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Written Answers — Farmers' Markets: Farmers' Markets (4 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: A Farmers Markets' Code of Good Practice has been drawn up by a group representative of stakeholders and chaired by my Department and followed a public consultation. The voluntary Code was launched by Minister Sargent at Bloom 2009. The Code signifies that Farmers Markets displaying the banner have undertaken to hold markets regularly; to source a substantial proportion, ideally 50%, of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: Research institutions that can demonstrate the necessary research capabilities, including Universities, Institutes of Technology, Teagasc and DAFF laboratories are eligible to submit proposals for funding through the competitive public good research programmes operated by my Department i.e. the Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM), the Research Stimulus Fund and the COFORD forestry...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Seafood Development Centre (SDC), which delivers on a key recommendation of the Government strategy 'Steering a New Course' seafood strategy 2007-2013, will support and provide industry with a commercially focused innovation and new product development capability. The SDC is managed by Bord Iascaigh Mhara, which has advised that 60 seafood companies have used or are using the innovation...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (4 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food publishes detailed data on the structure of and employment within the agrifood sector based on two sources, the Census of Industrial Production (CIP) and the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), which are both published by the Central Statistics Office on an annual and quarterly basis respectively. This data is published and analysed...

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (4 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. In the mid term review of the CAP conducted in 2003, Ireland opted for full decoupling of payments from production. This has proved to be a success for Ireland and I am committed to this approach for the foreseeable future. My view is that decoupled payments remain the best way of underpinning the incomes of small family farms, while...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Mar 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 — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (4 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: The documentation necessary to effect registration has been lodged by my Department in the Property Registration Authority under the two Schedule numbers mentioned in the details.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (9 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: Under EU law, membership of quality assurance schemes must be open to product from other member states that meet the required standard. Bord Bia operates quality assurance schemes for beef, pork, lamb, horticulture, chicken and eggs. Producers and processors in Northern Ireland have applied for, and have met, the Bord Bia standard in respect of chicken and eggs. Neither Bord Bia nor Irish...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 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 — Movement of Animals: Movement of Animals (9 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: For applicants under the Suckler Welfare Scheme, the temporary movement of an animal will not result in the loss of payment, where it relates to an agricultural show, or for the purposes of the live animal display at the compulsory training courses for applicants. The movement from and back to the holding must be recorded on my Department's Animal Identification and Movement System (AIM),...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: Following direct contact by an official of my Department with the person named, an issue relating to two land parcels has been resolved, as a result of which payment will shortly issue directly to the nominated bank account of the applicant.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: Due to industrial action by staff in my Department, I am unable to provide a reply to this question.

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Scheme: Agri-Environment Scheme (9 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: The preparation of documents relating to the new agri-environment scheme is at an advanced stage and I hope to be in a position to publish them and to launch the scheme shortly. I am arranging to have the Deputy provided with a copy of a presentation, outlining the structure of the scheme in general terms, which my officials are making today to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 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 (9 Mar 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 (9 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Hardship Grant is aimed at assisting eligible owner/keepers(s) with a TB or Brucellosis restricted holding where animals are retained and fed during periods of restriction. The eligibility period for the current scheme is from 1 November 2009 to 30 April 2010. In order to ensure that all eligible owners/keepers actually receive payment under the scheme, the application form for the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Mar 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 — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Mar 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 (9 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: Due to industrial action by staff in my Department, I am unable to provide a reply to this question.

Written Answers — Crop Losses: Crop Losses (9 Mar 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 the nursery industry.