Michael Moynihan
Question:167 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when is he going to introduce an agri-environment options 3 scheme. [7203/12]
View answerWednesday, 8 February 2012
Questions (166, 167, 168, 169)
Written answers
Despite the financial pressures facing my Department I have made provision in 2012 for €243 million under agri-environment schemes. I am also considering the possibility of re-opening AEOS on an amended basis or limited scale in 2012. This decision will be taken in the context of my Department's expenditure ceiling for 2013 as agreed by the Government, and in particular, on how a new scheme might be funded within the reduced funding and resulting pressures on the Vote. I will make an announcement on this matter in due course.
Michael Moynihan
Question:168 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he has made in the implementation of the €150 per hectare Natura payment which was promised to farmers in agri-environment options scheme 1 and AEOS 2. [7204/12]
View answerWhen AEOS was launched, the intention had been to increase the rate for designated land from the €75 per hectare which was originally announced, to €150 per hectare and my Department had been in discussion with the Commission with a view to obtaining approval for this proposal. However, given the current financial constraints and the overall funding limits which have been introduced in the National Recovery Plan and in order to ensure that as many applicants as possible could be accepted into AEOS II, I decided that the rate for designated land would remain at €75 per hectare.
Michael Moynihan
Question:169 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine since the TAMS was reopened at the end of 2011, the number of farmers that have applied under each scheme so far. [7205/12]
View answerThe numbers of applications received by my Department under the TAMS since their reopening in December 2011 are as follows:
|
Scheme |
Number |
|
Dairy Equipment |
975 |
|
Rainwater Harvesting |
11 |
|
Sheep Fencing/Handling |
70 |
|
Sow Welfare |
5 |
|
Total |
1,061 |
In the case of the Bioenergy Scheme 2012 which was launched on 8 December 2011, the closing date for receipt of applications was 27 January 2012 and 61 applications had been received by that date.
Michael Moynihan
Question:170 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocations under each tranche for the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme and for all schemes between now and the end of 2013. [7206/12]
View answerSubject to the availability of funding, the proposed tranches for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) up to the end of 2013 are as follows:
|
Tranche No. |
Date |
Amount (€m) |
|
1 |
31 January 2012 |
4.425 |
|
2 |
30 April 2012 |
4.425 |
|
3 |
31 July 2012 |
4.425 |
|
4 |
31 October 2012 |
4.425 |
|
5 |
31 January 2013 |
4.425 |
|
6 |
31 May 2013 |
4.425 |
|
7 |
31 August 2013 |
4.425 |
|
8 |
31 December 2013 |
4.425 |
|
Total |
35.400 |
|
Tranche No. |
Date |
Amount (€m) |
|
1 |
31 March 2012 |
0.996 |
|
2 |
30 June 2012 |
0.996 |
|
3 |
30 September 2012 |
0.996 |
|
4 |
31 December 2012 |
0.996 |
|
5 |
31 March 2013 |
0.996 |
|
6 |
30 June 2013 |
0.996 |
|
7 |
30 September 2013 |
0.996 |
|
8 |
31 December 2013 |
1.000 |
|
Total |
7.972 |
|
Tranche No. |
Date |
Amount (€m) |
|
1 |
29 February 2012 |
0.721 |
|
2 |
31 May 2012 |
0.721 |
|
3 |
31 August 2012 |
0.721 |
|
4 |
30 November 2012 |
0.721 |
|
5 |
31 March 2013 |
0.721 |
|
6 |
30 June 2013 |
0.721 |
|
7 |
30 September 2013 |
0.721 |
|
8 |
31 December 2013 |
0.721 |
|
Total |
5.768 |
|
Tranche No. |
Date |
Amount (€m) |
|
1 |
31 March 2012 |
5.380 |
|
2 |
30 June 2012 |
5.380 |
|
Total |
10.760 |
Bioenergy Scheme
The Bioenergy Scheme 2012 was launched on 8 December 2011 with an allocation of €1.6 million. The allocation of funds for the Bioenergy Scheme in 2013 will be a matter for consideration in the context of the 2013 Estimates process.