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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is carrying out a full examination of this case and will make direct contact with all of the claimants involved in relation to the outcome of this examination.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The group of young farmers who established their holdings prior to 2008 and who are not eligible under the ‘young farmer’ priority category of phase 1 of the National Reserve or the ‘old young farmer’ specific disadvantage category of phase 2 of the National Reserve are referred to as the Forgotten Farmer Group. In response to a request for a meeting with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The information requested was provided by both e-mail and post to the Department of Social Protection on 5 May 2015. This information previously issued to the person concerned on 22 October 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: I estimate that the number of GLAS Scheme participants at end of 2016 will be in the order of 35,000. The maximum payment under the Scheme is €5,000 per annum and I expect most farmers to achieve this. A GLAS+ payment is available for a limited number of farmers who take on particularly challenging actions which deliver an exceptional level of environmental benefit. This GLAS+...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Expenditure (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have included €20 million for GLAS payments in my Department’s estimates for 2015 and expect to make payments to eligible GLAS participants before the end of the year. €52 million has been allocated for expenditure under the Beef Data Genomics Programme for 2015. €34 million has been allocated for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes for 2015. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: A total of 28,715 applications have been created on the GLAS on-line system. A total of 20,625 applications have actions recorded of which 3,380 are commonage applications with actions. The breakdown of applications with actions is set out in tabular form below: County Total number of applications created Applications with Actions Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Applications With Actions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The new pro-rata system and the use of the Reduction Coefficient applying to land parcels with scattered scrub is being introduced under the Basic Payment Scheme with effect from 2015. The introduction of these provisions will bring some welcome flexibility to the system. However, the creation of new reference areas for a significant number of land parcels across the entire Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 May 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 Gárdaí. Payments to applicants under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Government has made a provision of €52m for the BDGP in 2015. It forms part of the country’s draft Rural Development Programme and will have a budget of approximately €300m over a period of 6 years. The cost related to genotyping will be approximately €7 million or about 15% of the funds provided. This is the same percentage of payments as under the 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The original Coiste an Asgard was first formed in 1968. It was subsequently formed as a company limited by guarantee established under the Companies Acts in February 1987 with the Minister for Defence as the ex-officio chairman of the Board of Directors. There were no appointments to the Board of Coiste an Asgard from 2009 and the formal wind up of the Company was completed in early 2013. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Discussions in relation to the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) approach to the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean are ongoing. Ireland will continue to participate actively in discussions on the various strands of the EU’s comprehensive strategy, and to contribute to EU efforts to prevent further loss of life at sea. With regard to a possible deployment of Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The statutory authority for the despatch of a contingent or member of the Permanent Defence Force for humanitarian operations, under the authority of the Government, is set out in section 3 (1) (f) of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006 which provides that: “3 (1) A contingent or member of the Permanent Defence Force may, with the prior approval of and on the authority of the Government,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The bodies under the aegis of my Department when the Government took office in March 2011 were the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The Civil Defence Board was identified in the Public Service Reform Plan as a body to be abolished and legislation was passed by the Oireachtas in December 2012 for the dissolution of the Board. Its functions and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vacancies on State Boards (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board, which is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical practitioners of whom one must be an officer of the Army Medical Corps. The chairman and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Scheme Application (7 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The application for approval to plant under the Afforestation Scheme application number CN58456 was refused as the site was too exposed. Therefore, no payments were applied for or are due under this contract number. All forestry premium payments under CN53972 have been made to the applicant and there are currently no outstanding premium payments. An application form for the second...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (7 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department received an application from the person named for an allocation of entitlements under the 2012 National Reserve Scheme on 10thMay 2012. This application was rejected as one of the requirements for an allocation of entitlements from the 2012 National Reserve was that a farmer must have commenced farming after 17thMay 2010. Departmental records show that the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (7 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 17 April 2013 and payments of €5,642.31 and €3,532.77 were issued on 16 October 2013 and 2 December 2013 respectively under the Single Farm Payment Scheme. A payment of €2,553.33 was issued on 20 September 2013 under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (7 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The following table details the herd incidence for TB and the number of reactors in the Wicklow East and Wicklow West regions. It is not possible to provide a more detailed breakdown based on the district electoral division in the time available. Year Wicklow East Wicklow West Reactors Numbers Herd Incidence Reactors Numbers Herd Incidence 1985 353* NA  NA NA  ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (7 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with the EU Regulations governing the Young Farmers Scheme and the Young Farmer priority category of the National Reserve, a ‘young farmer’ is defined as: - S/he is aged no more than 40 years of age in the year when s/he first submits an application under the Basic Payment Scheme; - S/he is setting up an agricultural holding for the first time or has set up such a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (7 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Whereas the U.S. market has now re-opened to the importation of beef from Ireland, there is no associated import quota specifically set aside for Ireland. This is due to the fact that the decision was not part of a multilateral agreement under WTO rules. As a result, import licences must be obtained in respect of the “other countries” beef quota and they are issued on a...