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Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Under the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988 Teagasc has responsibility for the provision of education and training to the agriculture sector. The delivery of the education and training programme including the number and the location of the colleges/centres from which the programme will be delivered and the future of any particular college are day-to- day operational...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named has 14 animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. When the application was processed, there were errors in respect of all of the animals. My Department has written to the person named regarding the errors, and a Department officer has been in contact with him with a view to resolving the matter.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Seafood safety is a matter in the first instance for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. The Marine Institute, Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, and Food Safety Authority in conjunction with the shellfish industry maintain programmes monitoring phytoplankton in Irish waters, in addition to toxins in Irish shellfish. I understand from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority that high...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Apr 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 (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Apr 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 (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Fishing Fleet Protection: Fishing Fleet Protection (1 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The position is as set out in my reply to Question 11947/09 of 24 March 2009. The fisheries fuel aid package referred to is the EU Regulation 744/2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the high fuel prices. This was introduced to mitigate against the impacts that the escalating fuel prices had on...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment issued to the person named on 23 March.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Uplands Sheep Payment, which I announced last week. This payment will be made to hill sheep farmers in December of this year, from the extra funds available under the National Reserve in 2009, following on from the recent CAP Health Check, which allows Ireland to fund measures that are targeted at specific sectors in need of assistance. In reaching...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department currently engages five single individuals on fixed contracts on a full time basis. Each of the five individuals are engaged in Information Technology projects within my Department. The question of the engagement of individuals of the type mentioned by the Deputy by Semi-State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for each Body, and as such,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: Information in the format sought by the Deputy is not readily available as in many instances the same staff are involved in the administration of EU funded, EU co-funded and nationally funded schemes. In 2008 my Department spent some €2.7 billion on programmes supporting the rural economy, the environment, structural change, markets and direct payments to farmers. These programmes...

Written Answers — Foreshore Applications: Foreshore Applications (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: Following confirmation by the Valuation Office that it would not be in a position to supply a valuation service in respect of activities on State foreshore, my Department sought approval from the Department of Finance for the use of valuers from the private sector. A number of applications for foreshore consents currently on hand cannot be progressed without valuation. The Department of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....