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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The onus of compliance with EU food safety regulations, including traceability requirements, rests in the first instance with food business operators. My Department maintains a permanent presence in approved slaughter plants. Regular visits are made to other Department approved meat plants. The frequency of these inspections in plants other than slaughter plants, which focus primarily on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. Details on fish stocks in Irish waters are monitored by the Marine Institute (MI) and published annually in their 'MI Stock Book' which is prepared by the Institute's Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) and presented to my Department in October each year. The publication also contains important up to date scientific advice on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Since the first confirmed finding of Chalara Ash Dieback disease in October 2012 at a forest site planted in 2009 with saplings from a consignment of imported plants, my Department has been carrying out a nationwide survey of ash forests which are known to have been planted in recent years with imported saplings. This survey since been extended to cover ash plantations established since 1992...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Passports (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: The identification and registration of equidae is governed by EU Council Directives 90/426/EEC and 90/427/EEC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 2008. The EU legislation has been transposed into national legislation via S.I. No. 357 of 2011 - European Communities (Equine) Regulations 2011 (as amended). Regulation 504/2008, which came into effect on 1 July 2009, provides...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. Further to the Government's decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be considered for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of a potential transaction. As part of that process, similar...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. The current position in relation to the Government’s decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte’s forests be considered for sale is that substantial work has been undertaken on the identification of the forestry assets involved, the determination of their value and the consideration of a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together. Further to the Government's decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be considered for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of a potential transaction. Substantial work has been undertaken on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. I wish to stress that it is a concession for the harvesting rights which is being considered for sale. In order to preserve the forest estate, my Department’s long-standing policy is that replanting should take place following harvesting apart from exceptional circumstances. The replanting obligation is one of the issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Further to the Government decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be put forward for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of a potential transaction. Substantial work has been undertaken to date on the identification of the forestry assets involved,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: Further to the Government decision that a concession for the harvesting rights to Coillte's forests be considered for sale, NewERA, Coillte, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department have worked to examine the financial and other implications of developing the potential of Coillte's forest assets. This process includes the consideration of the legal position with...

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: On a point of information, can I clarify what the Deputy has said? The briefing in question happened many months ago. As there has been a misunderstanding about this issue, I want to clarify that no mental health or suicide awareness training has been organised in response to this crisis.

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I accept that farmers have been facing a great deal of stress.

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: We have looked at that. I spoke to the Commissioner, but it is unlikely we will be able to draw on it.

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am being told they are not on fodder. It might not be the same in the case of other loan facilities for, say, machinery or land. I am told access to credit for fodder is being made available. If it is not, I need to hear about it to follow it up and I will then give the Deputy the answer to that. The co-ops are making significant credit available. Glanbia, for example, has made an...

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: We are trying to fast-track all payments that are due.

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I will look into it. Payments, however, will only be delayed if there is a good reason to do so.

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: There are serious management challenges with the management of last winter and the management of the current crisis. We now must manage to ensure we minimise the likelihood of this happening again. We are addressing issues concerning medium-term planning through the farming organisations and Teagasc, as well as getting support from the co-ops. Many of the co-ops are making interest-free...

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"acknowledges the very difficult situation which has been facing farmers in light of the fodder shortage caused by unseasonal weather and the resulting delay of grass growth; notes the fact that efforts have been on-going since last September to alleviate the fodder situation after a...

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: There should be no perception that by telephoning that animal welfare helpline farmers should have anything to fear. They should not. This is a pragmatic response of getting feed to animals that need it, that might otherwise starve. It is working. There is no ceiling on that fund. As it is needed throughout the summer and if it is needed next winter it will still be there. As regards...

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: That is not true. The level is the same as for 2009.