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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from the 1 st May 2013 and full entitlements have 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from the 1stMay 2013 and full entitlements have 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no record of receiving an application for a sheep flock number from the person named. My Department has now issued the relevant application form to this person and, on return, the application will be processed as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is due to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme and 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme revealed that two of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features, which in this case included a farm yard, a stream, a farm road and areas of scrub. However, while the person named was notified of this decision and of his right of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Please see on a per county basis the latest figures in tabular form: County Num eligible SPS applications Num Paid Amt Paid CARLOW 1596 1584 €23,711,200.13 CAVAN 4658 4646 €33,793,793.07 CLARE 5961 5929 €45,303,176.72 CORK 12714 12641 €160,931,389.27 DONEGAL 7897 7834 €46,299,042.12 DUBLIN 606 598 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The announcement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in Budget 2014 in relation to delegated sanction for staffing arrangements provides greater discretion to Government Departments and State agencies over staffing levels within an overall pay framework. In this regard, Government Departments are first required to submit a 2015 Pay and Staff Numbers Strategy to the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Data (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The end of February 2015 milk quota position, which is the latest currently available, shows that Ireland is an estimated 5.07% over quota, when account is taken of the butterfat content of the milk deliveries. While this figure continues a downward trend in the over-quota position, coming down from 7.15% in October, indications are that Ireland will still end the milk quota year in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: As previously advised under Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 10 March, 2015, those Hen Harrier lands which attract a €370 per hectare payment under GLAS are lands notified to my Department by the National Parks & Wildlife Service. These lands include areas formally designated by NPWS, or otherwise identified by them as important for the preservation of the hen harrier....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 350 together. The Pet Passport (No. 2) Regulations 2014 and the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015 apply to all breeds of dog. Under the Pet Passport (No. 2) Regulations 2014, (S.I. No. 602 of 2014), any dog (including a greyhound) being moved off the island must be accompanied by a pet passport showing that it has been identified by a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and has received payments for the entire six years of their contract. The REPS 4 contract is now complete and there are no further payments to be made.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 8 April 2014. Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been completed with payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 11 February 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the Single Payment Scheme were made to applicants, who held payment entitlements under that Scheme. In order to benefit from payment under that Scheme, an applicant had to declare an eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held. An eligible hectare must have all of the ineligible areas and features excluded and must have an agricultural activity carried out on it. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The amounts by county, paid to all beneficiaries under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (DAS), who declared at least one Natura parcel for the period from 2008 to 2014 are outlined in the following tabular statements. SPS 2008 (€) DAS 2008 (€) SPS 2009 (€) DAS 2009 (€) SPS 2010 (€) DAS 2010 (€) Carlow 8,997,367.75...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (24 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: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The 2012 Single Payment Scheme application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. The eligibility inspection involved the inspection of lands declared in counties Clare, Limerick, Roscommon and Tipperary. This inspection identified discrepancies between the area declared and area found, resulting in an intentional over-declaration in area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department compiles a Terms and Conditions booklet each year covering the various Direct Payment Schemes and Rural Development measures. This document provides a summary of the requirements and is prepared as an aid to applicants. However, it should be recognised that the governing EU regulations form the definitive basis for the administration of the various schemes, including those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Negotiations on the new Farmers' Charter are at an advanced stage but there are a number of key areas that require further discussion. The Farmers Charter Review Group, chaired by an Assistant Secretary from my Department and comprised of senior Department officials and representatives of the main farming organisations is endeavouring to achieve consensus on the outstanding issues and to do...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Forest Service provides letters to facilitate payment by the ESB of compensation to an applicant under the Afforestation Scheme where a power line traverses a plantation, a consequence of which is that areas cannot be planted because they cannot achieve the minimum width required under the Scheme. The application map originally submitted by the person named included corridors and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I established a Review Group in November 2011 to examine all aspects of fur farming in Ireland. The Terms of Reference of the Review Group were: (i) To review fur farming in Ireland taking into account existing legislative provisions for the licensing of mink farming (ii) To comment on the economic benefits of the sector (iii) To consider the effectiveness of existing welfare controls,...