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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (15 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2009 and received payments for the first two years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before payments can issue. Following an inspection in 2011 an anomaly was discovered in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st December 2010 and full payment totalling €114.72 issued in respect of 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, must...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st November 2010 and full payments totalling €237.98 and €3,565.56 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (14 May 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. The application of the person named was also selected for an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2010 and full payment totalling €1,170.16 issued in respect of 2010. 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: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in September 2009 and received payments for the first three 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 this administrative check an issue was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of the forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. Coillte has advised, in relation to your query, that it welcomes responsible users who practice Leave No Trace. Since the 1970s, an Open Forest Policy has been in place in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Eligibility (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The deadline of end-September 2013 for completion of work under the TAMS Sow Welfare Scheme forms part of the EU conditions of approval for the Scheme. The original deadline for completion of work under the Scheme was 31 December 2012 and EU Commission approval was required for the extension of that date to end-September 2013. As the new EU animal welfare rules for the sector have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: In answer to the Deputy’s question, I can confirm that no staff from My Department’s office in County Galway transferred to the Department of Social Protection in Counties Mayo or Sligo since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the applicant was one of a number selected for inspection under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme. During the course of this inspection discrepancies were identified in relation both eligibility and cross compliance requirements that have required further investigation. This process is ongoing and a decision will be communicated to the applicant as soon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the applicant was one of a number selected for inspection under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%, which under the terms and conditions of the scheme, resulted in a reduced payment. The applicant was notified of this decision on 13th November 2012. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the applicant was one of a number selected for inspection under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme. This inspection resulted in findings of an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%, which under the terms and conditions of the scheme, resulted in a reduced payment. The applicant was notified of this decision on 17 October 2012. The balancing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2011 and full payment totalling €1,333.32 issued in respect of 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no record of an application having been received or participation in the Agri Environment Options Scheme having been approved for the person named on the basis of the details, including herd number, provided.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named joined Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS 4) in April 2009 and received payments for the first two years of the contract period. 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. It is a requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: International Agreements (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) on Agriculture and Fisheries cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, which I signed on 16 April, 2012, provides a framework for the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between Ireland and China in the area of agriculture and fisheries, by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Scheme (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The infrastructure for the central equine database is now in place. The central database can be used to supplement the checks carried out by Department staff in the two premises that slaughter equine animals currently. Aside from the usual Veterinary checks, the passport of an animal presented for slaughter is examined to ensure that it has not been tampered with, that the markings recorded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Discards (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Discarding is a complex global problem where unwanted catches are returned to the sea as a result of a number of factors including quota restrictions, high grading, minimum landing sizes, and market conditions. Levels of discards in EU Member States vary depending on the size and nature of the fishery. The evidence in relation to mixed fisheries across western waters indicates a consistently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the terms and conditions of the Agri-environmental Options Scheme, a longer closed period and a later cutting date than normally apply in the case of conventional silage or hay meadows are required because of the lower fertiliser allocation permitted on Traditional Hay Meadows declared under the scheme. Under the 2010 scheme (AEOS 1), meadows for conservation that are declared under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (14 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Rather than a vote at Council, the European Commission formally presented its proposals on 6 May concerning a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards for the entire agri-food chain. The package of measures expect to provide a modernised and simplified, more risked-based approach to the protection of health and more efficient control...