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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  Under the EU Regulations governing the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme, an eligible applicant must have submitted an application under the Basic Payment Scheme in the year of application under the schemes. According to records held by my Department the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The persons named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment /Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 27 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on-farm or remote sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application for the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes which was received in the Department on 21 April 2015. Payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named for the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme. The advance payment due under the Basic Payment Scheme has also issued. Further processing of the Basic Payment Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: In early December I announced details of a direct aid package of €26.4m for the dairy sector. This support payment originates from a package of measures proposed by the EU Commission in response to the significant price deterioration experienced by primary dairy farmers in 2015. A flat rate payment of €1,395 has been paid to the c.18,000 dairy farmers in the country, and an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The number of entitlements to be allocated to any one farmer under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015 is based on the number of eligible hectares declared in 2013 or 2015, whichever is lesser. The person named declared 17.32 hectares of eligible land in 2013 and, in 2015 declared 17.32 hectares therefore he has been allocated 17.32 entitlements. The 2015 value of entitlements is based on a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department received a Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application from the person named seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values as transferee by inheritance of holding. My Department wrote to the person named to have a Declaration of Undertaking form completed and returned. The completed form was received by my Department on 19 January 2016. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 21 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Remote Sensing (i.e. satellite) inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 19 May 2015. Processing of this application is now complete and payment in respect of his established allocation rights issued recently to the nominated bank account of the person named. My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Area of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 22 May 2015. Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme is complete and payments have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. As per the Terms and Conditions of the ANC Scheme and EU Regulation 21/2004, all flock owners are obliged to count the sheep and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The first person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as transferee from the second person named. This application has been processed and payment on foot of the entitlements that were the subject of this application was made on 29 January 2016. The person named also submitted an application under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the ‘new entrant to farming’ category of the 2015 National Reserve to my Department. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective criteria as defined by the Member State. The process of deciding objective criteria for eligibility under the National Reserve is carried out in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by change of registration details of herd number. This application has been processed to facilitate payment under the Basic Payment Scheme on 2 February 2016. Payment will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced their AEOS 1 contract on 1 November 2010 and has been paid for the 2010-2014 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 take place. As it is their final scheme year re-checks on payments made for all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme which was received in the Department on 24 April 2015. The processing of the application has been finalised, and payment has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The appeal decision in this case, upholding the original decision to refuse his application under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, issued to the person named on 23 December 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The National Reserve has been administered in Ireland since the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 and provides for an allocation of entitlements to eligible applicants. The Basic payment scheme National Reserve was introduced as a measure under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The National Reserve has been administered in Ireland since the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 and provides for an allocation of entitlements to eligible applicants. The Basic payment scheme National Reserve was introduced as a measure under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The National Reserve has been administered in Ireland since the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 and provides for an allocation of entitlements to eligible applicants. The Basic payment scheme National Reserve was introduced as a measure under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Qualifying criteria for the National Reserve is set down under EU Regulation and under objective...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The individual concerned has initiated legal proceedings and the matter is sub judice. In the circumstances it would be in appropriate for me to make any comment on the matter at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department received applications from the persons named regarding the establishment of a Registered Farm Partnership. These applications have been processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 2 February 2016. The second person named also submitted an application under the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  This application has been finalised and payment will...