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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: Solicitors acting on behalf of the person named contacted the Inheritance Enquiry Unit of my Department on the 17th October 2012 to enquire about the 2012 single payment due to the estate of his late wife. My Department responded on the 19th October 2012 requesting bank account details and the usual testamentary documents. The solicitors acting on behalf of the person named informed my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: In order to be eligible under the Single Payment Scheme and other area based schemes, an applicant must ensure that all agricultural land is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC). EU regulations governing the area based schemes set minimum standards for GAEC which must be complied with by means of the undertaking of appropriate agricultural practices. Theses...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Passports (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: Under the relevant EU and national legislation on the identification of equines (Commission Regulation No. 504 of 2008 of 6 June 2008 on the identification of equidae and S.I. No. 357 of 2011 - European Communities (Equine) Regulations 2011 as amended), the keeper of an equine can apply to the approved passport issuing organisation to replace a lost passport. This legislation provides that,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2012)

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 Payments (18 Dec 2012)

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 Payments (18 Dec 2012)

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 Payments (18 Dec 2012)

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. Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed with a view to payment at the earliest possible date thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: Late last year, I established a Review Group in my Department to review all aspects of fur farming taking into account existing legislative provisions for the licensing of mink farming. The Group, in compiling its report, considered submissions received from a variety of organisations and individuals opposed to fur-farming and also from businesses and individuals, many of whom are involved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Complaints Procedures (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has completed an internal investigation into this complaint under the Customer Service Action Plan. Relevant parties were interviewed in person as part of the process. A copy of the report has issued to the parties concerned. After careful consideration of the evidence, the findings of the investigation did not uphold the complaint. Any party dissatisfied with the findings...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim um Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoin Acht um Íoc 2012 Singil / Scéimeanna Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste ón duine ainmnithe ar an 10ú Bealtaine 2012. D'fhonn ceanglais an AE a chomhlíonadh, bhí an t-iarratasóir ar dhuine de líon áirithe a roghnaíodh le haghaidh cigireachta. Mar thoradh ar an iniúchadh fuarthas torthaí de...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in March 2009 and received payments for the first three years of their contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the 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. In the course of the administrative check an area discrepancy was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2012)

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. Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these requirements, the case will be further processed with a view to payment at the earliest possible date thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2012)

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 Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: In view of the developments in the matter referred to, my Department is now enabled to proceed. Accordingly, payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and 2012 Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 17 December 2012, directly to the nominated bank account.

Other Questions: Sheep Grassland Scheme (13 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: The point is that they are being asked to do a fraction of what they were previously asked to do. I agree that this was a great scheme. It improved the quality of suckler beef in Ireland and brought about significant changes in areas like animal husbandry, data collection and the general performance of those animals. While I would have put a new scheme in place anyway, I would have liked...

Other Questions: Sheep Grassland Scheme (13 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I will conclude by responding to the point made by Deputy Kirk. Half of the beef in Ireland comes from the suckler herd and the other half comes from the dairy herd. As I have said on many occasions, if we do not support the suckler herd, beef will simply become a by-product of the dairy industry as it expands and grows in the context of the elimination of quotas in 2015. I do not want...

Other Questions: Sheep Grassland Scheme (13 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I assure the Deputy that would have been my preference as well.

Other Questions: Age Profile in the Farming Industry (13 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I agree with the Deputy that agricultural colleges, universities and institutes of technology that offer strong food and agricultural courses are hugely important. We do not have plans to build new agricultural colleges. What happened was that there was a dramatic fall-off in the numbers of young men, in particular, going to agricultural colleges. As a result, some of the colleges closed...

Other Questions: Age Profile in the Farming Industry (13 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: All of the agricultural colleges have dorm facilities. Therefore, having to attend an agricultural college in another part of the country is not a disaster. I went to Gurteen agricultural college, which is a long way from where I live in Cork, and had a really good year there. I probably learned more in that year about farming than I did during my three year degree programme in...

Other Questions: Sheep Grassland Scheme (13 Dec 2012)

Simon Coveney: I mentioned this issue earlier in connection with a matter raised by Deputy Martin Ferris. I would like to explain the decisions taken in last week's budget on the sheep grassland scheme. We had a three year grassland scheme which was costing the country approximately €18 million a year, using unspent funds under Pillar 1. The aim of the scheme and the idea behind it was to increase...