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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 1 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a Ground Eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months in addition to the maintenance of an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the twelve months of the scheme year. The person named has been advised of their right to seek a review of the decision in this...

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

Simon Coveney: In respect of the GLAS Scheme there are a number of applications 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, some of which relate to Commonage data with a view to all these remaining cases meeting the...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced their AEOS contract on 1 September 2011 and has been paid for the 2011-2014 scheme years. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.  The application of the person...

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

Simon Coveney: Required setbacks regarding water, archaeology, landscape, dwellings and other environmental features are outlined in the suite of environmental guidelines published by the Department. These apply to all afforestation consented to under Statutory Instrument Number 558 of 2010, with or without grant aid. The licensing of felling and reforestation must also take into account the general...

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

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Private Contract Clause application from the persons named seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease with the first person named as Lessor and the second person named as Lessee. Under the Terms and Conditions governing the Transfer of Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements by way of Private Contract Clause, the Lessor must meet the definition of an...

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

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that the person named lodged an appeal on 27 August 2015 in relation to the Single Payment Scheme. A decision letter issued to the person named on 27 November 2015 notifying that the appeal was disallowed. A request for a review by the Director of the Agriculture Appeals Office was received on 22 January 2016. The Director’s decision was...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications to my Department under 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 application for the person named and the application can be finalised with a view to payment as...

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

Simon Coveney: The process of deciding objective criteria for the 2015 National Reserve was carried out in consultation with the Direct Payments Advisory Committee which includes members of the main farming bodies and advisory services. After consultation with this Committee, and in the context of the limited funding available to the National Reserve, it was decided that an off farm income limit of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department issued a circular to all commonage advisors detailing the process for assigning commonage advisors to individual commonages. Applications by advisors were required to be accompanied by the signatures of shareholders supporting their application for assignment. In cases where more than one advisor applied, appointments were made in accordance with the advised criteria. When...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has compiled a database of Commonages throughout the country, which is publicly available on the Department’s website and is regularly updated.  Information on the commonages can be freely obtained from this database, which can be accessed through the following link: In this database, all commonages are listed in county order, indicating the townland and their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The vacancy at Director level in the Agriculture Appeals Office occurred on 22 February 2016. Arrangements are in place to fill the Director post through an interdepartmental PAS competition in line with the provisions of the Agriculture Appeals Act. It is envisaged that a Director will be appointed shortly. At today’s date the Appeals Office has 223 appeals on hand and these are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Properties Data (14 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no vacant State properties or land. Property/land owned by the State Bodies under the aegis of this Department is a matter for the State Bodies themselves.

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for allocation of entitlements under the ‘Scottish Derogation’ measure of the Basic Payment Scheme on 29 May 2015. Under EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment scheme, processing of applications involves administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted. When all checks have been completed and...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for allocation of entitlements under the ‘Scottish Derogation’ measure of the Basic Payment Scheme on 22nd May 2015. Under EU Regulations governing the Basic Payment scheme, processing of applications involves administrative and on farm checks and verification of land details submitted. These checks have now been completed, the...

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

Simon Coveney: Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Habitats and Birds Directives Habitats and Birds Directives form part of the European Union network of NATURA 2000 sites and are given equal tier 1 priority when selecting applicants under the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme. Natural Heritage Areas...

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

Simon Coveney: The designation of land is a matter for the Minister of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in the first instance. Based on the information provided by that Department, a total of 411 farmers have been identified with parcels in agricultural use carrying solely a Natural Heritage Area designation. Of the farmers identified, 182 have been approved into GLAS. Farmers not already in the scheme...

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

Simon Coveney: No application has been received to date under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme for the person named. An Official from my Department will contact the person named to discuss this case.

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

Simon Coveney: The position in relation to the main farm support payments in 2015 is as follows. BPS/ANC My Department has received some 126,0 00 applications under the 2015 Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) from applicants who currently hold entitlements. In addition, over 102,350 applications have been received under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme from applicants with eligible designated lands....