Results 13,601-13,620 of 18,645 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The number of farmers in County Mayo who received REPS payments in the years in question, and the total amounts paid, were as follows: 2007 2008 2009 Participants 5,620 5,208 5,818 Amount paid â¬33.6m â¬31.7m â¬31.9m
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are 5,675 farmers in Mayo participating in REPS. The value of REPS payments to these farmers in 2010 is approximately â¬18 million in REPS 3 and â¬17 million in REPS 4.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The decision to close REPS 4 to new applicants was taken against the background of the situation in the public finance, the budgetary resources available to my Department and the level of expenditure arising from commitments, particularly in future years, from the increase, between 2008 and 2009, from 46,694 to approx. 63,000 in the number of REPS participants. All participants already in the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: An issue has arisen during the processing of the REPS 4 application from the person named. Processing of the application cannot be completed until this has been resolved. My officials will be in contact with him shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: An issue has arisen during the processing of the REPS 4 application from the person named. Processing of the application cannot be completed until this has been resolved. My officials will be in contact with him shortly.
- Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: Details of the number of farm inspections on a county basis carried out by my Department during the course of 2009 are being compiled at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: Payment to the person named was delayed due to an error in the information recorded in the Department's payment system. This has now been rectified. All payment due will issue within 10 working days.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: There were 3,808 full time equivalent civil service staff in my Department at end December 2009. While the Department does not have a comprehensive register of staff qualifications at this time, a project to verify and update all information held on the Department's HRMS (Human Resources Management System) has recently commenced. The establishment of such a register will form part of this...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: An issue has arisen during the processing of the REPS 4 application from the person named. Processing of the application cannot be completed until this has been resolved. My officials will be in contact with him shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: An issue has arisen during the processing of this REPS 4. Processing of the application cannot be completed until this has been resolved. My officials will be in contact with the applicant shortly.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: Slaughterhouses and meat processing plants operating under the approval of my Department are supervised by veterinary inspectors employed by the Department, assisted in their duties by technical staff and by temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) drawn from private practice on a rota basis. Recommendations arising from a Value for Money (VFM) review relating to the use of the services of TVIs...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next ten days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named had 26 animals registered under the Suckler Welfare Scheme in 2008. Payment has issued for one of the animals. My Department has completed the processing of a further 18 animals and payment will issue in respect of these animals shortly. One animal calved at less than 22 months of age, which does not comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme and is, therefore, not...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 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 to REPS 4 participants amounting to just under â¬100 million issued in 2009 to those whose applications required no further examination following the...
- Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The area for which the licences are sought is a designated Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). Due to the Natura 2000 status of the area the applications in question were referred by my Department to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for further consideration...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 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 issued in 2009 to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However queries arose on a significant number of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Installation Aid Scheme. An appeal in connection with the application has been made to the Agriculture Appeals Office. No decision has been made yet in relation to the appeal by that Office.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named had 32 animals registered under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has already issued in respect of 21 animals. Errors were identified with the remaining 11 animals. These errors have now been rectified. Payment has now been approved for these animals and will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The agreement with the pig processing sector in the immediate aftermath of the dioxin contamination incident provided for the possibility of the provision of limited funding in respect of certain pig meat product, other than eligible product, subject to compliance with certain specified conditions. The closing date for applications in this respect was 31 December 2009. Applications were...
- Written Answers — Fur Farming: Fur Farming (19 Jan 2010)
Brendan Smith: The submission referred to by the Deputy relates to the legislative and other changes deemed necessary to implement the commitment in the revised Programme for Government to phase out fur farming over three years. As many of the matters in the submission are still under consideration, it is not appropriate for me to comment further at this stage.