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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 22 October 2015. This application was received after the application period for the 2015 scheme year had elapsed and was deemed to be 100% late resulting in no payments being due under the 2015 schemes. A request for a review has been received and is currently being examined by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 2 May 2015. Payment under the ANC scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 17 December 2015. The person named also submitted an application under the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme. This application has been fully processed and payment on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: Incidents of animal cruelty are unacceptable and my Department devotes considerable resources to protecting animal welfare and dealing with breaches of animal welfare legislation. Sections 11 and 12 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which I introduced, contain rules relating to the welfare of animals and outlawing cruelty. These rules provide that a person having an animal in his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 428 together. The 2014 Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Areas scheme application of the person named was initially selected for a Remote Sensing inspection. A subsequent field visit, to verify the position on the ground, identified discrepancies between the area declared and the area determined resulting in an over-declaration in area of greater...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the ‘Old Young Farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve was received from the person named. This application has been fully processed and payment on the allocation from the National Reserve issued to the person named on the 21December 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 12 May 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: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 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 30 June 2015 into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Department’s records indicate that in 2014, the amount of nitrogen from livestock manure applied to land on the holding of the person named above (including that deposited by animals) was 194 kgs per hectare, which exceeded the limit of 170 kgs per hectare set down in the Nitrates Regulations. The percentage penalty applied to his 2015 payments under the Direct Payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: Following the ending of the Milk Quota Regulations on 31 March 2015, the legal basis for the Register of Milk Production Partnerships ceased to exist and consequently the Register of milk production partnerships (MPPs) was no longer valid. My Department established a new Farm Partnership Register that contains those MPPs who wished to remain in a farm partnership, as well as new farm...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme was received from the person named. This application has been fully processed and payments under the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme issued to the person named on 15 December 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 1 May, 2015. Originally an area of 4.10 hectare was deemed eligible for payment under the Scheme. However, the eligible area has been increased following a review and the relevant balancing payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural ConstraintSchemes was received from the person named on 7 May 2015. Processing of the application has recently been finalised under both these schemes and payment will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly. The person named is also approved under Tranche 1 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 October...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining approximately 400 cases that submitted invoices from one particular company to verify and support claims under the non-productive capital investment action of AEOS. It is known that in some cases the invoices submitted were for amounts different to those actually paid by the participants. Funding provided under the scheme comes partly from the EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted applications requesting transfers by both Change of Legal Entity and lease from his own name to a Company. Following the submission of these applications the person named changed his herd number from his name to the Company name. This created a situation whereby the transfer of allocation right was not in line with EU Regulatory requirements pertaining to the Basic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The persons named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department to transfer allocation rights and reference values by change of registration details. This application has been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 11 January 2016. Applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 5 May 2015. The processing of this application is currently being finalised and reviewed as a consequence of a LPIS field verification visit completed by officers of my Department, on the request of the named person, linked to the LPIS Review. An official of my Department will contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the tables below Non – Commercial State Bodies Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB)- Chair €8,978pa - Board Member €5,985 pa Members Brendan Brice Sean Murphy Michael Sweeney Dr. Owen McIntyre Camilla Keane Jim Power Lorcan O Cinneide Imelda Reynolds Bord Bia Chair €20,520...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Hunting (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The regulation of hunting is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Arts, Heritage and The Gaelteacht, through The National Parks & Wildlife Service which issues hunting licences in the case of some species, including deer. Hunting also operates under codes laid down by the Hunting Association of Ireland. These guidelines must be observed at all times. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding for the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the Food Aid Convention (FAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) through annual subscriptions and additional contributions as part of our commitments under Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA). Annual contributions are also paid to a number of external international organisations,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: Due to the volume of the information requested by the Deputy, it was not possible to provide it in the required time. I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.