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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (20 Jan 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: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with relevant EU Regulations, priority under the National Reserve will be given to famers meeting the definition of Young Farmer and New Entrant. In order to be eligible under the Young Farmer category of the National Reserve a farmer must be aged no more than 40 in the first year of submitting an application under the Basic Payment Scheme. The farmer described by the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2014. I can confirm that following the processing of outstanding issues in respect of a commonage parcel declared by the person named, the processing of the application has been completed with payment due to issue shortly directly to his nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently engaged in a workforce planning process in which the future staffing needs of the Department will be forecast for 2015-2017. The workforce Plan will take into account any potential changes in the nature of work carried out by my Department in the coming years which is likely to impact on the level of staffing required and the relevant skills and competences...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Establishment (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: A database of all commonages is currently being compiled in my Department and is nearing completion. Among the objectives of this process is to bring clarity to the configuration of all commonages in terms of their constituent LPIS parcels, their area and the recorded rights at herdowner level in preparation for the opening of the GLAS programme. It is intended to publish the results of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (20 Jan 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: Applicants should declare the land parcels being grazed as owned/rented/leased in column 8 of the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application form. It is not necessary to change the current provisions. If an applicant wishes to submit details relating to grazing rights where he/she does not own, rent or lease the land he/she should do so when applying on-line or by submitting a cover letter with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2014. Processing of this application was finalised with the advance and balancing payments issuing to the nominated bank account of the person named on 16 October and 22 December respectively. As previously indicated to the Deputy, payment under the Disadvantaged Areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (20 Jan 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 full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Scheme years. A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that several of the land parcels declared contained ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 292 and 299 together. The applications for aquaculture licences referred to by the Deputy are in respect of sites located in Castlemaine Harbour, which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). All applications in ‘Natura’...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: Ministerial MAC meetings happen periodically in my Department and are attended by both myself and Minister(s) of State. There have been 5 such meetings in my Department during the years 2011 to 2014. I am in regular contact with individual members of the MAC, and meet with the Secretary General and/or Assistant Secretaries General on a weekly basis. MAC meetings take place in my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (20 Jan 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: The figures requested by the Deputy are being compiled and will be forwarded to him directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Travel (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: The figures requested by the Deputy are being compiled and will be forwarded to him directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: The herd in question was restricted on 2 August 2014 arising from the detection of 4 TB reactors during a routine round herd test conducted under my Departments TB Eradication Programme. In keeping with normal protocols in such cases, the herd concerned was subject to 2 further tests at 60 day intervals to determine if the restriction could be lifted. While the first of these two 60-day...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 30 April 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 April 2014. An advance payment in respect of Single Payment issued on 16 October and the balancing payment issued on 1 December 2014 to the nominated bank account of the person named. The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 2)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (20 Jan 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 full entitlements have 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: District Veterinary Offices (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: In line with government policy, my Department began a process in 2009, of restructuring its local office network. This resulted in a reduction in the number of local offices from 58 to 16 enhanced Regional Offices. A follow-on review of business processes and procedures and, in particular, the administrative support requirements, in those 16 offices resulted in the introduction of a number...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (20 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the Direct Payment Schemes requires my Department to operate a Farm Advisory System (FAS) to provide advice to farmers on a range of issues relating to land and farm management. The regulations require that advisors are suitably qualified and regularly trained. In addition, in order to be approved as a GLAS Advisor, an advisor must also be an approved FAS advisor....