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

Simon Coveney: My Department received a 2015 Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application and a 2015 Private Contract Clause application from the person named. An official from my Department has been in contact with the person named in relation to the late submission of his Basic Payment Scheme application which has prevented the processing of the transfer applications.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2015. Payment under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has not issued to the person named as the holding concerned has not satisfied the Scheme’s minimum stocking density requirements. Under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme, eligible applicants are required to...

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

Simon Coveney: The application by the person named for payment under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was refused following an inspection that revealed that shell marl permeates throughout the planted area, which makes it unsuitable for planting and ineligible under the Scheme. The person named was notified of this decision on 28 January 2014 and of her right of appeal against it, if...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application to join the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) 2015 – 2020 on the 26 May 2015. Under the Terms and Conditions of the BDGP, all herds have to be compliant with BVD regulations. My Department wrote to the person named on 2 September 2015 informing him that they were provisionally accepted into the Scheme provided that specified animals...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes which was received in the Department on 05 May 2015. Payment has been processed under the Areas of Natural Constraint and has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. The Basic Payment application has been finalised and payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank...

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

Simon Coveney: A final reply in relation to the correspondence referred to by the Deputy will issue this week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 Feb 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 entitled to a 2015 part-year payment in respect of certain actions, and covering the three month period 1 October 2015-31 December 2015. The application of the person named is currently being processed in respect of the 2015...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications under the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  On three separate occasions officials from my Department have written to the person named requesting submission of outstanding documentation required to finalise the applications. To date my Department has received no response. On this basis the person named does not...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease as a transferee. This application was processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 26 January 2016. The person named also named submitted applications under the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  These...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 21 April 2015. Payment under the ANC Scheme has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. Processing of the Basic Payment Scheme application has recently been finalised and the balancing payment due will issue to the nominated bank account of the person...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the ‘Old Young Farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve to my Department.  This application has been finalised and payment issued on 2 February 2016.

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

Simon Coveney: Further to my reply to the Deputy’s question of 17 December 2015, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) continues to actively liaise with both the Chinese import authorities and the Irish live crab exporters on this issue. The SFPA has offered to facilitate a visit by Chinese authorities to examine Ireland’s official control systems, laboratories and crab production...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards Data (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: Since May 2011, a notification was placed on my Department’s website inviting expressions of interest from persons interested in being appointed to the boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. The list of board vacancies was updated on a regular basis. A notification was also placed in National Newspapers. Since the end of November 2014, vacancies on the boards of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards Data (2 Feb 2016)

Simon Coveney: The State Boards under the aegis of the Department of Defence in March 2011 were the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The only State body currently under the aegis of the Department of Defence is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act 1927. The Act specifies...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: Bord na gCon is the statutory body responsible for the regulation of greyhound racing under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. It has specific powers conferred on it by the Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations 2007, S.I. 302 of 2007, which set out the detailed rules under which greyhound racing is conducted. The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the controlling authority for the breeding and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 28 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases on farm inspections, be completed before any payments issue. The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment / Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2015. Processing of the Areas of Natural Constraints application has been finalised . However, payment has not yet issued due to outstanding information required. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named and is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 22 May 2015. Payment under the ANC scheme has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 2 November 2015. The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Aid (28 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person-named applied and was approved for grant aid for creep feeders under the Sheep Handling Scheme in June 2014. All such works had to be completed and any claims for payment submitted before end-August 2015. No such claim was received from the person-named. My Department did attempt to ring him using the mobile number supplied by him with his application to remind him of the closing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person name joined REPS4 on 1 May 2008. He continued his participation in REPS4 for a period of 5 years and 8 months and his participation under the Scheme ended on 31 December 2013. He received his final REPS4 payment for the 2013 Scheme Year in February 2014. On further examination, however, it was found that the person named was no longer farming the full contract area under his...