Results 34,061-34,080 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (11 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 23 April 2012. However, payment has not yet issued as, at this stage, the holding of the person named has not yet satisfied the Scheme minimum stocking density requirement. Immediately the holding of the person named is confirmed as having met this requirement, the case will be further processed...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (11 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: Processing of the relevant Disadvantaged Area Scheme application has recently been completed, resulting in payment issuing to the nominated bank account of the person named on 10 October.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (11 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: Discarding is a global problem and a complex one, where unwanted catches are returned to the sea as a result of a number of factors including quota restrictions, high grading, minimum landing sizes, and market conditions. Ireland has been to the forefront in the drive to reduce and eliminate discards for many years and have taken a number of initiatives to this aim. On the 8th of November...
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: I did not criticise it.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: The decision to end the sugar industry was a political one.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: No, it was made by the Government.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: I agree.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: That is the reason we will have redistribution.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: To clarify, there will not be a cap of 6,000. Rather, it will be a question of how many can be accommodated within the €20 million allocation. The number will be anywhere between 6,000 and 8,000.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: That is what we are trying to do.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: I mention that fact on almost every occasion on which I refer to Food Harvest 2020.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: Five other EU countries have signed up to what we are trying to do.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: That is a matter of public knowledge.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: It is a negotiating position.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy should not mislead people. We are seeking flexible greening and this is included in those-----
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: Not true.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: It could not; it is not part-----
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: Hear, hear.
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: We have a helpline that is run by Teagasc.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (10 Oct 2012)
Simon Coveney: Funding for forestry in 2013, like every other item in my Department’s budget, will be determined in the context of ongoing discussions on the framing of the 2013 Budget. I am committed to achieving the highest possible level of funding for forestry into the future, to ensure a sustainable and viable industry, and to provide attractive incentives to farmers and other landowners to...