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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: On the basis of expenditure to date and that forecast to year-end, my Department anticipates savings on the Vote in 2010 across some subheads. The anticipated savings will arise across various subheads on the Administrative Budget as well as across a range of other schemes and services. Some reallocation between subheads may also occur. The difficulty in estimating the full-year savings...

Written Answers — Beef Exports: Beef Exports (25 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department, in co-operation with Bord Bia and the Department of Foreign Affairs, held a seminar in the Philippines in September 2007 in order to demonstrate the safety standards applicable to Irish food products and the effectiveness of our BSE controls. The veterinary authorities in the Philippines wrote to my Department in early 2008 requesting a list of approved meat plants, from which...

Written Answers — Farm Incomes: Farm Incomes (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Teagasc's National Farm Survey provides estimates of average farm income in Ireland every year. The following table shows these figures for the years in question, 2005 to 2009. Average Family Farm Income by System of Farming € 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 All Farms 22,459 16,680 19,687 16,993 11,968 Full-time farms 40,483 34,486 43,938 37,950 24,214 Part-time farms 11,372 7,899 7,993 7,580...

Written Answers — Farm Incomes: Farm Incomes (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Teagasc's National Farm Survey provides estimates of average farm income in Ireland every year and, while it does not provide data on a county basis, they are available per region. The following table shows the figures for what is classified as Region 6 - Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Tipperary South, Waterford - for the years in question, 2005 to 2009. Figures for the whole of Ireland are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The application submitted by the person named is currently being reviewed by my officials. This review is due to be finalised within the next 10 days and my officials will be in contact with the applicant notifying him of the outcome.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 together. Given that the matters involved are quite complex, in that it concerns a Trust under the Will of the deceased, I have made arrangements for an official of my Department to make direct contact with the persons named with a view to the early resolution of the queries raised.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 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. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the payments due will issue to the person named.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Two applications were received on 17 May 2010 requesting the transfer of a total of 28.32 Single Payment entitlements to the person named from the person previously registered as owner of the herd-number. Since the person named did not become the registered owner of the herd-number until 5 October 2010 the requested transfer of entitlements will take place for the 2011 scheme year. The...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2010. The 75% advance payment on the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, which issued on 21 September 2010 and the 50% advance on the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October 2010, were both on the basis of the land cleared at that stage, as a number of parcels declared...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 24 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. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 16...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 11 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. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 23...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application was received on 11 May 2010 requesting the transfer of 10.18 Single Payment entitlements by way of lease from the person named to another farmer. The requested transfer was completed on 25 November 2010 after which the person named holds 4.57 entitlements. Full payment will issue shortly to the person named for 2.18 entitlements based on his declaration of that number of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. During the validation of the application, an over-claim was identified in respect of one land parcel, while a number of other parcels required re-digitising. As the matter regarding the over-claim was resolved following correspondence between the person named and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2010. The advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Farm Payment issued to the person named on 22 September and 18 October respectively on the clear eligible area, as some of the land parcels declared required re-digitisation. This process is...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The cost of energy in my Department for 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 is as follows, - €3.8m - €3.1m - €2.4m ( to date ).

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 22 April 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed. Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payment Scheme all...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 21 September, was on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a parcel listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. This process is now...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. An advance of the Single Farm Payment issued to the person named on 18 October on the clear eligible area. A number of the land parcels listed on the application required digitisation. The advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Farm...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 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 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 (30 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Two applications were received on 17 May 2010 requesting the transfer of 44.37 Single Payment entitlements by way of gift and 9.82 Single Payment entitlements by way of lease respectively to the person named from other farmers. The transfer by way of gift was completed on 9 July 2010. Entitlements being transferred by lease must be accompanied by an equal or greater number of hectares of...