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Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The terms of the Sheep Fencing/Mobile Handling Equipment Scheme provide that the closing date for receipt of applications shall be 31 December 2013 rather than the period referred to by the Deputy. I do not propose, therefore, to treat applications as valid under the Scheme where they are accompanied by proof of having lodged an application for planning permission with the relevant local...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Government recently approved the drafting of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2010. The Bill gives effect to commitments in the Programmes for Government including the updating of existing animal health and welfare legislation and provides for significantly increased penalties for offenders.

Written Answers — Domestic Abattoirs: Domestic Abattoirs (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Slaughterhouses and meat processing plants operate under the approval of my Department in accordance with the terms of EU Regulations which are collectively known as the 'Hygiene Package'. These plants are supervised by veterinary inspectors employed by the Department, assisted in their duties by technical staff and by temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) drawn from private practice on a...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: In regard to the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) it is presumed that the Deputy is referring to EU-funded or co-funded expenditure undertaken by my Department which was the subject of an adjustment under the Clearance of Accounts procedure and had to be reimbursed to the Commission. The amounts are: Year* Amount 2005 €1,207,467.70 2006 €170,297.64 2007 ...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Expenditure on Export Refunds for the period 2005 – 2009 was as follows: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 €160,237,000 €97,851,000 €57,222,000 €13,361,000 €28,311,000 Export refunds are 100% EU funded.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, the original Government decision on the decentralisation of my Department was that 600 headquarter posts would move to Portlaoise; some 100 posts in the local offices in Cork city would move to Fermoy; and up to 100 posts in the laboratories in Cork and Limerick would move to Macroom. The Government announced, in 2008, that the moves of my Department's offices to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The herd-number previously held in the sole name of the person named was transferred into the joint names of the person named and another person on 20 February 2010. To qualify for payment under the Single Payment Scheme, the Single Payment entitlements should also be transferred from the sole name of the person named into joint names. My Department issued letters on 14 April 2010 to the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on 8 April 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October, the further 30% payment under the same Scheme, which issued on 1 December, as well as the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme which issued on 21 September, were...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 21 September and 18 October 2010 respectively, were on the basis of the land cleared at that stage, as a number of parcels...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 30 April 2010. Payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme have commenced nationally on 18 October 2010. The application from the person named was submitted with land parcels identified as requiring re-digitisation. My Department has now completed this process. The advance, interim and final...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on 26 April 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October, the further 30% payment under the same Scheme, which issued on 1 December, as well as the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme which issued on 13 September,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. A number of the land parcels listed on the application required re-digitisation. Following completion of this digitising, one of the parcels was identified as being over-claimed. The applicant was written to in this regard on 23 September and a reply to this letter...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 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 Animal Identification 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 (14 Dec 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 Animal Identification 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 (14 Dec 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. These checks have now been completed and payment will issue to the person named...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue. Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named which have required further examination. Officials in my Department are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 7 May 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification 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 (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October and the further 30% payment under the same Scheme, 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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Under the provisions of the governing EU Regulations, payments under the Single Farm Payment may be made only in respect of eligible land and applicants under the Scheme are obliged annually to declare to my Department the land parcels available to them. Details of the eligible area of the land parcels are recorded on my Department's Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). It is also...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Greencastle harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for the maintenance and development of the harbour rests with that local authority in the first instance. My Department has, however, in recent years, project managed works on phase one of the Greencastle Harbour development project on behalf of Donegal County Council as well as providing funding. Any application...