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Herbicide application to adhere to safeguards regarding water, as set out in the Environmental Requirements for Afforestation, Forestry & Water Quality Guidelines , Forest Protection Guidelines and the Guidelines for the Use of Herbicides in Forestry  ¾Throughout both felling and replanting, and in addition to the inspections to be completed by the eCoW (where deployed), the following shall apply: ¾Store and prepare (if relevant) all chemicals, fuel and machine oils at a dry, elevated location onsite at least 50 m from the nearest aquatic zone and at least 20 m from the nearest relevant watercourse ¾Similarly, undertake all machine refuelling, maintenance and repair at a dry, elevated location onsite at least 50 m from the nearest aquatic zone and at least 20 m from the nearest relevant watercourse ¾Never discharge chemicals, fuel or machine oils into an aquatic zone, relevant watercourse, hotspot, or into any drain or silt trap, either existing or created during the site works ¾Never rinse out chemical, fuel or oil containers onsite ¾Do not clean equipment within 50 m of an aquatic zone, or within 20 m of a relevant watercourse or hotspot.
It has been proposed that the tackling of vacancy and dereliction in towns, in support of the Town Centre First approach, will be considered for the ERDF 21-27 programmes, which are to be developed by early 2022
The forthcoming Sustainable Mobility Policy will include continued significant investment and expansion of active travel and public transport infrastructure and services 27 | Realising the Existing Cultural and Heritage Assets of PlacesThere is a recognition that heritage-led regeneration ranging from large scale brownfield sites to the incremental re-imagining of smaller infill sites, can support and make best use of already existing resources.
The National Development Plan also commits to ensuring that the RRDF will continue to support ambitious investments of scale, delivering the necessary facilities and infrastructure to revitalise rural towns and villages.
Sligo is a Purple Flag award (internationally accredited award for reaching a standard of excellence in the Evening and Night-Time Economy - ENTE) winning town since 2015Sligo has been a participant of the Heritage Council’s Collaborative Town Centre Health Check (CTCHC) programme.
For this purpose, the Department maintains a Register of Foresters & Forestry Companies who have been met various criteria set by the Department, including educational qualifications and Professional Indemnity Insurance.
The Forestry Division strongly recommends that forest owners ensure that they have adequate insurance in the event of a fire, including the cost of reconstitution 1215 Fire and the obligations of forest owners Beneficiaries of the Afforestation Scheme grants and premi ums are obliged to maintain and protect their forest while in receipt of payments from the date the grant was first paid whether or not a reconstitution scheme for fire damage exists .
► access / escape routes ► reservoir or water point ► firebreaks ► adjoining forests ► high fire risk areas, including bracken, gorse, biofuels, dwellings and other structures ► The telephone numbers of key personnel should also be recorded on the map, for example: the local fire station, the local Garda station, caretaker, doctor, neighbour, registered forester, forest owner, key equipment holders (eg vacuum tankers, ATV, fire trailers) and aviation contractor (ie contracts for aerial fire-fighting should be in place prior to the fire season).
The Forestry Division strongly recommends that the following cost-effective steps should be implemented by forest owners in order to address the risk of fire damage to their forest: ► Consider the financial consequences of fire damage – it is the responsibility of each forest owner to ensure that adequate insurance cover , including cover for reconstitution costs, is in place.
The land owners shall be ultimately liable for any debts incurred under the schemes by the Applicant if the Applicant fails to repay such debts.
Soil samples should be collected by a Registered Forester and assessed by an accredited forest soil laboratory - see Appendix 1 2 for details on soil sampling procedure.
The Department will not normally contact the land owner/s, except in the case of debt being declared against the Applicant for breach of the Scheme(s) 2.
Training for local authority staff will be required in the design, construction, and maintenance of nature -based rainwater management infrastructure.
It also assists and supports the delivery of capacity building and training programmes with the aim of equipping decision makers with the capability and confidence to analyse, plan for and respond to the risks and opportunities that a changing climate presents.
This scheme provides grant aid of up to 60% for qualified young organic farmers for investment in structures and equipment.
Fines for breaches of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 range from €635 to €63,490 and prison terms from 3 months to 2 years , or both a fine and a prison Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine 54 term.
The plan, which aims to set policy on adaptation strategies for transport, will help to build adaptive capacity within the sector’s administrative structures and assist organisations to better understand the implications of climate change for Ireland and how it may impact on transport infrastructure and services at a national, regional and local level44Planning for a Climate Resilient IrelandChapter2: Climate Change Adaptation Planning In IrelandCaseStudyTransport–WidespreadFloodingFollowingStormDesmondandStormFrank,December2015toJanuary2016Top: Road disintegration in County Cavan, January 2016Bottom: Road damage in Waterford, 2016OverviewThe country was affected by a sequence of major storms during winter of 2015/16, it was the wettest winter in Ireland in a time series from 1850 (McCarthy et al, 2016, Noone et al, 2015) and followed above average rainfall for most places in November.
