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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: The way GLAS works is that one gets paid for certain actions. It is not like REPS - people are paid for doing specific things on the farm. If people are sharing land, they must get buy-in for the actions from at least 50% of the people farming the land. It would be a nonsense if we were paying 10% of people in a commonage when everyone else had to contribute as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: No, there is not. That is part of the problem. The Greek Presidency is trying to get agreement in principle here. Trying to define islands is one of the big problems we have had. I suspect that nothing significant will be decided next week, but let us wait and see. I will keep an open mind on it. On the issue of commonages and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, I wish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: There have been many questions and I would like to try to answer most of them. I will give the official position on the €180 million as I am very annoyed about it. We had a clear understanding with the European Commission that this would not happen, and we intend to fight this vigorously. I believe we will be successful. My Department received a letter on 14 May from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: I have no issue with that in principle. The committee should know what I am sending to Europe. An environmental assessment is under way and we will engage in consultation at the end of this process, which will be Monday. We must try to take account of people's submissions and finalise the document by the end of the month. We also have a timescale for the Pillar 1 submissions on, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: We will get it before the end of the year, but I will answer the Deputy's question in more detail shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: There were reasons for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: I do not want to give the impression every country wants supply controls post-quota because they do not. The UK does not. The countries seeking more supply control post-quota in the instance of price volatility are essentially speaking about Commission intervention in a way which would limit the growth potential of countries seeking to expand. This is something we cannot support. The UK...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: Absolutely, once we send it in. It is very close to what has already been published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: Next week's meeting will the final Council presided over by the Greek Presidency. Next month, Italy will assume the Presidency. As with all end of term Councils, the agenda is long. This reflects the custom at the end of each rotating Presidency to take stock of developments over the previous six months. The bulk of the items for discussion are progress reports outlining the state of play...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: Currently, there are 308 applications for new herd numbers and 434 applications for reactivation of herd numbers awaiting final processing. The waiting time for herd numbers to be allocated is dependent on a number of factors, including the volume of applications received at any given time, the return of fully completed applications, legal documentation and provision of cattle testing and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since this Government took office my Department has published two Bills, all of which have been enacted: - Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill (28 July 2011) and - Animal Health and Welfare Bill (25 April 2012) The Forestry Bill was published on 24 April 2013 and it is planned to go through the Oireachtas before the summer. The Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am not aware of any risks to the specific breeds referred to arising from the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. The Control of Dogs Regulations, 1998, which were made under the Control of Dogs Act 1986, and the Control of Dogs (Amendment Act) 1992 fall outside the remit of my Department. Accordingly, this is a matter for my colleague, the Minister of Environment, Community and Local...

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

Simon Coveney: The Grassland Sheep Scheme is based on Article 68 of the current EU Regulation 73/2009 which governs direct payments in the form of the Single Payment Scheme. As of 1 January 2015 that Regulation is superseded by EU Regulation 1307/2013 and consequently there is no longer any legal basis for the continuation of the Grassland Sheep Scheme in its present form. In developing the shape of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. During a 2013 inspection, the person named was deemed non-compliant in respect of the Traditional Stone Wall Maintenance action which resulted in a double-the-difference penalty...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1stSeptember 2011 and full entitlements have issued in respect of the 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. The person named was selected for a ground inspection which took place on the 3rdDecember 2013. A letter issued to the person named requesting additional information required to...

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

Simon Coveney: My Department has no record of having received any application under the 2014 Beef Data Programme for the person named. If the person named did send in an application for this Scheme, he will need to write into the Beef Schemes Section, Old Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise outlining his case and supplying the required certificate of postage of the application, as outlined in the Terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware, the free movement of goods and services within the Single Market means that no specific agreement on live cattle exports is required with other member states. My Department attaches considerable importance to the live export trade and, over the years, has been very active in facilitating shipments abroad. Live exports serve a dual purpose as a means of satisfying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that some of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. As the person named submitted an application for a review of my Department’s decision, a visit by a Department official to verify the position was necessary to progress the matter. This...