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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payments have 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 any payment can...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of delivering the Single Payment Scheme, Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and other area related schemes, is required to carry out an annual round of inspections covering both the eligibility of the land declared to draw down payments and also cross compliance aspects, to ensure adherence with EU regulatory requirements in the areas of public, animal and plant health,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (28 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: In light of the difficulties experienced by farmers in sourcing fodder supplies, earlier this year I announced the allocation of funding for an imported fodder transport scheme, designed to reduce the cost to farmers of imported forage (hay, silage, haylage) from outside the island of Ireland. The aid substantially covered the cost of transport into the country, thus reducing the cost to...

Seanad: Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I thank Members for the opportunity to attend this evening. I shall make a couple of general points in response to some of the comments before addressing the Bill itself. I shall commence by referring to the fisherman missing off the south-east coast, off Kilmore Quay. His name is Mr. Patrick Barry, a lobster fisherman and father. The search continues and our thoughts are with his family...

Seanad: Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: This year and last year the raw value of quota that was negotiated for Ireland surpassed the €200 million mark. We have never reached that level before. We face challenges in the seafood and fisheries sector but we are doing very positive things at present. The greatest frustration for fishermen is relative stability and who gets a percentage of available quota in waters that...

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Investigations (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy never brought it to my attention.

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Investigations (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I will try to do so. The Deputy is asking for a Garda investigation into how the case was handled, but the Garda Síochána was involved in this case. I am not sure if the Deputy would be happy with an investigation. I have been a Minister for more than two and a half years but the Deputy has never mentioned this case to me.

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Investigations (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I can only answer for my own tenure in office. The Deputy will know that when he has brought other issues to my attention, I have always given him a fair hearing and we have tried to get to the bottom of issues about which the Deputy has concerns. I would have taken the same approach had he expressed significant concerns about this case. The first I knew of this case was what I read in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Investigations (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: First, I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. However, Members must be careful about what they say here. My information to date is there certainly was not a blatant and deliberate misleading of the court by a staff member of my Department. There were other witnesses involved in the case who were not Department vets and I certainly will wait until a thorough review has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Data (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The number of letters issued to farmers in Kerry is an ongoing process.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Disadvantaged Area Scheme is now completed, payment is due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. With regard to the Single Payment Scheme, as no Single Payment entitlements are held by the person named, no payment is due.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Bodies (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Dogs Aid Animal Sanctuary has been recipients of ex-gratia funding from my Department for a number of years. An application for funding has been received for 2013 and while my Department cannot intervene in the operational matters raised, I have asked my officials to take into account the current issues facing Dogs Aid in context of processing this year’s exgratia application.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme has recently been finalised. Payment will shortly issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The table below sets out the measures funded under the Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013 [RDP], including EAFRD funding and the corresponding national funding. The expenditure information is based on my Department’s quarterly returns to the European Commission and the table reflects the provisional estimates up to November 2013. The table does not include funds already...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Area Scheme is now completed, payments under both Schemes are due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Area Scheme is now completed, payments under both Schemes are due to issue shortly, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Feirmeoireacht Éisc (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Tuigtear do mo Roinn go bhfuil an ghníomhaíocht dhobharshaothraithe a tharla le déanaí i gCuan Chill Chiaráin dá dtagraíonn an Teachta ag cloí le toilithe dobharshaothraithe i seilbh oibritheoir ceadúnaithe. Más mian leis an Teachta faisnéis níos mionsonraithe a chur ar fáil beidh mo Roinn sásta an t-ábhar a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Costs (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department generally avails of the legal services of the Chief State Solicitor’s Office, however, occasionally engages private Solicitor firms and Junior and Senior Counsel. Details of such engagements are provided in the table below. With regards to the State Bodies under my Department’s remit, any legal costs are an operational matter for the State Bodies concerned. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The House will be aware that I have been considering introducing a charge for parking facilities within Howth Fishery Harbour Centre for some time. There are a broad range of factors and viewpoints to consider in coming to a decision, and I am reviewing all aspects of the matter at present.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (27 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Terms and Conditions of the 2012 Beef Technology Adoption Programme required participants to select two Tasks from the menu of eight Tasks with provision for participants to notify a subsequent change of a selected Task. The person named was initially found to be ineligible for payment under the 2012 Programme as it was established that he had failed to complete one of the two selected...