The Forestry Division will accept accredited laboratories which carry out ana lysis of soils using the preferred Macaulay extraction method, ie extraction with 25% acetic acid and reported on a dry weight basis at 105oC 1.
309 5 Direct payments, sectoral an d rural development interventions specified in the strategy  311 51 Direct Payments Interventions .
291 4223 Estimated product of the reduction of direct payments and capping for each year  292 423 Application at the level of members of legal persons or groups/ at the level of group of affiliated legal entities (Article 110) .
290 4221 Description of the reduction and/or capping of direct payments .
290 422 Reduction of direct payments .
285 42 Element related to Direct Payments .
283 417 Minimum requirements for receiving direct payments .
621 621 Direct Payments .
The 2nd National Action Plan 2019 -2024 for the Sustainable use of Pesticides (2019) has five main areas in which it aims to make improvements: ·Training, Education, Information Exchange and Data Gathering; ·Controls on Application Equipment; ·Controls on Storage, Supply and Disposal of Plant Protection Products; ·Controls on use of Plant Protection Products in Specified Areas; ·Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
EN 27 EN Obj1N2 - Support farmers facing natural and other constraints Support farmers facing natural and other constraints to maintain a viable farm income, maintain the landscape and protect against the abandonment of agricultural land The SWOT analysis found that Direct Payments are a valuable source of income support for all farmers across the agri -food sector; but noted that these payments are of particular importance to farms situated in areas of natural and other specific constraints.
As a result of low -income levels, farm households rely heavily on Direct Payments and off -farm income sources to remain viable.
The loan is intended for long term investments for micro -, small and medium -sized enterprises (SMEs).
Estimates are based on schemes approvals in TAMS II (except those under the Dairy Equipment Scheme), at a 70% completion rate.
EN 168 EN 22 Context Indicators and other values used for the calculation of the targets Context indicators (PMEF Code) Baseline value Baseline year Updated value Updated year Justification/Comments Source of data C01 Total rural population – for LEADER (R38) (Number of) 2,823,69000 2020 3,762,04300 2016 The total rural population has been updated to reflect the definition used in section 472 [URL] C01b Total rural population – for services and infrastructure (R41) (Number of) 2,823,69000 2020 3,762,04300 2016 The total rural population has been updated to reflect the definition used in section 472 [URL] C05 Total forest area (Hectares) 996,29100 2018 C12 Total number of farms (Number of) 137,56000 2016 C17 Total utilised agricultural area (UAA) (Hectares) 4,524,15000 2019 C19 Total agricultural area and forest area in Natura 2000 sites (Hectares) 147,61400 2018 C23 Total number of livestock units (Number of) 6,195,64000 2016 D35 Total number of beehives notified to the EU Commission: average of the latest three years available at the time of establishing the plan.
The SWOT analysis noted that sales of Plant Protection Products in Ireland have declined overall since 2011, and that Irelan d has been successful in decreasing the risks associated with the use of pesticides, and Ireland commitment to lower usage even further is under pinned by the 2nd National Action Plan 2019 -2024 for the Sustainable use of Pesticides (2019) has five main are as in which it aims to make improvements: ·Training, Education, Information Exchange and Data Gathering; ·Controls on Application Equipment; ·Controls on Storage, Supply and Disposal of Plant Protection Products; ·Controls on use of Plant Protection Produc ts in Specified Areas; ·Integrated Pest Management.
Generational renewal will be supported through the allocation of 3% of the direct payments envelope to the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CIS -YF), as well as through the continued prioritisation of young farmers and new entrants for allocations from the National Reserve.
282 4141 Criteria to identify those who have minimum level of agricultural activity  282 4142 Decision to use a negative list of non -agricultural ac tivities as a complementary tool  282 4143 Decision to set an amount of direct payments not higher than EUR 5 000 under which farmers shall in any event be considered as ‘active farmers’ .
Although this need cannot be addressed fully under the CAP Strategic Plan, national funding mechanisms, such as the Future Growth Loan Scheme, will also contribute to addressing this important need.
Debts due to the Department may be recovered by offsetting them against payments due to the customer under any other scheme administered by the Department 3.
Income Averaging under the Irish taxation system allows farmers to pay tax on the averaged profit and losses of their fa rming trade over a period of 5 years.
Income averaging for farmers is a recognition that income in the sector is volatile and that the annual tax liability can vary significantly.
