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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Retirement Scheme (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Early Retirement Scheme was suspended in 2008 due to budgetary constraints. It was reopened briefly in September 2009, with limited additional funding, to accommodate farmers who had applications completed or close to completion at the time of suspension. I have no plans to re-open this scheme or introduce another similar scheme at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: In order to comply with EU requirements, the 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Area’s Scheme application of the person named initially selected for a Remote Sensing (Satellite inspection) eligibility inspection. This initial inspection identified discrepancies resulting in an over-declaration in area of between 3% and 20%. A subsequent field visit, to verify the position on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 16 April 2015. Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Competition Law (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The State, through the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has an existing and well established infrastructure for oversight of competition matters and for dealing with allegations of anti-competitive practices or abuse of a dominant position. I understand that acquisitions or mergers of organisations with turnover exceeding certain statutory thresholds are required to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2015. An advance payment was made under the BPS. However, a subsequent inspection under the AEOS scheme gave rise to issues regarding land eligibility on a number of the parcels declared on the Basic Payment Scheme application form. An official from my Department will be in direct contact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (19 Jan 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Jan 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department. All details relating to land parcel details for 2013 and 2015 and Single Payment entitlement values for 2014 had to be reconciled in order to process this application. This application has been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme has issued on 19 January...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 29 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease. An issue with regard to a herd number is currently being resolved in my Department to allow for processing of this application and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. The person named also submitted applications under the Young Farmers Scheme to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 27 April 2015. Under the 2015 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units for a retention period of seven consecutive months and to maintain an annual average of 0.15 livestock units calculated over the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of land and entitlements by lease. An issue with regard to a herd number is currently being resolved in my Department to allow for processing of this application and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme. The person named also submitted applications under the ‘young...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department. This application has been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme has issued on 19 January 2016. The person named also submitted an application under the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. This application to the Young Farmers Scheme will be processed with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 28 June 2013. The EU Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme provided that applications received more than 25 days late are inadmissible. The applicant in this case submitted his 2013 SPS application more than 25 days late and was therefore deemed inadmissible. The applicant submitted his 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/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 application of the person named was selected for a Ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Jan 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. Eligible applicants to the National Reserve qualify for either an allocation of new entitlements on land for which they hold no entitlements, so called ‘naked land’, or where an applicant already holds existing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of the Basic Payment Scheme, farmers need to declare an eligible hectare for each payment entitlement held in order to benefit from payment. The hectares declared must be eligible and must have an agricultural activity carried out on them The governing EU regulations define an agricultural activity as the production, rearing or growing of agricultural products,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The data requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of new herd applications received in 2015 is set out in the Table. There is no maximum waiting period for an application for a herd number. The length of time required to process an individual application is contingent on a number of factors such as the timely response of the applicant in providing the required documentation and proof...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 basic payment/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. Payment under the ANC scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 14 January 2016. Under the EU Regulations governing the Organic Farming Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and reference values by Change of Registration details from two individuals who previously held the above herd number in joint names, to the person named who now holds the above herd number in his sole name. On 15 October 2015...