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Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: Further participation in the new Agri-environment Options Scheme will be determined by the level of funding available to my Department. All EU funding for the scheme up to the end of 2013 is now fully committed. Any further support in that period will have to be funded entirely by the Exchequer and this is a matter that will be considered in the context of the annual Estimates process.

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The names and details of contractors engaged by the Single Payment Unit of my Department for the purposes of providing printing and as consequence mailing services/ associated costs inclusive of VAT are as follows: Printing and mailing of 2010 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes application forms (containing all of the pre-printed information on each applicant, including full details...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 2 May 2010; four of the land parcels declared required to be re-digitised. The person named also submitted a Consolidation of Entitlements application. The applications have been processed and an advance payment will issue shortly, based on the clear area, i.e. less the four parcels in question. A further...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department's legislative responsibility in the area of animal welfare extends to farmed animals only, including animals normally bred or kept for the production of food. Accordingly, matters relating to feral cats do not come within the scope of my Department. Nevertheless, my Department provides in excess of €1million annually to animal welfare organisations involved in the provision of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department has received over 123,000 applications for the Single Payment Scheme and 102,000 for the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. It is expected that when processing is completed over 70,000 of these will require digitising to be carried out on some or all of the land parcels the applicant has submitted, compared to an average of 22,000 in previous years. As a result, my Department has...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September, with an advance payment of 75% issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation;...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 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 person named received advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme 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 number of the land parcels declared by the person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2010. The person named received advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme 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 number of the land parcels declared by the person named...

Written Answers — Wildlife Protection: Wildlife Protection (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: Applications for afforestation grant aid in Hen Harrier areas are not currently being processed pending completion of discussions between my Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service in relation to the effects of afforestation and windfarms on the habitat of the Hen Harrier.

Written Answers — Scéim Torthaí: Scéim Torthaí (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: Cuireadh tús le Scéim Torthaí sna Scoileanna an AE i Meán Fómhair 2009. Reáchtáiltear an scéim i gcomhar leis an Scéim 'Food Dude' in Éirinn. Tá an-rath ar an scéim sin atá á feidhmiú ag Bord Bia thar ceann mo Roinne ar mhaithe le tuairimí a athrú agus páistí bunscoile a spreagadh chun níos mó torthaí agus glasraí a ithe. Sa scoilbhliain 2009/2010, ghlac 386 bunscoil...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. My Department identified an over-claim error on a number of land parcels declared by the applicant. A response has now been received from the herd owner in relation to these over-claims. Further re-digitisation is now required to ensure compliance with the relevant EU Regulations;...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. The person named received advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme 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 number of the land parcels declared by the person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. The person named received advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme 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 number of the land parcels declared by the person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 April 2010. The person named received advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme 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 number of the land parcels declared by the person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2010. A number of parcels listed by the person named on the application required re-digitisation; this process is now complete and the payment due will issue to the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department has received over 123,000 applications for the Single Payment Scheme and 102,000 for the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. It is expected that when processing is completed over 70,000 of these will require digitising to be carried out on some or all of the land parcels the applicant has submitted, compared to an average of 22,000 in previous years. As a result, my Department has...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 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 under way and while my objective is to make all payments as soon...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy is commercially sensitive and I regret that I cannot issue it to him. However, I can say that to date a total of €100m has been paid out under the Pigmeat Recall Scheme: €35m in 2008, €55m in 2009 and €10m in 2010.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named registered 18 animals into the Suckler Welfare Scheme for 2008 and 2009. One of the conditions of the Suckler Welfare Scheme is that an applicant is required to submit a valid Single Payment application for each year. The person named has not submitted a Single Payment application since 2007 and is, therefore, not eligible for payment under the Suckler Welfare Scheme....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: The number of appointments that can be made to the board of each State agency under the aegis of my Department are listed in the table below: Body Number of Board members Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) 9 Bord Bia 15 Bord Iascaigh Mhara 6 Bord na gCon 7 Coillte Teoranta 9 Horse Racing Ireland 14 Irish National Stud 7 Marine Institute 9 National Milk Agency 5 Sea...