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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 April 2011. During the processing of the application an over-claim was identified on one of the parcels declared, which necessitated writing to the person named, in order to resolve the issue. This issue is now resolved and the application has been fully processed and is...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2009 and has received full payment for the first year of their contract. In addition, 75% of the second year payment issued for the amount of €6131.10 on 23rd February 2011. An area based discrepancy was subsequently discovered following a cross check between the Single Payment Scheme application for 2010 from the person named and the REPS...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 13 beef breed animals in 2009. One animal is not eligible for payment as the dam was slaughtered before the required measures were carried out on the calf. Payment in respect of the remaining 12 animals issued on 23 September 2011.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: Allocations of milk quota from the National Reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal examines and makes recommendations on applications for additional quota from individual producers. The named person submitted an application to the Tribunal seeking an allocation of additional quota under the Hardship category. This application...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: Allocations of milk quota from the National Reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal examines and makes recommendations on applications for additional quota from individual producers. The named person submitted an application to the Tribunal seeking an allocation of additional quota under the Hardship category. This application...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named claims on a number of commonage parcels; as part of the ongoing review of eligible areas, all commonages in the country have been examined, with a view to identifying and removing ineligible areas. While the removal of these ineligible areas did not impact on the Single Payment of the person named, as the person named still had enough eligible area to fulfil his Single...

Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: As required under the Public Service Management Act, 1997, my Department has submitted to me a Strategy Statement for the period 2011-2014. Once the Strategy Statement has been submitted to Government, it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, circulated to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and will also be publically available on the Department's website.

Written Answers — Onshore Exploration: Onshore Exploration (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management and utilisation of its lands, are the responsibility of the company.

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (27 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available and it would place excessive demands on scarce staff resources in the Department to compile this data. I should explain, however, that the cost of the Bovine TB and Brucellosis programmes has declined considerably over the past 10 years or so arising from the effective eradication of Brucellosis from the country and the substantial...

Written Answers — Raw Milk Products: Raw Milk Products (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 228 to 231, inclusive, together. My Department's dairy science and veterinary experts and the independent scientific committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland have strongly advised that there are serious health risks associated with drinking raw milk. Disease risks include TB, Brucellosis, E. coli O157, Campylobacter and Salmonella. There...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: An Inspector of my Department visited the farm of the person named on 6 September 2011 and conducted the necessary inspection, the results of which are currently being finalised. It is expected that the person named will shortly be formally notified, in writing, of the outcome of the inspection.

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The matter raised does not fall within the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Meat Exports: Meat Exports (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: My Department, together with Bord Bia and the Department of Foreign Affairs, continues to place the highest priority on ensuring and developing market access to markets worldwide for Irish food products including increasing our exports of meat and meat produce to the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India & China) countries. Russia is currently our main market for beef exports outside of the EU and is...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and has received full payment for the first two years of their contract. In addition, 75% of the second year payment issued for the amount of €6,221.18 on 7th April 2011. An area based discrepancy was subsequently discovered following a cross check between the Single Payment Scheme application for 2010 from the person named and the REPS...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2008 and has received full payment for the first two years of their contract. In addition, 75% of the third year payment issued for the amount of €5,361.00 on 3rd March 2011. An area based discrepancy was subsequently discovered following a cross check between the Single Payment Scheme application for 2010 from the person named and the REPS...

Written Answers — Herd Intermingling: Herd Intermingling (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: Under the rules governing the allocation of herdnumbers, a herd must be maintained separately without intermixing of stock from other herds. There is no evidence available to my Department in respect of the period October 2007 to-date that any portion of the land in question was occupied by animals from different herds. The files relating to the period prior to October 2007 have been archived...

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application for entry into the Agri-Environment Options Scheme 2011 (rather than REPS 4) was received from the person named by my Department on 16th May 2011. All applications received are currently being checked and successful applicants will be notified in writing of approvals before the end of this month. Unsuccessful applicants will similarly be notified and will be offered the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed below the information requested in respect of the two Special Advisors employed in my Department since 9 March 2011. Name Salary p.a. Fergal LeamyEmployed: 9/3/2011 – 9/9/2011 €130,000 Aine Kilroy €80,051

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: Through the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector, my Department provides grant aid for horticultural growers who are making capital investments in specialist plant and equipment. The main objectives of the scheme are to improve the quality of products, facilitate environmentally friendly practices and promote diversification of on-farm...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Sep 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in 2008 and has received full payments for the first two years of his contract. In addition, 75% of the third year payment issued on 21st March 2011 for the amount of €5,361.94. An area based discrepancy was discovered following a cross check between the Single Payment Scheme application for 2010 from the person named and the REPS agri-environmental plan....