Results 11,301-11,320 of 18,325 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: The young farmers' installation scheme was suspended for new applications on 14 October 2008. An allocation of â¬4.5 million has been provided in this year's Estimates to meet the financial commitment involved in processing applications received under the scheme prior to its suspension and the preceding installation aid schemes. Expenditure under the scheme is still eligible for co-funding...
- Written Answers — Agricultural Financing: Agricultural Financing (17 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: My Department is in contact with the main farm organisations concerning the availability of credit to farmers and I meet periodically with the Banking Federation to discuss credit availability to farming and agribusiness sectors. I also note the latest report from the Credit Review Office. To date there are only two cases of farmers being actively dealt with by the Credit Review Office....
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 236 together. An application under the single payment scheme/disadvantaged areas scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. The advance of the single payment issued on 3 November 2010. I can confirm that payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue shortly. Payment had not issued prior to now as the compliance of the person...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Nov 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 complete and the results are now being processed. Under EU regulations governing the disadvantaged areas scheme and the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. The advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued on the 18 October 2010 on the basis of the land cleared at that stage. While a number of parcels listed on the application required re-digitisation, as this process is now complete, full payment in respect of...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 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 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 (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named registered 18 animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment issued for 16 of these animals early 2010 and errors have been identified with the remaining two animals. A letter has issued to the person named outlining the position in respect of these two animals and a response is awaited.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. While there were a number of land parcels declared on the application that required re-digitisation, as this is now completed, the application is fully clear for payment and, as a result, the advance of the Single Payment issued yesterday, with full payment under the...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: Preparation of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill, which gives effect to commitments in the Programme for Government and the Renewed Programme for Government on issues relating to animal health and welfare is ongoing in my Department. The new Bill will consolidate and update a wide range of existing legislation to ensure that the welfare of all animals, including non-farm animals, is...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application for the 2008 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received under the herd number given above and was processed in full. Unfortunately, the herd owner in question died before the payments could issue. Appropriate documentation confirming the beneficiaries of the Estate, including relevant bank account details, are required before these payments can be released...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Schemes/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 April 2010. The advance of the Single Payment, which issued 18 October, was based on the land parcels cleared for payment at that stage. Other parcels listed on his SPS application were not paid on, as they required digitisation. This process has now been completed and...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 354 and 355 together. An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2010. A payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the herd-owner on 18 October 2010 based on the land parcels cleared for payment at that stage. Another parcel listed on his SPS application was not paid on,...
- Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: The allocation and expenditure to date for the Afforestation Programme is set out in the following table. Allocation 2010â¬000 ExpenditureYear To Dateâ¬000 Afforestation Grant & Premium schemes 104.730 100.118 Support Schemes(Forest Roads, Reconstitution, Woodland Improvement, Native Woodland, NeighbourWood) 9.200 4.776 The Deputy will be aware that that all aspects of public...
- Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: The information requested in respect of the afforestation grant and premium scheme since 2007 is included in the following table. The number of Scheme beneficiaries in this period is 13,412. Forest cover at the end of 2009 is estimated at 10.7% compared with 10.4% at the end of 2006. Year AnnualAllocationâ¬000 Expenditure â¬000 2007 112.929 103.173 2008 107.945 104.778 2009 100.450...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application for grant-aid under the Farm Improvement Scheme relating to the herd number referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 26 October 2007. As the Deputy will be aware, there was insufficient funding available to process all applications received under the Scheme and this application could not be processed due to this absence of funding. For the purposes of the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 02 May 2010. On processing the application an over-claim was identified on one of the parcels listed, which was recently resolved, on foot of which the advance of the Single Payment will issue in the coming days, as will payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. Balancing...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: A total of 100,826 applicants benefited under the 2009 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, representing almost 78% of farmers who submitted applications under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. The average area of farms paid under the Scheme was 23.45 hectares. The total value of payments made under the Scheme was â¬224,123,181, giving an average payment of â¬2,222.87.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: I can confirm, following consideration of the grounds of appeal as submitted by the person named with their late 2010 Single Payment Scheme application, the regulatory late penalty is being waived. The application is currently being processed, with a view to payment issuing at an early date.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 11 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 (16 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 30 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 parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. This...