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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: While the person named did submit Single Payment Scheme application forms in 2009 & 2010, they were not assigned a herdnumber until 2011. Applicants of the scheme are required to be the holder of a registered herdnumber or to have applied to the local DVO for a herdnumber on or before May 15thof the scheme year in question. Applications were subsequently submitted for 2011, 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: There is no record of an application having been received from the person named under the Forest Road Grant Scheme (2007 to 2013). This Scheme is now closed and a consultative process on the formulation of a new forestry programme, that includes roads, is underway. Following completion of this process it is intended, subject to the necessary approval and provision of funding, that a new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Lobster pots are the private property of their owner who has the primary responsibility in relation to those pots. The safe storage of lobster pots on land is a matter for the owner of the pots and the owner of the land on which they are stored and the relevant Local Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: In developing the final draft of the new Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, which has been submitted to the EU Commission, 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 for island...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered thirty nine beef breed animals under the 2013 Beef Data Programme. The rates of payment for this Scheme, which is funded using Single Payment Scheme unused funds, are €20 per animal in respect of the first 30 animals and €10 per animal in respect of the next 20 animals registered as born into the herd in 2013. Payment issued to the applicant in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. Body/Agency No of Board appointments in 2014 Name Date Appointed Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board 1 Imelda Reynolds (Chair) 01-Apr-14 An Bord Bia 2 Prof Fergal O’Gara 30-Jan-14 - - Eddie Downey 30-Jan-14 Bord Iascaigh Mhara 3 Sean O’Donoghue 02-Mar-14 - - Damien McLaughlin 21-Mar-14 - - Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The primary compensation measure available under the TB Eradication scheme to herdowners, whose holdings are restricted due TB and who have reactor animals removed, is the On Farm Market Valuation scheme. In 2013, my Department paid €10.5m to 3,376 herdowners under this Scheme. In addition, herdowners may also qualify for additional payments under the Income Supplement, Hardship or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (10 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The following table sets out the title and reference of every Statutory Instrument signed by me since 1 May 2014. Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 207/2014 - European Union (Identification of Equidae) Regulations 2014. S.I. No. 221/2014 - European Communities (Protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in poultry) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (Amendment)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered thirteen animals into the 2012 Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme. Payment has already issued in respect of seven animals born in 2012 on the 17thDecember 2012. During the validation process, errors were identified in respect of the remaining six animals. A letter issued to the person named advising him that the animals were not eligible for payment. However, the applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned is an applicant under the TAMS Dairy Equipment Scheme. I am arranging for the grant application to be reviewed and, as part of this process, officials from my Department will contact the applicant concerned. The outcome of the review will be notified to the applicant as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 and 376 together. The table details the companies who were paid in excess of €20,000 for professional services during the period 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014. A reduction of 20% in professional fees would equate to a saving of €2.85m for the period in question. In line with the Programme for Government, my Department publishes on its website...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Details outlined in tables of Training Programmes and third level courses and costs for employees of Department for academic year 1 September 2013 to 30 June 2014. Costings for courses completed between 1 September 2013 and 30 June 2014 Course Type Course Title Training Provider/Presenter Cost General and 12th European Conference €580.00 Agriculture Administrative Law Nil...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Total Savings for Training and Development in 2013 if they were reduced by the percentage indicated by the Deputy are as follows: 5% = €48,050 7% = €67,270 10% = €96,100 12% = €115,320 15% = €144,150 17% = €163,370 20% = €192,200

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Using my Department’s 2013 outturn of €8,495,088 for travel and subsistence expenses as a base and excluding €509,027 EU Presidency related expenses, the following table sets out the projected savings if the various percentage reductions were applied: % Reduction Annual Saving € 1% 79,861 5% 399,303 7% 559,024 10% 798,606 12% 958,327 15% 1,197,909 20%...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 to 382, inclusive, together. The gross Vote funding provided for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2014 is €1,220m broken down as €1,019.2m in current expenditure and €200.5m in capital expenditure (including €16.8m capital funding carried over from 2013). At this point in the year it is not anticipated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events Response (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The storm earlier in the year has indeed been damaging to Irish forests particularly in the south of the country. In order to establish the most appropriate response for forest owners and the forest industry a taskforce, chaired by Mr Tom Hayes TD, Minister of State, and comprising of the Irish Forest and Forest Products Association, the Irish Timber Growers Association, the Irish Farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cattle Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 387 together. The position is that the Request For Tender (RFT) document that was published on 29 May 2012, which covers the current supply contract, stated that, following the evaluation of tenders, it was the intention to approve one supplier. The restriction of the supply of bovine tags to a single supplier is designed to ensure that farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Glin Pier is in the ownership of Limerick City and County Council and responsibility for its development, repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department, however, provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: The total number of staff in my Department currently employed on temporary contracts or other non-permanent contracts of employment is seventy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (9 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since May 2011, a notification has been placed on my Department’s website inviting expressions of interest from persons interested in being appointed to the boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. This notification was updated most recently on 21 May 2014 with a list of board vacancies. State Board vacancies are also advertised in the national newspapers. In making...