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- Written Answers — Production Levies: Production Levies (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: The only production levy operated by my Department is the milk super levy. The rules governing milk quotas and super levy are laid down in EU regulations. Article 79 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, states that the surplus levy shall be entirely allocated among the producers who contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas and that producers shall be liable for payment...
- Written Answers — Electronic Tagging: Electronic Tagging (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: My consistent view has been that the introduction of EID of sheep should only have been on a voluntary basis. Unfortunately, there was not sufficient support among other Member States and none from the European Commission for any further rollback in relation to the date for the mandatory introduction of EID or for a voluntary scheme. Under EU rules, therefore EID is now applicable throughout...
- Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: The following table sets out the amount paid, to date in 2010, under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a county-by-county basis: County Amount Paid (â¬m) County Amount Paid (â¬m) Carlow 2.54 Longford 2.35 Cavan 13.84 Louth 3.34 Clare 4.97 Mayo 7.01 Cork 7.22 Meath 6.44 Donega 13.45 Monaghan 15.49 Dublin 0.37 Offaly 4.47 Galway 8.61 Roscommon 5.21 Kerry 12.96 Sligo 4.41 Kildare...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: I understand that a technical issue relating to the mapping of the plots on this site has now been resolved. The forestry application is currently being processed and I have asked that payment to be expedited. I understand that there are no outstanding single farm payments due to the person in question. Question No. 566 answered with Question No. 560.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial action by staff in my Department, I am unable to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Given that I have only recently announced a Scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage, it would not be appropriate or indeed justified to review its terms and conditions. The closing date for receipt applications under this Scheme is Friday next, 19 February, and thereafter every effort will be...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — National Herd: National Herd (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: The number of active bovine herd numbers recorded at 31 December 2009 was 117,287.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Following a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January 2010, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include fodder beet.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Following a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include hardy nursery stock.
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to Industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are currently ten State Bodies (listed below) under the aegis of my Department with the marketing function for seafood transferred from BIM to Bord Bia in June 2009 and COFORD subsumed into my Department with effect from 1 August 2009. While there are no plans to further rationalise any of these bodies at this time, the situation is under constant review. List of Bodies: Bord Bia; Bord...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007â13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. Payments have issued to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However queries arose on a significant number of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware there is a moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public service. My Department has been making alternative arrangements to ensure the prompt processing of claims.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department is currently in correspondence with the forestry consultant of the person in question in relation to certain aspects of the actual grant aid application.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.