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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first five 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. These checks have now been completed and the 2012 75% Year 5...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tote Licences (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Licences to set up, maintain and operate totalisators are granted, under the Totalisator Act 1929, by my colleague, the Minister for Finance. Tote Ireland Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland, currently operates a totalisator, under licence, at racecourses nationwide. Bord na gCon is licenced to operate a totalisator at greyhound tracks. The current licences, held by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payment in respect of satisfactory participation by the person named in the 2012 Beef Technology Adoption Programme is due to issue shortly to the nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 7th December 2012 and an acknowledgement letter has issued to the person named. The processing of all applications is nearing completion and I expect to be in a position to inform all applicants of the outcome shortly. In the event that any queries arise on the application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 28th November 2012 and an acknowledgement letter has issued to the person named. The processing of all applications is nearing completion and I expect to be in a position to inform all applicants of the outcome shortly. In the event that any queries arise on the application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hardship Grant Scheme (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Under the Hardship Grant Scheme, assistance is available from my Department to eligible herdowners who are restricted under the TB and Brucellosis Eradication Scheme. The scheme is designed to alleviate the additional feed costs incurred by eligible owner(s) whose holdings are restricted during the period from the 1 November to 30 April, subject to a number of eligibility conditions. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: In order to facilitate processing and timely payment of both the 2013 Beef Technology Adoption Programme and the 2013 Sheep Technology Adoption Programme, it is necessary that there be a constant and consistent supply of necessary data and documentation to my Department from the Programme Facilitators. To this end, a schedule for submission of the returns in question was agreed and notified;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: With regard to the movement of terriers between Ireland and the UK, trade in live animals is regulated under EU legislation and it is not open to me to prohibit this trade provided these regulations are complied with. If the individual concerned has actual evidence that individuals are engaged in activities that are illegal either here or in the UK, they should pass it on to the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2012. During processing, an over-claim error was identified on one of the parcels declared. However, this issue has now been resolved and payment will issue to the nominated bank account as soon as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Yes. My officials spoke to the CEO of Connacht Gold today. If farmers or buyers groups can source fodder from the United Kingdom, they should do so through their co-op. I understand the co-ops will try to facilitate them in drawing down the subsidy. A two-pronged issue arises in respect of horses. First, horses are left to forage for themselves in fields lacking grass and, second,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Could the Deputy give me some case studies to follow up on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The focus of a number of questions has been the charge that we have been doing nothing. We have been working through knowing that fodder management was an issue since last September. It is not a question of responding to calls in the Dáil two weeks ago to do something. We have been working with farming organisations and through Teagasc, our veterinary offices, dairy and beef...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Maybe the Deputy was not listening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The charge that we have been doing nothing on the fodder crisis is nonsense. Everybody, including farm organisations and co-operatives, was managing this through a difficult winter but everybody was anticipating that we would have some kind of normal spring beginning about a fortnight ago. When that did not happen, we had to kick into a new response because all of a sudden, there was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Will the Deputy remind me what he was asking for a couple of weeks ago?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: What was the Deputy asking for in terms of action?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: I thank members for being constructive, which is helpful. It has been suggested that there are two problems, namely, fodder and money. I accept that money is a problem for some farmers, but the main priority for farmers across the country is to feed their animals. That must be the focus of the funds we have available to us to spend. The emergency welfare fund is about feeding animals that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: We will intervene to make sure their animals are fed and we will pick up the cost of that. It is not about signing cheques for people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Can I just explain that? It may well be the case that we can get large bales of hay to people for less than that but the reason for the expense is that the hay is coming from Kent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: This is why it costs €75 per bale and €1,500 to transport 20 bales. If we can source it cheaper, it will be cheaper for the farmers. We are covering €50 of the €75 transport cost. If cheaper transport can be found, we will still pay the €50. It is approximately one third.