Results 281-300 of 435 for 5 million speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (24 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...from the highs experienced last year. This year alone, I have brought forward a number of initiatives to help the sector, including the creation of the Beef Genomics Scheme with a budget of €23 million 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 which ,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vote 30 - Update on Pre-Budget and Policy Issues: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: Which section is €5 million above?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vote 30 - Update on Pre-Budget and Policy Issues: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...that we can be well positioned to respond to growing market opportunities. I want to secure the same future for the marine sector and have negotiated a new, substantially improved allocation of €147 million under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, EMFF, increased from €70 million. My officials are working on a draft operational programme that will set out a series of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (23 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...that in turn are impacted by the ban and so those herring markets will in all likelihood contract. Ireland’s direct fishery exports to the Russian market for 2013 were valued at €20.2 million. The figure for fishery exports to date for 2014 stands at €17 million. It was anticipated that this sharp growth would continue with the value for 2015 reaching as high as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (23 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...is the fifth largest net exporter of beef in the world and we export 90% of the beef produced here . Most of our exports go to high value EU markets and Irish beef is now listed with more than 75 high-end retail chains across the EU. As with our competitors, Irish beef is susceptible to changes in consumption levels across Europe , and especially in the UK as our biggest export market....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (23 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...headline targets as well as the current position in each of the main agricultural sectors. Headline Targets Baseline (2007-2009 Average*) FH2020 Target Latest Position Primary €4.596 billion €6.27 billion €6.1 8 billion Exports €8.298 billion €12 billion €10. 3 billion Gross Value Added €6.053 billion (*2008 only)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (18 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...personnel in Custume Barracks, Athlone is 1,038. This includes personnel attending training courses in Custume Barracks. I am advised that the establishment for units based in Custume Barracks is 995. Within a strength figure for the Permanent Defence Force as a whole of 9,500, the number of personnel serving in Custume Barracks will remain in the order of 1,000 personnel. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (17 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...headline targets as well as the current position in each of the main agricultural sectors. Headline Targets Baseline (2007-2009 Average*) FH2020 Target Latest Position Primary €4.596 billion €6.27 billion €6.1 8 billion Exports €8.298 billion €12 billion €10.2 9 billion Gross Value Added €6.053 billion (*2008 only)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...40% of the cost of replacing these lost pots through fixed payments of €24 per lobster/crab pot and €12 per shrimp pot. Due to the limited uptake of the scheme, I have now more than doubled the pot limits from 50 to 200 for boats less than 12m length and from 100 to 250 for boats from 12 to 15m in length. Existing applicants to the current scheme will automatically be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (24 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...access from authorities in Japan, Singapore, Egypt and Iran. This year to date we have agreed access terms with the Lebanon and Namibia. In 2013 the value of beef exports is estimated to have increased by 10%, driven by a 5% rise in output and a similar jump in average prices. In November 2013, the US lifted its ban on the importation of beef from the European Union. This was one of my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (24 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...establishing the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund was published on 20 May 2014. Following months of intense lobbying and negotiation, I announced on 12 June 2014 that I had secured €148 million from the new Fund for the period 2014 to 2020 for the development of the Irish seafood industry and the coastal communities that depend upon it. This funding is more than double the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Review (24 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: Following months of intense lobbying and negotiation, I announced on 12 June 2014 that I had secured €148 million from the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for the period 2014 to 2020 for the development of the Irish seafood industry and the coastal communities that depend upon it. This funding is more than double the amount that was available to Ireland during the last Common...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (24 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: In the Food Harvest 2020 Strategy the target for the pig sector is to increase output value by 50% over the baseline period 2007-09. The attainment of this target is underpinned by a number of policies and initiatives; notable amongst these was the establishment of the Teagasc/IFA pig Joint Programme in May 2013. Funded by a levy on each pig slaughtered and/or exported, this has enabled...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (19 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...value of the industry for the benefit of all. In terms of the performance of the sector in 2013, I am pleased to note that for the third consecutive year Irish sheep throughput grew,reaching 2.61 million head, a rise of 8%. These developments led to sheepmeat production rising by around 3% to stand just over 55,000 tonnes. The total value of Irish sheepmeat exports is estimated to have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Reform (19 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...establishing the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund was published on 20 May 2014. Following months of intense lobbying and negotiation, I announced on 12 June 2014 that I had secured €148 million from the new Fund for the period 2014 to 2020 for the development of the Irish seafood industry and the coastal communities that depend upon it. This funding is more than double the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (19 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...support from the Industry, submitted an application for a further 3-year mushroom promotion campaign which commenced in Autumn 2013 and covers both the Irish and UK markets and will see a spend of €2.7 million over the period. The mushroom sector has also benefited strongly from participation in the EU’s Producer Organisation Scheme which is administered by my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (19 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...area-based schemes operated by my Department. The Deputy will be fully aware of the value of these EU funded Direct Payment Schemes, with farmers benefiting annually from funding of over €1.5 billion under Schemes such as the Single Farm Payment Scheme, the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, the Agri-Environment Schemes, etc. The European Commission has an obligation to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (19 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...in the number of advisors dedicated to beef in Teagasc; a trebling of the number of farmers in the ICBF Herdplus Programme; the launch of the Beef Technology Adoption Programme in 2012, worth €5m per year; the extension of the Teagasc / IFJ BETTER Farm Beef Programme to cover every county in Ireland. This year, I announced details of an investment package worth up to €40m...

Seanad: Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...in this legislation to allow us to sell more of the overall estate but that is not happening, and will not happen. There was a provision in an amending Bill some years ago to allow for up to 5% of the estate to be sold for specific purposes. That provision remains and is not being changed. There is no threat of the sale of the house and gardens, which make up approximately 15% of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Simon Coveney: There have been many questions and I would like to try to answer most of them. I will give the official position on the €180 million as I am very annoyed about it. We had a clear understanding with the European Commission that this would not happen, and we intend to fight this vigorously. I believe we will be successful. My Department received a letter on 14 May from the...