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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The table below shows the number of applications granted and paid under the woodland improvement scheme from 2007 to 2012. - 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 County No. No. No. No. No. No. Carlow 1 0 1 0 2 5 Cavan 5 0 0 7 7 7 Clare 0 0 1 7 9 10 Cork 1 0 2 4 5 6 Donegal 0 0 0 1 0 2 Dublin 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galway 0 0 0 7 10 11 Kerry 1 2 2 1 8 16 Kildare 0 0 0 4 6 19 Kilkenny 0 0 0 5 17...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The table below shows the number of applications granted under the native woodland establishment scheme from 2007 to 2012. - 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 County No. No. No. No. No. No. Carlow 0 0 2 2 0 0 Cavan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clare 0 0 0 4 0 3 Cork 5 1 3 1 0 0 Donegal 2 0 1 0 1 1 Dublin 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galway 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kerry 7 1 3 1 0 0 Kildare 0 0 1 0 0 0 Kilkenny 0 2 0 0 0 0 Laois...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (26 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The table below shows the number of applications granted and paid under the forest roads scheme from 2007 to 2012. - 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 County No. No. No. No. No. No. Carlow 0 2 5 3 4 3 Cavan 16 17 13 16 11 9 Clare 46 28 27 19 16 15 Cork 62 37 18 22 39 33 Donegal 72 24 25 6 3 1 Dublin 1 0 1 2 1 0 Galway 24 33 17 20 33 20 Kerry 35 33 23 24 33 28 Kildare 3 4...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: It is important that we do as much as we can over the next few months to ensure that Irish farmers are not faced with the same issues and difficulties next Winter as experienced earlier this year in sourcing adequate fodder for their animals. Accordingly, Teagasc’s Interagency Fodder Committee is currently monitoring the fodder situation while also examining and co-ordinating the next...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned is an approved applicant under the TAMS Sow Welfare Scheme. The applicant now wishes to alter the dimensions of the building in respect of which approval has issued to him under the Scheme. In these circumstances, a confirmatory letter from the relevant local authority or, in its absence, revised planning permission from that authority will be required before grant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010. 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, have to be completed before any payment can issue. The person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases were impacted by the requirement to have achieved a minimum stocking density on their holding in 2011 of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare and who applied for, and were refused, derogation in this regard. The person named was notified of this decision on 16 October 2012. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The EU Solidarity Fund is not available as a source of assistance to farmers to alleviate difficulties which have arisen from the fodder situation. The EU Solidarity Fund is primarily confined to major disasters which have lasting repercussions on economic stability, living conditions and the natural environment. The EU Solidarity Fund only intervenes for non-insurable public emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: It is important that we do as much as we can over the next few months to ensure that Irish farmers are not faced with the same issues and difficulties next Winter as experienced earlier this year in sourcing adequate fodder for their animals. Accordingly, Teagasc’s Interagency Fodder Committee is currently monitoring the fodder situation while also examining and co-ordinating the next...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 under which the current disadvantaged areas and agri-environment schemes are co-funded by the EU is coming to an end. The policy framework for the next programming period 2014-2020 is under negotiation at present and, when finalised, a new Rural Development Plan will be put in place. At that stage, I will examine all of the options and opportunities...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: We are now in the final phase of the negotiations on the reform of the CAP. This week I am chairing the final meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers under the Irish Presidency, and I am seeking to achieve an overall political agreement between the three EU institutions that will shape the development of the sector over the remainder of this decade. In terms of the future structure of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on the 12th May 2011. 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 completed before any payment can issue. The person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on the 12th May 2011. 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 completed before any payment can issue. The person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on the 12th May 2011. 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 completed before any payment can issue. The person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Plantation Application (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Because of the location of the site proposed for planting, specialist inputs were required both from an archaeological and a landscape perspective. This work is now complete and a decision on the application by the person named will shortly be expedited.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department introduced a compensation scheme for herdowners, who have 2 or more eligible beef breed calves, in suckler herds born on or after 1 January 2013. To qualify, the herdowner must comply with the conditions of the BVD Eradication Programme, the statutory basis for which is set out in S.I. 532 of 2012. In particular, the calves must have had an initial positive or inconclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The inspection process identified an over claim of 1.53 hectares in this case. Where an over claim of greater than 3% but less than 20% is identified, as was the case here, the governing EU Regulations require that a penalty of twice the difference between the area claimed and that found must be applied. The person named appealed the penalty applied in this case. The initial internal appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Topical Issue Debate (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: Since March 2011 a total of 35 Topical Issue Debates were submitted to my Department, of which 14 were taken by myself, 11 taken by the late Minister of State Shane McEntee, and 10 taken by Ministers outside my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments 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. Following the administrative check an area discrepancy was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (25 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 518 together. Applications for the approval of ships for the carriage of cattle by sea are processed expeditiously by my Department in accordance with the Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) Orders, 1996 and 1998. There are no delays occurring in the approval stage and approvals are issued once all provisions of the legislation are met....