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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining the specifics of the case of the person named. On completion of this examination officials from my Department will contact the person named directly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Numbers (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: It has not been possible in the time available to provide the very detailed information sought by the Deputy. The data are currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with the EU Regulations governing the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme, a young farmer is defined as a farmer aged no more than 40 years of age in the year when s/he first submits an application under the Basic Payment Scheme and who commenced their farming activity no more than five years prior to submitting that application. Priority under the National Reserve is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I was very pleased to open the GLAS online application system on Monday 23rdFebruary 2015 for the preparation of the first Tranche of GLAS applications. The closing date for the submission of applications was originally set for 30 April 2015, but following negotiation with the EU Commission it now may be possible to extend that to 22 May. After the first tranche closes, all GLAS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from 1stSeptember 2011. A Department review of the non-productive capital investment claims submitted by applicants under the AEOS was undertaken in 2014. This review identified irregularities with documentation submitted for reimbursement in some of these claims. A full...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application from the person named for mobile sheep handling equipment under the Farm Safety Scheme was received on 7thJanuary. Approval will issue to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the administration of the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The holding of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection under the 2012 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: It is established practice under the TB Eradication Scheme that farmers are given a 6 week window within which to conduct their annual round test. This is done to afford the farmer sufficient flexibility to arrange the test in a way that best suits his or her farming enterprise. The test notification letter also advises the farmer to avoid giving routine treatments in advance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department's TB eradication programme incorporates a wildlife strategy because tuberculosis is present both in cattle and in badgers. Research conducted over the years by the Department and others has demonstrated that the eradication of bovine TB disease is not a practicable proposition until the issue of the reservoir of infection in badgers, which is seeding infection into the cattle...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the authority responsible for the registration and identification of greyhounds. The ICC is subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon under section 26(2) of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. Bord na gCon is the statutory body with responsibility for the improvement and development of the greyhound industry, greyhound racing and coursing. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Transfers (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Officials in the Lands Branch in my Department have carried out very detailed checks on the records relating to the lands allotted to Mr. Bermingham by the former Irish land Commission. These checks have established that lands were allotted and registered on three separate folios. There are currently burdens relating to undischarged land purchase annuities registered against these folios,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The EU Commission in its letter dated 14 May 2014, proposed a 2% flat rate financial correction for Ireland of €181.5 million arising from its Conformity Clearance audits in 2009, 2010 and 2012. The payments audited covered the period from 2008 to 2012 during which over €9 billion was paid to farmers in Ireland under the Direct Payment Schemes. I have always been opposed to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: To date, some 10,916 appeals have been received, of which 9,237 have been finalised or in the final stages of processing. In addition, 1,679 cases are in the process of either ground verification visits or administrative validation. To date, 433 cases have been referred to the LPIS Appeals Committee for consideration. My Department is bound, under EU Regulations, to maintain the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was one of a number of applicants under the 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 derogation in this regard. The person named subsequently submitted additional information to my Department, which, following review, did not provide sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that the application from the person named has been finalised and that the grant aid will be released this week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 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 Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The rules governing the imposition of a superlevy are set by regulations agreed at EU level. Under these regulations each Member State is allocated a volume quota of milk, above which a super levy (of 28.6 cents/litre) has to be paid to the EU Commission by producers who contribute to the over production. It is not possible for me on a unilateral basis to adjust these super levy rules. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: From the 2015 Scheme year the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme replaces the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Under the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme an “eligible hectare” is land that is used for an agricultural activity. This Scheme is one of the measures that forms part of the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme, which is currently awaiting the approval of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) for an aquaculture licence for the cultivation of finfish near Inis Oirr in Galway Bay was received by my Department in 2012. The application and its accompanying Environmental Impact Statement are being considered under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act. A determination in respect of the application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am aware that there is a group of young farmers who established their holdings in 2008 and 2009 and who missed out on the Installation Aid scheme which closed to applications in 2008. I intend to prioritise their applications under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation scheme (TAMS), with grant-aid payable at 40%, being introduced under the new RDP.  EU Commission approval is...