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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...specific plants is commercially sensitive, details regarding many of the larger investments are in the public domain. These would include the Glanbia project in Belview, involving an investment of €235M. Other companies have also shown their confidence in the sector. Danone announced a €50m doubling of capacity in its infant-formula manufacturing plant in Macroom in Co. Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Production (31 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The reply is as follows: Beef I am pleased to note that prices at the end of last week have increased 15% since last September and are now 6% higher than in the same point in 2014. Current beef prices in Ireland stand at 103% of the EU15 average. As of the end of last week, the average prices paid (excluding VAT) for an R3 steer stood at €4.03/kg and an R3 Heifer at €4.14, an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 is broken down into 5 Axes. The first axis addresses Competitiveness in Agriculture and has spent a total of €362m up to the end of 2014. Axis 2 of the RDP addresses Environment and Land Management objectives. This axis includes measures such as REPS, AEOS, Less Favoured Areas etc. The spend on these measures totals €3,590m until...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: In the west the average herd size is 15 animals. We want to make sure we keep the people concerned in business. The big operators will receive a big dividend, but if we must cut our cloth to measure, they will be making a contribution. I have not made a definitive decision, but I am providing the committee with my thinking on the matter. There were over 6,000 applicants and we will have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...sectors is set out under the headings. Beef The prospects for the beef sector have improved significantly after a difficult year in 2014. Since September, average prices have risen by over 15% and now stand at €4.05, exclusive of VAT, for R3 Steers. This price is 5.5% higher than the same period last year and is also ahead of the same period in 2013, a year of exceptionally...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (18 Feb 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...the EU fishing fleet to again improve its profitability in 2012. It reports that despite the economic crisis and less fish being landed, economic performance has more than doubled over the last 5 years, from 3.2% net profit in 2008 to 6.6% in 2012. These are some of the main findings of the 2014 annual economic report on the EU fishing fleet,produced by the JRC (Joint Research Centre,...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: Last year the Estimate was €5 million and the expenditure was €4.24 million. We have the same Estimate this year.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (14 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...Ireland, making farming the most dangerous occupation in the country. It is also clear that the most vulnerable people to have accidents and injury in the farming sector are the old and the young, with 5 people under 18 having died in farm accidents and a further 10 who were over 65. My Department has taken a number of steps over the last 12 months and over recent years in tandem with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (18 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...to create a policy support environment that will allow the beef sector to flourish in line with normal market principles. In the recent budget, I announced a total package of approximately €74 million for the beef sector in 2015, including a provision of €52 million for a proposed Beef Data and Genomics Programme which will place Ireland at the leading edge globally in the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...is also made under this subhead for the engagement of civilian medical and paramedical practitioners to provide medical services, as required, to military personnel. We planned to spend €32.3 million under this heading but have made savings of just under €5 million. The main bulk of the savings we have achieved are accounted for under this subheading and under Permanent...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...be paid more overnight without a negotiation to do that with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The savings primarily have been made here because even though the full complement of 9,500 members serving in the Permanent Defence Force will be in place at the end of the year, this has not been the case throughout the full year. Even though people usually leave the Defence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: The annual fishing opportunities for fishing fleets are traditionally agreed at the December Fisheries Council. This year, the arrangements for 2015 are due to be negotiated at the Council scheduled for 15 and 16 December. The levels of total allowable catch, TAC, and the quotas for Ireland will again be determined at that meeting following negotiations with member states and the...

Other Questions: Food Exports (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...most important destination for EU agrifood exports. These exports are valued at just under €12 billion based on trade in 2013 and the products covered by the ban are valued at more than €5 billion, representing 43% of the EU’s trade in agricultural products to Russia and over 4% of total EU agrifood exports. The ban came on top of a series of other restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: On 5 November, following a meeting with Chinese Vice Minister Niu Dun who has responsibility for Fisheries, I was privilaged to open the largest ever Irish pavilion at the China Fisheries Show in Qingdao, the second largest trade show globally for the international seafood sector. An estimated 25,000 visitors from 100 nations were forecast to attend the show, with no other exhibition of its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...future for all in the beef sector. I have brought forward a number of initiatives this year to help the sector, including the creation of the Beef Genomics Scheme and securing a budget of €23 million for this in 2014. I have also ensured that the budgets of the Beef Data Programme and the Beef Technology Adoption Programme are retained at €10 million and €5 million...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...to create a policy support environment that will allow the beef sector to flourish in line with normal market principles. In the recent budget, I announced a total package of approximately €74 million for the beef sector in 2015, including a provision of €52 million for a proposed Beef Data and Genomics Programme which will place Ireland at the leading edge globally in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (12 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...create a policy support environment that will allow the beef sector to flourish in line with normal market principles. In the recent budget, I announced a total package of approximately €74 million for the beef sector in 2015, including a provision of €52 million for a proposed Beef Data and Genomics Programme which will place Ireland at the leading edge globally in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Competition Authority Investigations (16 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...outlets this time last year however, as yet, I am not aware of any formal agreement in this regard. Mergers and acquisitions involving companies within the State who have turnover of over €40 million must be brought to the attention of the Competition Authority as a statutory requirement. The notification of merger or acquisition is published on their website and they then have a...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: I will arrange to have that done. With regard to the agri-environment schemes, budget 2015 provides for the introduction of GLAS - the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme. As older schemes run their course, the associated financial requirement continues to reduce. A total of €52 million will be paid to nearly 17,000 farmers under the rural environment protection scheme, REPS,...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...negotiator to engage on their behalf on price, specification, age, species, markets and so on. This type of system works effectively in other parts of Europe. We want to see groups of 3,000, 5,000 or 7,000 beef farmers having collective access to a professional body which will negotiate on their behalf to ensure they achieve the best deal possible in terms of a premium price for the...