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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 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 application from the person named was submitted with land parcels identified as requiring...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I am aware that there has been an increase in the incidence of Brucellosis in certain parts of Northern Ireland, particularly Co Armagh, since the beginning of 2010. The total number of herd breakdowns in Armagh so far this year is 19 compared with 12 in 2009. Latest figures show the county experienced 5 disease breakdowns in June this year, followed by 3 in July, 2 in August but there were...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 31 March 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October, and the further payment on 1 December were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. Following the completion of the re-digitisation of a number of parcels listed on the application...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (7 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 322 together. My Department's statutory responsibility extends to the welfare and protection of farmed animals only i.e. animals normally bred or kept for the production of food or for use in or for the purpose of farming. With regard to animal welfare legislation, the Government has approved for drafting the Animal Health and Welfare Bill which gives...

Written Answers — Animal Carcase Disposal: Animal Carcase Disposal (7 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The disposal of fallen animals is subject to the Animal By-Products Regulation (EC) No 1774 of 2002. Under this Regulation, animals which die on-farm must generally be disposed of through approved intermediate plants (knackeries) and rendering plants. Following the termination of the original Fallen Animals Scheme in April 2009, my Department has continued, within the boundaries of legal...

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (7 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: The European Court of Auditors Report on the Sugar Reform package of 2006 was addressed directly to the European Commission. The purpose of this report is to consider whether the reform of the European sugar sector had achieved its main objectives. One of the issues commented on by the Court was the Impact Assessment carried out by the Commission. This was a theoretical exercise undertaken...

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 5 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 application from the person named was submitted with land parcels identified as requiring...

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 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 application from the person named was submitted with land parcels identified as requiring...

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 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 application from the person named was submitted with land parcels identified as requiring...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 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. This process is underway and my objective is to make all payments for 2010 as soon...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2010)

Brendan Smith: I can confirm that the balancing payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme began issuing on 1 December, in line with the very ambitious payments targets I set for my Department in early October. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme have been ongoing since they commenced on 22 September. I am confident that, by year-end, payments to farmers nationally will have exceeded €1.35...

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.