Results 11,021-11,040 of 18,459 for speaker:Brendan Smith

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

Brendan Smith: The person named registered fifteen animals under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme, four of which were deleted as ineligible, while the remaining eleven have been processed for payment, which will issue shortly. The person named had registered twenty animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the Term and Conditions of the Scheme, the prescribed measures must be completed for all...

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 10 May 2010. However a number of the land parcels listed on the application required digitisation. An advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued to the person named on 21 September and an advance payment under Single Payment Scheme issued on 18 October in...

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 14 May 2010. This application was selected for a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results have now been processed. During the course of the Ground Eligibility inspection discrepancies were found with 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 17 May 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Due to the volume of the information requested by the Deputy, it was not possible to provide it in the required time. I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

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

Brendan Smith: The person named had seven animals for consideration under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. While payment has already been made in respect of six of these, an error was identified in respect of the remaining animal, which has been notified to the person named. Immediately this matter is satisfactorily resolved, the further payment due will issue.

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 4 May 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 application...

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 6 May 2010. During the validation of the application, an over-claim was identified in respect of one land parcel. This matter has now been resolved following correspondence between the person named and my Department. A number of parcels listed on the application of 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 15 May 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: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 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 (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 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: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2010. During the processing of the application a number of queries arose, in addition to the necessary re-digitising of a number of parcels. The initial queries were resolved and the re-digitising of parcels completed, thereby allowing payments to issue to the person named on 16 November and 1...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Bodies: Animal Welfare Bodies (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department is currently finalising arrangements to provide ex gratia payments to a number of animal welfare bodies and the payments will issue shortly.

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

Brendan Smith: Agreement was reached with the company in question for a full and final settlement of €10,000 of the original grant-aid amount of €65,280. The settlement amount recovered reflected the fact that the equipment was in use for its intended purpose for a significant part of the four year period on restriction on change of use and was not disposed of during the four year period.

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Question Nos. 293 to 295, inclusive, together. I am aware from ongoing communications between officials of my Department and representatives of Local Authorities and Animal Welfare Organisations that there is a continuing risk of abandonment of horses. Horses are usually found straying or abandoned on waste lands/public roads etc and Local Authorities have powers to deal...

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

Brendan Smith: An application under 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 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 declared...

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

Brendan Smith: The information sought by the Deputy is as follows: Public Appointments since 22.11.2010 Salary€ Expenses or other compensations€ Length of tenure Re-appointment or new appointment Selection Process for this appointment Mr Kieran Dunne 11,970 T&S as per Civil service rates 30 Nov 2010 – 29 Nov 2013 Re-appointment Ministerial decision. Prof Fergal O'Gara 11,970 T&S as per Civil...

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

Brendan Smith: The following list represents the vacancies due to arise during the period referred to by the Deputy for the State Bodies that come within the remit of my Department. Body Vacancies between 14 December 2010 to 28 February 2011 Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) 4 Bord Bia 1 Bord Iascaigh Mhara 1 Coillte Teoranta 1 Horse Racing Ireland 3 Marine Institute 1

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

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on 14 April 2010. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 21 September, was 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 process is now...

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 14 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...