mawaskow/irish_forestry_incentives huggingface dataset:
Forested riparian habitats also exhibited greater canopy cover, woody vegetation taxa richness, and coarse particulate organic matter input than grass filter strips and greater riparian widths and woody vegetation abundance than unplanted riparian habitatsEffects of bioengineered streambank stabilization on bank habitat and macroinvertebrates in urban streams Sudduth, EB & Meyer, JL 2006.
Ireland has committed to a doubling of our annual contribution to the GCF in 2020, the principal financial mechanism under the Paris Agreement, from €2 million to €4 million, in line with the Budget 2020 announcement and the allocation of the additional reven ues from increasing the rate of carbon tax.
Budget 2020 confirmed a €6 increase in the carbon tax for 2020.
Recent reform s to the EU ETS are working to increase the price signal in that sector, and will complement our initiatives to reduce emissions in the electri city and industry sectors 18 Under the Climate Action Plan 2019, the Government is committed to implement a carbon tax rat e of at least €80 per tonne by 2030, accompanied by a trajectory of increases over successive annual Budgets.
Ireland is one of a minority of countries globally to have already implemented economy -wide carbon pricing through the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the carbon tax.
The Climate Action Plan recognises that the level of change required to decarbonise Ireland’s economy cannot be avoided and nor can the taxpayer compensate for all the many actions which will have to be taken.
This figure has steadily increased since, with over 14,500 electric vehicles under taxation at the end of October 2019.
O rganic Trust CLG and Irish Organic Association are accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) and subject to independent auditing to ensure their competence and independence  21 Organic Food and Farming Standards in Ireland – Edition 2 03 210202 3 102 Organic Food and Farming Standards in Ireland The Standards 10201 The Organic Food and Farming Standards in Ireland are the basis for nationally and internationally recognised and protected s ymbols for organic food and feed products.
b. Astaxanthin and histidine have not been mentioned separately as it was under 889/2008 art 25k point 4 and 5.
The Control Authority or Control Body shall make the following information available on its website, in at least one official language of the Union: (a) a list of certified operators and certified groups of operators containing : (i) for operators, their name and address ; (ii) for groups of operators, the name and address of the group and the number of its members; (iii) information relating to their certificates, in particular, the certificate number, category 352 Organic Food and Farming Standards in Ireland – Edition 2 03 210202 3 of products covered by the certification, status and validity of certification, including cases of scope reduction, suspension and withdrawal as referred to in ISO Standard 17065 ; (b) in the case of control bodies, updated information on their accreditation, including a link to the latest accreditation certificate issued by its accreditation body.
reflecting different sets of assumptions: • With Existing Measures (WEM) is mandatory to report and based on polic ies and measures implemented or existing by the end of the latest inventory year, but also projected emissions reductions commensurate with resources or legislation already in place or committed to Government Departments or Agencies, eg carbon tax increa ses to 2050; and • With Additional Measures (WAM) is voluntary to report and based on policies and measures in the latest Government plans but not yet implemented.
Nearly all of th ese proposals have now been adopted, and only the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive remains to be agreed.
The aim of the taxonomy is t o provide certainty for investors, protect investors from greenwashing, help organisations to plan for the decarbonisation transition and shift investments to where they are most sustainable.
The eSPSV Grant Scheme was introduced in February 2018 and provides up to €7,000 towards the purchase of BEV or up to €3,500 towards a PHEV to vehicles in the taxi, hackney and limousine sectors.
Children and youth are recognised as one of Agenda 2030’s nine “Major Groups”, which play a crucial role in sustainable development53 While there is no agreed international definition of the youth age group, the United Nations defines youth as including young people between the ages of 15 and 24 with all UN statistics based on this range54.
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Personnel•Costs for employees or equivalent•Natural persons working under a direct contract other then employment contract & Seconded persons by a third party against payment IF work under conditions similar to those of an employee and result of the work belongs to the beneficiary•SME owners or natural persons (sole traders not receiving a salary →unit cost)•VolunteersNB: In reporting, please pay attention to consistency with the financial statements and documents that are produced for other purposes (eg, timesheet for Research and Development tax credit) Administrative and secretarial personnel cannot be charged as direct personnel costs.
The actions contained in this plan fall broadly into four categories:  public funding provided in the annual estimates process and in Project Ireland 2040  measures such as setting a long -term trajectory for the carbon tax, in order to change long-term behaviour and decisions to encourage investment in more sustainable choices  new regulations to end certain practices (eg phasing out oil and gas boilers in homes or introducing low emission zones in cities)  actions to promote public and community engagement and particip ation in reducing our emissions Each Government Department must now determine the optimum approach to utilising th e funding available to it to support the policies necessary to meet the targets proposed for each sector.
