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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed requires that manufacturers of feed are required to ensure that feed is sound, genuine, unadulterated, fit for purpose and of merchantable quality. In addition, Article 11 of this Regulation provides that the labelling and presentation of feed shall not mislead the user as to, inter alia, its composition, properties,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Issues concerning the purchase and sale of lands such as the price set by the seller are a matter for the parties concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (25 Feb 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 these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from the 1stNovember 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 (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2) with effect from the 1stSeptember 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The appeal by the person named is currently under review. Every effort will be made to expedite the review and to notify the appellant of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Given the passage of time since this 1997 report was prepared by Bord Iascaigh Mhara, and that BIM was then under the aegis of the Department of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, I have no departmental records available to me concerning any discussions that may have taken place about it at that time. On 31 January 2014, my office received a letter of complaint...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: I understand the Deputy is referring to the Sheep Fencing/Handling Scheme under TAMS, which is now closed for applications. Grant aid is calculated on the lowest of the following amounts per investment item: 1. The Department’s Reference Costs applicable at the date of approval; 2. The applicant’s receipted costs; and 3. The cost of the project proposed by the applicant as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: There has been no change in relation to the specification for sheep wire under the TAMS Sheep Fencing/Handling Scheme. The specification was originally drawn up in 2007 for the Farm Improvement Scheme (FIS) and high tensile sheep wire has been specified from that time. While there have been some changes to the specification, the grade of wire has not been changed. Additionally, my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The need for a declaration of exemption or planning permission is required under the TAMS Sheep Fencing/Handling Scheme as there are cases where the fencing of mountain and other areas are not considered exempted development under the Planning and Development Act. As my Department does not have all of the information necessary to determine if planning permission is required, it was decided...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (25 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The 2011 census figures show a population of 4,588,252. As of the 31st of January, 2015 the whole-time equivalent strength of the Permanent Defence Force stood at 9,244. This gives a per capitafigure of 1 member of the Permanent Defence Force for every 496 individuals in State. My Department does not compile or maintain data in relation to the detailed composition of other armed forces...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The agrifood sector is playing a considerable role in our economic recovery. The sector remains Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and accounts for almost one in nine jobs, mainly in rural and coastal areas where few other employment opportunities exist. Bord Bia recently confirmed a fifth consecutive year of growth in agrifood exports. The value of Ireland’s food and...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: GLAS opened as of yesterday.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Yes. The planned closing date is 15 May. I will answer all the questions together.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: There are 400 planners in the country outside Teagasc, who have taken on a lot of extra people to work with them.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: I will come back to the Deputy with my replies in a moment. I just wanted to correct the record on that point.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: What is that?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: What heading is that?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The problem is I have to respond to it.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have not given the responses yet, which might take a while. I will try and give as much detail as I can. On Deputy Ó Cuív's question about taxation, we are not trying to give everybody a tax break, we are trying to use taxation to do strategic things, like move land out of conacre into long-term leasing, which is working very well. There has been a big increase in the number...