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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, the regulation of coursing is chiefly a matter for the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon (BnG). The welfare of greyhounds involved in coursing is provided for in the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 whichinter aliarequires that persons who course greyhounds must have regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department maintains a close working relationship with the Local Authorities on dog welfare matters. I am informed that regular inspections of dog pounds are carried out by the Local Authority veterinary officers and, in addition, that all pounds have regular services of private veterinarians to deal with sick animals and emergency cases. The Department of the Environment, Community and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (17 Feb 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department, as successor to the former Irish Land Commission, still holds some non-agricultural land but is not engaged in renting or leasing turbary at the present time. In the case of certain bog areas my Department has allocated the lands to the National Parks and Wildlife Service as the appropriate custodian, particularly in the case of special areas of conservation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment (SPS)/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 3 May 2013. Under the SPS Scheme, the advance payment of €802.68 was issued on 16 October 2013 with the balancing payment of €802.69 issuing on 2 December 2013. The applicant was also paid €707.63 under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 20 September 2013. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: In order to be eligible under the priority category of New Entrant under the National Reserve, the applicant must: - Be participating in the Basic Payment Scheme in the year in which s/he applies to the National Reserve; - Have commenced the present agricultural activity in the 2013 calendar year or any later year; - Not have had any agricultural activity in his/her own name and at his/her...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 30 animals under the Beef Genomics Scheme for 2014. Under the Terms and Conditions of this Scheme all animals must be tested for BVD within 27 days of birth and if the test is positive, or inconclusive, then the animal must be removed to a knackery within 7 weeks of the test result. If the BVD requirements are not complied with then the whole herd is ineligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: A robust shellfish biotoxin monitoring regime is essential in order to protect consumers and safeguard the good reputation of the Irish seafood industry. I am aware that a number of bays in the south-west have experienced temporary suspensions of harvesting over the Winter as the level of biotoxins exceeded the regulatory limits. Such harvesting suspensions are not unusual and all aquaculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Under the proposals for Commonages in the new GLAS Scheme, the shareholders themselves will draw up a new Commonage Plan, guided by the agricultural adviser they have chosen for their commonage. In these new Plans, a minimum and maximum stocking - level will be assigned to each participating shareholder and each shareholder will be required to comply on an individual basis with his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The new rules referred to apply on a number of GLAS actions, including Low Input Permanent Pasture, and the over-riding concern is to protect farmland birds, whose nesting period commences from early March onwards. However, the Draft GLAS Specification allows topping to take place any time from 15th July to 15thMarch. This is in fact a relaxation of the rules which applied previously under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered twenty two animals under the 2014 Beef Data Programme/Beef Genomics Schemes. The twenty two animals have been validated under the 2014 Beef Genomics Programme and payment will issue to the applicant shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, owns and directly manages six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, Ros an Mhíl, Killybegs and An Daingean. Departmental signage, addressing Health & Safety matters primarily, is present at each of the Centres, including Howth. Matters pertaining to the updating of such signage are kept under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2009 and received payments for the first five years of their contract. REPS is a measure under the 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. In addition, an on-farm compliance inspection took place in November 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 7 April 2014. Payment has not issued as yet, as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. Immediately the holding is identified as meeting these requirements, the application will be further processed with a view to payment at the earliest possible date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Feb 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. 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 completed before any payment can issue. During these checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Rules on the labelling of meat and meat products are laid down in EU legislation. For beef, compulsory labellingruleshave been in place for many years, and require food business operators to label fresh, frozen or minced beef with specific information to enable the product to be traced back to the animals from which it was derived. This must include details of the slaughterhouse and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2012. Following processing, an error was identified in respect of a previous year's ground inspection. This error has recently been resolved. In order to expedite the outstanding payment, I have arranged for a manual payment to issue. This will shortly issue directly to the nominated bank...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered seventeen animals born under the 2012 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment was made in respect of two of the animals that died and had been removed to a Knackery. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme, for herds with more than ten cows, the calves must be weaned in more than one group. In this case, according to the data submitted by the person named, all 15...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Detailed rules for the implementation of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme, which is a measure under the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme, are set out in Commission Regulations 1974 and 1975 of 2006. The framework for the implementation of these rules is set out in a document titled Terms and Conditions of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme and the Natura 2000 Scheme as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on 2ndMay 2014. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment will issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.