Ways to achieve this will be explored such as through the expansion of the Department of Rural and Community Development funded Walks Scheme, the development of new access in less sensitive environments, and changes in legislation, such as the strengthening of the Occupiers’ Liability ActThe benefit of having space for recreation close to home was reinforced by the COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Organic heterogeneous material (848318) Means a plant grouping within a single botanical taxon of the lowest rank which: (a) presents common phenotypic characteristics; (b) is characterised by a high level of genetic and phenotypic diversity between individual reproductive units, so that th e plant grouping is represented by the material as a whole, and not by a small number of units; (c) is not a variety within the meaning of Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 ; (d) is not a mixture of varieties; and (e) has been produced in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2018/848.
(b) Sign an agreement with the subcontractor which defines the obligations of both parties as indicated below.
The EU is continuing to develop a taxonomy for sustainable activities, that will provide a classification framework through which economic activities can be considered environmentally sustainable.
Ireland has had a broadly -based carbon tax in place since 2010, with legislation in place to increase the annu al rate until at least 2030.
Government recognises that climate action will require a targeted balance between Exchequer -supported expenditure, and taxation policies and regulation.
The information on the LPIS is updated in the following ways: • Information provided by the farmer at the time of application or through amendments; • Information gathered from the standard 5% land eligibility inspections; • The review o f land parcel orthophotography (aerial photography) carried out by the Department as the accredited paying agency.
A copy of the relevant form is available from Direct Credit Section, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Farnham Street, Cavan (Ph 049 4368283) or on the Department's website [URL] Financial Discipline The rate of financial discipline on 2020 payments fixed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council will be applied.
Publication of Payment Details In accordance with Regulation 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council data of beneficiaries of funding under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), it is a legal obligation on Member States that they inform beneficiaries that their data will be made public and that the data may be processed by auditing and investigating bodies of the European Union and the Member States for the purpose of safeguarding the Union’s financi al interests .
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, as the EU accredited Paying Agency, will have primary responsibility to ensure that the required level of Cross Compliance inspections are carried out and for fixing any sanctions to be applied.
Collection of Outstanding debts - €100 minimum Any outstanding debts due to the Department in respect of the Direct Payment Schemes and payments under Rural Development Schemes will be subject to interest charges in accordance with the provisions of the SI No 13 of 2006, European Communities (Recovery of Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006.
• No 1257/1999 of 17/5/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) – OJ L160 of 26/6/1999.
Exemption 2 - Organic Farmers Any certified organic land, including land ‘in conversion’, will automatically qualify for the greening payment without having to meet the greening requirements, as long as it has been certified by an accredited body .
Such debts will be recovered from future payments due if not already refunded in full by the farmer.
• Under Section 74 of the Wildlife Act, 1976, (as amended), a person guilty of an offence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50,000 (€63,490) or a prison term not exceeding 2 years, or both a fine and a prison term.
In addition, a fine will apply which will be calculated on the difference between the area declared and the area determined .
Page | 32 Notification of Inspections (Eligibility & Cross Compliance) On applying for payment, a farmer accepts that inspections under the direct payment schemes may be announced or unannounced and without prejudice to public liability.
IDepartment of Finance and DAFM to improve dissemination of information on taxation incentives including engagement with advisors, tax consultants and accountants.
Recommendation Ongoing review and updating of Agri-Taxation measures to address competitiveness issues Actions IThe Agri­taxation Working Group to continue to examine and consider new actions which will help deliver: I Increased land mobility and productive use of land.
Ireland has comparative advantages in terms of our sustainable, grass­fed production system (which results in low feed costs for cattle, dairy and sheep farmers), our positive business environment including the level of corporation tax, a strong foundation and reputation in science based innovation and product development and access to a young educated population.
The use of best available data to construct the FRL and application of a technical correction (if and when needed) ensures that there are no windfall C credits in the accounting period .
Also see definition of harvest for comments on windfall credits in Sec 3223 .
These matrices define the timing and intensity of disturbances by species/productivity strata (referred to as classifiers in CBM) 3361 Afforestation The a fforestation disturbance matrix defines the annual area of species/productivity and soil type classes that are afforested every year since 1990 (Figure 13).
The NFI defines semi -natural forest as native woodlands generally established by natural regenerati on, ie greater than 80% of the tree spec ies regenerated naturally.
