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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October, the interim balancing payment which issued on 1 December and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme which issued on 21 September, were on the basis of those...

Written Answers — Horse Breeding Industry: Horse Breeding Industry (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is approved by my Department to maintain the studbooks of origin for the Irish Draught Horse and Irish Sport Horse breeds. HSI is responsible for devising and implementing strategies for the development and promotion of the Irish Sporthorse and Irish Draught horse breeds including all aspects of breeding, sport and leisure activities. My Department allocates...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 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, as outlined in these Terms and Conditions. Applicants are also required to record all details of each measure on the Departments Database through the Animals Event System. The person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. Payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have commenced nationally on 18 October 2010 and 21 September 2010 respectively. The person named submitted an application with 12 land parcels, 5 of which required re-digitisation....

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The basis for my statement that Coillte is a private company is that, pursuant to Section 9 (1) of the Forestry Act 1988, Coillte Teoranta was incorporated on 8 December 1988 as a private company under the Companies Act 1963, that is to say, a company limited by shares. The judgement by the European Court of Justice, to which you refer, related to the company's eligibility for payment of...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Pursuant to Section 9 (1) of the Forestry Act 1988, Coillte Teoranta was incorporated on 8 December 1988 as a private company under the Companies Act 1963, that is to say, a company limited by shares. The shares are held by the Minister for Finance and myself as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. As a Shareholder, and in view of the fact that Coillte is the State forestry...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. The application was fully processed; the 75% advance payment issued on 21 September 2010 and the 25% balancing payment issued on 10 November 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person named submitted an application for the 2010 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 11 May 2010. Payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have commenced nationally on 18 October 2010 and 21 September 2010 respectively. The application of the person named contained 2 land parcels. An advance payment of 50% issued, with regard the...

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: There is no obligation on a mart premises currently to seek approval as an assembly centre, unless the mart wishes to participate in intra-community trade. There are no new EU requirements in relation to animal movement or testing. My Department is engaged in ongoing discussions with the European Commission regarding the interpretation and application of the current rules.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The person named lodged an appeal with the Agriculture Appeals Office on 2 February 2010 in relation to my Department's decision to disallow payment in respect of one land parcel which had been found to be dual-claimed with another Scheme applicant. Following an oral hearing, the Agriculture Appeals Office ruled in favour of the person named on 14 December 2010. My Department is in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The following is the list of animal welfare organisations awarded ex-gratia funding in December 2010 and 2009. The funding is provided to these, largely voluntary organisations, to assist with their work in the provision of animal welfare services. 2010 awards to Animal Welfare Organisations Allocations € Ability Dogs Ltd, Rockchapel, Cork 5,000 A Dog's Life, Maynooth, Co. Kildare...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 29 April 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 application has been fully processed. All outstanding payments due under the Disadvantaged Areas...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. Payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme have commenced nationally on 18 October 2010. The person named submitted an application with 26 land parcels, 4 of which required re-digitisation. My Department has now completed this re-digitisation process and the final balancing payment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: As there is no record of an appeal having been received on this matter, I have arranged for an official of my Department to make direct contact with the person named with a view to resolving this issue.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: During 2008 and 2009 my Department carried out a number of Focus Groups around the country. The main objectives of the Focus Groups were: To promote awareness of the benefits of the Departments on-line service and Agfood.ie; Gain insight into farmers' attitudes towards farming in Ireland; and To assess farmer attitudes towards my Department. The cost of the Focus Groups in the two years in...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: The numbers and costs associated with the use of mobile telephones is an operational matter for the State Bodies/Agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: Details of the number of mobile telephones paid for and the amount spent during the requested periods are shown in the following table: Year Number of Mobile accounts Total Spend 2006 1,525 â'¬827,819.59 2007 1,835 â'¬924,019.60 2008 1,931 â'¬1,008,088.10 2009 1,917 â'¬701,944.06 2010 1,626 â'¬ 512,401.38 My Department makes extensive use of mobile telephony and related...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

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. There are sufficient staff available in all local offices to deal with the outstanding REPS applications and in this regard payments are issuing to applicants...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: