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

Simon Coveney: The person named is an applicant under the 2013 Single Payment and Disadvantaged Area Schemes. 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. The application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing inspection....

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

Simon Coveney: The Exchequer contribution to the Vote for the Department will amount to some €1,203 million in 2014, which is comprised of some €1,019.2 million in current expenditure and €183.7 million capital expenditure. Details of adjustments to the Department’s current budget (excluding central pay policy developments) to comply with the 2014 expenditure ceiling are as...

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

Simon Coveney: The Fisheries Local Area Development Scheme is a community led local development initiative administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara as part of the Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013. The Scheme aims to support the diversification of the economies of traditional fishing communities to help maintain people and jobs in these areas. The Scheme is co-funded by the Exchequer and the European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named held a herd number jointly with his mother and they submitted applications to my Department under both the Single Payment Scheme and the Disadvantaged Scheme for 2013. The mother of the person named passed away after the submission of these applications. As part of the payment for the Disadvantaged Area Scheme is due to the estate of the deceased herd owner, testamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The holding of the person named was subject to a Cross Compliance inspection on 15 November 2011. As part of this process the person named was requested to submit to the Department specific records, as required under the Nitrates Regulations, within 2 weeks of the date of the inspection. The analysis of these records firstly indicated that the records were submitted after the deadline...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 15 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 inspection....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As the person named does not possess any Single Payment Entitlements, nor has he declared the minimum qualifying area (3 hectares) under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, no payments under either Scheme are due. An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the person named to explain matters.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application on 15 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 (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As part of the review of this case, the person named was again recently contacted by an official of my Department, on foot of which, it was agreed that the original maps submitted by the person named (under the old Area Aid Scheme) should be reviewed; it was agreed with the person named that an official of my Department will again contact the person named next week in connection with this review.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am very conscious in the context of the ongoing review of the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) of the need, given the financial pressure on many farmers, to minimise the impact on payments under the Single Payment and Disadvantaged Areas schemes. Accordingly arrangements have been put in place, whereby applicants with any over-claims which arise during the processing of their 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €169 million have issued nationally, to some 80,115 applicants, with payments continuing to issue on a twice weekly basis, with individual cases being paid as they are confirmed eligible. As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: While an application under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2013, payment has not yet issued as the holding has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements. Applicants are required to maintain 0.15 livestock units for a minimum retention period of seven consecutive months, in addition to maintaining an annual average...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: What about the past 12 months?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Fianna Fáil disposed of the national lottery fund. It put it into the Exchequer.