Results 36,801-36,820 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2011. Payment of the 50% advance of the Single Payment issued on 19 October and the aid due under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued to the applicant on 26 October. The person named registered 95 animals under the 2010 Suckler Welfare Scheme. During the validation...
- Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: I presume that, since TB reactors are not as a general rule re-tested, the Deputy is referring to re-testing of animals which give an inconclusive reaction to the TB skin test. The position on this issue is that my Department has not discontinued its practice of using its own veterinary inspectors to test inconclusive reactors. However, my Department does not have the resources to conduct...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: Full-time equivalent (FTE) staff numbers in my Department at the end the years referred to by the Deputy were as follows: End- 2005: 4,441 End- 2006: 4,245 End- 2007: 4,300* End-2008: 4,245.1 End-2009: 3,881.0 End-2010: 3,632.2 *The increase in staff numbers in 2007 resulted from the addition of some Fisheries functions and associated staff to the Department's remit during that year. To...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2011. While the person named replied to a query in relation to an over-claim, which had been identified following processing of the application, the resolution of this error has resulted in a further over-claim being identified. The person named has been written to in...
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: I introduced the European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Agriculture) Regulations 2011 to address a European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement against Ireland in relation to the implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. Ireland was facing significant lump sum and daily fines if Regulations were not introduced to fully satisfy the judgement. The new...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: The herd number was in the joint names of the person named and his late brother. Payment arising from the 2010 Single Payment Scheme is due to the person named and to the estate of his late brother. No application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named in 2011. In March of this year the Inheritance Enquiry Unit of my Department wrote to the person named requesting...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 13th May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility/Cross Compliance Inspection. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases amendments have had to be made to the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 5th April 2010. This application was selected for a ground eligibility/cross compliance inspection. During the course of this inspection discrepancies were found that resulted in a claimed area of 23.28ha being reduced to 21.10ha. Under EU Regulations if the total area found...
- Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: The European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2009, S.I. 432 of 2009 obliges all feed business operators, including operators of agricultural outlets and depots which supply feed materials such as rolled barley or wheat, to be registered with this Department in accordance with the Feed Hygiene Regulations (Regulation (EC) No 183/2005). This legislation also outlines general...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 April 2011, processing of which is now complete, thereby allowing payment to issue in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 19 May 2011. Based on the details provided by the person named, payment is not possible at present. A letter detailing the absence of sufficient information on stocking density issued on the 1st of November.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2009 and received payments for the first year of their contract. In addition 75% of the second year payment issued on 21st April 2011 for the amount of â¬5818.20. Following an inspection on 22nd June 2010, a clawback was imposed as a result of a discrepancy in the amount of land drawn down for payment under a particular measure under the scheme...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: At the end of October, â¬580m of the Department's 2011 Vote remains to be spent. Based on the latest Departmental forecasts, it is anticipated that while some savings will occur, substantial expenditure will take place on schemes and services by the end of the year. The Department will continue to monitor expenditure closely on an ongoing basis.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: My Department has no property leased in County Westmeath.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 4 May 2011, processing of which is now complete, thereby allowing payment to issue in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in February 2009 and received full payments for the first two years of their contract. This included a 75% payment of â¬4206.75 which issued on 21st April 2011 and a 25% balancing payment of â¬1402.25 which issued on 27th April 2011. Arrangements are well advanced to issue payments in respect of 2011 and I expect that these payments will commence later...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: There are no delays in payments to farmers under either the Single Farm Payment Scheme or the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. With regard to DAS, payments commenced on target, on 22 September, while the 50% advance payments of the SFP started issuing, on schedule, on 17 October. In the case of the SFP, the earliest payment date under the governing EU rules is 1 December, while in respect of DAS...
- Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: The application referred to is in respect of a site located within Ardgroom Harbour, Kenmare Bay which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive (Natura 2000 site). All applications in 'Natura' areas are required to be appropriately assessed for the purpose of environmental compliance with the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. My Department, in...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 12th May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)
Simon Coveney: The person named was notified in writing by letter dated 28 September 2011 of his acceptance into the scheme with a commencement date of 1 September 2011.