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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 19 May 2015. During the processing of this application an over claim error was identified on a parcel. The claimed area of 3.80 hectares was in excess of the maximum eligible area of 3.06 in the parcel. As a result of this, a letter issued to the person named requesting confirmation of the eligible...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 14 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases Ground Eligibility 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: Single Payment Scheme Applications (14 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 June 2014. The application was 100% late, in that it was received after the advertised closing date, and also after the period in which a late application can be accepted with a penalty. An official from my department will contact the person named to review his case.

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 28 May 2015. Payment under the ANC scheme has issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. The person named had a 2014 inspection under the Agriculture Environmental Options Scheme which led to a 50% penalty. The amount of this penalty will be deducted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (14 Jan 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 2015 eligible actions, covering the three month period 1 October 2015-31 December 2015. The application of the person named has successfully completed the pre-payment validation...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 14 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 Eligibility (14 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 20 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...

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

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. - Total Payable Hectares Mountain More Severe Less Severe ANC 2015 30/34 €109.71 on the first ten forage hectares of mountain or part thereof; €95.99 on the remaining forage hectares up to a maximum of 34 hectares €95.99 up to a maximum of 30 hectares €82.27 up to a maximum of 30...

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

Simon Coveney: My Department has been notified that the person named is deceased. The Inheritance Enquiry Unit of my Department has informed the Legal Personal Representative of the person named of the Testamentary documents that are required for the release of payments to his estate. The balancing payments due to the estate will issue when the required documents are provided.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (14 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: As a consequence of an LPIS appeal received by the above named person, officers of my Department completed a ground verification visit on this holding on 24 March 2015. The results of this were notified to the named person. The case was subsequently appealed to the LPIS Appeals Committee. The Committee have requested that a second inspection be carried out on the land. Officers of my...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 24 February 2015. Processing of the application under both schemes is complete and payments have issued to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (14 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The persons named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the lease of land and entitlements. There was an issue regarding land declared as leased and owned in this case that required my Department to correspond with the transferee. These issues have been resolved, processing of the application is well advanced and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme...

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

Simon Coveney: On 21 December my Department was informed by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) that its Board had decided to withdraw its aquaculture and foreshore licence application in respect of Galway Bay. On the same day BIM issued a press release concerning the reasons for its decision which is available on BIM’s website at .

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

Simon Coveney: My Department received a Transfer of Entitlement Allocation Right and Reference Value application from the persons named to transfer allocations and values by change of registration of herd number from the second person named to both persons named. The Basic Payment Scheme application had been submitted in the name of the second person before the herd number was changed on 30th June 2015...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 29 May 2015. Processing 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: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (14 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 now been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme is due to issue...

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

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 28 May 2015. Processing of this 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: TAMS Applications (14 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person-named has submitted an application for grant-aid in respect of meal feeders and meal troughs under the Dairy Equipment Scheme of TAMS II. All applications received under the scheme are being processed on an ongoing basis. However, priority in terms of issuing approvals is being given to cases where milking equipment is urgently required and when these have been dealt with we will...

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

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Private Contract Clause application to my Department to transfer land and entitlements by lease. This application has been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (14 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application form under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDP) 2015 – 2020 to my Department on 22 May 2015. Payment under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme will shortly issue to the person named subject to confirmation of compliance with all requirements of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme.