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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 10 May 2010. This application was selected for a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance 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 (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 30 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 is scheduled to issue today, 1 December, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a number of other land parcels...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. During the validation of the application, a dual-claim was identified in respect of one land parcel. This matter has now been resolved following correspondence between the person named and my Department. Furthermore, a number of parcels listed on the application of the person named also...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 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. A number of parcels listed by the person named required re-digitisation; immediately this process is complete and providing no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the payment due issuing shortly thereafter.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 26 April 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 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. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October, the 75% advance under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, which issued on 21 September and the 30% balancing payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which is scheduled to issue today,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The holding of the person concerned has been restricted under the TB and Brucellosis Eradication Scheme since 23 September 2010. As outlined in the Information Booklet for Farmers, which is issued to all herdowners at the time of restriction, the amount to be paid by the Department under the On Farm Market Valuation Scheme, which is the difference between the on-farm market value of the...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Minister for Health & Children has overall responsibility for the general food labelling legislation. Responsibility for the enforcement of this legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (F.S.A.I.). This is done through service contracts between the F.S.A.I and my Department, The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, the Health Service Executive and the Local Authority...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Minister for Health & Children has overall responsibility for the general food labelling legislation. Responsibility for the enforcement of this legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (F.S.A.I.). This is done through service contracts between the F.S.A.I and my Department, The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, the Health Service Executive and the Local Authority...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178, 185, 189 and 190 together. One of the major steps which I have taken to progress the food producing sector has been the development this year of Food Harvest 2020. This sets out the strategic vision for the sector, the actions to be taken, and the targets which the agrifood and fishing sector should achieve to assist the national export led recovery....

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Food Harvest 2020 report, which I launched during the summer with the Taoiseach, outlines the positive prospects for the dairy sector over the medium- to long-term, and sets an ambitious target of a 50 per cent increase in milk production by 2020. It outlines a number of recommendations designed to support the realisation of this potential growth, ranging from milk processing to on-farm...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: As products, including food products, which are traded within the Community are not generally required to indicate origin on their packaging, statistical evidence of any particular trend as suggested by the Deputy is not available on an official basis. Food products trade freely within the Single Market and over 80% of Irish agricultural production is exported to EU and world destinations....

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The agriculture and food production sector is Ireland's largest indigenous manufacturing industry and it has a vital part to play in our economic recovery, particularly in the context of our exports. The role of agriculture in Europe's economic recovery has also been recognised in the contribution it makes to all three priorities of the EU 2020 strategy of smart, green and inclusive growth....

Written Answers — Food Exports: Food Exports (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: It is my policy and that of the Government to ensure that Irish producers have access to as many global markets as possible. Irish dairy products are exported to other EU Member States and to over 100 countries worldwide. The amount of exports to any particular destination varies in accordance with changes in the supply/demand dynamics in particular regions of the world and in respect of...

Written Answers — National Herd: National Herd (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. The figures provided relate to dates in December for each of the years in question except the 2010 bovine figure which refers to the live population on August 1st 2010. Bovines(millions) Swine(millions) Sheep(millions) 2007 6.162 1.575 3.270 2008 6.234 1.605 3.090 2009 6.120 1.602 3.075 2010 6.529 There are...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Agricultural production in Ireland and the EU must be viewed in the context of a reformed and evolving Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with much more competitive EU and world commodity markets. As a result of the reformed CAP farmers can now take advantage of the freedom to farm exclusively for the market. They can focus on meeting the requirements of the consumer in a competitive manner....

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: In July 2010, together with Minister Connick, I launched the Bord Iascaigh Mhara 2010-2012 Strategy - 'Delivering on the Potential of Irish Seafood', and the Government's Irish National Seafood Programme 2007-2013. These two documents encapsulate Government's plans for developing the seafood industry in the next few years. The BIM Strategy, drafted in consultation with the Irish seafood...

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The current review of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) was initiated by the European Commission when it issued a Green Paper in April 2009 and sought responses to the proposals it contained. The CFP, which was first put in place in 1983, has been subject to reviews every 10 years. The most recent review was in 2002. Minister Killeen, who had responsibility for the Fisheries portfolio when...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: Since assuming office in May 2008, I have sought at all appropriate opportunities to raise the profile and secure market opportunities and share for Irish Food and Beverage products on export markets. This has been and will remain a key priority. Trade promotions are a key part of the relationship building process with current and potential customers of Irish food and drink in Ireland's...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department is involved in the payment of a wide range of grants and subventions including, for example, payments under the Single Payment Scheme to some 130,000 beneficiaries and area based compensation allowances to some 102,000 farmers. The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and the resources required to compile the level of detail in the required...