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Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The IFA is very happy with GLAS as we will spend €260 million per year through GLAS when it is up and running.

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: It has not.

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The IFA wants 30,000 farmers in GLAS and that will take until next summer, at least.

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy knows that nobody is seriously saying that.

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am saying nobody is seriously suggesting that €150 million-----

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: It is the first time Deputy Ó Cuív has taken the IFA seriously.

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: That is the impression the Deputy tries to sell.

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: I said a lot more than that.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 to 225, inclusive, together. The School Milk Scheme was introduced in 1977, and over 20 million EU children benefited from it in 2011/2012, an 18% jump compared with 2010/2011. The SMS has operated in Ireland since 1982 with the objective of promoting and encouraging the consumption of milk among school children. Its management is primarily through the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Eligible applicants for the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme in 2014 must have met (a) a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per hectare in 2011, or have been granted derogation and (b) 0.15 livestock units per hectare in 2014. The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted upon by the requirement to have achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in September 2008 and has received payments for the entire duration of their contract. A remaining Supplementary Payment for mixed Grazing amounting to €814.85 will issue when the 2014 REPS payments commence.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware of the value of the EU funded Direct Payment Schemes to Ireland. Each year farmers in Ireland benefit from funding of over €1.5 billion under Schemes such as the Single Farm Payment Scheme (SPS) , the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the Agri-environment Schemes, etc. This comprises the entire net income of many thousands of Irish farmers. The European Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Rural Development Programme for the period 2014-2020 was submitted to the EU Commission for approval in July 2014. Under the Programme, it is proposed to introduce an enhanced capital investment scheme for young farmers in place of an installation aid scheme. This new scheme will involve a specific grant rate of 60 per cent compared to the standard grant rate of 40 per cent which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (7 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 on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The basis for the selection of applications for on-farm inspection is governed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme revealed that a number of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. This resulted in reduction of 0.7 hectares being applied to the area based payments, including the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, where an overpayment of €217.97 was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Eligible applicants for the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme in 2014 must have met (a) a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per hectare in 2011, or have been granted derogation and (b) 0.15 livestock units per hectare in 2014. The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted upon by the requirement to have achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas is an inter-governmental Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) responsible for the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas. The Bluefin Tuna stock is currently at only some 20% of its Spawning Stock Biomass. For this reason, ICCAT has implemented...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began issuing, on target, on 24 September. Processing of the 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 (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began issuing, on target, on 24 September. Processing of the 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: Agriculture Schemes Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began issuing, on target, on 24 September. Processing of the 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. In the case of the Single Farm Payment , I can confirm that advance payments valued at over €500,000 million are due...