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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Genetically Modified Organisms (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Genetic modification is a science-based technology which, in the case of plants, alters the gene structure in a way that does not occur naturally through fertilisation or natural recombination. This modification confers certain traits to the plant that can be advantageous to agriculture and food production. Responsibility for the approval for the undertaking of field trials of genetically...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from person named on 22 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 Eligibility (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Penalties under the Single Farm Payment, leading to reduced payments, can result from failure to adhere to both the EU and National scheme requirements, including rules relating to cross compliance. These detailed rules are set out in the scheme Terms and Conditions which are available on my Department’s website. Offences which may to taken into consideration to reduce or eliminate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Officials in my Department are collating the data requested by the Deputy and will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Allocations of milk quota from the National Reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal examines and makes recommendations on applications for additional quota from individual producers. The Tribunal considers issues such as on and off farm income level; use of previous years quota, previous allocations and the volume of quota...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under 2013 Single Payment / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 8 May 2013. Processing of the application has recently been finalised and payment of DAS will shortly issue, directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. Also the 50% advance payment under the Single Farm Payment Scheme will commence on 16 October and I expect that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme began, on schedule, on 25 September and, to date, payments worth €143.3 million, have issued to 67,538 applicants. I can confirm that payment runs are continuing on a twice-weekly basis, with individual cases being paid after they are confirmed as having satisfied the Scheme requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 29th November 2012. Acceptance into the scheme, as laid down in the Terms & Conditions, was established using the selection criteria set out below: Selection Criteria: 1. farmers in the Boora region of Co. Offaly who chose Wild Bird Cover Option B (Grey Partridge) as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2013. Full payment totalling €3,016.90 issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 10 October 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application was received from the person named under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. During processing it was found that the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements had not been satisfied. The person named was notified of this on 1 March 2013 and given the opportunity to appeal the decision. The person named has appealed this decision and my department is currently awaiting...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme applicants, whose cases were impacted by the requirement to have achieved a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare in 2011. The person named applied for but was refused derogation in this regard. The person named subsequently appealed unsuccessfully to the independently chaired DAS Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim na hÍocaíochta Aonair (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas an 22ú Bealtaine 2012 ón duine ainmnithe ag iarraidh go n-aistreofaí teidlíochtaí na hÍocaíochta Aonair Feirme 15.73 óna dheartháir nach maireann isteach ina ainm féin. De bharr gur trí oidhreacht a ndéanfaí an t-aistriú a iarradh, b'éigean an gnáth doiciméadacht tiomnach a iarraidh chun...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named has submitted two applications to buy single payment entitlements in the 2013 scheme year. One of these applications has been accepted and letters have issued to the relevant parties. The other application involves a deceased herdowner. Testamentary documents have been requested from the legal representative who is acting as transferor and the application will be processed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New Entrants to Dairying Scheme (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The decision taken to set aside one quarter of the 1% quota increase in order to encourage new entrants in to dairying has, I believe, met its original objective of encouraging enthusiastic and determined young farmers into the industry. Over the five years of the New Entrants Scheme, milk quota has been allocated to 410 successful applicants, This includes 15 quotas which have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: Negotiations between the Coastal States (EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faeroes) on sharing arrangements for the North East Atlantic Mackerel stock are due to commence next week in London (23-25 October). As the Deputy will be aware there is currently no agreement on sharing and for the past number of years both Iceland and the Faeroes have been engaged in irresponsible and unsustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: As processing of the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: The reduction mentioned arose following the identification of an over-claim in the eligible area of three of the land parcels declared by the person named. Correspondence has been exchanged with the person named regarding this matter, as a result of which a review is currently underway. When this review is finalised, the person named will be notified of the outcome and, in the event that they...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (15 Oct 2013)

Simon Coveney: An official of my Department has recently again been in direct contact with the person named regarding the outstanding matter, which it is expected will be resolved shortly. Following that the application of the person named will be further processed with a view to payment issuing at an early date thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

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