Results 7,061-7,080 of 18,496 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Food Labelling Legislation: Food Labelling Legislation (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: My colleague, the Minister for Health & Children has overall responsibility for food labelling legislation. Under the EU general labelling Directive 2000/13/EC as operated by his Department the place of origin of foodstuffs circulating within the EU is required to be declared only if its absence might mislead the consumer to a material degree. As products, including food products, which are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Financial approval for afforestation grant aid issued to the person in question on 16th November 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department has completed its review of the situation of the person named in the light of the Court ruling determining that he was entitled to a 1/38 share of the commonage in question. A decision has been made to carry out a re-calculation of the payments made to the applicant for each year since 2006. When the processing work is completed in respect of the re-calculations, payments in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named registered 36 animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Welfare Scheme, it is necessary in the case of herds with more than 10 animals that calves be weaned in at least two separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of 5 days. As the person named submitted a weaning date of 8 October 2009 for all the animals,...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An initial application for the Early Retirement scheme from the person named was received in my Department on 16 October 2008. This application was not accepted for processing as it was received after the date the scheme was suspended for new applications, i.e. 14 October 2008. My Department's decision to reject this application was upheld by the Agriculture Appeals Office. The scheme was...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 26 April 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation; while this process is now complete it was found that the reference areas on a number of parcels had been over-claimed. These errors were raised with the person named and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th May 2008. 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 04/12/2008 and 11/12/2008 discrepancies were found with parcel numbers P12610011 and N10521009...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 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 a ground eligibility and full cross compliance inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed. During the course of the ground eligibility inspection the following parcels H12901017,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: There is no record in my Department of a 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application having been received from the person named. An official from my Department has been in touch with the herd-owner, who said he would submit a copy of his application together with proof of postage. The application will be processed on receipt of this documentation.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 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 — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Financial approval for afforestation grant aid issued to the person in question on 16th November 2010.

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: I understand that the estimated deforested area for the past five years, i.e. from 2005-2009, is 2,063.64 hectares. This estimate is based on felling licences issued and may be subject to amendment once the National Forestry Inventory is completed. In relation to the preservation of our forests in the context of privatisation, I am not aware of any proposals in this regard. The Deputy will,...

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: I am not aware of any proposals to purchase Coillte. In relation to the financial state of Coillte, the company recorded a profit of €4.2 million in 2009 despite operating in a difficult trading environment. The company has recorded retained profits of €256m and eliminated the need for Exchequer funding for operational purposes. It has also funded a major programme of capital investment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 21 April 2010. This application was selected for a ground eligibility and animal identification inspection. During the course of the ground eligibility inspection deductions were made to parcel Z22302093. The claimed area of 38.14ha is reduced to 37.91ha. As the total area found...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 April 2010. No land was declared on the application and the person named has no Single Farm entitlements. An official of my Department will contact the person named with a view to assisting her with any outstanding queries she may have in relation to the application.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 13 May 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed. Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2010. Following initial processing of the application, the person named was found to have dual-claimed a number of land parcels with other scheme applicants. In keeping with standard procedure, all parties concerned were written to; in response, by letter dated 28...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. Initial payments issued under both schemes were based on the land parcels that were cleared at the time, as a number of other land parcels declared by the person named required digitisation. This process has now been completed. As a result of which, the balancing...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 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 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 21 September, were calculated on the basis of those land parcels cleared for payment at that...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The EU Regulations governing REPS 4 and other area-based schemes provide that payments issue in two instalments. The first instalment of 75% may be paid once all administrative checks on all applications, as well as cross-checks against areas declared on Single Payment Scheme applications, have been completed. The SPS application concerned has not yet been finalized and when this is done the...