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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 and 401 together. An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th 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. Full...

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: A Limited Felling Licence was issued by the Forest Service of my Department to the person named on the 28th November 2008.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Rathmullan Pier is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its repair, maintenance and development rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department provided €50,625 in funding to Donegal County Council for this location in 2007 as part of the Fishery Harbours & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. However no application for funding was made by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The terms and conditions of the Farm Waste Management Scheme explicitly provide that— (a) the grant shall be calculated on the basis of the eligible receipts presented by the farmer or my Department's Standard Costs, whichever is the lesser, and (b) investments grant-aided under the preceding versions of the Scheme are taken into account in determining the level of eligible investment...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The following table shows the staff numbers in my Department based at Dockgate Building, Merchants Road, Galway in the years 2004-2008: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Agri Environment Schemes 19.0 17.0 20.0 20.00 19.00 District Livestock Office 27.5 26.4 District Veterinary Office 55.0 54.0 57.0 48.96 48.46 Integrated Controls 17.0 16.0 16.0 13.00 15.00 Services Staff 1.0 1.0 1.00 1.00...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Installation Aid Scheme. His application for payment is currently being examined and a decision will be made in regard to the application as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (10 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I understand that research is being carried out in the United Kingdom on the development of a BCG vaccine for cattle that could be used in conjunction with the tuberculin test. Officials from my Department are in regular contact with their counterparts in the UK laboratory and are closely monitoring developments. I should point out, however, that EU legislation prohibits the vaccination of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person named submitted a 2008 Single Payment application on 02/05/2008, declaring 31.82 hectares of forage lands. As a new entrant to farming the person named did not have entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme but also applied to the National Reserve for an allocation of entitlements. During the processing of the Single Payment application a Dual Claim arose on parcel L12923020. In...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. A good deal of work has been undertaken on drafting the new Animal Health and Welfare Bill which gives effect to a number of animal health and welfare commitments contained in the Programme for Government. My officials are currently meeting with a number of organisations that made submissions on the draft Bill following the public...

Written Answers — Land Dealings: Land Dealings (10 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The dealing in question is currently being dealt with in the Survey Branch of my Department and concerns a mapping conflict between a map lodged under Schedule number 83349 and the existing registered boundaries. All necessary steps are being taken with a view to completing the matter and it is anticipated that this will be done shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (10 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: All leases for this Department in Galway city are arranged by the Office of Public Works. The material requested by the Deputy will be included in the reply from the Minister for Finance (ref. Parliamentary Question No. 126).

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Dec 2008)

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

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (11 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Evaluations of the Food Dude Programme were undertaken by UCD in 2006 and 2007, which indicated that children who participated in the programme were now consuming more fruit and vegetables both at school and at home. The success of the pilot programme was recognised when it was awarded the International Best Practice Award from the World Health Organisation in 2006. An evaluation of the...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (11 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: 42,970 approvals to commence work have issued, to date, to farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006. A county-by-county breakdown of these approvals is not available at present. To date in 2008, €346.56 million has been paid out to farmers under the Scheme. This compares to €113.88 million in 2007 and €21.32 million in 2006.

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (11 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Live exports are an important component of Ireland's livestock industry providing an essential alternative to competition with the beef trade. Live cattle exports from Ireland in 2007 amounted to 207,000 animals, worth an estimated €110 million. To date this year, 141,347 live cattle and calves have been exported from Ireland (up to week ending 22nd November). This number is some 30% below...

Written Answers — Bord Bia Marketing Strategies: Bord Bia Marketing Strategies (11 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The Bord Bia marketing strategy for Irish beef for 2008 to 2013 is being implemented since the beginning of this year. The main emphasis of the strategy is on the high value European market. While the retail penetration of Irish beef in Europe is already very high and there is little room for significant conversion of new business there have been considerable gains in terms of volume of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An officer in the Legal Services Division of my Department is a member of the RIA Network and is also the liaison officer within the Department for RIA. The Better Regulation Agenda is a portion of this officer's work. In addition 8 officers attended the RIA training course at the Civil Service Training and Development Centre this year. It has not been necessary for my Department to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Payment of €1,360 in respect of seventeen animals was issued on 14 November 2008. Five calves will not qualify for payment as they were registered outside the statutory requirement of 27 days from the date of birth. One calf will not qualify because its dam calved down under 22 months of age. The remaining two animals are showing errors on the animal event dates. Staff from the Suckler...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (11 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 246 together. The EU Commission provides the satellite imagery used for eligibility inspections by way of Remote Sensing. Satellite inspections are carried out for the control of eligibility of the area-based schemes in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 796/2004 laying down detailed rules for the...