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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: It receives about €5 million, half of which it gets from us and the other half from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The Deputy should not forget that there are multiple disciplines, including ponies, eventing, showjumping and dressage. There are other demands to be met, including Connemara ponies in the west to putting Olympic teams together. We have been increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (17 Nov 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 Evaluation is required by EU regulation. This evaluation...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce the Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015 to the House. The Irish bloodstock breeding and racing industry is of major national importance in terms of employment, especially in rural areas, and in terms of exports and tourism. It is estimated that the industry employs approximately 18,000 people when breeding, racing,...

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (7 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...of agricultural products or the marketing of agricultural products. The features of these products compared with those currently on the market are lower interest rates, loan amounts of up to €5 million and increased repayment flexibility. Of the almost €45 million in loans approved and drawn down by SMEs between March and the end of June from the SBCI, a third has been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Data Programme (7 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: Beef accounts for 35% of the gross output of the agriculture sector. Beef exports in 2014 amounted to 524,000 tonnes, worth €2.27 billion. The suckler herd is a critical component of this industry. The beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, is a response to these challenges and opportunities, and particularly to the challenges associated with improved breeding performance,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme, or BDGP, was launched on 5th May last 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 previous Beef Data Programme and Beef Genomics schemes. The BDGP aims to (i) address widely acknowledged weaknesses in the maternal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Investment Bank Loans (6 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...of agricultural products or the marketing of agricultural products. The features of these products compared with those currently on the market are lower interest rates, loan amounts up to €5 m and increased repayment flexibility. Of the almost €45 million in loans approved and drawn down by SMEs between March and end-June from the SBCI, a third has been accessed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 35 - Army Pensions and Vote 36 - Defence (30 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: I will try to be a little more brief than usual. There are many good questions there, to be fair. On the Mediterranean mission, the LE Samuel Beckettis due to be back on 5 December. It is another rotation of approximately eight weeks. The plan now is that at that point we will not replace the vessel because the anticipation is there may not be much traffic at that time of the year because...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...to ensure that taxation policy reflects the Government’s commitment to agriculture, as evidenced by our co-operation on the ‘Agri-taxation Review’, which was published as part of Budget 2015. The Agri-taxation Review is a comprehensive taxation strategy for the sector and the Government’s commitment to agriculture was evidenced by the immediate implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...under relevant EU legislation, to maintain a detailed database of individual land parcels. This is known as the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) which currently records, electronically, some 1.3 million individual parcels and which is required to be kept updated, based in particular on individual claims submitted from farmers and the results of inspection activity carried out by my...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings and facilities. From 2011 to date approximately €5 million has been spent on capital projects in the Curragh Camp.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (7 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and will provide suckler farmers in Ireland with funding of some €300 million over the next 6 years. The BDGP builds on the investment in data recording and genomics in recent years, and will ultimately bring about long-term improvements to the sector by fundamentally improving the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...is referring primarily to the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP). As the Deputy is aware the BDGP forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The BDGP builds on the large strategic investment in data recording and genomics which has been made in Ireland in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: Almost 30,000 applications to participate in the BDGP were received in my Department by the June 5 closing date. This demonstrates a significant interest in the Programme and is consistent with the numbers that participated in the Beef Data Programmes of 2013 and 2014 and the Beef Genomics Scheme 2014. Officials in my Department are currently finalising the initial validation of all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 117, inclusive, together. My Department launched the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) on 5 May and just under 30,000 applications had been received by the extended closing date of 5 June. The Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) and over the next six years will allocate funding of some €300 million...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The Programme builds on the large strategic investment in data recording and genomics which the country has made in recent years. It will ultimately bring about fundamental and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware the BDGP forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The BDGP builds on the large strategic investment in data recording and genomics which has been made in Ireland in recent years. It will ultimately bring about fundamental improvements to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (30 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322 to 324, inclusive, and 326 together. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) was launched on the 5 May and my Department received just under 30,000 applications by the extended closing date of 5 June. The Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (24 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The BDGP builds on the large strategic investment in data recording and genomics which has been made in recent years, and will ultimately bring about fundamental improvements to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 117, inclusive, 119 and 122 together. The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) was launched on 5 May and my Department received almost 30,000 applications by the extended closing date of 5 June. The Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next six years to...