Results 6,641-6,660 of 18,482 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: I have had arrangements made for an official of my Department make direct contact with the person named regarding this matter.
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: Where there are no deliveries made against a milk quota during two consecutive milk quota years (1 April to 31 March) the milk quota reverts to the national reserve with effect from the 1 April in the third year, except in cases where there was an exceptional reason temporarily affecting production capacity. The quota holder concerned was sent a letter on 9 August 2010 giving him the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 17 May 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility inspection and a full cross compliance inspection. While all of the cases selected for ground eligibility inspection have now been inspected and a high level of payment has been achieved...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was established on 01 January, 2007 under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Marine and natural Resources and came under the aegis of my Department in late 2007. The following is a table of the total budget allocations made to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 together with the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board is an independent statutory body and hence the internal financial management is a matter for the Board, in which the Minister does not have a role. However, the Department has forwarded the request to the ALAB for its consideration and for a direct reply to the Deputy.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: Some 90% of farmers have got it. Deputy Connaughton is misrepresenting the case as usual. We are six weeks ahead with the single farm payment.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: Deputy Connaughton is misrepresenting the case as usual.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: I have given that commitment.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: More than 90% of farmers in Longford have already got their payments.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: Definitely not.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 6 May 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance Inspection. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department is involved in the payment of a wide range of grants and subventions including, for example, payments under the Single Payment Scheme to some 130,000 beneficiaries and area based compensation allowances to some 102,000 farmers. The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and the resources required to compile the level of detail would not be...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas' Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme all ground eligibility inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a ground eligibility inspection. On the other hand cross-compliance inspections may be carried out within the calendar year and do not hold up...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2010. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September, with an advance payment of 75 per cent issuing in respect of 9.53 hectares amounting to â¬686.06. A deduction of â¬94.07 in respect of an overpayment relating to an overclaim of area under...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: 11,370 farmers completed their five year REPS contract in the period October 2009 to October 2010. 9,236 applications were received for the new Agri-Environment Options Scheme, which closed on 17 May 2010.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: All issues in relation to leases for Government Departments / Offices, including my Department is a matter for the Office of Public Works.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: All issues in relation to leases for Government Departments / Offices is a matter for the Office of Public Works.
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: A major rationalisation plan for my Department was approved by Government last year. This plan involves a comprehensive restructuring of the Department's local office network and provides a fully integrated service to our farming clients and the wider agri-food and rural environmental sectors at regional level. The plan involves reducing, from 57 to 16, the number of offices from which the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: The number of eligible Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme applications amount to almost 130,000 per annum. As part of the application procedures for the both Schemes, applicants are requested to identify and remove ineligible areas, on maps provided by my Department, from their pre-printed land parcel details supplied by my Department. On receipt, the amended maps have to be...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: The application from the person named is being examined by my Department with a view to a decision being taken on entry into the Agri-environment Options Scheme. My Department will be in contact with the person named on the outcome of this process in the near future. Under the EU Regulations governing the Agri-Environment Options Scheme and the NATURA 2000 Scheme, payments may issue when...