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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of the grants due to farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme which closed for the receipt of payment applications at the end of 2008 are currently under review.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: In December last I announced ex-gratia payments to a number of animal welfare organisations involved in the delivery of animal care. In order to be considered for such payments, animal welfare organisations were required to fulfil a number of conditions including the completion of a standard application form. Advertisements inviting applications for funding were placed in the national press...

Written Answers — Information Request: Information Request (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 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 last week to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. My Department is currently examining the application and will carry out the farm inspection concerned as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The table below shows the translation and printing costs of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003: Year Amount â'¬ 2005 19,641.05 2006 44,430.91 2007 40,171.94 2008 49,737.63 Total 153,981.53

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Hardship Grant Scheme 2008/2009 is aimed at assisting eligible owner/keepers(s) whose herds continue to be restricted during the period 1 November to 20 April following a reactor re-test. Payment is also subject to compliance with other terms and conditions of the scheme, including those relating to off-farm income, buying-in of cattle etc. In the case of the person concerned, the...

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Only fully completed applications made under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and received up to and including 14 October 2008 are being processed by my Department at present. Due to budgetary constraints, I am not in a position at present to re-consider the decision to suspend entry to the Scheme.

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Only fully completed applications made under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and received up to and including 14 October 2008 are being processed by my Department at present. Due to budgetary constraints, I am not in a position at present to re-consider the decision to suspend entry to the Scheme.

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The agreement concluded with pigmeat processors in December provides a facility of €180 million from the public finances to assist processors in funding the recall and destruction of certain pork products from the market and products in storage. The agreement covers both large and small processors. The details of the scheme have been published on my Department's website and final payments...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in respect of the application as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Some 48,580 applications were received from farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006. Some 17,397 payment claims remain to be brought to final payment stage in 2009, including those which completed the inspection process towards the end of 2008. I regret that it is not possible at this stage to provide a breakdown of these figures on a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on the 13th May 2008. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. The result of this inspection was clear. However, a cross-report was received in the Single Payment Unit relating to irregularities uncovered as part of an investigation...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in respect of the application as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department is processing two foreshore applications in respect of the proposed Belmullet Sewerage Scheme. The first application was received from Mayo County Council on 23 June 2008 for a foreshore licence to facilitate the discharge of treated effluent from a proposed wastewater treatment scheme at Belmullet. The application was circulated to my Department's consultees in the normal...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together. The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Following the recall of pork products initiated on 6 December 2008, my initial objective was to ensure that all the necessary measures were rapidly put in place to enable the restoration of supplies of Irish pork and bacon products in which the consumer can have full confidence. I have since established a Review Group to be chaired by Professor Patrick Wall to examine the dioxin...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The following are the details of press conferences and policy launches held by the Department in 2007 and 2008. Date Launch/Press Conference Cost € 24 Jan '07 Launch of National Development Plan 1,584.77 5 Mar '07 National Tree Week Launch 431.30 28 Mar '07 Bord Bia Horticulture Report 508.01 18 April '07 Launch of Dairy Investment Fund 782.96 26 Apr '07 Fruit and Veg. Growers...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The closing date for the receipt of applications under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme was 15 May 2008, with a further twenty-five calendar day period up to 9 June, for the acceptance of late applications, subject to a rising scale of penalties for such applications. Applications received on or after 10 June were subject to a 100% late penalty on all Single Payments for 2008. An application...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together. The person named did reply to queries from my Department concerning the remaining animals but the information he supplied did not resolve the problem. An official from my Department has now been in touch with him again and he is to forward more material. As soon as this additional material is received, the case will be processed further....