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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2012. As a result of normal verification processes, which form part of the overall controls on the payment system, it had not been possible to include this case with the first tranche of payments made on 26 September. These processes have now been completed and payment will, therefore, issue...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (4 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, it has not been possible to verify that one of the Terms and Conditions governing the 2012 Scheme, relating to maintaining an annual average of 0.15 livestock units per forage acre declared, has been satisfied. Once it has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Brandon Pier is owned by Kerry County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department did however receive an application from Kerry County Council for funding for a total of 7 projects as part of the 2012 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. The projects were listed in order of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB) is an independent body established under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act for the purpose of considering appeals against Ministerial decisions in respect of aquaculture licence applications. On 26 September my Department received a "notification letter" from ALAB dated 24 September advising that, following consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (4 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: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 9 May 2012, processing of which has recently been completed. Payment will, therefore, issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together. There are a number of areas where the Department and Local Authorities currently interact: - The Local Authorities are charged with implementing the requirements of the Control of Horses Act, 1996, for which the Department provides substantial funding towards expenses incurred by the local authorities under this Act. - The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: As previously indicated in my reply of 10 July 2012 it has been decided not to make any payments to the person concerned under the TB Eradication Scheme in respect of testing conducted in his herd after 4 October 2010 due to reported interference with the test. That decision has now been reviewed on appeal through the regional assistant principal officer and the person concerned has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stocking Densities (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Eligible applicants under the 2012 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme must meet (a) a minimum stocking density of 0.3 livestock units per hectare in respect of 2011 (equivalent to 2 ewes per hectare) and (b) 0.15 livestock units per hectare in 2012. In relation to the 2011 requirement, specific provision is has been made for those farmers, who had a stocking density less than 0.3 livestock units...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Expenditure (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has modelled various CAP reform proposals using the 2010 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) database of actual payments to farmers in that year, rather than entitlements. Analysis of this database shows the following: - around 7,600 farmers were paid at rates in excess of €500 per hectare in 2010. Capping payments at €500 per hectare would in theory provide around...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the 2011 Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1st September 2011 and has received full payment totalling €1,223.24 in respect of 2011. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check of all applications, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: I am not in a position to comment in detail about this case other than to say that, in making payment, my Department was obliged to comply with the terms of a Court Order obtained by a third party.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: The person concerned is an applicant under the Single Payment and Disadvantaged Area Schemes. In order to meet EU requirements, the application concerned was one of a number which was selected for inspection. As this process had not been completed in sufficient time, it was not possible to include the person concerned with the initial tranche of DAS payments on 26 September. As soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Details of the re-opened Agri-environment Options Scheme (AEOS) which I announced last week with funding of €20m will be available on the Department’s website in the next few days. The Terms and Conditions for the scheme will be largely similar to those of previous years. The closing date for applications is 30 November and my aim is to ensure that all applications are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: My Department has two Regional Offices, in Clonakilty and in Cork city and a separate office from which the Marine functions are delivered in Clonakilty. As part of the reform process within my Department which has been ongoing for some time and has led to significant savings, I have decided to merge my Department’s Clonakilty activities in the Clogheen complex. This will leverage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wood Imports Ban (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Chalara fraxinea is a relatively new harmful plant disease which affects ash trees. It is widespread throughout much of Europe, where it has caused significant damage in recent years. The disease is currently not regulated under the EU Plant Health Directive. I am very concerned about this disease. The Forest Service of my Department has been carrying out surveys for the disease to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overseas Development Aid (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: Since I launched the pilot phase of the AADF in March of this year with my colleagues, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Minister of State for Trade and Development there have been a number of steps in its implementation including: - An assessment mission to the two host Countries for the Fund, Kenya and Tanzania, in April comprising an official from each of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: In March 2012, a serotype of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was detected in Egypt and Libya which had not previously been detected outside sub-Saharan Africa. This serotype, known as SAT2, has caused a large scale epidemic of FMD in Egypt and Libya, leading to severe economic losses and threatening food security in the region due to reduced availability of meat. A single outbreak of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (3 Oct 2012)

Simon Coveney: As part of the processing of applications under the Forest Roads Scheme, the views of designated consultation bodies must be sought before approval can be given. In this case the views of the Southern Regional Fisheries Board, Cork County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service have been sought. As soon as their observations are received, a decision will be made on the...