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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The movement of goats within the EU is governed by Council Directive 91/68 of 28 January 1991 which lays down specific rules (e.g. prohibition of contact with other animals during the travel, cleaning and disinfection of means of transport, etc.) to be respected during the movement of ovine and caprine animals from the holding of origin to the final destination to try to avoid any possible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010. 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. The person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The persons named are applicants under the Dairy Equipment Scheme. As the Scheme remains over-subscribed, a selection process is required in order to determine those applications which are to go forward to the approval procedure. The applicants concerned have not been successful in the first or second tranches under the Scheme and their application will therefore be included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 24 April 2012. Overclaims were identified in respect of two land parcels declared and my Department has already been in correspondence with the applicant about this. The application will be progressed on receipt of the necessary material.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from the 1st September 2010 and full payment totalling €1,445.35 issued in respect of 2010. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Coliemore Harbour is in the ownership of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with that Council in the first instance. My Department has however, provided funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned harbours, piers and slipways in 2012 as part of the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Payments under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced issuing, on target, on 26 September and, to date, payments worth in excess of €166 million have issued to almost 76,000 applicants. Of the 12,485 Scheme applications from Galway, payments have, to date, issued to 8,700, with the balance currently being processed. Payments continue to issue twice weekly, with individual cases...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Lettercallow Pier is owned by Galway County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department provides funding for the development and repair of Local Authority owned harbours, piers and slipways as part of the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. No application for funding was received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned is an applicant under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Currently, this applicant 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 have applied for a derogation in this regard. This application had not been determined in sufficient time to enable payment with the first...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no record of receiving a 2012 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area application from the person named and has no record of the appeal referred to either. My Department has already been in contact with the person concerned in this regard. If and when an appeal is received, it will be given due consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 17 April 2012. In order to comply with EU requirements, the application concerned was one of a number which was selected for inspection. As a result, it was not possible to include this case with the initial tranche of DAS payments on 26 September. This inspection and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department wrote to the Department of Social Protection to ascertain the status of any pension payable to the person named and was informed on 19 April 2012 that the State Pension (Non-Contributory) of the person named was suspended on 12 January 2011. As this is after the end date of the payment of this Department’s Early Retirement Scheme pension, it did not affect payments under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no record of receiving the original 2012 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Area application from the person named. However, that person has recently submitted proof of postage in relation to the submission of the 2012 application and this has been accepted. Nonetheless, the person has not as yet submitted an application containing the requisite details of land being claimed in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 19 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 requirements, which have been notified to all Scheme applicants. Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 2 May 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 requirements, which have been notified to all Scheme applicants. Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 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 requirements, which have been notified to all Scheme applicants. Immediately the holding concerned is confirmed as having met these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 8 May 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named.