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

Simon Coveney: Defence Forces Regulation CS.4 does not set out the establishment of Units. This level of detail is set out in the Chief of Staff’s Administrative Instruction CS.4. The military authorities have advised that the table below reflects the PDF strength ceiling of Units based in Custume Barracks as at 30thNovember 2012. Following the re-organisation of the Reserve Defence Force, PDF...

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

Simon Coveney: Following the comprehensive review of expenditure in 2011, the Government decided to stabilise the strength ceiling of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel. Arising from this decision, a major re-organisation of the Defence Forces was initiated to provide appropriate structures for the revised strength ceiling for the Permanent Defence Force (PDF). The Chief of Staff and the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Accident Investigations (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: I wish to advise the Deputy that there have been three separate reports into this tragic accident. The first of these was conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Department of Transport. Their Final Report was published on 24thJanuary 2012 which set out their findings. It found that the probable cause of the accident was the spatial disorientation of the instructor/pilot in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: No quangos have been established in my Department since 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas application of the person named has recently been finalised, with payment due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Section 70 of the Roads Act 1993 obliges the owner or occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that trees, shrubs etc. on the land are not a hazard or potential hazard to road users and that they do not obstruct or interfere with the safe use of, or maintenance of a public road. It is not possible to compensate farmers or land owners for complying with their statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The GLAS Scheme is currently with the European Commission for approval, as part of the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020. My officials have very recently received observations from the Commission on the draft Programme and will respond to those as soon as possible. I am therefore not in position at this stage to confirm a start-up date as it is entirely dependent on when we...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 1 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment scheme application on 8 May 2014. EU Regulations governing the administration of the Single Farm Payment and Disadvantaged Areas’ schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. This application was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Processing of the Single Farm Payment application of the person named has recently been finalised, with payment due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crime Investigation (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the incidence of stolen livestock in the country. Theft is primarily a matter for the Garda Siochana and any incident involving theft of livestock should be reported to the Garda Siochana in the first instance. Officers of my Department assist with investigations when requested to do so by the Gardai. In this regard, I would like to draw the Deputy’s attention to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: AEOS is a voluntary Scheme where participants elect to carry out specific environmental commitments and in order for a verifiable benefit to be achieved the governing regulations require that those commitments must be delivered for a minimum of five years. Accordingly in cases where an AEOS commitment is delivered on leased land that land must be held for the duration of the AEOS contract....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: An official from my department has been in direct contact with the person named and requested the submission of further information to allow the application be further processed. The application will be finalised on receipt of this documentation with the intention of issuing any payments due as soon as possible thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: An applicant under the Single Payment Scheme is legally required to declare all of the land that will form part of his/her holding for a period including 31 May of the year of application, excluding any land that he/she has leased out or rented out for any period that includes 31 May of that year. The person who has leased out land is not entitled to claim payment on the leased or rented out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: In general terms an applicant under the Single Payment Scheme will be cleared for payment when all associated administrative and inspection checks have been carried out. If such an applicant is farming commonage with another applicant who has a query on his/her application in general that query will have no impact on the first person’s application under the Single Payment Scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Processing of the Disadvantaged Areas application of the person named has recently been finalised, with payment due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The payment of bonuses to staff 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: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: No staff of my Department or organisations under the aegis of my Department receive bonus payments.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (22 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: While the sale of some assets of Coillte, excluding the land, was considered in the context of the State Assets Disposal Programme , it was decided, on 19 June 2013, that it was not the appropriate time to proceed with the sale of the harvesting rights in Coillte and that the focus be on the restructuring of Coillte. It has also since been decided, on 24 June 2014, that Coillte and Bord na...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: EU Regulations governing the administration of the Single Farm Payment and Disadvantaged Areas’ 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 person named in the first case submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment scheme application on 29 April 2014. This...