• Credit insurance to cover the cost of bad deb t in case a customer does not pay Eligibility conditions A PO, TPO or APO, recognised in accordance with EU and national legislation, having submitted and received approval for an Operational Programme of 3 -7 years in duration, may submit a claim for EU aid in line with Article 52 of SPR 2021/2115 6 Form and rate of support/amounts/calculation methods The aid budget will be no less than 41% of Value of Marketed Product (45% for APOs and 5% for TPOs), applied in line with Article 52 of SPR 2021/2115.
Harvest and production insurance interventions shall not cover insurance payments which compensate producers for more than 100 % of the income loss suffered, taking into account any compensation the producers obtain from other support or insurance schemes related to the insured risk 7 Additional information specific to the Type of Interven tion N/A 8 WTO compliance Amber Box Explanation of how the intervention respects the relevant provisions of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture as specified in Article 10 of this Regulation and in Annex II to this Regulation (Green Box) N/A EN 406 EN COACH(47(2)(j)) - - coaching to other producer organisations and associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or under Article 67(7) of this Regulation, or to individual producers 52FVPO14 - Coaching For Risk Management Intervention Code (MS) 52FVPO14 Intervention Name Coaching For Risk Management Type of Intervention COACH(47(2)(j)) - coaching to other producer organisations and associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or under Article 67(7) of this Regulation, or to individual producers Common Output Indicator O35.
·Comply with scheme requiremen ts on planning permission and tax clearance.
Tax clearance as per Revenue 9.
The main concerns of older farmers include among others: • loss of income and tax concerns • the suitability of collaborators • ensuring adequate care of the farm including future success ions and transitions, and • stepping back/ the retirement process A recent EU study on evaluating the impact of CAP on addressing generational renewal sets out this context across Europe.
Within Finance Division there is a separate independent unit that acts on behalf o f the Minister in his capacity as the Competent Authority, in issuing, reviewing and withdrawing the accreditation of the Paying Agency, and designating and withdrawing the designation of the Certification Body.
• Accreditation Review group with independent observers to monitor compliance with accreditation Human Resource Standard EN 645 EN • DAFM has a staff compliment in excess of 3,500 and has a dedicated Human Resource Division with a strong emphasis on staff tr aining and ethics.
A dedicated debtor’s unit is in place to ensure best practice in debt management Advances and Securities
Fully subscribed it would encourage local farmers and foresters to become 9 Details of the NeighbourWood Scheme are included in Chapter 1 of this report 9 involved, particularly those who would like to open up their for ests but are concerned about insurance costs as well as public liability.
Ongoing expenses su ch as litter collection, the provision of security services, public liability insurance and unspecified contingency funds, are not covered under the scheme.
“I would love to integrate our forest into the local community but the cost of insurance makes it impossible”.
Public Liability risks for owners and the issue of insurance was rais ed by those who owned private forests.
The main concern was the problem of public liability and insurance costs to open forestry up to the public.
Note that the interval for such further feedback should not be greater than the three months provided for under the Act 112 Content of Feedback The Act defines feedback as the provision to the reporting person of information on the action envisaged or t aken as follow -up and the reasons for such follow -up102 Follow -up is defined as meaning any action taken, by the recipient of a report, or a person to whom the report is transmitted, to assess the accuracy of the information and, where relevant, to address the wrongdoing reported103 Therefore, follow -up includes the assessment and investigation of the report of a disclosure and actions taken to address the wrongdoing.
The calculation of “financial damage” should include any fines, financial penalties or other damages imposed on the public body arising directly from the wrongdoing reported.
Financial support towards the professi onal costs, such as legal, taxation and advisory for older farmers will contribute 50% of such vouched costs, to a maximum payment of €1,500 per beneficiary Additional explanation Non applicable
This scheme has two measures: • provides financial support towards the professional costs, such as legal, taxation and advisory, incurred during the establishment of a Registered Farm Partnership.
If an offence is committed by a public body, and is co mmitted with the consent of, or is attributable to the neglect on the part of a director, manager or other officer of the public body, that person will also be liable for prosecution125 On conviction, fines up to €250,000 or imprisonment for up to 2 years, or both, may be imposed 125 Per s ection 14A(6) of the Act.
It does not relate to any fines or compensation awarded or paid to a reporting person arising from a claim of penalisation or any financial damage suffered by the reporting person due to penalisation .
Examples include: warning/improvement notices; fines or other financial penalties; and any judicial pr oceedings taken (civil or criminal).
1012 Fines of other financial penalties?
€ 103 Of the proceedings reported as initiated, what (where relevant) is the total value of fines and/or other financial penalties imposed as a result of these proceedings?
The calculation of “financial damage” should not include any fines or financial penalties imposed (these ar e to be reported under headings 103 and 104).
