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Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the European Union's instrument for the management of fisheries and aquaculture. It was set down in 1983 and has been reviewed on a 10 year basis since then (in 1992 and 2002). It embraces such key areas as access to resources, conservation, control and enforcement structures and fleet policy. Since Ireland jointed the European Community, landings by...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The amount spent on advertising in the Irish language by my Department from 2003 to date was approximately €45,650. Expenditure on advertising by agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for the bodies themselves.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: Details for the counties of Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim are set out in tabular form below. The percentage figures are expressed as a proportion of farmers active in REPS at the end of each calendar year. Year Number of REPS farm Inspections % of western applicants inspected 2003 3,631 26 2004 3,809 24 2005 4,637 27 2006 2,966 13 2007 1,633 9 The number of farmers...

Written Answers — : (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The figures sought are presently being compiled and my Department will provide them to the Deputy within the next 2 weeks.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: Mayo County Council applied for a licence under the Foreshore Acts to construct a temporary bridge at Achill Sound in March 2006. A licence to facilitate the construction of the temporary bridge was granted to the Council in October 2006. The licence included specific conditions relating to the methodology to be employed in the construction of the bridge. My Department has received...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The publication of certain details of payments to individual beneficiaries under schemes funded or co-funded by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is a mandatory requirement under Council Regulation (EC) 1290/2005. The Regulation is binding and directly applicable in all Member States. My Department, as the EU...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: Applications received under the Farm Improvement Scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding made available for the Scheme by the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016.

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: Agreement was reached between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the farm bodies on additional measures to reduce the grazing pressure on the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex and Maumturk Mountains Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). The objective of this agreement, for which NPWS are making additional payments...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: In the new Forestry Bill, which will replace the 1946 Forestry Act, it is proposed to take a more flexible approach regarding the question of replanting after harvesting. However, the general principle of replanting after felling will remain in order to ensure that the national forest estate is maintained. Under the Forestry Act 1946, it is illegal to fell a tree of any age or uproot trees...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: In order to import fish or fishery products into Ireland from a non EU country the importer is required to register with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). Fish or fishery products coming from a non EU country must go through an approved Border Inspection Post (BIP). There are three approved BIPs in Ireland, namely Dublin Port, Dublin Airport and Shannon Airport. The relevant BIP...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The claim for payment lodged by the person concerned is being processed by my Department. I would expect that payment will be made in the near future provided that the claim is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Scheme.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The Legal Services Division of my Department is in ongoing contact with a Solicitor for the person named in the details in an attempt to rectify the title to the plot of land concerned. This is a complicated matter but will be brought to a conclusion as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: There is a large number of AHCS forms and it is not clear which forms the Deputy has in mind. In any event, such forms can be rejected for a variety of reasons unrelated to fraud and my Department does not maintain records of the number of forms rejected in the 28 District Veterinary Offices throughout the country. There is no evidence of widescale corruption by farmers in relation to TB...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The following is the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the salaries and other benefits of the Chief Executive Officers of the commercial and non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department: Agency Current Basic Salary Pension Scheme Ancillary Benefits â'¬ Coillte Teoranta 297,024 Yes Performance Related Bonus Scheme Irish National Stud 104,668...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The relevant information is presently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Compensatory Allowance Scheme was received from the person named on the 1st May 2008. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation, governing these Schemes the application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and full cross compliance inspection. The inspection was...

Written Answers — Farm Debt: Farm Debt (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The Central Bank's Quarterly Bulletins (Statistical Annex Table C8 and C9) contain data on the aggregate level of deposits and credit in the agriculture sector (including forestry). Taken together these datasets give an indicative level of aggregate indebtedness in the sector. In December 2007 deposits for the sector stood at €2,904m with credit advances standing at €4,761m. This equates...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1600 and 1601 together. Under the terms and conditions of the Non-Food Set-aside Scheme, farmers are entitled to grow energy crops on lands otherwise required to be set-aside. However, given that the requirement for set-aside land was reduced to 0% under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme, those farmers concerned are now participating under the 2008 Energy Crops...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The claim for payment lodged by the person concerned is being processed by my Department, and assuming the claim is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Scheme the payment will be made as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: I have asked my officials to review the case referred to by the Deputy. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome when the review has been completed.