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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 14 May 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 (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 17 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began issuing, on target, on 24 September. Payment has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum and Agri Environment stocking density requirements. Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Disadvantaged Areas Scheme provides for payment at crop group level. Crop groups are classified as an area that benefits from the same rate of aid under the Scheme. This means that the area declared as Mountain Type Grazing, More Severely Handicapped and Less Severely Handicapped Coastal Areas with Specific Handicaps, are classified as separate crop groups. Payments are made in order...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 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: Scéim Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Léirigh athbhreithniú ar na gabháltais talún a dhearbhaigh an duine ainmnithe faoi Scéim na hAoníocaíochta 2013 go raibh gnéithe neamh-incháilithe ag baint le ceann de na gabháltais talún a dhearbhaigh an duine ainmnithe. Cé gur cuireadh an cinneadh sin agus an ceart maidir le hachomharc a dhéanamh in iúl don duine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Léirigh athbhreithniú ar na gabháltais talún a dhearbhaigh an duine ainmnithe faoi Scéim na hAoníocaíochta 2013 go raibh gnéithe neamh-incháilithe ag baint le ceann de na gabháltais talún a dhearbhaigh an duine ainmnithe. Cé gur cuireadh an cinneadh sin agus an ceart maidir le hachomharc a dhéanamh in iúl don duine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 31 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (21 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: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The 50% advance payment under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme commenced on 16 October 2014. Payment issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 16 October 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 11 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: GLAS Scheme Administration (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Ireland’s new Rural Development Programme is now being considered by the EU Commission. The launch of new schemes, including GLAS, is dependent on getting EU approval for the Rural Development Programme. I am aware of the correspondence mentioned by the Deputy and I appreciate that there remain many concerns amongst hill-farmers in respect of the new proposals for commonages under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Data (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: As I said in my contribution to the Budget debate, I am providing for up to 30,000 farmers to join GLAS next year, with an allocation of €20 million indicated for 2015. The maximum payment available per annum is €5,000. As this is a voluntary scheme, driven by the actions selected by the applicants themselves, it is not possible to say in advance whether all farmers will draw...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Plan (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: In developing the final draft of the new Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, which has been submitted to the EU Commission for approval, I was very conscious of the challenges facing farmers farming lands situated on the islands. In particular, I am fully aware of the additional costs incurred in farming island lands. Mindful of this, I have decided to target specific support...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Oct 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 application of the person named was selected...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Processing of the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named has recently been finalised, with payments due to issue shortly under both Schemes, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Ireland is committed to having Total Allowable Catches set at levels that achieve Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) by 2015, where possible and by 2020 at the latest. This is consistent with the newly reformed Common Fisheries Policy. A core objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to "ensure exploitation of living aquatic resources that provides sustainable economic, environmental and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hardship Grant Scheme Applications (21 Oct 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 from individual producers. The person named submitted an application to the Tribunal seeking an allocation of additional quota under the Hardship category. This application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not yet issued to the person named as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. Following an appeal in this matter from the person named, my Department carried out a full review of the application. This review was unsuccessful and the applicant was informed of the outcome...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (21 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ scheme application on 21 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...