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Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The deadline of 31 December 2008 for completion of work by farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006 is a condition of the EU state aid approval for the Scheme. The EU Commission has since reaffirmed that this deadline must be respected strictly. Accordingly there are no further plans to approach the European Commission for approval to...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Mr Farrell's application for a Ministerial Declaration to allow him to temporary lease his milk quota for the 2008/2009 milk quota year was received in my Department on 13 October 2008. His application was refused on the grounds that it did not come under the category of force majeure. Mr Farrell has been informed of his options regarding his quota, including the possibility of selling it...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An application was received on 15 May 2008 requesting the transfer of 30.86 Single Farm Payment entitlements from the joint names of the person named and his late father into the sole name of the person named. As the requested transfer was by way of inheritance, it was necessary to request the normal testamentary documentation in support of this transfer. The required documentation has now...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Payment under the Farm Waste Management Scheme issued to the person concerned on 28 November 2008.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Early Retirement (ERS3) Scheme for the person named was received in my Department on 16 October 2008. It could not be accepted for processing as the Scheme was suspended for new applications with effect from 15 October 2008. I have no plans, at present, to reopen the Early Retirement Scheme to new applications, but the limiting of the suspension of the Scheme will...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 1st May 2008. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. Payment will issue within one week.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

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

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Following a series of meetings at the Labour Relations Commission, the industrial dispute which commenced on Monday 6th October, 2008 was resolved. Normal work resumed last week in all of the Department's local offices and work is ongoing to ensure the prompt delivery of all payments to farmers.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Under the terms and conditions of the Farm Waste Management Scheme, the grant-aid is paid on the lesser of the receipts/invoices lodged by the applicant together with costs of own contributions in terms of labour and machinery or my Department's Standard Costs. In this case, the grant-aid of 60% was calculated on the basis of my Department's Standard Costs.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned was paid grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme by my Department on 24 October 2008.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Applications under the Farm Waste Management Scheme continue to be approved for payment in the South Roscommon office of my Department.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person named is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. Payment will be made by my Department to the person concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Chicken fillets produced within the EU are subject to the same health and safety requirements regardless as to their origin. For poultry products imported from outside the EU these must come from plants approved under the European Union veterinary inspection regime and having equivalent standards as that within the EU. There is a set of inspection procedures in place to ensure compliance...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: A response was issued on this matter on 1 December 2008.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: As the EU Commission has consistently indicated its position that the 31st December deadline must be respected strictly, I have no plans to extend the deadline.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Applications under this Scheme are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I have made provision of €56.7 million in 2009 to meet current commitments under the Early Retirement Scheme from Farming and the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. It is not possible to quantify the savings that will arise due to suspension for new applications of the Early Retirement Scheme and Young Farmers' Installation Scheme.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: It is not possible to determine precisely the number of people who may have intended making an application under the Early Retirement Scheme from Farming, though I am aware of figures submitted to my Department by various farming organisations. I have made provision of €47 million in 2009 to meet current commitments under the Early Retirement Scheme from Farming and have no plans at present...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: It is not possible to give an accurate assessment of the number of people who may have intended making an application under the Early Retirement Scheme, though I am aware of figures submitted to my Department by various farming organisations. I have made provision of €47 million in 2009 to meet current commitments under the Early Retirement Scheme from Farming and have no plans at present...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The following table shows a breakdown by year of the cost (including EU funding) of financing the Early Retirement Scheme for the Years 2003-2007: Year € million 2003 78.1 2004 71.2 2005 61.8 2006 54.7 2007 53.3 Total 319.1 The amount of EU co-funding claimed in respect of Early Retirement for the years 2003-2007 was €164.26 million.