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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 23 March 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 8 May 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 selected...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and any outstanding payments under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme are expected to issue shortly directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named applied for the 2014 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas Schemes on 25 April 2014. Payment was initially delayed as the person named incorrectly claimed permanent pasture on a number of land parcels that were partly forestry. This issue has been corrected and payments will shortly issue under both schemes on the eligible area excluding the forestry parcels as they are not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme revealed that a number of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. This resulted in reductions of 0.85 hectares being applied to the area based payments due to the person named. The reductions were for ineligible features including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 25 April 2013. Following processing, an overclaim was discovered in respect of one land parcel. My Department issued a letter to the person named regarding this matter on 15 November 2013 offering the opportunity to appeal this overclaim. To date, no appeal has been received by my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named lodged an appeal with the Agriculture Appeals Office on 28 January 2014 in relation to the 2013 Single Payment/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. A decision, to disallow the appeal, was notified to the person named, in writing, on 7 May 2014. The person named was also advised of the option to raise the matter with the Office of the Ombudsman if they felt they were treated unfairly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named lodged an appeal with the Agriculture Appeals Office on 8 January 2014. The person named requested an oral hearing, which was held on 16 July 2014. It is understood that the appeal was disallowed and the person named was notified of this decision in writing on 7 October 2014. The person named was also advised of the option to raise the matter with the Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As detailed in my reply to the previous Parliamentary Question on this case, the persons named failed to cooperate with a Bovine IDR inspection under the 2013 Single Farm Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas schemes, which resulted in a penalty of 100% being recorded against the relevant 2013 payments. The persons named requested a review of this decision. The outcome of this review was to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned is an applicant under the TAMS Dairy Equipment Scheme. As outlined in the response to the PQ in July I arranged for the grant application to be reviewed in this case. The original application was for an auto washer retrofitted to a bulk tank and a replacement compressor. The auto washer is ineligible for aid and the applicant was advised of this. Approval issued on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that officials from my Department are in contact with the person named regarding eligibility under the 2013 and 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Schemes. My Department is currently awaiting the submission of outstanding documentation in relation to equines on the holding of the person named. As soon as this documentation is received by my Department, the case will be further reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 10 April 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 EU Regulations also require that where it is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 24 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 EU Regulations also require that where it is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the administration of the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes, and other area based schemes, require that full and comprehensive administrative eligibility checks, including in some cases either Ground or Remote Sensing (satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. Eligibility checks are required to ensure that the actual area claimed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 28 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 EU Regulations also require that where it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not awarded any contracts to the named company during the lifetime of this Government. The awarding of contracts to the named company by the State Bodies under my Department's aegis is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Farm Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 8 April 2013.  The advance payment issued on 16 October 2013 with the balancing payment issuing on 02 December 2013 directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Inspections (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, charged with the regulation and development of the greyhound racing industry, which has been estimated to support 10,000 jobs and €0.5bn in economic output. Bord na gCon has augmented its management team with the appointment of a Director of Racing Governance and Compliance. The issue to which...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: I refer to my reply to Question Number 526 on the 17thof September 2014. I am advised by the military authorities that the individual in question was discharged from the Defence Forces on the 22ndof June 1989 at his own request after 12 years of service. The discharge documents (LA89) were issued to him at that time. The LA89 is an original document and cannot be replaced. Subsequent to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Training Programme (25 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Defence Organisation provides for the military defence of the State, contributes to national and international peace and security and fulfils all other roles assigned by Government.In pursuit of this, the Defence Forces necessarily avails of a range of professional and academic training activities at institutions at home and abroad. This commitment also ensures that the Defence Forces...