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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (6 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 together. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports the fire...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Based on what I know, the 25,000 figure is a Housing Agency figure. It is also backed up by a number of economic think tanks in Ireland, including the ESRI. There are few people who would disagree that a country with a population of approximately 5 million and the type of demographics we have needs to build approximately 25,000 housing units per year. Most people would also accept that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (31 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: ..., or to compulsorily acquire any derelict site. It is a matter for local authorities to determine the most appropriate use of the legislation within their respective functional areas. Under section 8(5) of the Act, a copy of the derelict sites register for any local authority can be inspected at the offices of that authority during office hours. This positions members of the public to...

Adjournment Debate: Traveller Accommodation (17 May 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...the context. In May 2013, a complaint against Ireland was submitted by the European Roma Rights Centre to the European Committee of Social Rights in accordance with the requirements of Article 5 of the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter, which provides for a system of collective complaints, claiming that the Government of Ireland has not ensured the satisfactory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (20 Apr 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...2014 -2020 have been designed to support the sheep sector. Sheep farmers continue to be significant beneficiaries from the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme. The ANC Scheme is worth €195 million annually to some 100,000 farmers and in excess of €1.3 billion over the lifetime of the RDP. Funding has also been made available under the RDP for the Green Low Carbon...

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

Simon Coveney: The sheep sector is an important component of our agriculture sector and the third largest farming sector in Ireland with over 34,000 producers. 2015 proved to be another good year for the sheep sector. A combination of higher carcase weight (up 1.9%) and higher factory prices (up 1.5%) meant that output value of the sector increased by over 3%. Total sheepmeat exports increased by an...

Seanad: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: I am pleased to introduce the Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015 to the Seanad. I should say at the outset that this Bill has been the subject of a very constructive process of pre-legislative scrutiny by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The final shape of the Bill before the House today has therefore been very significantly influenced by the view of Senators,...

Seanad: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: .... I will answer some of the questions people have put because I want to reassure people about a number of things. People need to realise that the horse and greyhound racing fund is now €74 million per year. We have dramatically increased that in the past five years. We had reached a point in racing looking from the outside in because when I became Minister and took over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Industrial Development (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...Nos. 167, 173 and 176 together. The Irish Whiskey industry is expanding rapidly to meet worldwide demand as Irish whiskey is currently the fastest growing spirit internationally. In 2015 exports recorded double digit growth to reach an estimated €410 million in value. In volume terms exports are likely to rise from 7 million cases in 2014 to 12 million cases by 2020 and 24...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The sheep sector is an important component of our agriculture sector and the third largest farming sector in Ireland with over 34,000 producers. 2015 proved to be another good year for the sheep sector. A combination of higher carcase weight (up 1.9%) and higher factory prices (up 1.5%) meant that output value of the sector increased by over 3%. Total sheepmeat exports increased by an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Applications (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Teagasc Annual Review and Outlook for 2016 indicates that in 2015, the direct costs of production per kilo of lamb carcass produced on the least profitable sheep farms are almost 45 percent higher than the costs per kilo on the most profitable mid season lamb enterprises. Supports for the sector include direct payments, but also necessarily include a range of measures under the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...help to address the challenge of profitability . These include the Basic Payments Scheme as well as various other support schemes. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme, or BDGP, was launched on 5th May 2015. It is part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. There is funding of €300 million available within the scheme and it builds on my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme was launched on the 5th of May 2015 and forms a part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme that runs from 2014 to 2020. The programme has funding of €300 million euro over its lifespan. The programme builds on previous investment in suckler farming through schemes such as the nationally funded Beef Data Programme and the Beef Genomics...

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

Simon Coveney: ...Agricultural Fund for Rural Development funding as well as National Exchequer funding. It is also possible to incorporate funding from other sources for such instruments. So far 7 Programmes from 5 Member States have implemented a FI for the current programme period. In order to include a FI as a measure in a RDP an Ex ante Evaluation is required by EU regulation. This evaluation...

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...for their efforts over the past few weeks. They have worked with hundreds of local authority personnel across many counties. As Deputies will be aware, the Government approved the allocation of €5 million to be distributed as emergency humanitarian support for small businesses and community, voluntary and sporting organisations which, through no fault of their own, have been...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Government approved the allocation of €5 million for an emergency humanitarian support scheme to small businesses and community, sporting and voluntary bodies which through no fault of their own have been unable to secure flood insurance and have been flooded recently. The Irish Red Cross have agreed to administer the scheme. The Irish Red Cross Society is an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Government has allocated a sum of €5 million to be distributed as emergency humanitarian support to small businesses that have been unable to secure flood insurance and have been flooded arising from the impact of Storm Desmond. The Irish Red Cross Society have agreed to administer the scheme on behalf of the Government. The scheme is aimed at providing a contribution to the costs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...for any such FIs would have to draw on Ireland’s existing RDP allocation of European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development funding as well as National Exchequer funding. So far 7 Programmes from 5 Member States have implemented a FI for the current programme period. In order to include a FI as a measure in a RDP an Ex ante assessment is required by EU regulation. This...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Flood Relief Scheme Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Government has allocated a sum of €5 million to be distributed as emergency humanitarian support to small businesses that have been unable to secure flood insurance and have been flooded arising from the impact of Storm Desmond. The criteria for qualification under payment of the scheme are: (i) Only those small businesses that could not secure flood insurance are eligible. (ii)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Flood Relief Scheme Eligibility (15 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Government has allocated a sum of €5 million to be distributed as emergency humanitarian support to small businesses that have been unable to secure flood insurance and have been flooded arising from the impact of Storm Desmond. The criteria for qualification under payment of the scheme are: (i) Only those small businesses that could not secure flood insurance are eligible. (ii)...