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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme/Single Payment Scheme has recently been finalised, payments under both schemes are due to issue in to the person named in the coming days, directly to the nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector Issues (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under Teagasc’s Rationalisation Programme 2009-13 it was decided to consolidate Teagasc research activities in the Dublin area at one location, Teagasc’s Ashtown Food Centre. As part of this process, the horticulture research and knowledge transfer activities at Kinsealy were to be located in new facilities in Ashtown. The laboratory operations have already moved from Kinsealy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and has received full payment in respect of the 2011 Scheme Year. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am satisfied that there are sufficient resources in place in my Department's agricultural offices to enable farm inspections to be carried out in a timely manner and without any undue delay in making payments to farmers.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the application of the person named under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme/Single Payment Scheme has recently been finalised, payments under both schemes are due to issue in to the person named in the coming days, directly to the nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from person named on 16 April 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 remote...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the provision of Article 28 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 no payment will be made under the Single Payment Scheme where the amount claimed is less than €100. As the entitlements of the person named are valued lower than €100, no payment has issued to the person named under the Single Payment Scheme since 2009.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2013. This application was the subject of a Remote Sensing (i.e. Satellite Inspection). The results of this inspection indicated that over-claims existed on land parcels declared in the application. With a view to verifying the results of the Remote Sensing inspection a ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 to 452, inclusive, together. An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme/Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on 3 May 2013, processing of which has recently been finalised, with payments under both the Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issuing directly to the nominated bank...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The governing European Union regulations require all Member States to make an agri-environment measure available within their territories and Ireland is fully compliant with these requirements. There is no legal requirement that such measures must contain payments for any specific category of farmers or farming systems. Both the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in January 2009 and received payment for the first four years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 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. Arrangements are well advanced to issue payments in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 10 October 2013, payments under the Scheme having commenced, on target, on 25 September 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not yet issued to the person named as the holding has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. As soon as the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed with a view to payment at the earliest possible date thereafter. Payment in respect of Single Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not yet issued to the person named as the holding has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. As soon as the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed with a view to payment at the earliest possible date thereafter. Payment in respect of Single Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 18 October 2013, payments under the Scheme having commenced, on target, on 25 September 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 17 October 2013, payments under the Scheme having commenced, on target, on 25 September 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As an alternative to the ‘flat-rate’ payment per hectare proposed by the Commission during the recent negotiations, I proposed the ‘Internal Convergence’ model which, while initially retaining the link with current payments under the Single Payment Scheme, gradually moves all farmers towards a national average value over the five years of the new scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The processing of this case has recently been finalised and payment in respect of the transferred entitlements will issue at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (22 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I know the Deputy will be aware of the background to this issue. In 2011 I met with two separate groups which had conducted feasibility studies into the possibility of establishing a new sugar/bioethanol facility in the country. I understand from figures published by the interested groups who are investigating the possibility of building a new facility, that the overall capital cost costs...