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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Following reconciliation of sheep data held by my Department and taking account of additional information recently received from the person named, processing of the application 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application of the person named has recently been finalised. Payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2012. Advance payment under the Single Payment scheme issued on 16 October 2012 and balancing payment issued on 3 December 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The aim of the Scheme of Grant Aid for the Development of the Organic sector, which is funded by the Exchequer is to facilitate the development of the organic sector so as to ensure a regular supply of high quality organic product to the market. The Scheme provides financial assistance in respect of approved investments/development projects on agricultural holdings, including equipment and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The price paid for milk is a commercial matter between milk producers and their purchasers, and is determined by a combination of the international market for dairy products, the product mix of the dairy processor and the efficiency of processing. As Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine I do not have a role in setting prices. Dairy markets are quite strong at present, and a number...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: It is important to point out that one of the primary provisions of the EU regulations governing payments under the Single Payment Scheme, the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and other area-based schemes is that the area of land declared by individual applicants must not exceed the total eligible area, as defined in the Regulations. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 (which replaced Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Indiscriminate breeding of horses has the potential to create animal welfare problems and can lead to an increase in numbers of abandoned horses. In view of this, my Department is supportive of such initiatives as outlined by the Deputy and has been working with and funding Local Authorities in the context of their responsibilities for dealing with stray and abandoned horses under the Control...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Efficiency Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: Payments in respect of the 2012 Dairy Efficiency Programme commenced issuing on 15 March 2013. The application of the person named has recently been finalised and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1037 and 1038 together. My colleague, the Minister for Health has overall responsibility for the general food labelling legislation. The Irish seafood industry comes under general food labelling legislation, including Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 (General Food Law) and Directive 2000/13/EC (labelling requirements for pre-packaged foods), which prohibit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 September 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. This application was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The review of this case has been completed in the interim and a letter issued to the applicant on 11 April 2013 advising that, as a result of breaches relating to cattle identification and registration requirements, a 100% penalty was being applied to the 2008 Single Payment Scheme application. The applicant has also been advised of the right to seek a review of this decision and also of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: There are currently no redeployment vacancies in my Department’s office in Portlaoise.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: I am confident that the industry developed targets set out in Food Harvest 2020 are achievable. The main targets in the Food Harvest report are by 2020 to increase the value of - Agriculture, food (including seafood) and drink exports by 42% - Primary output in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector by 33% and - Value added production by 40% - In addition, a 50% increase in milk...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: An in-depth review of national forest policy is currently being finalised. This review, arising from a Government commitment that such be undertaken, commenced in 2010 and was undertaken by a group consisting of representatives of the forestry sector. The review of forestry policy is currently in the process of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), which includes consultation with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (16 Apr 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 of a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare, and who applied for and were refused derogation in this regard. The person named subsequently availed of the option to appeal to the independently chaired DAS Appeals Committee. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1 October 2010 and full payments totalling €778.72 and €3,215.73 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: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: As indicated in my reply to the previous Question regarding this matter, the reference areas of the particular land parcels required to be adjusted, in order to calculate the payment due, this calculation being on the basis of the recognised share which the person named has in the eligible lands of the parcels in question. As this adjustment has now been completed, the payment in question...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1049 and 1050 together. I can confirm that the proposal I made for partial convergence, that has now been accepted by the Council as an option in its general approach, assumes that the greening element is applied as a fixed percentage of the basic payment. Thus while it constitutes 30% of the national ceiling, it is applied proportionate to each...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: The database created by my Department, based on payments made to farmers in 2010, was established for the specific purpose of modelling the impacts of alternative approaches to internal convergence, rather than to deal with all of the Commission proposals on direct payments, such as the young farmer’s scheme, the national reserve, etc. Thus, it does not capture the effects of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (16 Apr 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 of a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per forage hectare, and who applied for and were refused derogation in this regard. The appeal of the person named was recently forwarded to the DAS Appeals Committee for consideration; immediately that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1053 and 1054 together. All applications for marine based aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Foreshore Act 1933.