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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Department attaches very considerable importance to its investigative capability in the context of ensuring that the significant investment being made in the sector in meeting its expansion plans under Food Harvest 2020 is not put at risk by failures to meet legal obligations which might undermine Ireland’s excellent reputation for food safety and meeting the highest standards of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department has a duty to investigate, and where appropriate, prosecute serious breaches of legislation in order to protect the agri-food industry in Ireland. The Deputy will be aware that the administration of justice through the court system is entirely independent of my Department. In respect of cases brought before the courts by or on behalf of my Department, I can advise the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 7 May 2014. Following processing an overclaim was disclosed in respect of one land parcel. This issue has now been resolved and advance payment issued to the person named on 31 October 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 15 April 2014. Following processing, a dual claim was discovered in respect of one land parcel declared on this application. My Department has received, and is currently examining , legal documentation regarding the title of this land parcel as submitted by the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 26 April 2014. Following processing, an overclaim was discovered in respect of one land parcel. This matter has now been resolved and the application is being processed for payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 7 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 EU Regulations also require that where it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: Allocations of milk quota from the National Reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal examines and makes recommendations on applications for additional quota, on the grounds of hardship, from individual producers. An application from the person named was received in my Department on 8th September 2014. However, as the closing date...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 25 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 Appeals (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: 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 by the person named contained ineligible features. Following the review of my Department’s decision, sought by the person named, a visit by a Department official to verify the position on the ground is necessary. The person named will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that a number of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. The over-claims identified represented a reduction of between 3% and 20% of the area declared by the person named. While the total financial penalty imposed under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 April 2014. Processing has been finalised and advance payment issued to the nominated bank account on 16 October 2014. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named to clarify the position regarding the minor overpayment involved, and the options available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: A 2014 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application was received in my Department from the person named on 9 April 2014. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the 50% advance of the Single Payment Scheme payment subsequently issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 15 and 16 October respectively. However, due to an administrative error the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 11 March 2014. Advance payment issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 3 November 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of delivering the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, and other area based schemes, is required to carry out an annual round of inspections, both in the field and by means of Remote Sensing, to ensure the eligibility of land declared to drawdown payments. The basis of these inspections is governed by EU legislation and there are minimum numbers that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2014 Single Farm Payment /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 8 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and advance payment issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 16 October 2014. Also payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 13 October 2014 . The person named was also the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2014 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 25 April 2014. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payments will shortly issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) is a scheme co-funded by the European Commission and as announced in the recent budget and in my Department’s RDP submission to the Commission, I am proposing a budget of over €300m to fund the scheme. As with any scheme, this will have to be managed within the available budget over time. The proposed BDGP is intended to deliver an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware, there is a commercial preference at UK retail level, reflecting consumer preference there, for a simple origin labelling process bearing the name of a single EU member state only. It must be recognised that this commercial purchasing strategy has facilitated the sale in major UK retail outlets of large quantities of beef from cattle born, reared and slaughtered in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will appreciate, questions of price are ultimately matters to be determined between the purchasers and the sellers of cattle. It is neither appropriate nor possible for me or any other Minister for Agriculture in the EU to intervene directly on these issues. Cattle prices are determined by supply/demand dynamics which are in turn influenced by a range of different factors such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Technology Adoption Programme commenced as a three year programme in 2012 and therefore concludes at the end of 2014. I expect that all payments due to farmers under this programme in respect of this calendar year will be paid by the end of 2014.