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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (7 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The live export trade, whether to other EU member states or to third countries, serves a dual purpose in stimulating price competition for domestic cattle and satisfying a real demand in overseas markets. My Department and the Agencies under its aegis are committed to facilitating this trade to ensure that producers secure the highest possible sustainable price returns for Irish beef and live...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 25 March 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility/cross...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 5 May 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: In the context of delivering the Direct Payment Schemes my Department is required to carry out on-the-spot inspections on a number of farms covering such issues as eligibility under the Scheme, compliance with EU legislation in the areas of the environment, food safety, animal health and welfare and plant health and ensuring that the farm is maintained in good agricultural and environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (6 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Presently, there are two legal restrictions which provide protection to the lobster stock, namely a minimum landing size of 87mm and a prohibition on fishing v-notched lobsters, all of which are over 87mm. The minimum landing size provides some protection to juvenile lobster, allowing some spawning to occur before lobsters enter the fishery. The v-notch regulation prohibits the landing of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Meetings (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I placed this issue on the agenda of the Council of Fisheries Ministers held on the 17th of October. In advance of that meeting, I also held bilateral meetings with Commissioner Damanaki, Spanish Fisheries Minister Canete, UK Minister Eustice and Scottish Minister Lochead to press Ireland’s case. At the Council meeting, I sought information from the Commission (who negotiate on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme was received from the named person in my Department on the 2nd of May 2013. During the processing of this application it was discovered that there was an over-claim on a commonage parcel claimed by a number of applicants, including the person named. An Official of my Department has made direct contact with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 1 November 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office is in receipt of two appeals in respect of the above-named person. As part of the appeal process the person named was afforded the opportunity to present any additional information, including at oral hearings held on 18 September 2013. A decision in relation to the first appeal received will issue within the next week. Regarding the second appeal, additional...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: An appeal was received by the Agriculture Appeals Office on behalf of the person named on 5 July 2013. The Department file was received on 1 October 2013 at which stage the appeal was assigned to an individual Appeals Officer. The Appeals Officer will be in further contact with the appellant shortly regarding the next stage of the appeal.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2013. The processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 5 November.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: Nine applications were received on 15 May 2013 requesting the transfer of Single Payment entitlements from the person named to nine other persons by way of sale. These applications have been processed and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Regulations (5 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: EU Directive 2003/37/EC sets down type-approval manufacturing standards for agricultural or forestry tractors. Standards with regard to emissions of certain gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines aimed to power agricultural or forestry tractors are laid down in a number of further EU Directives. In this regard the basic legislation is EU Directive 2000/25/EC. Emission standards are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Policy (5 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 854 and 921 together. Work is currently ongoing to design the new Rural Development Programme (RDP) for the period from 2014 – 2020. In designing the new RDP, my Department must take account of a range of requirements set out in the draft Rural Development Regulation and the need to support key policy aims for the agri-food sector. The draft...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named has recently been finalised, payment in respect of which is due to issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 8 May 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility/cross...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas’ Scheme application on 25 April 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of the schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2013 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Area Schemes on 12th May 2013. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases, land eligibility inspections, be completed before any payments issue. In order to meet the EU requirements, the application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 859 and 860 together. An application under the Single Payment / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2013. Processing of this application has recently been finalised with payment due to issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.