Results 10,861-10,880 of 18,459 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. This process is now complete and the application has been recently cleared and payment will issue in the coming days.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Since 2006 the company in question was awarded two consultancy contracts for my Department. The details required are as follows. YEAR TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT PAYMENTS 2006/2007 Report of the Independent Expert on Economic Analysis of Restructuring of Irish Sugar Industry 12 March 2006 to 23 February 2007 â'¬360,422 2010 Mid-Term Evaluation of the Rural Development...

Seanad: Welfare of Greyhounds Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: I am pleased to bring the Welfare of Greyhounds Bill 2010 before Seanad Éireann and look forward to an informed and constructive debate during its passage through this House. Greyhound racing is a very important industry which is responsible for sustaining 11,000 full-time and part-time jobs, both directly and indirectly, principally in rural communities. It provides an estimated €500...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

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. During the course of the Cross Compliance inspection the following non compliances were found under Statutory Management Requirements relating to animal identification and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2010. The 50% advance payment, which issued on 18 October and the further 30% payment, which issued on 1 December, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a number of other land parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. This...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2010. Payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have commenced nationally on 18 October 2010 and 22 September 2010 respectively. The person named submitted an application with 23 land parcels, 15 of which require re-digitisation....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Under the Terms and Conditions of the Suckler Welfare Scheme, applicants undertake to implement, for the full term of the Scheme, specific measures on all eligible suckler cows and the calves they are suckling. Applicants are also required to record all details of each measure on the Department's database through the Animals Event System. The person named did not submit any information...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: While an application requesting a transfer of ten Single Payment entitlements from the person named to another farmer by way of sale was received by my Department on 17 May 2010 and was subsequently fully processed and the entitlements transferred to the third party, my Department has no record of having received an application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme application form from the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: I understand that payment of the relevant afforestation grant is held pending receipt by my Department of provenance certificates from the applicant's forestry company. The company in question have been informed of the reason for the delay in making the payment.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme and has been found not to meet the requirements of a young trained farmer as laid down in the Scheme. The decision concerned is, however, subject to review within my Department and my Department will notify him of the outcome as soon as the review has been completed.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. It was necessary to transfer entitlements to the person named (from the late spouse of the person named) in order that payment could issue. This process is now complete and payments due to the person named will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2010. Following processing, as no errors were identified full payment issued; the 50% advance issuing on 18 October and the balance issuing on 1 December 2011.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. During the validation of the application, an overlap was identified in respect of one land parcel. The matter was resolved following correspondence with the person named and full payment issued on 8 December 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Payment to the person named will issue within 10 days.

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The pig industry is a valuable component of the overall agri-food sector, and has a farm gate value in excess of €300 million. The sector supports approximately 7,000 jobs including production, slaughter, processing, feed manufacture and services and these are dispersed around the country. Production, prices and exports grew significantly during 2010 and the impact of this growth was felt...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2010. The advance payment which issued on 18 October and the interim balancing payment which issued on 1 December were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a number of the land parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. This...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person named has been approved for participation in the Agri-environment Options Scheme (AEOS). However, the land parcels declared by all AEOS applicants, including the above named, must now be cross checked against land parcels declared in their 2010 Single Payment Scheme applications before the actual amount of any individual payment can be established. When this process is completed...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within 10 working days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person named registered twenty three animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has issued in respect of eight animals and a further two animals have been cleared for payment, which will issue shortly. The remaining thirteen animals have been deemed ineligible –twelve of the calves were sold before the required measures were completed, and the remaining animal was not...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The custom and practice in relation to Civil Servants on sick leave is that they are not replaced for the period of sick leave in question. The policy for dealing with work related stress is that the officers who report such stress to either local management or Personnel Division and who continue to work are made aware of the services of their Employee Assistance Officer. Officers on sick...