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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The wide-ranging information requested is in the process of being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy on completion.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The wide-ranging information requested is in the process of being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy on completion.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The wide-ranging information requested is in the process of being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy on completion.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as Transferor. A review of this case showed that the Transferee under this application already held the allocation right and value for the entitlements that were the subject of the transfer application. On that basis the transfer application submitted was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. The application for the National Reserve was not successful as the applicant was deemed to have exceeded the €40,000 off farm income limit. The applicant was notified of this decision in writing and was offered the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named established 33.27 Entitlement Allocation Rights under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme with a total value of these entitlements is €3,215.97 including the Greening payment. The person named formed a registered farm partnership with another party, and submitted an application on behalf of the farm partnership under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme. A farm partnership is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named is an applicant under the Agri Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) and was subject to an inspection under that scheme during 2015. This inspection resulted in findings whereby the area found to be eligible was less than the area claimed. The person named was notified of this decision on 8 January 2016. Under EU regulations governing all Area Based Schemes, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced his REPS4 contract on 1 February 2009. He was a participant in the Scheme for a full 5 years and 11 months and his contract ended on 31 December 2014. All payments due to him have now been made and he is not due any further payments under the Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: I wish to draw the Deputy’s attention to a publication on ‘Short Rotation Coppice Willow – Best Practice Guidelines’ which is available on my Department’s website. This publication is the outcome of research by Teagasc and AFBI (Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, Belfast) and contains information in relation to Pests and pest control. It is noted that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named has been approved under Tranche 1 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 October 2015. GLAS applicants with a start date of 1 October 2015 are eligible for a 2015 part-year payment in respect of 2015 eligible actions, for the three month period 1 October 2015 - 31 December 2015. My Department has reviewed this case and I can confirm an area of 2.56 ha which was excluded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department received correspondence in 2012 in which allegations were made against the named organisation. I asked officials in the Investigations Unit of my Department to examine the situation and meet with the person who submitted the correspondence. Following their meeting, the investigating officers concluded that there was no evidence available to warrant an investigation under my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) 2015 – 2020 on 2 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks including in some cases on the spot inspections be completed before any payments issue. These checks have been successfully completed, payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: Aid for Producer Groups is provided for under sub chapter 2.7 of the European Union Guidelines for State Aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas for 2014 to 2020. Such aid is confined to the establishment of new Producer Groups and cannot be used to support those groups already established. On the other hand support for Knowledge Transfer Groups (KTGs) does offer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with Section 38(4) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, an officer, authorised under the Act may seize animals where the officer has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence is being or has been committed under the Act and may detain animals for use in evidence for proceedings for an offence under the Act. Seized animals can be held pending determination of any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: Supports for the sector include direct payments and a range of measures under the Rural Development Programme to support environmentally sustainable production, and also improve efficiency and profitability on farms to help to address this efficiency gap. These include the Basic Payments Scheme, which incorporated payments under the former Grassland Sheep Scheme, provided exclusively for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. To qualify as a ‘young farmer’, a person must be setting up an agricultural holding for the first time in his/her name or have set up such a holding during the five years preceding the first submission of the BPS application....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application for Tranche 2 of the GLAS Scheme was received in this case on the dedicated GLAS online system on the 8 December 2015. The unprecedented level of applications to the Scheme has meant that for GLAS 2, priority is being given to what are called Tier 1 and Tier 2 candidates, i.e. those who either manage key environmental assets like endangered birds, protected habitats or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy is referring to a project for a proposed pier extension at Smooth Point on the new pier at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, which will require the dredging of a quantity of silt, gravel and rock. As outlined in a previous answer to Parliamentary Question Number 290 of 6 April 2016, a chemical re-evaluation of the sediments was carried out in 2015 and early 2016, as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is not possible to provide this information in the required time. I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The application for the herd number from the person in the question has been approved by my Department and a letter of approval issued on 19 April 2016.