Results 11,001-11,020 of 18,325 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department has no record of having received a 2010 Single Payment Scheme application from the person named. An official from my Department has made direct contact with the person named with a view to resolving this issue. An application was received on 17 May 2010 requesting the transfer of 13.07 Single Payment entitlements to the person named from another farmer by way of lease ending in...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department received an application under the Early Retirement Scheme from the person named on 9 March, 2010. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Early Retirement Scheme, lands which are the subject of an Application for First Registration under Section 49, Land Registration Act, 1964, are not eligible for pension purposes unless registration is completed prior to making the application...
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department received an application under the Early Retirement Scheme from the person named on 24 September, 2009. The application has been processed and the person is in receipt of payment since April 2010.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department received an application under the Early Retirement Scheme from the person named on 24 September, 2009. All outstanding issues in relation to this application have been resolved and arrangements are being made to make payment as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department received an application under the Early Retirement Scheme from the person named on 28 October, 2009. The application has been processed and the person is in receipt of payment since June 2010.
- Written Answers — Transfer of Lands: Transfer of Lands (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application was received on 10 May 2010 requesting the transfer of 74.55 entitlements from the person named and another person to the current joint registered owners of the herd-number by way of lease for one year. The lease/rent of entitlements is only permitted if accompanied by the lease/rent of an equal or greater number of net hectares of eligible land. In this case the net number of...
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to the suspension of the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme for new applications on 14 October 2008, only fully completed applications made under the Scheme and received by my Department up to and including that date are eligible for processing to payment stage.
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to the suspension of the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme for new applications on 14 October 2008, only fully completed applications made under the Scheme and received by my Department up to and including that date are eligible for processing to payment stage.
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to the suspension of the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme for new applications on 14 October 2008, only fully completed applications made under the Scheme and received by my Department up to and including that date are eligible for processing to payment stage.
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to the suspension of the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme for new applications on 14 October 2008, only fully completed applications made under the Scheme and received by my Department up to and including that date are eligible for processing to payment stage.
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to the suspension of the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme for new applications on 14 October 2008, only fully completed applications made under the Scheme and received by my Department up to and including that date are eligible for processing to payment stage.
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: Due to the suspension of the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme for new applications on 14 October 2008, only fully completed applications made under the Scheme and received by my Department up to and including that date are eligible for processing to payment stage.
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: The Government's National Recovery Plan identifies the level of Departmental savings to be achieved over the period 2011 to 2014. In 2011, the Department will be required to achieve savings of â¬75 million which, as specified in the Plan, includes reduced expenditure of â¬37.5m on REPS. This amount represents reduced expenditure on REPS and reflects the fact that the 5 year contract...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: An amount of â¬2.5 million has been drawn down to date by Bord Bia and has been used in a variety of marketing initiatives aimed at assisting the food industry broaden its export reach including Marketplace 2010 involving more than 150 companies and 400 buyers, Marketing Fellowship initiatives in which highly qualified and experienced graduates work with food and drink companies graduates,...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are currently 12 State Bodies that fall under the aegis of my Department and while I, as Minister, do make appointments to the Boards of these bodies/agencies not all appointments are solely at my discretion. Body to which appointed Name of person appointed Annual Fee Date of appointment Term of office Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) No appointments Bord Bia...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 7 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 results are now being processed. Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 27 April 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification Inspection. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 29 September, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of...
- Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: This is an operational matter for the Semi â State Bodies but under Prompt Payment Regulations all payments should be met within a legally prescribed timeframe.
- Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2010)
Brendan Smith: There is currently one industrial dispute in my Department which does not involve any industrial action. This dispute is subject to an arbitration hearing later this week.