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Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department is responsible for the operation of EU harmonized controls on imports of products of animal origin for human consumption. These are applied under its service contract with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and in compliance with the Community's rules for the hygiene of food and feed. The FSAI, under service contracts with its official agencies, including this...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: Subject to remaining within the level of resources available to Teagasc the delivery of a REPS service is an operational matter for Teagasc itself. The REPS planners are employed on temporary fixed term contracts by Teagasc. The recently announced moratorium on Public Service recruitment prevents Teagasc from renewing such contracts. I understand that Teagasc propose to tender for...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Installation Aid Scheme. My Department is still waiting on the information requested from the person concerned and his application cannot be processed further until this information is received.

Written Answers — Meat Processing Sector: Meat Processing Sector (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: In 2008 my Department awarded particular financial support to the small meat sector, which includes small slaughterhouses and low throughput meat establishments. Following a call for applications in December 2007, and a detailed selection and evaluation process in 2008, my Department awarded a total of €7.8m in grant assistance to 31 enterprises. This funding will assist food business...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: My officials wrote to the person named on 4th June 2009 and the file cannot be progressed until the issues raised in this letter are addressed.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. I have also announced that a special ex gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the deferred...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. I have also announced that a special ex gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the deferred...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue within the next 10 days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next 10 days.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named above is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. An inspection will be carried out in this case as soon as possible. However, the grant cannot be paid until all documentation has been received by my Department.

Written Answers — Dairy Sector: Dairy Sector (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: Following my announcement on 14th April that one quarter of the one per cent milk quota increase under the Health Check would be set aside for a scheme to attract new entrants into dairying, officials in my Department have been in consultation with the farming organisations and with ICOS on the most efficient and equitable means of achieving this. Work is nearing completion on the...

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: Commonage land in this Country is for the most part privately owned by a number of owners in common. As this is a private law matter my Department does not have regulations or guidelines in relation to privately owned commonage land if or were it to be used for community purposes.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department engages part-time Temporary Veterinary Inspectors (TVIs), as and when required, to assist the Department's official veterinarians in the performance of ante mortem and post mortem tasks at approved meat processing plants. Other than these professional veterinarians, my Department has not sanctioned the engagement of persons from outside the Department to carry out meat...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department is currently reviewing its local office structure. No decisions have been taken regarding the future of any local office, other than the Dublin local office, already announced.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named applied to consolidate their Single Payment Scheme entitlements on 3rd May 2006. This application was successful resulting in the granting of 18.16 National Reserve entitlements. The regulations governing the consolidation of entitlements under the 2006 scheme year provide that the consolidated entitlements must be used in full for a period of 5 years and may not be...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. I have also announced that a special ex gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The REPS 4 2008 agri-environmental plan belonging to the person named was rejected for payment. This rejection was successfully appealed on 13th May 2009 and the file is currently being re-processed.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: This person applied for 5 animals and payment has already issued for 3 animals. Payment for 1 further animal has been approved and will issue shortly. Payment will not be made for the fifth animal as this calf and the cow were sold before all the measures were completed.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: The amount spent on taxis by my Department since 2007 is set out in the following table. These figures comprise payments to both the firms with whom my Department has accounts and taxis used by officials in my Department as part of normal work related travel arrangements, both home and abroad. Year Amount Spent on Taxisâ'¬ 2007 79,418 2008 86,171 2009 to-date 26,133 The use of taxis by...

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (9 Jun 2009)

Brendan Smith: There is no record of a formal application received in my Department under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme from the person concerned.