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Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (10 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: A Bill providing for the welfare of greyhounds is currently being drafted with a view to presentation in the current Dáil session.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named registered 64 animals in the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. The person named has received payment in respect of 59 animals, which were eligible for payment. A further 4 animals are ready for payment, which will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: A total of 52 people (46.8 full-time equivalents) availed of the incentivised career break scheme in my Department. The net saving to the Exchequer in respect of the uptake of the initiative in my Department is expected to be some €5m, calculated over the lifetime of the career breaks concerned.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 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 (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment/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 and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 13 September, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 1 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October was on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named require re-digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named submitted an application on 17 May 2010 requesting the transfer of 0.98 standard entitlements to another farmer. Payment under the Single Payment Scheme cannot issue to a person who is transferring entitlements until the transfer is complete. As the farmer to whom the entitlements were being transferred was not the owner of a herd-number, it was not possible to complete the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named submitted an application on 17 May 2010 requesting the transfer of 3.41 standard entitlements to another farmer. Payment under the Single Payment Scheme cannot issue to a person who is transferring entitlements until the transfer is complete. As the farmer to whom the entitlements were being transferred was not the owner of a herd-number, it was not possible to complete the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme//Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 April 2010, a number of parcels listed on which required digitising. This process was recently completed which allowed the 50% advance of the Single Payment and the full payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issue to the person named within recent days. The EU...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 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 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 — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The terms of the FEPS scheme states that an applicant for a FEPS premium, must, at the time of application for the FEPS premium each year, also be in REPS. Unfortunately, these applicants' REPS membership ceased before the end of their 5-year FEPS term, making them ineligible to receive further FEPS payments after 2009. On this basis, as the terms of the scheme are explicit, unfortunately the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2010. The person named submitted their application with 3 land parcels requiring re-digitisation. My Department is currently completing this process for the person named. However, queries have arisen regarding a dual claim and an over-claim. A letter issued from my...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Both the Beef and Sheepmeat Fund and the Dairy Investment Fund are financed by the Exchequer. No EU funding is involved. The Funds were announced by my Department and promoted by Enterprise Ireland through engagement with the respective industries. Applications for both funds were carefully considered and all eligible projects were assessed and evaluated according to strict commercial and...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The original Government decision on the decentralisation of my Department was that 600 headquarter posts would move to Portlaoise; some 100 posts in the local offices in Cork city would move to Fermoy; and up to 100 posts in the laboratories in Cork and Limerick would move to Macroom. The Government announced, in 2008, that the moves of my Department's offices to Fermoy and Macroom had been...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application for ex-gratia funding has been received from the organisation in question. Provision of ex-gratia assistance is subject to the availability of funds and the application will be considered in this context and having regard to competing claims for financial assistance submitted by other animal welfare bodies.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department operates numbers utilising the Lo-Call designation 1890 and has noted that the rates charged for 1890 (Lo-call) numbers may vary among different service providers. In many of its advertisements standard geographic phone numbers are used in addition to the Lo-call designations. My Department will ensure as far as possible that all of its advertisements will continue to provide...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2010. Payments under the Single Payment Scheme commenced on 18 October, with an advance payment of 50% issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation, immediately this process...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 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 person named submitted an application with 19 land parcels, 9 of which require re-digitisation....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 19 April 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation. As this process is now completed, the 50% advance of the Single Payment and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme payment are in the course of issuing to the person named this week.