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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: It has been a requirement of national animal remedies legislation since 1996 that retail sales of veterinary medicines by persons other than veterinary practitioners or pharmacists can only be carried out by appropriately trained persons referred to as ‘Responsible Persons’. My Department announced that, from the beginning of 2013, these mandatory training requirements were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application on 9 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 for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Processing of the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas/Single Payment application of the person named has recently been finalised by my Department, 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: Meat Processing Plant Inspections (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under EU law, primary responsibility for the safety and traceability of food placed in the marketplace lies with food business operators. The role of my Department is to verify compliance by the food business operators with this requirement. I am satisfied that the traceability requirements in place are sufficient to ensure the safety of the product while also providing information to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The volume of beef imported from Poland over the last three years, as recorded by the CSO, is as follows: Year Volume in tonnes 2012 1,409 tonnes 2013 419 tonnes 2014 Jan-Jul 106 tonnes Typically, beef imports from Poland are made up of lower value manufacturing product or carcase beef, which undergoes some further processing by Irish companies before re-export. An annual audit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: I attach considerable importance to the live export trade and, together with my Department, I have been very active in facilitating both the cross border live trade and shipments abroad.Live exports serve a dual purpose as a means of satisfying market demands for live animals and providing alternative market outlets for farmers. Total live exports to date this year stand at almost 203,000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Competition Authority Investigations (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of recent media speculation around the possible takeover of a meat plant in County Kildare. I note that the same story was also reported in various media outlets this time last year however, as yet, I am not aware of any formal agreement in this regard. Mergers and acquisitions involving companies within the State who have turnover of over €40 million must be brought to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began issuing, on target, on 24 September. I can confirm that following processing of outstanding issues in respect of the commonages in question, the applications of the claimants concerned have recently been finalised with payments due to issue shortly, directly the nominated bank accounts of the applicants involved.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named did not receive a direct payment under any of the eligible schemes in 2013 and therefore does not hold an automatic allocation right to receive entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. The Scottish Derogation allows for the allocation of entitlements to persons who never held entitlements, either owned or leased, but who actively farmed in 2013. This provision...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding, where exchequer funds allow, for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers and slipways under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. On 20 March this year, as part of the Governments overall co-ordinated response to the damage caused by the winter storms, I approved a total of€8.5 millionin fundingfor the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department is not aware of any recent damage to farmed fish stock arising from high densities of jellyfish. My Department has requested the Marine Institute to forward a short report on possible mitigation measures, if any, which might be appropriate in the event of such incidents occurring on a sustained basis.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the following tables. Please note that in the case of a number of appointments to boards within my Department’s aegis, members are nominated by representative bodies and are not at the sole discretion of the Minister. State Body Number of Board Members % of Females on the Board No of Females appointed since taking office ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The following rates of aid are payable under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Mountain Type Grazing: €109.71 on first 10 forage hectares, or part thereof, and €95.99 per hectare on remaining hectares up to 34 hectares; More Severely Handicapped Lowland: €95.99 per forage hectare up to 30 hectares; Less Severely Handicapped Lowland: €82.27 per forage hectare up...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cattle Identification Scheme (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Request for Tenders for the provision of Bovine Animal Identification Tags and Birth Registration Documents that was published on 29 May 2012 indicated that the term of the contract would be for 2 years with the option to extend the contract on the same terms and conditions, for two periods of 12 months. The initial term of the contract with the approved tenderer covered the period 1...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Financial support for the 2006 -2013 Forestry Programme was 100% exchequer funded under EU State aid rules and was not co-funded under the Rural Development Programme for that period. It is intended that the same funding mechanism will apply to the new forestry programme covering the next programme period of 2014 – 2020. EU State Aid approval is required and this means that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September 2014 as was promised. Payments continue to be made in twice weekly payment runs as applications are fully processed or when the applicants satisfy all of the eligibility criteria of the Scheme. Details of payments to date by county are illustrated in the following tabular statement. It should be borne in mind that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The introduction of the new Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 will see the establishment of a National Reserve. This will be funded using 3% of the Basic Payment Scheme ceiling which is the maximum allowable under the EU Regulations and will provide a fund of €24.8 million. Priority under the National Reserve is given to those persons who qualify as young farmers and new entrants. An...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Léirigh athbhreithniú ar na gabháltais talún a dhearbhaigh an duine ainmnithe faoi Scéim na hAoníocaíochta 2013 go raibh roinnt gnéithe neamh-incháilithe i roinnt de na gabháltais talún a dhearbhaigh an duine ainmnithe. I ndiaidh achomharc ón duine ainmnithe, bhí gá le cuairt ó oifigeach ón Roinn chun...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Léirigh athbhreithniú ar na gabháltais talún a dhearbhaigh an duine ainmnithe faoi Scéim na hAoníocaíochta 2013 go raibh roinnt gnéithe neamh-incháilithe i roinnt 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 ainmnithe,...