Fines and other financial penalties should not include any damages awarded to a reporting person or any fines/penalties imposed for penalisation of a reporting person .
The inform ation provided here should set out in plain language what powers the prescribed person has as regards further follow -up action to determine the veracity of a report (eg powers of investigation, inspection, audit etc) and what enforcement action can be t aken if a wrongdoing has been found to have occurred (eg warning/improvement notices, closure orders, fines, prosecution etc).
Animal ag riculture is also inefficient and taxing on the environment and cannot meet the requirements to quell world hunger 18 tal activism group) Focus on forestry and a shift to growing hemp over other crops for paper production.
• Stage 1 – Screening: This stage defines the proposed plan, establishes whether the proposed plan is nece ssary for the conservation management of the Natura 2000 site and assesses the likelihood of the plan to have a significant effect, alone or in combination with other plans or projects, upon a Natura 2000 site.
A total budget of 98 billion will be provi ded for under CAP, with supports provided for: via the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for Pillar I measures: via the European Union via the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and by the national Exchequer for Pillar II me asures.
Under the Taxi Regulation Act 2013, NTA has statutory responsibility for the regulation of the small public service vehicle sector.
The Department engages with civil society stakeholders on an ongoing basis on topical development issues including through the Civil Society Division in the Development Cooperation and Africa Divisiondcdcsdeucoordination@dfaie DFin Ongoing Engagement with IFIs; A Better World; The Global IslandTaking guidance for the Domestic Resource Mobilization Initiative; the Department will engage with IFIs to strengthen domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) and tax administrations in developing countriesThere are regular meetings with key stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
The consensus defines our shared vision and action framework for development cooperation.
By extension such measures will be given credit when con tributing to the target of 7% or 10% required for participation in the complementary ECO scheme measure.
In doing so, the SBCI has implemented loan guarantee schemes on behalf of the DETE and DAFM.
The ASSAP programme includes mitigation measures for nutrient loss to waterways and GAEC 8 is enhanced to give NPF credit to farmers who implement appropriate mitigation measures at farm level 639 The text on Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) 3 and 4 on pages 182, 1878 and 1889 of the draft CSP are completely inadequate and fail to describe appropriately the breadth of the implications of these SMRs especially SMR 3 which applies outside SPAs .
This is to be achieved using a two-pronged approach; a focus on domestic SMEs, which is critical for broad-based jobs-led economic growth; whilst leveraging and reinforcing the enormous strength of the Foreign Direct Investment sectorThis plan does not contain a consultation elementSDGs@enterprisegovie 93 Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and marketsDFin DETE Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI)The strategic mission of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is to provide and promote the provision of credit to Irish SMEs and address the failures of the credit market and increase competition.
Organisations and institutions that wish to join can find membership details in the Coalition’s Terms of Reference, which can be found on [URL] /[URL] 107 106Photocredit:Friendsof theEarthL-R: YvonneO’Callaghan,SIPTU(TradeUnion),LouiseFinan,Dóchas(International),KarenCiesielski, TheEnvironmentalPillar (Environment),PaulGinnell,European AntiPovertyNetworkIreland(Domestic Anti-Poverty&Equality 107722Community EngagementWe are now in the ‘decade of action’ and community organisations will be vital players in achieving the SDGs.
The programme, recently included in national recommendations for STEM gender balance, includes a university accredited digital qualification, a mentoring programme and a digital platform which supported the digital inclusion of 1000 girls from DEIS schools across Ireland.
This is also in line with the definition used in Ireland in the Youth Work Act 2001 which defines a ‘young person’ as someone who has not attained the age of 25.
The bioeconomy should promote circularity through solutions and innovations that reuse and recycle materials, maximising resource efficiency through the use of unavoidable wastes and environmental sustainability45Ireland’s National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap 2023-2025Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-202567 which sets out the Government’s ambition for Ireland to become one of the most socially inclusive States in the EU, defines a number of specific targets to be achieved and details a number of key commitments to deliver on this ambition and these targets.
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Deliverable for the reporting in the Life KPI is mandatory during the whole lifetime of projectOUTCOMES•Building a clear monitoring and reporting plan with task and results indicators (results could be audited)•Being careful when assessing the KPI vs. results monitoring•Mandatory impact monitoring and reporting with reporting Life KPI deliverables during the whole project lifetime•Surveying and communication channel for impact reportingis also a plusAppropriateness and quality of the measures to communicate and disseminateProThe communication strategy is elaborated and defines channels and measures to communicate and disseminate project results to multiple audiences, going beyond the core audience of the project.
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Environmental Management 38(2):218-226Percent organic bank habitat at each site proved to be strongly positively correlated with many factors, including taxon richness, total biomass, and shredder biomass.