Results 41-60 of 153 for agriculture scheme data speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...Earth and the Forest Service digital mapping systems. However, this is not possible as, while the Department mapping systems are underpinned by ortho-photography, a comparison cannot be made between its datasets and the trees and forests depicted on Google Earth. The Department mapping datasets contain defined boundary informationin respect of all forests; they do not contain information...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...€4.15/kg and an R3 Heifer at €4.26. The Deputy will also be aware that I have provided a package worth over €70 million for the beef sector in 2015. This includes €52 million for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) which forms part of Ireland’s draft Rural Development Programme, and will involve a budget of some €300m over a six year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (30 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: In 2014, 33,447 farmers declared 534,000 hectares of land designated as Natura 2000 for the purposes of the Single Payment Scheme and other Direct Payment Schemes. These lands are designed as required under the provisions of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (1) and Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (25 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered 65 animals under the 2013 Beef Data Programme. Of these, 58 animals were not registered within the legally required timeframe. Therefore, they are not eligible for payment. The data required under the Programme for the other 7 animals was also not submitted by the deadline set in the Terms and Conditions of the Programme, which means that they are not eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (10 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the 2014 Beef Data Programme and Beef Genomics Scheme on 20 March 2014. Validations under the 2014 Beef Data Programme will commence shortly with payments to issue in the coming weeks to all eligible applicants. Under the Beef Genomics Scheme the person named was required to genotype six animals within prescribed time periods, however four...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (10 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the 2014 Beef Data Programme and the Beef Genomics Scheme on 24 March 2014. As all of the required data has not been received for the Beef Data Programme and all of the genotype samples were not returned within the time limits under the Terms and Conditions of Genomics Scheme, the person named is ineligible for payment under both Schemes. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421, 423 to 425, inclusive, 429 and 438 together. The provisions covering eligibility inspections under the Basic Payment Scheme and other Direct Aid Schemes are provided for in Title III of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 (previously Commission Regulation (EC) N0 1122/2009). In accordance with this Regulation, such eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (26 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: Payment under the Beef Data and Genomic Programme will be made on the basis of a maximum payable area (MPA), subject to compliance with all other requirements as specified in the Terms and Conditions. This area is calculated by dividing the number of calved cows in 2014 by 1.5 and it is this MPA that cannot be reduced below 20%, not the entire area declared on the Basic Payment Scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (14 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) has been approved as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme. Its legal basis is Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. This Article provides for agri-environment and climate change measures and requires that commitments under this measure be...

Topical Issues: Beef Data Programme (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...will include further details but I will try to address some of the issues he is raising now. Some of the concerns are about something that is not proposed. It is true that this is quite a complex scheme. We are committing €300 million to the suckler herd. I want to give a strong statement from Government in the rural development programme that the suckler herd really matters....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Expenditure (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...payments in my Department’s estimates for 2015 and expect to make payments to eligible GLAS participants before the end of the year. €52 million has been allocated for expenditure under the Beef Data Genomics Programme for 2015. €34 million has been allocated for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes for 2015. It is too early in the year to estimate the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 May 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...€300m over a period of 6 years. The cost related to genotyping will be approximately €7 million or about 15% of the funds provided. This is the same percentage of payments as under the 2014 scheme. The BDGP will accelerate improvement in the crucial area of environmental sustainability in the national herd through the application of genomic technology and will bring about...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (16 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: Any farmer who was eligible to receive a direct payment in excess of €100 under the 2013 scheme year holds an automatic right to receive entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. A direct payment is defined as any payment received under the Single Payment Scheme, the Grassland Sheep Scheme, the Burren Conservation Scheme or the Beef Data Programme. It is presumed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (16 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of the delivery of the Direct Payments Scheme and other area-based schemes, must ensure that all applicants meet the requirements of the applicable EU governing legislation. Applicants must ensure that scheme application forms are submitted within prescribed deadlines, that the land declared for aid is eligible and that ineligible features have been excluded,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (16 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department, in the context of the delivery of the Direct Payments Scheme and other area-based schemes, must ensure that all applicants meet the requirements of the applicable EU governing legislation. Applicants must ensure that scheme application forms are submitted within prescribed deadlines, that the land declared for aid is eligible and that ineligible features have been excluded,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (15 Apr 2015)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for the 2013 Beef Data Programme on 3 May 2013. Final verification on this application has recently taken place and any outstanding payments will issue in the coming days directly to the nominated bank account of the person named. My Department has not received an application for participation in the 2014 Beef Data Programme from the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...seek to have the inspection outcome reviewed internally by an officer more senior than the inspecting officer. If the farmer remains dissatisfied, the decision can be appealed to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office. The data relating to cases reviewed internally within the Department is not available in the format requested by the Deputy. However, the average time taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (25 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together. To be eligible for participation in the Young Farmers Scheme an applicant must have completed or be currently participating in an agricultural qualification at FETAC/QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland) Level 6 or its equivalent. Alternatively s/he must commit to commencing such a course by 30th September 2016. Details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 335 together. The following table presents the requested information. All data is based on an estimate of the national average value of entitlements in 2015 and cannot be confirmed until all eligible land for 2015 is declared and verified. The estimated payment attributed to each farmer in 2015 is based on the entitlements held by the farmer under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 is broken down into 5 Axes. The first axis addresses Competitiveness in Agriculture and has spent a total of €362m up to the end of 2014. Axis 2 of the RDP addresses Environment and Land Management objectives. This axis includes measures such as REPS, AEOS, Less Favoured Areas etc. The spend on these measures totals €3,590m until...