Results 34,001-34,020 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: This issue relates to an application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme, where part-payment was initially made on those parcels confirmed eligible at the time. The remaining parcels were under review, due to issues concerning the forestry contract. As these issues have recently been resolved, the case has been further processed, with a view to the balancing payment issuing shortly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 15 October to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 gives effect to commitments in the Programme for Government 2011-2016 to amend and strengthen legislation on animal cruelty and welfare. The reasons for drafting the new legislation is primarily to consolidate the existing legislation in the area of animal health and welfare and to modernise the legislation. Fur farming is a lawful and permitted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was the subject of a Nitrates inspection by my Department, acting on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, on 17 January 2012. This inspection uncovered breaches of the Nitrates Regulations in relation to the failure to minimize the creation of soiled water and the inadequate collection of livestock manure and soiled water. Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has contracted, through open tendering procedures, Mallons Technology Ltd. and the ICON group (Remote Sensing inspection cases) to provide digitising updates of the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). This digitising work must be carried out to meet my Department’s deadlines and to the standard required both by my Department and the European Union’s IACS....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Fuarthas iarratas faoin Scéim um Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste/Scéim Aoníocaíochta 2012 ón duine ainmnithe an 9 Bealtaine 2012. Áirítear ar na tailte a dearbhaíodh dhá cheapach neamhdhigitithe nach raibh na léarscáileanna is gá tugtha ina leith. Scríobh mo Roinn chuig an duine ainmnithe ina leith seo. Chomh luath...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 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. This process is under way for 2012 REPS 4 applications and I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coimisiún Talún na hÉireann (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Táim in ann a dheimhniú nár roinn Coimisiún Talún na hÉireann mar a bhí an coimín i Lioppa agus nach bhfuil sé i gceist sin a dhéanamh.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: It is my intention to maintain provisions in the Animal Health and Welfare Bill relating to the lawful hunting and coursing of animals and I do not intend to interfere with legitimate field sports which are carried out in a proper manner. Where animals are released in an injured or exhausted condition or where a hare does not have a reasonable chance of escape, the sanctions and penalties set...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 26 September to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Recently I announced the re-opening of the Agri-Environmental Options Scheme, AEOS, to new entrants. I am providing €20 million for the AEOS scheme which will open shortly for applications. The scheme will build on the success of both the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) and both AEOS 1 and 2 in delivering an annual income to farmers in return for farming to high...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Suckler Welfare Scheme is a five year Scheme and was introduced to improve welfare standards for beef animals born between 01 January 2008 and 31 December 2012 and to assist in the establishment of a breeding database from which Suckler farmers could identify the best breeding stock for their particular requirements. The Scheme is fully funded by the Exchequer and a recent Value for Money...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I am acutely aware of the importance of the agri environment schemes to the agriculture sector not only in environmental terms but also from the point of view of farm incomes. Recently, I announced that despite the challenging budgetary constraints in my Department, I have re-opened the Agri-environmental Options Scheme and am providing €20 million to admit new participants. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: There are no farmers in receipt of single farm payments of more than €1m.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Application Numbers (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The last REPS 3 participants completed their five year contracts in December 2011. The current number of REPS 4 participants is 30,300. They are due to complete their contracts as set out in the table below. Year Number Exiting REPS 4 2012 953 2013 12,309 2014 16,186 2015 852

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The expenditure details sought are as follows: Year Numbers paid Amount paid 2010 100,636 €222.095 million 2011 100,944 €222.274 million 2012 (to date) 77,491 €170.425 million The Deputy will be aware of the changes to the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme which I have already announced and the background to these. With payments under the 2012 Scheme having only...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: There are no farmers in receipt of single farm payments of more than €500,000.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The numbers of farmers in receipt of payments under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme in the categories requested were as follows: Category Number Paid € 60,000 and above 1,257 €70,000 and above 805 €80,000 and above 539 €90,000 and above 361

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Application Numbers (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The 2008 CAP ‘Health Check’ review agreed to the abolition of milk quotas in 2015, and provided for a smooth transition by increasing quota for all Member States in the remaining years. Under those arrangements Ireland will have received an additional 9.3% in quota between 2007 and 2014. However for some countries, including Ireland, these quota increases are insufficient to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (16 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department is not in possession of the data in question as this level of detail is not available in the official trade statistics produced by the Central Statistics Office.