has received funds from the National Lottery Fund for the refurbishment and expansion of an existing building to improve access and facilities for the Military Archives at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Construction work commenced early in 2015 and completion of the works is expected by the year end. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was one of a number of applicants under the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases are impacted by the requirement of a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011 and who applied for and was refused for derogation in this regard. The person named was notified of the outcome in writing and advised of the option to appeal to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application of the person named was one of a number selected for an Ovine animal identification and registration inspection. The inspection results are in the process of being finalised and the person named will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible. In the event that the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: Commercial producers of fresh fruit and vegetables (including potatoes and edible fungi) are required to register as food producers with my Department. My Department carries out inspections of these producers, based on risk assessment, to ensure compliance with food safety regulations. In addition, any food containing a contaminant in an amount which is unacceptable from the public health...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 117, inclusive, 119 and 122 together. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) was launched on 5 May and my Department received almost 30,000 applications by the extended closing date of 5 June. The Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 123 together. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The BDGP builds on the large strategic investment in data recording and genomics which has been made in recent years,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) was launched on 5 May and my Department received almost 30,000 applications by the extended closing date of 5June. The Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to suckler farmers in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Potato Sector (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: Grant-aid for the construction of a potato store and ventilation system will be made available for organic farmers under the Organic Capital Investment scheme of TAMS II. The general rate of aid will be 40%, but an increased rate of aid of 60% will be available for qualified young organic farmers. There is no scheme to fund such investments on non-organic holdings, however, as there is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 to 127, inclusive, and 128 together. The person named is a claimant on a commonage parcel in Co. Donegal. The Commonage Container details commonages that are declared for payment under the Direct Payment Schemes and also the individual claimants on each of the listed commonages. It was introduced by my Department in order to assist farmers and their...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The primary day-to-day tasking of the Naval Service, as provided in the White Paper on Defence (2000), is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with national legislation and the State’s obligations as a member of the European Union. In 2014, the Naval Service carried out a total of 1,074 patrol days and undertook 936 boardings of vessels, issued 31 warnings and...