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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes application on 18 April 2014. Payment has not issued to the person named 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 processed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Quality Assurance Scheme (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: During the meeting of the Beef RoundTable on November the 12th, agreement was reached on a wide range of issues impacting on the beef sector, resulting in some 23 outcomes in total. At the subsequent meeting of the RoundTable held last week, there was a general consensus that progress was being made in delivering on the outcomes agreed in November, although further work was required in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Revenue Commissioners record imports of beef into the country where the imports from an individual company exceed a threshold value of €191,000 per calendar year. This information is collected on behalf of the CSO for statistical purposes only. The totals for 2010-2013 respectively are 40,174 tonnes, 46,137 tonnes, 41,448 tonnes, and 26,030 tonnes. The total for January to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The 2015 budget includes a package of approximately €74 million for the beef sector in 2015, including a provision of €52 million for a proposed Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) which will place Ireland at the leading edge globally in the use of genomics in beef production. The proposed BDGP would deliver an accelerated improvement in the environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department currently employs 5 officers who have specific responsibility for monitoring classification and ancillary checks, including carcase trim. In 2014 a Classification officer was appointed to the North West region and the appointment of a Classification officer in the South East was approved in January 2015 to further enhance this level of monitoring. In 2014 there were 515...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: I attach substantial importance to the live export trade and my Department has been very proactive during my time as Minister in facilitating both the cross border live trade and shipments abroad. Live exports serve a dual purpose as a means of satisfying market demand for live animals and providing alternative market outlets for cattle farmers in Ireland. Total live exports for 2014 were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The opening of any major third country market for Irish beef is a very positive development for the entire beef sector given our heavy reliance on exports. This is particularly true of a lucrative market like the US where the beef market is estimated at 11 million metric tonnes. It is split 60: 40 between foodservice and grocery retail (by volume). The US imports 1 2 million tonnes of beef...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: To be eligible under the Young Farmer priority category of the National Reserve an applicant must meet the following conditions: - - S/he is participating in the Basic Payment Scheme in the year in which s/he submits an application; - S/he is aged no more than 40 years of age at any time during the calendar year in which s/he first submits an application under the Basic Payment Scheme; -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2014, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is due to issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly. The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2014. Payment under this Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 17 December 2014. The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1 May 2013 and payment has issued in respect of the 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Farmers who did not receive a direct payment in 2013 under the Single Payment Scheme, the Grassland Sheep Scheme, the Burren Farming for Conservation Scheme or the Beef Data Programme do not hold an automatic allocation right to receive entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. The “Scottish Derogation” allows for the allocation of payment entitlements to persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The frequency and ferocity of storm events last winter, compounded by waterlogged soils on many forest sites, led to extensive damage on private and State owned forest lands. In order to establish the most appropriate response for forest owners and the forest industry a taskforce, chaired by Mr Tom Hayes TD, Minister of State, and comprising relevant forestry stakeholders was put in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 27 March 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a copy of a 2014 Consolidation Application on 23rd January 2015. Upon review my officials established that the supporting certificate of postage was in respect of the 2014 Single Payment Scheme application, received in my Department on 24th April 2014. As my Department has no record of having received a 2014 Consolidation application on or prior to the closing date...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2012 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1 May 2013 and payment has 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, must be completed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with the relevant EU Regulation governing the National Reserve, Member States have the option of applying objective criteria in the allocation of entitlements. The application of an off farm income limit has been included as objective criteria since the introduction of the National Reserve in 2005. The process of deciding objective criteria for the National Reserve is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: In Ireland farming mink requires a license under the Musk Rats Act 1933 and the Musk Rats Act 1933 (Application to Mink) Order 1965. Licences, which are time-bound, are issued under this legislation only if the applicant, following an inspection by officers from my Department, is found to be compliant with a number of conditions. There are currently 3 fur farmers licensed. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: According to the Department’s records, the person named has no bovines or land area attached to this herd number. If the person named is engaged in agricultural activity then he is required to comply with the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice For Protection Of Waters) Regulations 2014, Statutory Instrument No. 31 of 2014. Agriculture is defined in these Regulations as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Regulations (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: All farmers require the services of an approved GLAS advisor to prepare and submit a GLAS application on their behalf. The farming prescription set out in the Agri Environment Specifications must be applied on all Hen Harrier habitats, and a Sustainable Management Plan must be drawn up by the advisor if the area is designated Natura land.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Following an inspection in respect of the second instalment of the establishment grant in April 2014, the Department inspector listed a number of remedial works to be completed. A letter issued to the applicant detailing the works that are required to bring the plantation up to standard. The inspector specified that the remedial works should be completed before 30 April 2015. It is the...