Results 5,341-5,360 of 18,459 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: I understand that a technical issue relating to the mapping of the plots on this site has now been resolved. The forestry application is currently being processed and I have asked that payment to be expedited. I understand that there are no outstanding single farm payments due to the person in question. Question No. 566 answered with Question No. 560.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial action by staff in my Department, I am unable to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Given that I have only recently announced a Scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage, it would not be appropriate or indeed justified to review its terms and conditions. The closing date for receipt applications under this Scheme is Friday next, 19 February, and thereafter every effort will be...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — National Herd: National Herd (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: The number of active bovine herd numbers recorded at 31 December 2009 was 117,287.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Following a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January 2010, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include fodder beet.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Following a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include hardy nursery stock.
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to Industrial Action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are currently ten State Bodies (listed below) under the aegis of my Department with the marketing function for seafood transferred from BIM to Bord Bia in June 2009 and COFORD subsumed into my Department with effect from 1 August 2009. While there are no plans to further rationalise any of these bodies at this time, the situation is under constant review. List of Bodies: Bord Bia; Bord...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Following a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include fodder beet.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Following a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include hardy nursery stock.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 12th May 2009. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. During the course of the ground inspection carried out on 29th June 2009 discrepancies were found with parcel numbers X13101048, X13403091 and X19405020...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to industrial Action by staff in my Department,I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department enables and encourages all staff to donate blood during normal working hours. Those staff who donate blood during office hours do not lose time on their monthly flexitime balance.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named was allocated 19.48 Single Payment entitlements to the value of â¬53.40 each in 2005. The EU Regulations governing the Single Payment scheme provide that a farmer must use his/her entitlements at least once over a three year period otherwise they are lost to the National Reserve. A farmer uses entitlements by declaring one hectare of land per entitlement per year on a...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Feb 2010)
Brendan Smith: A meeting of the Single Payment Advisory Committee will take place shortly with a view to making recommendations on the arrangements for the 2010 National Reserve. Applications forms will then be made available with a closing date of 17 May 2010.