Also see definition of harvest pg 9 for comments on windfall credits.
Afforestation The afforestation disturb ance matrix defines the annual area of species/productivity and soil type classes that are afforested every year since 1990 ( Figure 9).
DAFM is also obliged by law to provide data on request to the Central Statistics Office under Section 30 of the Statistics Act 1993, to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) under Section 262 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended), to the Revenue Commissioners under the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and SI 273 of 2011 Returns of Payments (Government Departments and Other Bodies) Regulations 2011, to An Garda Síochana and other bodies in accordance with current data protection legislation 7 5.
Tax Clearance details: Access Code and TRN verified?
As set out, entry onto the Register is based on forestry qualifications, valid professional indemnity insurance of a stated value, and a declaration regarding compliance with ( inter alia) the Code of Best Forest Practice – Ireland , the Department’s environmental requirements and guidelines (including the Environmental Requirements for Afforestation), and the principles of sustainable forest management.
In summary, sampling and analysis (by an accredited laboratory) must be carried out on at least four separate occasions within the period 1st February to the 31st May inclusive, with each sample taken at least 28 days apart.
For example, Table 7 of the Requirements sets out Schedule 2 of SI155 of 2012, which itself defines pesticide (including herbicide) exclusion zones around different types of abstraction points for water for human consumption ¾The Environmental Requirements for Afforestation are also accompanied by a Supporting Document (in preparation), which will contain a Potential Water Risk Scenario table and a template Water Management Plan, the latter to be used where stipulated by DAFM where particular concerns exist regarding waterPhoto 92, 93 & 94 Water features defined in the Environmental Requirements for Afforestation include (clockwise from top left): aquatic zones; relevant watercourses; and hotspots.
Utilise remote working facilities to support the retention of skilled people in rural communities and attract mobile talent to rural areasIntroduce legislation in 2021 to provide employees with the right to request remote workReview the current tax arrangements for remote working for both employers and employees.
Chapter 2 | Rural Ireland Today24The Central Statistics Office (CSO) defines “rural” as areas with a population of less than 1,500 people, including small settlements and individual dwellings in the countryside.
The T ax Strategy Group will review the current tax arrangements for remote working in respect of employees and employers, and assess the merits of further enhancements for consideration in the context of Budget 2022The Government has invested significantly in remote working hubs and enterprise spaces over the last number of years, including through the Department of Rural and Community Development, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, and it is committed to continue to do soIDA Ireland, in its FDI Strategy 2021-2024, recognises the potential of remote working as part of its value proposition to attract investment to Ireland.
The Government has given a commitment that revenue resulting from increases in the carbon tax will be ring-fenced to protect those most exposed to higher fuel and energy costs, to support a Just Transition for displaced workers, and to invest in new climate actionA Just Transition Commissioner was appointed in November 2019 to help ensure a co-ordinated and effective approach to Just Transition in the Midlands for communities and workers affected by the transition to a low-carbon economy and society.
The Just Transition Mechanism comprises three pillars – the Just Transition Fund, a dedicated just transition scheme under InvestEU, and a public sector loan facilityIreland has secured an allocation of €77 million from the EU Just Transition Fund for investments over the period 2021 to 2027.
A 2015 EU-wide study identified access to land, access to credit and national inheritance laws as challenges for young people attempting to take up farming62The farming sector cannot reach its full potential without the active engagement of women and proactive efforts to facilitate their participationKylemore Farmhouse Cheese image courtesy of: Hany MartoukChapter 9 | Supporting the Sustainability of Agriculture, the Marine & Forestry82The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has a number of measures to support young farmers and generational renewal, funded both at national and EU level.
Breeding ranges were increasing in the short term for 56% of taxa but this reduced in the longer term predic tion.
The following ten priority habitats were assessed as being in bad status in 2013: - 1150 Coastal lagoons - 2130 Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes) - 21A0 Machairs - 6210 Semi -natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco Brometalia) - 6230 Species -rich Nardus grasslands, on siliceous substrates in mount ain areas - 7110 Active raised bogs - 7130 Blanket bog (*active only) - 7210 Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae - 91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno -Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) - 91J0 Taxus baccata woods of the British Isles 52% of species are assessed as “favourable”, 20% as “inadequate”, 12% as “bad” and 16% as “unknown”.
D/Housing, Local Government & Heritage91 Provide improved rural public transport services and pilot new transport initiatives for people of all ages and abilities living in rural areas, through: a) Developing and implementing a Sustainable Rural Mobility Plan to ensure all settlements over a certain size in terms of population have a service connecting them to the national public transport systemb) Delivering expanded Local Link services and further integrating Local Link services with other existing public transport services through the roll out of the NTA Connecting Ireland Planc) Developing a subsidised Local Area Hackney Scheme in designated areas of rural Ireland which are too small or remote to support a full-time taxi or hackney serviced) Developing and trialling a grant-aided Community Transport Service Scheme through Local Link to support otherwise unsustainable community servicese) Running a pilot, after COVID-19 has abated, to examine the potential for ride-hailing services to improve rural connectivity.
(1) Where trees have been—(a) felled or otherwise removed without a licence under section 7,(b) felled under a licence and, either at the time of such felling or subsequently, a condition of the licence is contravened, or(c) in the opinion of the Minister, seriously damaged,the Minister may issue a replanting order in respect of the owner requiring him or her to replant or to fulfil any or all of the conditions that attached to the licence (or, in a case in which no licence was granted, any or all of the conditions that would, in the opinion of the Minister, have been attached to a licence had such been granted) in accordance with the provisions of the orderSections 27-29 detail offences and corresponding penalties, from fixed penalties to (on conviction) substantial fines and imprisonment.
IDAFM and Department of Finance to undertake a review of capital, taxation and other incentives available to the seafood sector and to make initial recommendations by end 2015.
These include financial support, taxation measures and access to finance initiatives.
These measures aim to gauge progress against criteria and this would be regarded to be an essential element of insuring that the schemes referred to are actually deliverin g their goals.
The plan is therefore structured as follows: • Regulatory Requirements that are relevant to the plan; • The Mining Site and Operations; • Initial screening and operational risk assessment; GALMOY MINES LTD Second Interim Mine Closure Plan WAI/51-0241 3 November 2005 • Closure, Restoration, Aftercare and Management Plan (CRAMP) – known liabilities; • Environmental Liabilities Risk Assessment (ELRA) – unknown liabilities; • Financial provision.
A report on this assessment to be submitted to the Agency for agreement within twelve months of date of grant of this licence 1532 Within eighteen months of the dat e of grant of this licence, the licensee shall make financial provision in a form acceptable to the Agency to cover any environmental liabilities incurred by the licensee.
The availability of suitable soil forming materials cannot be guaranteed for all stages of the TMF restoration.
The tailings slimes have a fine particle size, with natural cohesion that will reduce the potential dust generation.
Mitigation of fines into the chimney drains would only occur of there was a substantial water flow in this direction.
The drainage zones within the cell walls have been designed to filter out fines and hence maintain the effectiveness of the drainage paths.
Department Of The Environment , Climate and Communications , Geoscience Regulation Office Boliden – Tara In -Rush Event Assessment ZS61 -1401 /MM1568 October 2022 Final V30 Page 40 The chronology defines how inflows significantly increased over several days after the original raise -bore drill string was removed.
The buildings are also very significant, as was expressed by Mining Heritage Society of Ireland in 1998 in the following terms37 [The Williams engine house] is arguably the finest example of Cornish Engine House architecture still standing in Ireland.
It is acknowledged, however, that they might be considered further at a future time The legislation relating to the protection of architectural heritage is set down in the Planning and Development Act 2000 , as amended, and this defines architectural heritage as including structures which are of special interest under the headings of architectural, histo rical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest.
These are exceptional structures that can be compared to and contrasted with the finest architectural heritage in other countries.
The three key objectives are: Availability & Reliability - Water services will support regionally balanced economic and social; development through accessible, dependable and reliable water services.
Availability & Reliability : water services will support regionally balanced economic and social development through accessible, dependable and reliable water services  25 2.
It defines the Governments strategic policy objectives and priorities that must be pursued in delivering and improving water and wastewater services.
Sustainability: water services will be efficient, resilient and sustainable in the long term Under this objective, priorities are to ensure that public water services are sustainable, that climate targets are met for the sector, and that water conservation forms a cornerstone of water policy 3 Required under Section 34A of the Water Services (No, 2) Act 2013 as inserted by section 19 of the Water Services Act 2017 26 Achieving these objectives will require input from all actors in the water services sector, primarily Uisce Éireann, and leadership from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 27 Objective 1: Availability & Reliability Water services will support regionally balanced economic and social development through accessible, dependable and reliable water services Outcomes sought Ireland’s future economic and social progress is critically dependent on upscaling our capacity to deliver reliable, sustainable high quality water and wastewater services.
Group Water Schemes can avail of both Operational and Capital 23 funding to maintain and improve the quality, quantity and reliability of the water services they provide.