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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 March 2012, processing of which has recently been finalised. Payment will issue in the coming days, directly to the nominated bank account. No application has been received from this herd-owner under the Suckler Welfare Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Co-operatives Societies (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department is not engaged in any investigation involving the share allocation and share certification relating to the amalgamation of the named companies and is not aware of any issues relating to this amalgamation. Questions relating to such matters may be more appropriate for the Registrar of Friendly Societies and, following enquiries, I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The Milk Quota Temporary Leasing Scheme allows milk producers to offer for lease through their milk purchaser, on a temporary basis, all or part of their milk quota that they do not expect to use in the current quota year. If a producer intends to offer 80% or more of their quota to the scheme they must first apply to my Department for a Ministerial Declaration permitting them to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: In keeping with obligations under data protection legislation, the information requested will issue by my Department by post to the person named. I would like to clarify that such payment details are available to any farmer on request from the Accounts Division of my Department, telephone number 049 4368271.

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

Simon Coveney: My Department has been advised by one currently licensed mink farming company that it no longer keeps mink.

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

Simon Coveney: Provisional figures for the end of 2012 show the number of staff in my Department to be 3,276 full-time equivalents (FTEs) who are deployed across a number of grade streams, as indicated in Table 1 below: Table 1: DAFM Staff by Grade Stream Grade Stream End-2012 FTE Administrative 1,719 Technical 709 Veterinary 273 Laboratory 194 Inspectorate 188 Other 131 Industrial 62 My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Coastal States negotiations on mackerel management arrangements for 2013, involving, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the EU (with the Russian Federation as observers) failed to reach agreement after 3 days of talks which started on the 22nd of October 2012 in London. There are no plans to reconvene these consultations and the EU and Norway as the recognised largest shareholders will...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st 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. During these checks...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 865, 868 and 884 together. The Animal Health & Welfare Bill as currently drafted would allow ISPCA inspectors to be appointed as authorised officers for certain purposes under the Bill. This would grant them the type of powers referred to by the Deputy. The appointment of such inspectors would be on an individual basis and will be dealt with once the...

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

Simon Coveney: While an application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2012, payment has not yet issued as the conditions of the Scheme have not been satisfied, at this stage, in regard to the registration of an equine premises. The Terms and Conditions governing the 2012 Scheme require, inter alia , that all such premises must be registered with my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (16 Jan 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 €783.84 and €4,703.01 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...

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

Simon Coveney: Following receipt of additional information in this case relating to an area under forestry, the applicant was paid on 20 December 2012 in respect of the full area claimed (6.72 hectares).

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I share the Deputy’s concerns regarding Canada’s position in relation to beef market access in the EU / Canada free trade negotiations where they are maintaining their ban on beef imports from the EU but, we understand, seeking large quotas for Canadian beef exports to Europe. My concerns in this regard are two-fold. Firstly Canada, which has the same OIE ‘controlled...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The information being sought is personal data within the meaning of the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2003 and the Minister cannot disclose such data without the consent of the data subjects. However, if the Deputy can provide the relevant consent/s, I would be willing to provide such information directly to the Deputy.

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

Simon Coveney: Given the various qualifying criteria under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, particularly in relation to minimum stocking density (both the requirement to achieve a six month average of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectares and also to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectares calculated over the 12 months of the scheme year), the need for those with...

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

Simon Coveney: A total of 1,433 farmers availed of their right to appeal to the DAS Appeals Committee. A high percentage of applicants submitted supporting documentation with their appeals which had not previously been submitted to my Department, thus necessitating examination by my officials before the necessity to refer the appeals in question to the Appeals Committee could be confirmed. To date, some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: I regret that, due to an error, the Deputy was inadvertently not given the correct position in relation to the payment status of the person concerned in my earlier reply. I would now like to take the opportunity to correct the record in this regard. The position is that it has not been possible to make payment in this case because of outstanding issues arising from the inspection process....

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

Simon Coveney: The proposal for a loan scheme from the IFA is one of a number of submissions made to my Department aimed at addressing issues relating to the preparation by the dairy sector for the post quota era.

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

Simon Coveney: As part of the changes made to some schemes implemented by my Department for 2013 under the Budget process, I allocated an additional €5 million for funding payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme in 2013. This brings the total funding for this Scheme to €195 million. However, in view of the level of expenditure under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, it was necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Foodstuffs (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: There is no prohibition on adding molasses to a feed material (e.g. rolled barley) where the feed material is used on his/her own farm. In addition a farmer may supply, at a local level, small quantities of individual feed materials produced on his/her own farm for direct use on those farms. Farmers that produce feed materials on their own farms must be registered with my Department as...