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- Appendix 10 RURAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME 2007—2013 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME
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7.8 Monitoring Environmental Effects of Proposed ProgrammeIt is a requirement under SEA that provision is made for monitoring the environmental effects of a plan or programme over its lifetime. This is central in ensuring that adverse environmental effects are quickly identified, quantified and addressed in a timely and effective manner. To this end this Environmental Report makes a number of Recommendations in respect of monitoring. The principal Recommendation is that: The Department of Agriculture and Food should establish and oversee a comprehensive, integrated, environmental monitoring programme. That programme should ideally be based on a sophisticated Geographical Information System (GIS). Appendix 10 RURAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME 2007—2013 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMME STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DRAFT RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Circa Group Europe Abbreviations The Regulation Unless indicated otherwise this refers to Regulation 1698/2005 BMW Border Midland and Western Region BWI BirdWatch Ireland CAS Designated Areas (Less Favoured Areas) Compensatory amounts CAP RDP CAP Rural Development Programme 2000—2006 CBS Countryside Bird Survey DAF Department of Agriculture and Food DCGRA Department of Community, Gaeltacht and Rural Affairs DELG Department of the Environment and Local Government EAFRD European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development EAGGF European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPA Environmental protection Agency ERS Early Retirement Scheme FFI Family Farm Income GFP Code of Good Farmer Practice IAS Young Farmer Installation Aid Scheme LAG Local Area Groups LEADER EU Community Initiative for rural development LFAs Less Favoured Areas, Designated Areas LU Livestock Units NDP National Development Programme NFS National Farm Survey NHA Natural Heritage Area NSS National Spatial Strategy RD Strategy Rural Development National Strategy Plan 2007—2013 RBD River Basin District RDP Rural Development Plan REPS Rural Environment Protection Scheme SAC Special Areas of Conservation SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SE South and Eastern Region SFP Single Farm Payment SPA Special Protection Area UAA Utilisable Agricultural Area WFD Water Framework Directive
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Contents 2 Title of Rural Development Programme and coverage of the RDP 2 Analysis of situation 2 3.1.4 - Rural Economy and Quality of Life 2 3.1.5 - Local Action Groups (LEADER) 2 3.2 - Strategy chosen to meet strengths and weaknesses 2 3.3 - Ex-Ante Evaluation 2 1. Title 5 2. Geographical area covered by the plan 5 Table 3.1: Rural area typology and profile 8 Food – production, exports and structure 13 Strengths and weaknesses 34 Strengths 34 Weaknesses 36 Opportunities and threats 37 Opportunities 37 Threats 38 4. Justification of the priorities chosen having regard to the Community strategic guidelines and the national strategy plan as well as the expected impact according to the ex-ante-evaluation 50 Specific recommendations 62 Background 64 Response to strategic environmental assessment 69 (B) Less favoured areas (LFAs) 72 5. Description of Axes and Measures proposed for each Axis 74 Measurement 76 Coherence with first pillar 93 A. Investment in Dairy Enterprises 93 B. Investment in Sheep Enterprises 93 Measurement 101 Mountain type land 105 Actions and Amounts of Natura 2000 for AEOS 118 Controls 118 Integrated Measure 121 Options 125 2C Mixed Livestock Enterprises 128 5B Laying of Hedgerows 128 5B Laying of Hedgerows 128 Agri-Environmental Payments Sub-Measure–Organic Farming 130 Must be engaged in the production of organic crops intended for human consumption and/or animal feed 130 Establishment of farm woodland 136 ACTION 9: Produce tillage crops respecting environmental principles 142 Supplementary Measure—Traditional Orchards 146 Organic Farming 152 Commonage Land outside the Natura 2000 Network 153 Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) outside the Natura 2000 Network 154 Cattle 160 Equines 160 Sheep 160 Financing 160 Agri-Environment commitments under the REPS Scheme undertaken under Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 in respect of the 2000-2006 Programming period involving payments to be made after 31 December 2006, as well as expenditure related to on-going commitments in respect of participants transforming to new commitments under REPS 4, shall be funded under the new Programme. The likely level of take up of transformation to REPS 4 is reflected in the estimated ongoing commitment of €890 million. 160 Quantified targets for EU common indicators 161 Baseline 166 Baseline 167 Integrated Measure 169 Scoring System 172 Core Actions: 176 Labour and machine hire 177 Follow an annual wall maintenance programme for the farm. Livestock must be present on the farm and commonage lands are not eligible. 177 National 178 National 179 Green Cover Establishment from a sown crop. 179 Actions: Establish non-commercial orchard with traditional top fruit varieties selected from a published list on vigorous rootstocks by means of planting, fencing and annual maintenance. 