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

Simon Coveney: As processing of the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application has recently been finalised, payment will shortly issue to the nominated bank account.

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

Simon Coveney: The person concerned, an applicant under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, is one of a number, whose cases are impacted by a 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: Aquaculture Licences (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Castlemaine Harbour is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). My Department, in conjunction with the Marine Institute and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has engaged in a major programme to gather the...

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

Simon Coveney: While an application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 11 April 2012, payment has not issued as the conditions of the Scheme have not been satisfied, at this stage, in regard to inclusion of equines for the purposes of meeting the minimum stocking density requirement. The Terms and Conditions governing the Scheme require, inter alia, that in...

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

Simon Coveney: One of my key concerns as regards the CAP reform proposals arises in relation to the distribution of direct payments within Member States. As the Deputy is aware, the Commission proposal is to gradually move towards a system of uniform per hectare payments, or flat rates, by 2019, in each Member State or region of a Member State. While I recognise that we cannot continue to base our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Action Plan for Jobs (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The 2012 Action Plan for Jobs included 17 Action which have specific reference to the agri-food and fisheries sectors. Section 7.4- Agri-food Production, pages 82-86 of attached link sets out these actions in full detail: With the exception of one area, all of these targets set were met, or are being met on an ongoing basis. The target date of end December 2012 for the determination of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: As part of the changes made to some schemes implemented by my Department for 2013, I allocated €10 million in 2013, financed from unspent Single Farm Payment Funds, for a new support programme for suckler beef farmers to participate in a new Beef Data Programme. This programme will assist farmers in improving the genetic quality of Irish cattle and will maintain the data flow into ICBF...

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

Simon Coveney: Last year was the final year of the three year Dairy Efficiency Programme (DEP). However, following the acknowledged and demonstrated success of Discussion Groups under that Programme in meeting the development goals for the dairy sector as set out in the Food Harvest 2020 strategy, I secured specific funding in the recent Budget of €1 million for a continuation of the Dairy...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 10 animals for the Suckler Welfare Scheme in 2012 and payment in full issued on 24th December 2012.

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

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has not yet issued as, at this stage, the holding concerned has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirements for 2012. An exercise to take account of December 2012 data, which has recently become available, is currently ongoing and is scheduled to be completed before the end of January, thereby establishing the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in January 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. These checks are being finalised and once successfully...

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

Simon Coveney: The application of the person named under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received in my Department after the closing date for receipt of applications. It was, therefore, in the normal course ineligible under the Scheme. However, following submission of acceptable supporting documentation, relating to exceptional mitigating circumstances, it has been possible to accept the...

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

Simon Coveney: Approximately 10,000 applications were received in my Department’s offices at Johnstown Castle by close of business on Friday December 7, the closing date for submission of applications under the agri-environment options scheme. The processing of the applications is under way in the Department and I expect that the initial recording of application details will be completed shortly....

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named 10 April 2012. On processing the application it was established that there was no livestock on the holding of the applicant during 2012, as required by the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme. The applicant sought a review on grounds of Force Majeure/Exceptional Circumstances. On review of further...

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

Simon Coveney: My intention to introduce pay parking at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre has been widely known for some time. The introduction of parking charges at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre was originally examined in great detail in 2007 in the context of a proposed Howth Traffic and Parking Management Plan, in conjunction with Fingal County Council. There was widespread public consultation at that time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calafoirt agus Céanna (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: Faoi úinéireacht Chomhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe atá Cé Inis Oírr agus ise atá freagrach as í a réiteach agus a chothabháil. Chuir mo Roinnse maoiniú ar fáil blianta roimhe seo faoi Chlár Forbartha Caipitil Infreastruchtúir Cósta agus Chuanta Iascaigh na Roinne d’fhorbairt ar scála beag agus do...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of a number of applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, whose cases are 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: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (16 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named 9 May 2011. On processing the application it was established that no sheep Census form was received in my Department for the period December 2010, as required under the Terms and Conditions which govern the Scheme. The person named subsequently sought a review of this requirement on grounds of Force...

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

Simon Coveney: An application for the transfer of 67.17 entitlements from the first person named to the joint names of the persons named was submitted on 14th May 2012. In order to transfer the entitlements it was necessary for an official from my department to contact the persons named to request additional information. The outstanding information was received and the application was fully processed. ...

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

Simon Coveney: Finfish farming has been a feature of aquaculture operations off the west coast for some time. An application by Bord Iascaigh Mhara for an aquaculture licence for the cultivation of finfish near Inis Oirr in Galway Bay has been received by my Department. The application and its accompanying Environmental Impact Statement is being considered under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries...