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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Application Numbers (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The number of farmers paid under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme in County Waterford and the average amount paid under the 2012 to 2014 scheme-years is as follows; Scheme-Year Number of applicants Total a mount paid Average payment 2014 1,242 €2,430,879.02 €1,957.23 2013 1,313 €2,527,622.09 €1,925.07 2012 1,347 €2,736,148.07...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under 2014 Beef Data Programme will not commence until June 2015 as all participants in the Scheme will not be able to provide all of the required data before that date. Payments amounting to €175,330 were made to 350 Waterford applicants respect of 2013 Beef Data Programme , with an average payment of €350 per participant.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The breakdown of beneficiaries in the Rural Environment Protection Scheme and the Agri-environment Options Scheme for County Waterford are contained in the table below. Scheme Year REPS Participants in County Waterford Average REPS payment per recipient in County Waterford AEOS Participants in County Waterford Average AEOS payment per recipient in County Waterford 2010 1,098...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: In the past four years, there have been no BES recipients situated in Waterford.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Improvement Scheme Application Numbers (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: There were no approvals issued for the Farm Improvement Scheme for County Waterford in the years from 2011 to 2014. The number of applicants paid a grant in the same period is indicated below. Year Number of Grants Expenditure 2011 11 €225,058 2012 17 €143,027 2013 - - 2014 - - Total 28 €368,085

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Waste Management (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The number of recipients of grant aid in respect of the farm waste management scheme from County Waterford in 2011 was 373 applicants amounting to a total grant aid of €1,230,977. There were no grants awarded for the scheme to applicants from County Waterford in 2012, 2013 or 2014. The closing date for completion of all work under the Scheme and the submission of a payment claim to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The information requested in respect of grant recipients of the dairy equipment scheme from County Waterford is set out in the table. The scheme was introduced on 4 March 2011. Year Number of grant recipients Expenditure 2011 Nil Nil 2012 19 €194,620 2013 44 €483,346 2013 56 €617,181 Total 119 €1,295,147

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: There are a number of elements to the provisions contained in Article 34 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 relating to the eligibility of the type of land referred to under the Single Payment Scheme. The specific requirements are as follows; - The land in question must have been designated under the Birds orHabitat Directives. - The areas must have been eligible for payment under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: An Fhoireann Rannach (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: Níl an t-iniúchadh sin déanta ag mo Roinn fós. Tá sé beartaithe go ndéanfar an t-iniúchadh go luath in 2015. Coinníonn an Roinn liosta de bhaill foirne atá toilteanach seirbhísí a chur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge má iarrtar sin orthu agus is leor sin chun freastal ar ár riachtanais ina leith.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Dec 2014)

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 which inter alia requires that persons who course greyhounds must have regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that two inter Department/agency transfers occurred to my Department’s offices in County Waterford during 2010. One staff member transferred from another Government Department in Waterford and the other officer transferred from a Government Department in Dublin.In terms of intra Department transfers, two staff members transferred into County Waterford; one in 2010 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 343 and 344 together. The Secretary General is responsible for the management of my Department and is supported in this role by the Management Advisory Committee (MAC). The Committee generally meets on a weekly basis. The Secretary General attended all of the MAC meetings during the period in question. I attend the meetings periodically as does the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: As of 28 November 2014 (the latest date for which figures are available), there had been 7,303 applications for the Permanent Defence Force and 2,146 applications for the Reserve Defence Force. 443 recruits have been attested to the Permanent Defence Force of which 380 remain in training. 152 recruits have been inducted to the Reserve Defence Force for the same period. With regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: An Fhoireann Rannach (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: De bhun chinneadh an Rialtais bearta nua a thabhairt isteach chun tacú le hinniúlacht i nGaeilge sa státseirbhís, d’iarr an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe ar Ranna poist/réimsí oibre a éilíonn daoine atá in ann feidhmiú sa dá theanga a aithint agus iad a chur san áireamh sa Phlean do Lucht Shaothair na...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Redeployment (16 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not approved any inter Department work transfers from or to County Waterford in the period since 2009. My Department does not have positions based in County Waterford.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (11 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the deputy is aware, my colleague Ann Phelan, TD was appointed Minister of State in July of this year with specific responsibility for implementing the report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA ). The scope of this report is extensive and multi-sectoral and encompasses 34 recommendations on areas as diverse as investment and finance, local enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the terms and conditions of the Single Payment Scheme and other area based schemes an applicant, as well as meeting the Scheme criteria, is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. The person named was the subject of a Nitrates inspection on 21 March 2014, carried out by my Department on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (11 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The pay arrangements, including bonuses and performance related pay, for executives of semi State commercial bodies is a matter for the State Bodies themselves within the context of Government Public Sector Pay Policies.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment /Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 4 April 2014. EU regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm or remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment scheme application on 8 May 2014. The processing of this application has now been completed and payment will issue shortly.