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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: EU Commission approval for the introduction of five targeted modernisation schemes focused on supporting productive investment in the agricultural sector was received earlier this year. Due to the relatively short time-frames for completion of the investment works concerned, priority was given to the introduction of the Sow Welfare and Poultry Welfare Schemes which were launched on 16 June...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 together. An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. The application of the person named is now processed and the 75% advance payment due under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme will issue shortly. The 25% balancing payments under that Scheme are scheduled to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: Considerable progress has been made over the past year in implementing a comprehensive reconfiguration of my Department's local office structure, as part of which sixteen enhanced regional offices are being developed, including one in Co Galway. Work on this process is continuing and I am anxious that the new local office structure is fully in place as soon as possible. As the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: There are currently 533 members of the staff of my Department participating in the Civil Service Worksharing Scheme, which, I understand, is the scheme referred to in the question. Of these, 504 are female and 29 male. My Department is supportive of family friendly and work life balance policies in the workplace and accommodates staff wishing to avail of these arrangements subject to the...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 23 April 2010. The 75% advance payment, paid on 21 September 2010, was on the basis of those parcels processed by my Department at that stage. As the remaining land parcels are digitised further payments will be made. The 25% balancing payments under this Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 9 April 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and animal identification inspection. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The National Reserve fund is replenished each year by the value of unused entitlements that are surrendered to the Reserve under the entitlement usage rules. This year the value of the unused entitlements will not be known until the end of the year. It is expected that allocations from 2010 National Reserve will commence shortly afterwards. Allocations under the 2008 and 2009 National...

Written Answers — Tree Felling Licences: Tree Felling Licences (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: A felling licence has not yet issued for this site. My Department has requested further information from Coillte Teoranta on the proposed felling plan for the site at Castlecomer Demesne. Following receipt of this plan, a decision will be taken by the Department on the granting of a licence.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: I have arranged to have an official of my Department's Single Payment Unit make direct contact with the person named regarding this matter.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 15 April 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and animal identification inspection. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The following is the information requested Report recommendation Annual saving identified in Report Progress to date, saving achieved 1 Transfer export promotion function of An Bord Bia and BIM to Enterprise Ireland; transfer BIM's other functions to DAFF and consider same for An Bord Bia €7.3m Partially implemented; BIM marketing functions transferred to An Bord Bia.COFORD integrated...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: By way of transfer on 5 May 2006 the applicant received 16.64 Single Payment entitlements without land by inheritance (gift). These entitlements would appear to have been established under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1792/2003 on the land claimed by the applicant to draw down his payments from 2006 onwards. The applicant originally submitted a claim on the commonage in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Sheep Fencing and Handling Facilities Scheme will open for applications on 1 November next.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: As outlined in the reply to Parliamentary Question 10960 of 7 April 2004, the application from the person named under the 1994 scheme was rejected for a number of reasons which were notified to the applicant. At the time the application was examined, my Department was not aware that she had her land let on the conacre system in the years from 1996 and, as a result, this issue was not included...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2010. Following initial processing, an issue was identified relating to over-claim on certain of the land parcels declared, which necessitated resolution by the person named. To date, a response is awaited to my Department's letter of 14 October to the person named...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, payment of the grant is made once it has been established that the requirements of the Scheme have been met, including the conditions in relation to property, education and income. The outcome of my Department's examination of the application will be made known to the applicant...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: In accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002, pig offal is classified as a Category 3 animal by-product (ABP). This is the lowest risk category of animal by-product. Pig offal is not generally regarded as hazardous waste. The normal method of disposal of pig offal is by rendering. The above mentioned regulation provides for a number of other approved methods of disposal of pig offal....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2010. The application of the person named is now processed and 75% advance payment due under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme has issued. The 25% balancing payments under that Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 20 October 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 486 and 487 together. An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 27 April 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and animal identification inspection. While all of the cases selected for ground eligibility inspection have now been inspected and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September, with an advance payment of 75% issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation;...