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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Strategy 2025 (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department is currently examining the 47 submissions received for the 2025 Agri Food Strategy. It is planned that the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy Committee will be finalised by the end of June.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Strategy 2025 (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department is currently examining the 47 submissions received for the 2025 Agri Food Strategy. It is planned that the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy will be finalised by the end of June.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Strategy 2025 (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department is currently examining the 47 submissions received for the 2025 Agri Food Strategy. It is planned that the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy will be finalised by the end of June.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Strategy 2025 (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department is currently examining the 47 submissions received for the 2025 Agri Food Strategy. It is planned that the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy Committee will be finalised by the end of June.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Strategy 2025 (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department is currently examining the 47 submissions received for the 2025 Agri Food Strategy. It is planned that the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy will be finalised by the end of June.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Strategy 2025 (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department is currently examining the 47 submissions received for the 2025 Agri Food Strategy. It is planned that the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy Committee will be finalised by the end of June.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Strategy 2025 (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department is currently examining the 47 submissions received for the 2025 Agri Food Strategy. It is planned that the Report of the 2025 Agri Food Strategy will be finalised by the end of June.

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

Simon Coveney: The following table presents the information requested regarding comparisons between payments received under the Single Payment Scheme in 2014 and estimated payments that will issue in 2019 for the groups of farmers specified. The categories listed below account for 88,290 farmers, out of an approximate 130,000 Irish farmers who will be eligible to participate under the 2015 Basic Payment...

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

Simon Coveney: I received an email from Deputy O’Cuiv on 2 March 2015 regarding the persons named and the proposed development of an equestrian centre in China. I replied to the Deputy on 5 March indicating that I would welcome more detailed information from the persons named on their project as it proceeds. I understand from my trade missions to China that there are significant opportunities for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: There are two species of dogfish of interest to commercial fishermen in Irish waters. In relation to Spurdog, the EU Total Allowable Catch (TAC) is set at zero and the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) has advised that the stock is depleted. Spurdog spawning biomass is currently at the lowest observed level, although stable in recent years. Spurdog is a long-lived,...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 12 May 2014. Payment issued under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme on 23 September 2014 with part of this payment offset against a 2010 Single Payment overpayment. On foot of further investigation this matter has recently been resolved and payment under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme issued...

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 2010 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from 1 st September 2010 and full payment has issued in respect of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Scheme years.During a 2013 inspection, the person named was deemed non-compliant in respect of the Laying of Hedgerows and Wild Bird Cover actions.  On the 10 th January 2014, a letter...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Tobacco is grown in 12 countries in the EU. The main producers are Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and Poland. These countries account for 85% of the EU tobacco growing. Tobacco cultivation represents 100,000 hectares along with 60,000 specialist producers for this sector. The EU produces up to 200,000 tonnes of dried tobacco leaves per year which is less than 3% of the global yearly raw...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 13 May 2014. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not issued as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Commissioner Hogan’s recent announcement refers to financial instruments programmed through rural development programmes and funded accordingly through programme budgets. Ireland’s draft Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 states, ‘Ireland will keep the possible use of financial instruments under review during the programming period’. My Department and I have...

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

Simon Coveney: Farmers opting for any action under the GLAS scheme are required to respect the management requirements set out in the detailed Specifications accompanying the scheme. These vary extensively across the different actions, and in many cases the presence of heather would be immaterial. However, one of the main actions for grazing land under GLAS is ‘Low Input Permanent Pasture’,...

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

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342 and 343 together. My Department operates a comprehensive appeal mechanism to protect the interest of farmers who have difficulties with inspection findings. This appeal system incorporates the option for the farmer to initially seek to have the inspection outcome reviewed internally by an officer more senior than the inspecting officer. If the farmer...

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

Simon Coveney: Premium payment claim forms (Form 4s) were posted to the above named applicant to claim payments for 2014 and 2015 on each of his five plantations. The Department has no record of these forms being returned. On 23rdMarch 2015 replacement forms were sent to the applicant for signing. Payment will issue on receipt of fully completed and signed forms. Applicants in receipt of payment greater...

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

Simon Coveney: In the run up to quota abolition a number of estimates in respect of capital investment have been made by various stakeholders. Using data from Enterprise Ireland we can see that over the past 2 years some €729M has been invested in 36 dairy and Infant Milk Formula plants. This represents significant investment and whilst much of the information about specific plants is commercially...