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- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
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. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications will issue this week to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. However...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: Applications received under the Farm Improvement Scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding made available for the Scheme by the 2006 Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: The application under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme submitted by the person named included a commonage parcel. My Department is currently examining the usage of this entire commonage, as the claims submitted by applicants in respect of this commonage under the Single Payment Scheme exceed the area of the commonage that is eligible for payment. My Department will make direct contact with the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: The person concerned was paid grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on 6 November 2008.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: A REPS 3 payment will issue to the person named within the next 10 days.
- Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (27 Jan 2009)
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). In the course of assessing the applications a number of complexities have arisen due to the Natura 2000 status of the area. As a result further consultation will be necessary with the...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: My Department requested additional information from the person named on 13 January 2009 as further queries had arisen in relation to his application. Processing of the application cannot be finalised until these queries have been answered.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: I have made provision of â¬47 million in 2009 to meet current commitments under the Early Retirement Scheme from Farming. It was necessary to suspend new applications for this scheme due to the budgetary situation.
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: The Nitrates Regulations (SI No. 378 of 2006) are a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the first instance. The objective of the Regulations is to protect water quality and the various provisions are designed to control the management of fertilisers, including the timing, method of application and maximum amounts that may be applied, in order to...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: My Department received 60 applications for the Early Retirement Scheme after 14 October 2008.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: My Department received 60 applications for the Early Retirement Scheme after 14 October 2008. These applications could not be accepted for processing as they were received after the Scheme had been suspended for new applications. 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 be considered at the...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: My Department received an application under the Early Retirement Scheme from the person named on 29 October 2008. It could not be accepted for processing as it was received after the Scheme had been suspended for new applications.
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
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. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications will issue this week to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. However...
- Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: The person named established 29.83 National Reserve entitlements at a unit value of â¬245.61. These were successfully consolidated in 2008 to 25.96 entitlements at a unit value of â¬282.22. The person named declared 25.96 eligible hectares under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme and full payment has issued: the advance payment (â¬3,054.28) on 20 October 2008, and the balancing payment...
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: Funding of â¬26.5m originally provided to Bord Bia in 2007 was supplemented by â¬1.2m during that year to implement the Bord's market development and promotional strategy with particular reference to initiatives in Asia. This followed a 20% increase in 2006. Funding of â¬27.5 million was provided in 2008 and a grant-in-aid of â¬25.3m has been included in the 2009 Estimates.
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: Entry to REPS 4 continues to be available to eligible applicants and I have no plans at present to restrict or close entry to the scheme.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: The person named has been asked to provide evidence that a REPS 20-hour training course has been completed, and must do so before his third-year REPS 3 payment can be released.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: An application for the 2008 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 2008. Following initial validation of the application, one of the land parcels declared was identified as having also been claimed by another scheme applicant. In keeping with standard practice, both parties were written to and requested to submit evidence of their right to claim the parcel in...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: The persons concerned are applicants for grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in respect of their application as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2009)
Brendan Smith: The total amount spent by my Department on foreign travel for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 was â¬693,690.40. I have detailed below the amounts spent by myself and the Ministers of State during this time: Minister Minister Brendan Smith â¬2,938.75 (from May 2008) Minister Trevor Sargent â¬7,565.97 (from Jan to Dec 2008) Minister Tony Killeen â¬2,185.34 (from May...