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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office is an independent statutory agency established in 2002 to provide an appeals service to farmers who are dissatisfied with decisions of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine concerning designated schemes operated by the Department. An appeal to the Office does not impinge on any other existing right of appeal. The operating costs of the Office are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: There are two taxation measures available exclusively to younger farmers that require a minimum agricultural education standard: - 100% Stock Relief on Income Tax for Certain Young Trained Farmers - Stamp Duty Exemption on Transfers of Land to Young Trained Farmers. By targeting those who have undertaken the necessary training to learn the skills that will maximize the potential of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Policy (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020 (RDP) will be co-funded from the National Exchequer and the EU’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The agreement reached on the Multiannual Financial Framework provides for a total allocation of EU funding of €2.19 billion (€313m per annum over 7 years) to Ireland for a new RDP. €2.037 billion of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not nor never had a policy of recording telephone calls received in or made from its offices.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that one of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. As the person named applied 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The information requested is being compiled at present and will be forwarded to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in January 2010 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. It is a scheme requirement that all REPS contract lands are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the land parcels declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that several of the land parcels declared by the person named contained ineligible features. As the person named applied 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....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Chuaigh an té atá ainmnithe isteach i Scéim REPS 4 i Meitheamh 2008 agus fuair íocaíochtaí maidir leis an gcéad chúig bhliana dá chonradh. Is beart faoin gClár um Fhorbairt Tuaithe 2007-13 é REPS 4 agus tagann faoi réir Rialacháin AE. Faoi na Rialacháin sin éilítear seiceálacha riaracháin mionsonraithe...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2010 Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 1) with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payment has issued in respect of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988. The bulk of the State’s forestry estate was vested in Coillte, in accordance with the Forestry Act 1988, upon the company’s establishment in 1989. Day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of the forestry estate, are the responsibility of the company. The request...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, applicants were required to maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare for a minimum retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the 12 months of the scheme year. Payment under the 2013 Scheme has not issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The application process has now been completed in this case and the applicant is being advised of the herd number which has been allocated.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: All applicants under the Single Payment Scheme and other area based schemes are obliged to comply with the requirements of the Cross Compliance regime and my Department is required to carry out annual inspections to ensure compliance with the associated EU regulatory requirements. These inspections are mandatory and there are certain minimum numbers and types of inspections that must take...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Expenditure (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding under the Control of Horses Act, 1996 to assist local authorities in implementing the provisions of the Act in relation to stray, abandoned and wandering horses. Local authorities submit claims to my Department on a quarterly basis in arrears in respect of horses seized by them in implementation of the Act. To date completed claims in respect of January,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2013 Transfer of Entitlements application on 28 February 2014 requesting a change to the registration details on the above herd number from the name of the second person named into the names of both persons named. The application has now been processed and acceptance letters have issued. Payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies Data (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: Of the forty six bodies listed as candidates for critical review by end of June 2012 in the Government’s Public Service Reform Plan, published in November 2011 by the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) three from my Department were reviewed for possible abolition or merger: - National Milk Agency- to consider abolishing or merging with Bord Bia - Bord Iascaigh Mhara...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Remuneration (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: In answer to the Deputy’s question, 22 of the public servants who have been recruited into my Department since 1 January 2011 were placed on a lower (NRP – National Recovery Plan) pay scale to their colleagues, in accordance with Department of Finance Circular 18/2010:Reduction of 10% in the pay rates and fixed term allowances of persons to be recruited to certain direct entry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases Data (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not been the subject of any legal proceedings arising from staff disputes involving rates of pay and terms and conditions of employment in the past three years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (13 May 2014)

Simon Coveney: The following table provides the average age of all staff across my Department from a current date. I have also provided data for the same date for each of the previous four years. Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Average age of all staff 46.93 47.38 47.50 48.35 48.92