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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The process of paying the annual forestry premium is under way. Payments will issue to applicants shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The process of paying the applicant in question is under way. A payment will issue to him shortly.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (7 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: Under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme and other area-based schemes, all of the land declared by an applicant to support a claim (owned, rented and leased) must be available to the applicant for a period including 31 May 2009. The person declaring the land for the single payment will be held responsible for any non-compliance with statutory management requirements under cross-compliance, or...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The REPS planners in question are employed on temporary fixed-term contracts by Teagasc. The recently announced moratorium on public service recruitment prevents Teagasc from renewing such contracts. The budgetary impact of the non-renewal of contracts is an operational matter for Teagasc. My Department has allocated €132 million to Teagasc for non-capital purposes in 2009. Subject to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: One Civil Servant in my Department has been dismissed from 2004 to date in 2009.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: I understand that Portmagee Youth Group is in discussions with Kerry County Council regarding acquiring a site for the purpose of developing a playground. The group, in conjunction with Kerry County Council, is considering a number of sites for the proposed playground, including an area of reclaimed foreshore. No application for a foreshore lease has been received by my Department. Any...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named has five animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has issued for three of the animals. The remaining two animals are in error, as the applicant declared that they were castrated during the six-week meal feeding period. The rules of the scheme state that castration must take place outside this time. My Department has written to the person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The forestry premium was paid to this applicant on 5th May 2009.

Written Answers — Land Commission: Land Commission (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department is not aware of any outstanding requests for copy documents in this case. Certified copies of former Land Commission documentation may be obtained from the Keeper of Records in my Department, Records Branch, National Archives Building, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Telephone 01 4750766. Owners and purchasers of land and their legal or personal representatives may access relevant...

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: In the context of the reform of the EU sugar regime in 2006, EU restructuring aid was made available where a sugar processor renounced sugar quota and undertook to dismantle the associated sugar production facilities. The amount of the aid available was based on the size of the quota involved. The sugar processor concerned had to implement a restructuring plan including social commitments...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: (Brendan Smith) Payment will issue to the person named within the next 15 days.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The only record available in respect of the person named is of an application to purchase milk quota in the second stage of the 2007/2008 Milk Quota Trading Scheme. He applied as a new entrant under 35 years of age, but was over the qualifying age limit and his application was ruled ineligible by the Co-Operative. The rules regarding eligibility for new entrants over 35 years of age were...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department has not employed consultants or lobbyists to act for it outside of the State in the past five years.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The persons named have 15 animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. There are errors regarding eight of the animals. A query letter recently issued regarding this matter, and an officer from my Department has also been in contact with a view to resolving the issue. The remaining seven animals have not yet been weaned.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next 15 days.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named began his REPS 4 contract on 1 January 2009. The question of a payment to him in respect of 2009 will not arise until all administrative checks on all 2009 applications for REPS 4 and the Single Payment Scheme are completed. In practice this is not likely to be earlier than October 2009.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next 15 days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named has 11 animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the rules of the scheme, a gradual weaning procedure must be followed. As the applicant weaned the animals in one group, they do not qualify for payment. My Department has written to the person named with a view to resolving the issue.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The following table sets out the Bills that were introduced and enacted into law and whether or not they gave effect to an EU Directive. Year Name of Act Information in relation to provisions to implement an EU Directive 2004 An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act 2004 No - Not applicable 2005 Veterinary Practice Act While the main purpose of the legislation was not driven by the need to implement...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The terms of reference for the Review Group established to examine dioxin contamination of pork and beef in Ireland are: to examine and report on the sequence of events leading up to the discovery of the dioxin contamination of Irish pork and beef; to assess the actions taken by the relevant authorities leading up to the withdrawal of products from the market. In the light of experience...