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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: As the wife of the person named did not receive a direct payment in 2013 she does not have an automatic allocation right and will not be allocated entitlements in 2015 under the Basic Payment Scheme. When calculating the value of new Basic Payment Scheme entitlements in 2015, the value of Single Payment entitlements leased out in 2014 is attributed to the owner of the entitlements. However...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Grants (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: There are no grants available from my Department at present for the construction of underpasses of public roads.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim um Chaomhnú an Chomhshaoil Faoin Tuath (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Chuaigh an duine ainmnithe isteach sa Scéim REPS 4 in Aibreán 2008 agus fuair íocaíochtaí don chéad chúig bliana den 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 a thabhairt i...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Costs (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department's legal expenditure for the relevant years, covering both costs and compensation, is as follows: 2011 - €815,247 2012 - €1,220,452 2013 - €685,141 Provision has been made in the Vote of my Department for legal expenses in the sum of €3,165,120 for 2014, from which any matured expenses will be discharged.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not employ external public relations communications consultants or organisations. Public relations advice is provided by my Department’s Press Office.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements the application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility inspection in 2013. During the course of the inspection discrepancies between the area declared and the area found were identified, resulting in penalties being applied to the 2013 Scheme payments. The person applied for a review of this decision. This review is at an advanced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Reclassification (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: A copy of the Scheme of User under which this trust operates can be obtained from the Lands Branch of my Department located in Government Buildings, Farnham Street, Cavan. This is now a sports field trust only as the cow park element of the trust was revoked by me by Warrant of Revocation dated 26thApril, 2013. In accordance with statutory requirements notice of the revocation was published...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, eligible applicants' holdings were required to have satisfied minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. As the holding of the person named did not satisfy these minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: In order to meet the EU requirements under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS), the application of the person named concerned was one of a number which was selected for an eligibility inspection in respect of the 2013 Scheme. The application was initially examined via remote sensing (Satellite Inspection). As over-claims on the areas declared by the applicant were determined on some parcels,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department is very strongly committed to promoting Farm Safety in collaboration with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the organisation with primary responsibility for securing health and safety at work. The Department has taken a number of steps over recent year in tandem with some of the other State and industry organisations to both raise awareness of the problem and educate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The delay in processing shellfish applications has arisen primarily due to the location of aquaculture operations in Natura 2000 areas (i.e. areas protected under EU Birds / Habitats Directives). The European Court of Justice declared in case C418/04 that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to comply with Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43 (Habitats Directive) in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the improvement and development of the greyhound industry, greyhound racing and coursing. I have been informed that the ICC introduced new arrangements for the testing for prohibited substances for the 2012/3 coursing season. There were no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named became the registered owner of the herd number in question on 3March 2010. A 2010 Transfer of Entitlements application was received in my Department to lease 10.09 standard entitlements for two years. The application was successfully processed with an effective date from 17May 2010. This lease expired on 31 December 2012 and the entitlements concerned reverted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in April 2008 and received payments for the first five 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. This process has now been completed for the applicant’s 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in April 2009 and received payments for the first four 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. This process has been completed for 2013 payments and the 75% Year 5...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since my reply to the Deputy on 4 March there has been ongoing contact at political and technical level between the EU Commission and the Russian Federation but to date no solution has been found which would satisfy both parties to the dispute. The Russian Federation continues to reject the internationally recognised principal of regionalisation which was implemented by the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The consultation paper prepared by my Department on the proposed measures for inclusion in Ireland’s Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020 includes a commitment to the introduction of grant-aid in a number of specific areas, including the construction of animal housing. The question of related facilities, such as the construction of silage pits, will be considered as my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The identification of horses (and all other equines) is governed by EU Council Directives 90/426/EEC and 90/427/EEC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 2008, which have been transposed into national legislation via S.I. No. 357 of 2011 – European Communities (Equine) Regulations 2001 (as amended). This legislation imposes an obligation and, as a corollary, any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The position is that equidae not identified within the timeframe set out in Article 5(6) of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008 do not fulfil the identification and traceability requirements of EU law and, accordingly, can only qualify for a replacement identification document as provided for in Article 17 of the Regulation. The reason for this is that there are no identification...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Drainage Schemes Expenditure (15 Apr 2014)

Simon Coveney: The new EU policy framework setting out the broad principles in relation to rural development for the 2014-2020 period has now been finalised. My Department is currently considering the comments received from the various stakeholders in response to the consultation paper which was published by my Department in January 2014. The consultation paper sets out a number of priorities in the case...