Results 241-260 of 435 for 5 million speaker:Simon Coveney
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)
Simon Coveney: ...to take Questions Nos. 118 and 123 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 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 5June. The 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....
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (16 Jun 2015)
Simon Coveney: ...line with the priority environmental assets and pre-determined selection criteria. Until this process is completed it is not possible to make accurate payment projections but I have included €20 million in the current estimates for GLAS payments in 2015 and I expect the average full year payment to be in the order of €5,000. All applicants will be notified in writing of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (10 Jun 2015)
Simon Coveney: The farming community stands to gain approximately €100 million per annum from the eradication of BVD. Notwithstanding these gains which fall exclusively to the farming community, I have introduced a system of supports towards the removal of persistently infected (PI) calves. Earlier this year, in the context of the compulsory phase of the Programme now reaching its critical third...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (9 Jun 2015)
Simon Coveney: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) was launched on the 5thMay and my Department has received almost 29,000 applications to participate in the programme.The Programme forms part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme and allocates funding of some €300 million over the next 6 years to suckler farmers in Ireland. The BDGP utilises the large strategic investment in data...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (28 May 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 and Genomics Programme (27 May 2015)
Simon Coveney: ...to 78, inclusive, together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (27 May 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 (26 May 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 (26 May 2015)
Simon Coveney: ...inclusive, together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (26 May 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 and Genomics Programme (26 May 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 and Genomics Programme (26 May 2015)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416, 420, 422 and 425 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)
Simon Coveney: ...438, 440 and 444 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 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 (19 May 2015)
Simon Coveney: The Government has made a provision of €52m for the BDGP in 2015. It forms part of the country’s draft Rural Development Programme and will have a budget of approximately €300m over a period of 6 years. The BDGP will accelerate improvement in the crucial area of environmental sustainability in the national herd through the application of genomic technology and will...
- Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (14 May 2015)
Simon Coveney: With regard to the REPS, total payments of €23.53 million have been made in 2015 to date. The vast majority relate to 2014, while payments for 2015 have not yet commenced. A total of 3,371 REPS 4 applicants have received payments this year to date in respect of their 2014 contracts, while 157 applicants have received payments in respect of their 2013 contracts. In 2014 there were...
- Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)
Simon Coveney: ...performance changes made in the public sector in the past number of years in an effort to find a way forward for Ireland in very difficult times. The cost of running my Department is about €80 million to €90 million less per year now than it was when I first took that office. More than 4,000 people worked in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The figure is...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (15 Apr 2015)
Simon Coveney: I said in my response to Question No. 293 of 10 March 2015 that no radical change in the aquaculture sector was to be expected as a result of the modest investment supported through the Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013. Clearly a larger programme of supports would have incentivised more productive investments. Despite that, and the particular issues faced by the sector over the period,...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (15 Apr 2015)
Simon Coveney: I said in my response to Question No. 293 of 10 March 2015 that no radical change in the aquaculture sector was to be expected as a result of the modest investment supported through the Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013. Clearly a larger programme of supports would have incentivised more productive investments. Despite that, and the particular issues faced by the sector over the period,...