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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: There are a number of applications, including that of the person named, remaining which have not passed all of the Department’s pre-payment validation checks for the 2015 part-year payment. The Department is continuing to investigate these issues including the correction of any IT or data issues with a view to all these remaining cases meeting the payment validation checks so...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: In order to provide funding for the 2015 National Reserve a linear reduction of 3% was applied to Ireland’s Basic Payment Scheme financial ceiling. This was the maximum financing rate available to Member States under the relevant EU Regulations and provided a fund of €24.7m. When finalised there will be some 6,000 successful applicants under the 2015 National Reserve, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. My Department is currently progressing a project for a proposed pier extension at Smooth Point on the new pier at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre. As part of the design process the consulting engineers are engaging with interested...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The four sites in question are Clare Island (Portlea site), Lough Altan (Hatchery), Inishfarnard and Deenish. My Department’s examination is complete in respect of Clare Island (Portlea site) and my Department is satisfied that a breach of stocking limits in respect of the applicable aquaculture licence has not occurred. This information has been conveyed to the licensed operator....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: Expenditure by Bord Iascaigh Mhara and the Marine Institute in connection with BIM’s aquaculture licence application is an operational matter for the agencies concerned. I have forwarded the Deputy’s Question to the agencies and asked them to respond directly to the Deputy. In relation to my own Department, a total of €31,539 was spent. This included €29,448 on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: In December I published Ireland’s National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development. That Plan proposes 24 actions to drive the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector and grow production in the sector by 45,000 tonnes. Action number 22 of that Plan commits my Department to a review and revision of the aquaculture licence process, including the applicable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value Application from the person named seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by Change of Legal Entity as Transferee. As the name on the herd number shown changed after the Basic Payment Scheme application was submitted for this herd number, it was necessary for my Department to request a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: A GLAS application for th is herd number has been approved under Tranche 1 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 January 2016 and accordingly a 2015 GLAS part year payment is not due . The first payment due under this herd number is in respect of the 2016 scheme year and this payment will be processed in the final quarter of this year. An AEOS contract for the herd number commenced on 1...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. Under EU Regulations pertaining to these schemes processing of applications requires administrative and/or on-farm checks. All checks have now been completed in respect of the applications for the person named and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The persons named have 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 e ligible for a 2015 part-year payment in respect of 2015 eligible actions, covering the three month period 1 October 2015 - 31 December 2015. The application of the persons named has successfully completed the pre-payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: In order to provide funding for the 2015 National Reserve a linear reduction of 3% was applied to Ireland’s Basic Payment Scheme financial ceiling. This was the maximum financing rate available to Member States under the relevant EU Regulations and provided a fund of €24.7m. When finalised there will be some 6,000 successful applicants under the 2015 National Reserve, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: Under the Terms and Conditions of the Basic Payment Scheme and other area based schemes an applicant, as well as meeting the Scheme criteria, is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. The person named was subject to a Nitrates inspection on 7 March 2014, carried out by my Department on behalf of the Department of Environment, Community and Local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 basic payment scheme was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. Processing of this application has recently been finalised and payment has issued to the applicant’s nominated bank account.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Payments (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named joined the Sheep Technology Adoption Programme in February 2013 and has received payment in respect of 2013. In order to qualify for payment, Sheep Technology Adoption Programme participants were required to attend five meetings and satisfactorily complete two tasks (from a menu of ten) in each year. In 2014, the person named did not attend any meetings and did not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme. Under EU Regulations pertaining to these schemes processing of applications requires administrative and/or on-farm checks. All checks have now been completed in respect of the applications for the person named and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The price of milk and dairy commodities is determined by a range of factors, including supply and demand at international level. Food commodity markets including dairy markets have been characterised by significant levels of volatility for a number of years and this trend has continued throughout 2015 and into early 2016. Factors contributing to global price volatility in 2015 included the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The new Common Fisheries Policy, in place since 2014, was the outcome of a long and complex negotiation process which formally began in 2009 with the publication of the European Commission’s Green Paper on Reform. Ireland established a Steering Group comprising relevant stakeholders under Dr. Noel Cawley to coordinate the extensive consultations that then took place over the following...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: Following a further review of penalties applied in respect of ineligible features on land declared by the person named for the period 2009-2013, I can confirm that supplementary payments are due in respect of this period arising directly from this review. There are no outstanding payments for 2014. I have arranged for manual payments to issue in respect of 2009 and 2010, which will issue in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application for Tranche 2 of the GLAS Scheme for the person named was received on the dedicated GLAS online system on the 7 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: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The EU Regulations governing the administration of the Direct Payment Schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed to confirm eligibility under the schemes. The 2014 application of the person named, under the Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, was selected for a Remote Sensing inspection. This initial...