Results 11,441-11,460 of 18,496 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on the 10 May 2010. The advance payment, which issued on 18 October, was on the basis of the area cleared at that stage, as a number of the parcels listed on the application required re-digitisation. The balancing payments under the Scheme are scheduled to commence issuing as and from 1 December and, as the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 7 April 2010. Advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 21 September and under the Single Payment Scheme on 18 October 2010, both on the basis of the land cleared at that stage. Parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation;...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (23 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: While my Department does provide money to a number of registered charities none of them is in the category referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (18 Nov 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 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 prior to...

Written Answers — Oyster Industry: Oyster Industry (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: I assume the Deputy is referring to the Oyster Herpes Virus (OsHV1-uvar). The prevention and control of the virus is a matter of high priority for my Department. Our current approach to this matter is to take all appropriate steps to minimise the risk of infection while allowing trade in oysters to continue. This approach is supported by the aquaculture industry. The European Commission has...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: County Galway will see its regional office for the time being established at the Dockgate building in the city centre. This will allow time to evaluate the re-configuration requirements of the former Teagasc training facility at Mellows College Athenry to suit the requirements of the enhanced regional office for Galway County.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 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. 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 (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under 2010 Single Payment / Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2010. Advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 21 September on the basis of the land cleared at that stage. Parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under 2010 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2010. Advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 21 September and under the Single Payment Scheme on 18 October, in both cases on the basis of the land cleared at that stage. A parcel listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation; this...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioner that the Exchequer cost of the tax reliefs outlined by the Deputy are as follows. The estimated cost to the Exchequer of stock relief for 2007, the latest year for which information is available, is two million euro. This figure is the estimated cost of renewing the general 25 percent stock relief for farmers and the special incentive stock relief of...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 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 properly...

Written Answers — Harbour Projects: Harbour Projects (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Dunmore East in Waterford is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres, which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department. In 2010 a total of €261,000 has been allocated for projects at this harbour. The breakdown of funding provided is as follows: Project Repairs East Pier II €26,000 Syncrolift TBT clean-up €25,000 Auction Hall Remedial Works €210,000 Total...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The details sought by the Deputy are contained in the tabular statement below. Under the provisions of the governing EU Regulations, payments under the Single Farm Payment may be made only in respect of eligible land and applicants under the Scheme are obliged annually to declare the land parcels available to them; details of the eligible area of the land parcels are recorded on Land Parcel...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (18 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The information sought by the Deputy is a matter for the State agencies and Boards themselves.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213, 214, 217 and 218 together. The details sought by the Deputy are contained in the following tabular statement. Under the provisions of the governing EU Regulations, payments under the Single Farm Payment may be made only in respect of eligible land and applicants under the Scheme are obliged annually to declare the land parcels available to them; details...

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (17 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The number of Agri-Environment Options Scheme applications received for County Leitrim is 439. Of these 323 applications have been approved and processing of the remaining 116 applications is ongoing. I expect the administrative and validation process to be completed and all outstanding cases to be notified of the outcome of their application before the end of November, with successful...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named in PQ 394 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. All 19 land parcels claimed by the person named have been digitised at this stage. Payments of...

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (17 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The number of Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications received for County Roscommon is 458. Of these 348 applications have been approved and processing of the remaining 110 applications is ongoing. I expect the administrative and validation process to be completed and all outstanding cases to be notified of the outcome of their application before the end of November, with successful...

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 21 April 2010. The advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme, which issued on 21 September on 18 October 2010 respectively, were both based on land cleared at that stage, as a number of parcels listed on the application require...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The first two instalments of grant-aid have been paid by my Department to the applicant and the final instalment will be paid in January 2011.