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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2010. The 50% advance payment, which issued on 18 October was on the basis of the land cleared at that stage, as a number of parcels declared required digitising. Balancing payments under the scheme, would, in normal circumstances, be confined to those whose applications are fully processed,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application was received on 28 April 2010 requesting the transfer of 175.06 Single Payment entitlements to the entity named from another farmer by way of Milk Production Partnership. The herd-number was only transferred into the sole name of the entity named on 6 July 2010. Prior to that it was registered in the multiple names of three persons. Payment for 2010 can only issue to the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The EU Commission has raised some technical questions regarding payments to sheep farmers under EU Pillar 1 and Pillar 11 Schemes, including the Grassland Sheep Scheme. My officials have responded in detail to the Commission and there are ongoing discussions between both parties. I am seeking an early conclusion to these discussions. In addition, it is a fundamental requirement under the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. My Department is involved in a pilot project which presented the 2011 Estimate in a new format with the focus on a small number of key strategic programmes. The proposed expenditure in 2011 includes estimates of the associated administration costs for each programme. The material for the Department which was published on Budget Day also...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The total grant in aid allocation to Teagasc for 2010 was €126.165m in respect of pay, non-pay, superannuation and training expenses. In addition to grant in aid, Teagasc receives other state funding for research purposes etc. No allocation was made in respect of capital expenditure in 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 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 (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on the 20 April 2010. This application was selected for a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance inspection. During the course of the Ground Eligibility inspection, discrepancies were found with some of the parcels applied on, and deductions were made accordingly. The claimed area for the Single Payment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I understand that an application on behalf of the person in question for financial approval has been received by my Department. It should be noted that the funding for the 1,500 hectares, which the Government approved in October, has now been allocated and further financial approvals will not issue this year. Arrangements are currently in train in relation to issuing financial approvals for...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Each year my Department is required to carry out controls on 5% of scheme participants under the EU Regulations governing the REPS 4. These controls involve a full check of the farm plan submitted by scheme applicants as well as an on-farm inspection. The person named was selected for this control procedure and the REPS 4 application cannot be processed for payment until these checks are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. On processing the application over- claims and dual claims were identified on a number of the parcels declared by the applicant. The person named was written to in this regard on the 22 and 23 September 2010 respectively. This issues have now been resolved and payment due in respect of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. A number of the land parcels listed on the application required re-digitisation, following which dual claims were identified on a number of parcels. This issue was resolved, following correspondence with the person named, which allowed payments under both Schemes...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I have arranged for an official of my Department to make direct contact with the person named regarding the matter of the alleged over-payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named submitted an application under REPS 3 and payment issued on 29th November 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: One of the primary provisions of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is that applicants must maintain a minimum stocking density of their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare for at least three consecutive months. While an application under the 2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2010, as it was established that the holding of the person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/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 22 September 2010 respectively. The person named submitted an application with 22 land parcels, seven of which required re-digitisation,...

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Coillte Teoranta was established as a private company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and came into operation on 1 January 1989. Section 39(1) of the Forestry Act 1988 provides that "On the vesting day all land (other than land designated by the Minister) which, immediately before that day, was vested in the Minister and was used or had been acquired for the purposes of functions assigned by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 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 (15 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 — Fishing Quotas: Fishing Quotas (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Early this morning, the Council of fisheries Ministers in Brussels agreed the fishing opportunities for 2011. Included in this agreement was the adoption of an interim management plan for the boarfish fishery as proposed jointly by Ireland and Denmark. This follows a series of discussions and submissions between the Commission and concerned Member States over recent months and consultations...

Written Answers — Intervention Stocks: Intervention Stocks (15 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The supply of the cheese is funded by the European Commission under a scheme which was designed to release products that were available in Community intervention stocks to charitable organizations for free distribution to people in need. The Commission publishes an annual plan, including for each Member State applying the measure, and stating the quantity of each agricultural product to be...