Results 11,681-11,700 of 18,326 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (2 Nov 2010)
Brendan Smith: More than 90% of farmers in Longford have already got their payments.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: We have the best system in Europe.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: Deputy Hayes knows that is wrong. He is talking nonsense.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: That is utter nonsense.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: I stand over the best system in Europe.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: We are paying six weeks in advance.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: They are keeping the Deputy busy.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: We have not failed. We paid 108,000 farmers six weeks in advance of the normal paying date, which is 1 December.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: Fine Gael never want to listen to the truth
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: It is very hard to listen to facts. We paid six weeks in advance of the required date.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: We are facing a challenge of historic proportions, with the Government having decided on an overall budgetary adjustment of â¬15 billion over the next four years. The extent of that challenge has to be seen in the context of budgetary savings of â¬14.5 billion achieved in the past two years. The Government and many agencies and economic commentators have long argued that a return to...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are 2,897 payment applications from Co. Mayo in respect of the 2010 REPS4 scheme year. 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...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are 1,468 payment applications from Co. Roscommon in respect of the 2010 REPS4 scheme year. 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...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are 954 payment applications from Co. Sligo in respect of the 2010 REPS4 scheme year. 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...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are 2,926 payment applications from Co. Galway in respect of the 2010 REPS 4 scheme year. 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...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2010. While the advance payments under both Schemes have issued to the person, these have been based on those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: The Organic Farming Scheme application submitted by the above-named is currently being processed and a payment will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 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 is...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 2010. Advance payments of 50% commenced issuing on 18 October in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Oct 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named submitted an application for consolidation of his entitlements under the 2010 Single payment scheme. The provisions governing the consolidation of entitlements provide that an applicant must declare a number of eligible hectares at least equalling 50% of the number of entitlements granted to him/her in 2005. In 2005 the number of entitlements granted to the person named was...