192 Measurement 194 Rationale for intervention 195 Rationale for intervention 198 Rationale for intervention 201 Result 219 Training and Information Measure for Economic Actors Operating in the Fields Covered by Axis 3 220 Legal basis 220 Article 52 (c) of Reg. (EC) N 1698/2005 220 Point 5.3.3.3 of Annex II of regulation (EC) N 1974/2006 220 Measure Code: 331 220 Category 222 Category 225 Implementing Local Development Strategies 226 Legal basis 226 As referred to in Article 62(1)(a) with a view to achieving the objectives of one or more of the three other axes defined in sections 1, 2 and 3 (Article 63(a) of Reg. (EC) N 1698/2005) 226 Measure Code: 41 (inclusive of Measures 411 and 413) 226 Legal basis 233 Article 59 (Article 63(c) of Reg. (EC) N 1698/2005) 233 Measure Code: 431 233 Potential Effects 234 SUBSTITUTION OF FOSSIL FUELS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, REDUCTION OF NITROUS OXIDE (N2O) 234 6,7 and 8 Financing Plan 241 Total 241 Total 242 Total 242 Phase 4 February—March 2011 258 Political Parties 262 Other Government Departments 263 Public Bodies (incl. Regional Assemblies/Authorities and Western Development Commission) 267 Social Inclusion Groups 267 Community Environmental Groups 268 Rural Economy Groups 268 Promotion of equality 275 Non-discrimination 275 Size Structure and Productivity of the Food, Drink and Tobacco (FDT) and Total Manufacturing Sectors, 2003 281 Appendix 3 313 (REPS and Organic Farming) 313 Basis of REPS Costing for Grassland Farmers 313 Follow an appropriate waste management, liming and fertiliser plan prepared for the total area of the farm. 313 a) Fertiliser limits apply to crops. 313 a) Follow an appropriate waste management, liming and fertiliser plan prepared for the total area of the farm. 321 b) Fertiliser limits for crops set at 70per cent of crop requirements; or 6per cent of arable area to be farmed under conditions of LINNET supplementary measure but without additional payment, subject to crop requirements not being exceeded on the rest of the holding. 321 Basis of Costing for NHAs not designated under Natura 2000 – excluding commonage 339 Appendix 3A 340 Establishment and maintenance of habitats 341 Establishment and maintenance of habitats continued 341 3. Tree Planting & Management 342 a) Total cost per tree: 342 National 344 Traditional Orchards: 344 Total Cost 345 NEW CHALLENGE: WATER QUALITY 346 National 346 Riparian boundary strips contribute to water quality. Farmer incurs capital costs and maintenance costs and income foregone in terms of agricultural production. 346 NEW CHALLENGE: CLIMATE CHANGE 347 National 347 The creation of arable margins contributes to carbon sequestration by grassing of arable land. 347 Green Cover Establishment from a sown crop. 347 Litter Pollution Act, 1997 354 Part III.12. D 365 Supplementary Information Sheet on Aid to Compensate for Handicaps in Certain Areas 365 1. questions relevant for all notifications of aid to compensate for handicaps in certain areas 365 2 Other Information 369 Supplementary Information Sheet on Agri-environmental and animal welfare aid 374 Aid for Agri-environmental commitments 376 (point IV.C.2 of the guidelines) 376 1. objective of the measure 376 2. Eligibility criteria 377 3. Aid amount 378 Management & Control Structure 381 Glossary of Abbreviations 382 I EX-ANTE EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 403 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION 403 2.1.1 Evaluators’ comments on structure and content of plan 407 2.1.4 SWOT Analysis 410 Problems not addressed by the implementation of the Programme 413 OBJECTIVES OF PLAN 413 Overall policy objectives and expected impacts 413 4. Proposed Measures 416 4.1 Summary of Measures and their relationship to overall objectives 416 4.3.1 Introduction 418 Current Situation 418 Actions Proposed 423 4.3.3 Farm Improvement Measures 426 4.3.4 Afforestation Axis 1 Measures 430 Problems to be Addressed 431 4.4.1 Introduction 435 Sub-Total Axis 2 436 4.4.2 Less Favoured Areas – Compensatory Amounts 436 4.4.3 Agri-Environment (REPS) and Natura 2000 442 4.4.5 Animal Welfare, Recording and Breeding Scheme for Suckler Herds 456 4.5.1Introduction 457 4.5.2 Axis 3 Measures 458 5. Added value of Community involvement 465 6. Monitoring and evaluation systems 465 7. Strategic Environmental Assessment 466 1. INTRODUCTION 479 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 481 3. Summary of the draft rural development programme 486 4. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OBJECTIVES 489 5. BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 490 6. DESCRIPTION OF AXES AND MEASURES PROPOSED FOR EACH AXIS 496 7. IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS 498 8. AXIS 1: IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SECTOR 499 9. AXIS 2: IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COUNTRYSIDE 512 11. Promotion of Equality 535 12. ALTERNATIVES 535 13. MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED PROGRAMME 536 14. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 538 15. RECOMMENDATIONS 539 Directory: media -> migration media -> The milk carton kids media -> Events Date and Location media -> The Gilded Age: The First Generation of Historians by H. 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