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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (4 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department received an application on 24 April 2013 to transfer 2.26 entitlements to the person named by way of sale. At the time the application was received the entitlements concerned were subject of a long-term lease to another farmer. Therefore, it was not possible to transfer the entitlements to the person named. The application was rejected and a letter was issued to both parties...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (4 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named did not own any entitlements in 2014 nor during any year of the Single Payment Scheme. He received a Single Payment of €4743.35 under the 2014 scheme year based on his leasing in of entitlements from another farmer. For the purposes of calculating the value of entitlements in 2015, the value of these entitlements is attributed to the owner of the entitlements, not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (4 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: In recent months my Department has been prioritising payments under the 2014 Single Farm Payment and the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Schemes. However, I have arranged to expedite the outstanding payment due to the person named under the 2010 Single Farm Payment Scheme and same will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the applicant within the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: No retired civil servant was appointed to the board of any State body under the aegis of my Department since 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (4 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The following are details of properties rented by my Department. Property Rented Purpose Duration Maxim u m Capacity Total Occupancy Annual Cost Unit 2, Rathcorrick, Cavan , Co. Cavan. Reserve Defence Forces Unit 1 year 100 43 €19,680 Unit 3-4 Cleveragh Business Centre, Sligo. Reserve Defence Forces Unit 1 year 73 73 €12 , 500 Unit 3 Mullingar...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The State Boards under the aegis of the Department of Defence when the Government took office were the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. No retired senior civil servants have been reappointed to positions in the above agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ s cheme application on 6 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Organic Farming Scheme payment to the person named is currently being processed and will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the EU Regulations governing the establishment of the National Reserve, Member States can use up to 3% of the financial ceiling allocated to the Basic Payment Scheme to establish a National Reserve. I decided to opt for the 3% maximum available in order to provide a National Reserve fund of €24.79 million in 2015. The closing date for receipt of applications under the two...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The main compensation scheme for farmers whose herds are affected by TB is the On-Farm Market Valuation Scheme. Under these arrangements, compensation is payable for cattle removed as reactors. This compensation is based on “Market Value” being the equivalent price that might reasonably have been obtained for the animal, at the time of determination of compensation, from a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive establishes a framework for European Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides by setting minimum rules to reduce the risks to human health and the environment that are associated with pesticide use. It also promotes the use of integrated pest management. The Directive is designed to further enhance the high level of protection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The results of the 2 014 Cross Compliance inspections continue to be finalised by my Department. On completion of this process the detailed range of data requested will be forwarded directly to the Deputy. The table below sets out the information to hand in relation to the Agri Environment Options Scheme. A more detailed breakdown will not be available until later in the year when the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: All applicants under the Basic Payment Scheme and other area based schemes are obliged to comply with the land eligibility requirements of the Direct Payments regime. Under the Cross Compliance provisions an applicant must also comply with the Statutory Management Requirements and the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) standards. GAEC provides for compliance with seven...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (3 Mar 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 payment has issued in respect of the 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 Identification...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: In a situation such as this, a contract can be transferred to a son provided the son is willing to continue the contract to its natural end. However, the son must hold a herd number in his own right and would also have to submit a new acceptable REPS plan to the local Office. If the new plan was deemed acceptable to the Department then the contract would be allowed to continue under the son.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 15 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of the Single Payment Scheme requires that in order to activate payment under the scheme an applicant must have one eligible hectare of land to accompany each entitlement held. As the person named does not currently hold any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Correspondence (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that correspondence was recently received from the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association on the issue of land eligibility under the Direct Payment Schemes. My Department makes payments in excess of €1.5 billion annually to over 130,000 farmers in Ireland under EU funded or partially funded Direct Aid Schemes. Therefore, it is important that the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The fodder production system referred to is currently being promoted as an economically viable system of producing fodder or overcoming fodder shortages on organic livestock farms. The economics and application of such a production system, however, have to be carefully examined. I am advised by my Department that the accepted comparison of feed is based on dry matter equivalents. A feed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment Scheme, formerly the Single Payment Scheme, requires the Department to carry out administrative checks to verify that the eligibility conditions for aid have been met. The regulations also require that these administrative checks be supplemented by on-the-spots checks, i.e. ground and/or remote sensing inspections. Furthermore the regulations state...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was one of a number of applicants under the 2012, 2013 and 2014 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 and was refused for derogation in this regard. The person named was notified of the outcome in writing and advised of the option to appeal to...