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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF), which recently took place in Bergen, Norway, is the world’s biggest seafood investment conference attracting more than 600 industry seafood players from 35 countries. As the only EU Fisheries Minister to be invited to speak at this prestigious event I spoke to delegates about the importance of seafood for global food security and separately...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 894 and 901 together. The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) eradication programme, the statutory basis for which is set out in S.I. 118 of 2014, requires that calves indicating an initial positive or inconclusive reaction to a test for the BVD virus be removed from the herd. I have made compensation available to suckler cow farmers who have multiple cases of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: Suppliers of milk for the production of pasteurised product are required to undergo an annual combined TB and brucellosis test. Herds supplying raw cows’ milk for the production of raw milk product on the other hand are required to undergo two tests per year, to be carried out at six monthly intervals. This testing regime has been in place for a number of years. It is important to note...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The recent consultation paper prepared by my Department in relation to Ireland’s Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020 includes a commitment to the introduction of new grants for investments in farm buildings. These include the provision of slurry storage and animal housing whilst it is also proposed to provide additional grants for new dairy buildings under an enhanced grant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in co-operation with Bord Bia and the Irish embassies, continues to actively support the development of both the live export trade and the beef trade through the provision of market information, developing market access and promotional activity. In terms of the performance of the sector in 2013, I am pleased to note that for the third consecutive year Irish sheep throughput...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The 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. The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923. The ICC has established the appropriate structures in terms of personnel and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: Since no stock had been tested in the herd referred to since 14 July 2005, it became dormant on the Department’s Animal Health Computer System on 11 January 2007. The necessary application documentation has already issued to the person concerned from my Department’s Navan Office. When these have been returned, my Department will be in a position to make an assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The trading status of the herd belonging to the person concerned was suspended on 10 March 2014 pending the resolution of a number of discrepancies which were identified in the context of a TB test carried out in his holding on 10 February 2014. Following examination of these discrepancies by the local District Veterinary Office in consultation with the keeper, my Department is now in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Application Numbers (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The following tables detail the number of participants in REPS on a county basis: County REPS1 REPS2 REPS3 REPS4 CARLOW 404 396 604 304 CAVAN 1790 1373 2001 1108 CLARE 2554 1737 2528 1400 CORK 3175 2761 4028 3515 DONEGAL 2736 3207 3693 1919 DUBLIN 139 84 107 53 GALWAY 5531 4905 5461 2886 KERRY 2188 2394 2985 2088 KILDARE 810 429 592 372 KILKENNY...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme begin issuing, on target, on 25 September. While there is no regulatory date by which DAS payments must commence, it is generally recognised and indeed acknowledged in the Farmers’ Charter, that the third week in September of any given year is the earliest feasible payment date, given the volume and complexity of processing involved....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme begin issuing, on target, on 16 October. To date payments worth nearly €1.2 billion have issued to 122,659 applicants. An additional 631 applicants remain to be paid. All of those who have yet to be paid have been contacted by Department in relation to various queries which must be resolved prior to payment being issued. Payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: CSO figures show that 445 tonnes of beef were imported into Ireland from Poland in 2013. This figure is about 10% of the volume of beef which we exported from Ireland to Poland. Typically, beef imports from Poland are made up of lower value manufacturing product or carcass beef, which undergoes some further processing by Irish companies before re-export. Imported Polish beef is generally not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The trading of cattle between here and Northern Ireland is a function of the market and neither I nor my counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive have any role in it, save for ensuring compliance with relevant regulations in relation to animal health and disease issues. Ultimately it is a matter for farmers in both jurisdictions to decide for themselves where their best advantage lies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The 2013 Beef Technology Adoption Programme payment by county is outlined in tabular format below. County Cases Paid County Cases Paid Carlow 85 Longford 147 Cavan 206 Louth 42 Clare 294 Mayo 781 Cork 512 Meath 115 Donegal 366 Monaghan 147 Dublin 5 Offaly 158 Galway 678 Roscommon 359 Kerry 304 Sligo 211 Kildare 95 Tipperary 384 Kilkenny...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The following tabular statement provides details of the applicants and amounts paid by county for calves born during 2012, which was the final year of the five-year Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme. County Number of Applicants paid Amount paid CARLOW 390 €393,871 CAVAN 1,376 €1,027,321 CLARE 2,280 €1,781,408 CORK 1,897 €1,595,034 DONEGAL 1,722...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that on 20 of March I announced funding of €4 million for dredging works at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre under the 2014 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. I expect work to commence over the summer following a public tendering process.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS 3) with effect from 1 May 2013. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. These checks are well under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (25 Mar 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. The person named was notified of the position in a letter dated 17 October 2013. To date no appeal has been received. Payment in respect of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: A review of the lands declared by the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme revealed that a number of land parcels declared contained ineligible features. In order to clarify the position regarding the area of the ineligible features my Department arranged for a ground verification check to be undertaken. This verification check has been completed and the results are now being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (25 Mar 2014)

Simon Coveney: Under EU and national TB rules, all animals on a holding, with the exception of calves under six weeks old which were born in the holding, must be subjected to tuberculin testing at twelve month intervals. This has been the case for many years. In order to improve compliance with this legislative requirement and to provide for a more effective TB eradication programme, my Department...