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

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from 1 November 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 Identification...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 30 September 2014. A late penalty of 100% was initially applied to this application. An appeal under Force Majeure circumstances was received, which following review was accepted. However, as the person named does not hold any entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme, no...

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

Simon Coveney: The Control of Horses Act, 1996 designates to local authorities responsibility for issues relating to stray and neglected horses in urban areas. My Department provides funding to the local authorities to assist their work in applying the provisions of the Act. In 2014 an amount of €467,143 was paid to the local authorities in the Dublin area to assist them in dealing with straying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Relations Contracts Data (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not employ external public relations firms. Public relations advice is provided by my Department’s Press Office.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Protection Areas Designation (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The designation of land is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The detailed consideration of Ireland’s Draft Rural Development Programme(RDP) by the EU Commission is now at an advanced stage and t he new Green Low-Carbon Agri- Environment Scheme (GLAS) is a key component of our RDP. I hope to be in a position to open GLAS as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Establishment (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: GLAS (the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme) is part of a suite of proposed measures under Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) which was submitted to the European Commission in July. The Commission services notified us of their detailed observations on the draft Programme at the end of October last year, to which my Department provided immediate and detailed replies....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Establishment (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: As part of the Reform of the CAP, the Single Payment Scheme was replaced by the Basic Payment Scheme and the Greening Payment with effect from 1 January 2015. The three requirements covered under the greening measures are as follows; · Protection of permanent grassland, which is applied at national level · Crop Diversification · Ecological Focus Area Farmers with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Draft Rural Development Programme (RDP), submitted by Ireland in July 2014, proposes a Knowledge Transfer Programme which involves the setting up of farmer Knowledge Transfer groups led by trained facilitators across six sectors, including tillage. Subject to E.U. Commission approval of the RDP, the groups in the Dairy, Beef and Equine sectors will commence in 2015 with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The detailed consideration of Ireland’s Draft Rural Development Programme (RDP) by the EU Commission is now at an advanced stage and the new Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) is a key component of our RDP. I hope to be in a position to open GLAS as soon as agreement is reached with the EU Commission in the near future. The GLAS will be the main source of support under...

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

Simon Coveney: An application was received from the herd owner concerned under the TB Hardship Grant Scheme (which applies in the period 1 November to 30 April)  following the restriction of his holding on 13 November 2014. This grant is payable in monthly tranches in arrears where the period of restriction exceeds two months (i.e. the initial two-month period of the restriction is not eligible)....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not engage agency staff. It does however, from time to time, engage external services providers when such proves to be more cost effective and Department staff are not available. Such expenditure is based on competitive tendering with extensive use of Central Government and Department specific frameworks which continue to drive costs down.

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

Simon Coveney: In accordance with relevant EU Regulations, priority under the National Reserve will be given to farmers meeting the definition of Young Farmer and New Entrant in the first instance. The Regulations also include an optional provision whereby Member States may use the National Reserve to allocate new entitlements or give a top-up on the value of existing entitlements for persons who suffer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (3 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 full 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste don bhliain 2014 ón duine ainmnithe ar an 15 Aibreán 2014. Tar éis an t-iarratas sin a phróiseáil, sainaithníodh saincheisteanna maidir le fíorú i leith chomhlíonadh an dlúis íosta stocála. Rinne an duine ainmnithe pasanna eachaí i leith dhá...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Payments (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: Initial payments under the 2014 Sheep Technology Adoption Programme issued in late December. Validations have been ongoing and a further payment run is planned for later this week which will include the person named.

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2014. Payment has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the scheme minimum stocking density requirements. Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed with a view...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 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.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from 1 September 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 (3 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named is an applicant under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme 2010. A Department review of the non-productive capital investment claims submitted by applicants was undertaken in 2014. This review shows irregularities with documentation submitted for reimbursement in some of these claims. A full Department investigation is now underway into this matter and further payments to...