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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (22 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The persons named were approved for participation in the 2012 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from the 1stMay 2013 and payment has issued in respect of the 2013 Scheme year. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (22 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The information sought is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: To date approximately 693 hectares of ash forestry plantations have been cleared and replanted with alternative species. A high proportion of the area cleared are plantations which were associated with infected imported batches but which were not necessarily infected. These associated plantations were destroyed on a precautionary basis. This work involved the uprooting and deep burial of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Reconstitution Scheme (Chalara) supports the reconstitution of ash plantations which have suffered from or are associated with ash dieback disease caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. The objective of this scheme is to: - Eradicate the disease in forests affected by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus by supporting the removal and destruction of trees and leaf litter affected by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Plant Health surveys are carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in accordance with the methodology of an international approved survey standard  (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 6, Guidelines for Surveillance). Where a site is found to be infected with ash dieback, eradication measures in plantations are carried out under a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Through its 2014 call for research projects, my Department is supporting a project entitled “Assessing Ireland’s risk to airborne spread of ash dieback disease with “Lagrangian stochastic models”. The aim of this project, which commenced recently, is to develop a model that predicts the spatial risk of infection of Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidusfungus (the infective...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The movement of ash plants and wood into Ireland from infected countries is regulated by the Destructive Insects and Pest Acts 1958 and 1991 (Chalara Fraxinea) Order (No. 2) 2012 [SI No. 431 of 2012]. The legislation controls the importation and movement of ash seeds, plants and wood. Imports are monitored at ports of entry. Imports from several non EU countries require a documentary,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from 1 September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from the 1st September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from the 1st September 2010 and payment has issued in respect of the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from the 1st May 2013 and payment has issued in respect of both the 2013 and 2014 Scheme years. In relation to the 2014 Scheme year, the 75% payment issued on the 13th April 2015 and the balancing 25% payment issued on the 14th April 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: During processing of the 2013 and 2014 Single Farm Payment applications in respect of the person named, over claims were identified in relation to two of the parcels declared and notifications issued to the person named on 17th October 2013 and 16th July 2014 respectively. Payments issued in respect of the reduced areas for 2013 and 2014. Officials from my Department are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Data (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with EU legislation (Regulation EU No: 1306/13) the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is obliged to ensure annual ex-post publication of all of the beneficiaries of CAP funding - both legal and non-legal persons. In accordance with the regulation the Department must, by the 31 May 2015, publish: - The name of the beneficiary (unless the amount of payment under CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named requested the acceptance of a late application for the 2011 Single Payment Scheme on 19th October 2011 following the breakdown of a lease agreement for his lands. This request and subsequent appeals were rejected by my Department because it was evident from the documentation supplied that the person named did not comply with the terms and conditions of the Scheme. These terms...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the 2013 Single Farm Payment Scheme application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection and a cross compliance animal identification and registration (IDR) inspection. The cross compliance inspection identified breaches in relation to sheep identification and registration requirements resulting in a 20% penalty being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) which included a non-productive capital investment element. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The appeals received in respect of the 2013 LPIS land eligibility Review are recorded as a running total rather than on a year by year basis. The relevant figures for number of appeals received, processed, outstanding and fully or partially successful are outlined in a table. Current status Number of cases Number of appeals received 10,918 Number of appeals fully processed 9,260 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The 2015 forestry premium was paid to the applicant on 16thApril 2015. There are no further outstanding payments associated with this contract.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named is not an applicant in the Beef Technology Adoption Programme 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (21 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The designation of areas under the Birds and Habitats Directives is a matter in the first instance for the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. My Department has been advised by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of that Department that , following a review of the information provided by them of Hen Harrier sites throughout the country , a relatively small area in County...