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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 12 May 2014. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account of the person named.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 16 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 application of the person named was selected for...

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

Simon Coveney: The matter in question was the subject of an investigation by An Garda Síochána, who have indicated that there is no prosecution pending in respect of the incident. The operators of the pound have carried out an internal investigation into the matter, and have taken appropriate action.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named participated in the Single Payment Scheme for each scheme year up to 2011. Having leased out his entitlements for the scheme years 2012 and 2013, he did not establish an automatic right to receive new entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 and was advised by my Department to transfer his entitlements permanently under the 2014 scheme year. The person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 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 (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 2 May 2014. Following initial processing, overclaims were discovered in respect of two land parcels. The appropriate query letter issued to the person named following which the person named contacted my Department and accepted the overclaims. The application was...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Payment /Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 4 May 2014. As the person named does not hold any Single Payment entitlements he therefore is not eligible for payment under this Scheme. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named applied for the Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas Schemes on 13thMay 2014. Processing of the Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme applications of the person named has recently been finalised. Payments will issue shortly directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

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

Simon Coveney: My Department has not established any quasi-Governmental organisation or agency, since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: There are a number of physical and medical standards laid down by the Military Authorities, including specified vision requirements, for entry to all branches of the Defence Forces. These requirements are based on the professional advice of the Medical Corps and having regard to the nature of the job, the duties of military service and the training exercises undertaken by members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: As I have outlined previously to the House, a claim has been received from the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) in relation to this matter and it is being dealt with under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force. Discussions have been taking place with the Representative Association, with regards to their...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 480 and 481 together. Candidates applying for positions in the Defence Forces are required to meet specific medical criteria for military service. The vision standards required for entry to the Defence Forces are laid down by the Military Authorities. Under Defence Force Regulation, normal colour vision is a requirement for enlistment or commissioning into...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Defence has received requests for assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Irish Aid agencies for possible Defence Forces participation in the response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. The Department in consultation with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Health and a number of Irish NGOs are currently considering the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Military Authorities have advised me that the officer referred to by the Deputy did not receive payment from 25 August 2003 until 24 January 2005 as she had exceeded the sick leave limits for which she was entitled to be paid. In accordance with Defence Force Regulations an officer on sick leave is entitled to full pay for up to 365 days over the aggregate period of the last 4 years....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am advised by the Military Authorities that previous statements provided information referring to 3 members of the Defence Forces, with serious symptomatology which may have been caused or contributed to by Lariam, although there was nothing conculsive. I understand that all personnel have made a full recovery and that their cases were reported to the Irish Medicines Board at the time. In...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: In September 2013, a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force was deployed to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) at the request of the United Nations. Since 1974 UNDOF has been a successful mission, supporting the efforts of the international community in maintaining peace and security both in the Golan Heights, and also in the broader region. The mandate of UNDOF has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: Work on the new White Paper on Defence is progressing well. I anticipate that an initial draft White Paper will be submitted to me for my consideration by the end of 2014. The final draft of the White Paper will be submitted to Government in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: The latest comparable figures on Defence expenditure as a percentage of GDP, obtained from the European Defence Agency, are set out in the table below. The figures show that, in 2012, Ireland’s Defence expenditure, including Army Pensions, at 0.55% of GDP, was the lowest of these countries. Country 2012 Defence expenditure as a % of GDP Ireland 0.55% Malta 0.58% Austria...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: I was made aware of a number of issues for the first time at the recent PDFORRA annual conference and requested a report from my Department on the matters that arose concerning the standard of living of members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF). I presume the Deputy is referring to the claim that five members of the PDF were sleeping in cars because they could not afford the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: Malaria is a serious disease that kills approximately 1 million people per year in sub-Saharan Africa alone. It is a serious threat to any military force operating in the area. The anti-malaria regime in place in the Defence Forces – including the use of Lariam – is working. In the decade of deployment to sub-Saharan Africa by the Defence Forces, not a single member of the...