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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The holding of the applicant was subject to an eligibility inspection in respect of the application made under the 2012 Schemes, including REPS. The findings of that inspection have been communicated to the person named in writing. The applicant sought a review of these findings. A decision was recently communicated to the person named regarding this appeal. Based on the outcome of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 11 animals under the 2012 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has been approved for 8 of these animals and will issue in the near future. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme, dams of calves should be at least 24 months old at the time of first calving. In this case, two of the dams were under 22 months of age at time of calving and are therefore ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2011 and full payment totalling €1,182.91 issued in respect of 2011. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The application by the person in question is still under consideration within my Department. It is expected that a decision will be made shortly and the person named will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: One applicant from Co. Waterford has applied for a grant under the Rainwater Harvesting Scheme since it was introduced in March 2011. One payment of €8,000 has been made under the Scheme, to date, to an applicant from Co. Cork. Due to the low up-take by farmers of grants under this Scheme, I have transferred €4 million of the available funding to the TAMS Dairy Equipment Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 574 together. Since the beginning of emergency fodder support in week commencing 23 April last, almost 960 calls have been received on the animal welfare helpline. Invoices covering the period to which the Deputy refers continue to be received and, for that reason, statistics are unavailable on the total number of farmers who have received emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 December 2010 and full payments totalling €268.05 and €3,550.53 issued in respect of 2010 and 2011 respectively. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Expenditure (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, despite the challenging budgetary situation facing my Department, I re-opened AEOS to new applicants last year. I provided €20 million annually for new entrants ensuring the approval of 6,000 new applicants to this scheme. I have no plans to extend the current REPS 4 Scheme. Any new agri-environment scheme will be examined in the context of the new Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has now completed the review of the 2006 to 2010 applications of the person named, specifically, with regard to the eligibility under the Single Payment Scheme of two land parcels owned by him. My Department is in the process of advising the applicant of a positive outcome in regard to the two land parcels in question. Monies due on foot of this review will issue as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Application Numbers (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Applicants for grant-aid under the TAMS Dairy Equipment, Rainwater Harvesting and Sheep Fencing/Handling Schemes, who have not yet completed the investment works within the two-year time-limit for completion of such works, may apply in writing to my Department for an extension of the time-limit. In the case of the TAMS Poultry Welfare and Sow Welfare Schemes, the deadlines for completion of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Application Numbers (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Scheme Closing Date of First Tranche Number of Approvals Issued Number of Payments (To Date) Dairy Equipment 3 May 2011 635 364 Poultry Welfare 9 July 2010 3 3 Rainwater Harvesting 30 April 2011 2 1 Sheep Fencing/ Handling 31 January 2011 611 151 Sow Welfare 31 August 2010 9 3 There is no undue delay in processing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 581 together. In order to be considered eligible under the 2013 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, applicants must, in the first instance, have achieved a minimum stocking density on their holdings in 2011 of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare, or, alternatively, have been formally granted derogation from this requirement or qualified as a New Entrant....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, there are two criteria to be satisfied in relation to equines. Firstly, the holding itself must meet the definition of an Equine Breeding Enterprise and secondly, horses, in order to be taken into account for stocking density purposes, must be aged one to five years and, where older, must be a breeding mare for the purposes of the Scheme. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, there are two criteria to be satisfied in relation to equines. Firstly, the holding itself must meet the definition of an Equine Breeding Enterprise and secondly, horses, in order to be taken into account for stocking density purposes, must be aged one to five years and, where older, must be a breeding mare for the purposes of the Scheme. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2012. Issues arose regarding two of the parcels declared; one because it had also been declared by another applicant and the other, because it had been over-claimed. The applicant accepted that he did not have the right to declare the dual-claimed parcel, and also that he had over-claimed on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: A second grant claim form (Form 3) was sent to the applicant in April 2009. To date the Forest Service has no record of receiving the form back from the applicant. A replacement form has been posted to the applicant which should be completed and returned to the Forest Service.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payments totalling €833.33 and €5,000.00 issued in respect of 2010 and 2011 respectively. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010 and full payments totalling €833.33 and €4,999.99 issued in respect of 2010 and 2011 respectively. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Land Commission (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Certified copies of maps of the former Irish Land Commission can be obtained from the Records Branch of my Department located at Unit 11, Clonminam Industrial Estate, Portlaoise and are issued to vendors or purchasers, their successors in title or their respective solicitors under Statutory Instrument No. 341 of 1939 on payment of the prescribed fee.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (28 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme provide that entitlements have to be used at least once in every two-year period. "Used" in this context means that in any of two consecutive years one hectare of eligible land must have been declared in respect of each entitlement held. The Regulations further provide that any entitlements that remained unused over the two-year period must...