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Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Prison Service: Prison Service (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that 20 full-time and 8 part-time Chaplains are currently employed in prisons across the country. This amounts to 23.69 whole time equivalent positions. I understand also that Chaplains are employed by the Prison Service to work in particular prisons on the nomination of their local Bishop. The current payscale for the position of full-time Chaplain...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in May 2008. The application is being processed in the normal way with a view to establishing whether the applicants meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision in...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 24 January 2002, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 16 February 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 17 July 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: I wish to inform the Deputy that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State in 2000 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. The permission was renewed on a regular basis, and I am informed that it is currently valid until 23 September 2015. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by Officials in my Department that they can find no record of a current visa application for the person referred to. When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. This detail must be provided where a query on the status or other enquiry regarding a visa application arises....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2010. The person named submitted an application with 41 land parcels, 14 of which required re-digitisation. Payments issued to the person named on the basis of the land parcels clear for payment on 18 October 2010 and 1 December 2010 respectively. My Department has now completed the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2010. The person named submitted an application with 33 land parcels, 12 of which required re-digitisation. Payments issued to the person named on the basis of the land parcels clear for payment on 18 October 2010 and 1 December 2010 respectively. My Department has now completed the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: My Department produces over 70 pieces of legislation in any year almost all of which are secondary legislation and as such do not require a general scheme. However, my Department is proposing or contemplating 4 pieces of primary legislation at the present time, including the Greyhound Welfare Bill which has passed its second stage in the Seanad. There are 3 other Bills for which the...

Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: In the face of ever-greater concentration of demand, the grouping of supply through producer organisations (POs) is an economic necessity in order to strengthen the position of producers in the market. Accordingly, in its 2007 reform of the common organisation of the market for fruit and vegetables, the EU made further provision for financial assistance to producers grouping, on a voluntary...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The deputy will no doubt appreciate that the primary responsibility for avoiding super levy lies with each individual milk producer, and it is a responsibility that all dairy farmers should take very seriously in the lead-up to milk quota abolition in 2015. My priority is, firstly, to secure as much quota as possible at a national level, and, then, to ensure that as much quota as possible...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person named commenced REPS 4 on 1 July 2009. The 2009 payment issued in 2010. The REPS 4 2010 application from the person named has now been processed and payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: A total of 1159 Mayo farmers currently in REPS 4 have received their full 100% payment for 2010. A further 13 have received their 75% 2010 payment. Another 53 Mayo farmers in REPS 4 will receive their 75% 2010 payment within the next 10 working days. A further 3 Mayo farmers will receive their 25% 2010 payment shortly.

Written Answers — Animal Carcase Disposal: Animal Carcase Disposal (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: My Department is responsible for the approval and supervision of rendering plants and MBM stores in accordance with the terms of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, which governs the use and disposal of animal by-products (ABP) generally. Of the nine approved rendering plants, five are approved as Category 1 plants and can deal with all types of ABP, including specified risk material. The other...

Written Answers — Animal Carcase Disposal: Animal Carcase Disposal (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Nine plants have been approved in this country to render animal by-products (ABP) in accordance with the terms of Regulation (EC) 1774 of 2002. All of these plants operate under the supervision of my Department. Five of the plants are approved as Category 1 plants and can deal with all types of ABP, including specified risk material. The other four are Category 3 plants dealing with lower...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person named commenced REPS 4 on 1 September 2009. The 2009 REPS 4 payment issued in 2009. The REPS 4 2010 application from the person named is currently being processed and payment will issue as soon as possible.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: I thank Senators Regan, McDonald, Quinn and Bacik for the welcome they provided in respect of the Bill. At the conclusion of my initial contribution, I stressed a number of points relating to the legislation. In the first instance, the Bill does not merely respond to the judgment handed down by the High Court in the Dillon case, it does so in a generous manner. All the Senators who...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (26 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: I thank everybody who contributed to the speedy passing of an important legislative measure.