Results 12,181-12,200 of 18,328 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: Applications for the Agri-Environment Options Scheme were received up to the deadline of 17 May both at my Department's office at Johnstown Castle in Co Wexford, from where the scheme is administered, and, in order to facilitate farmers, at local offices throughout the country. The local offices are in the process of sending the applications they received to Johnstown Castle. As not all...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named applied for 15 animals in 2009. Payment is currently being processed through Suckler Section and will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within ten working days.
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: Currently the legal minimum size for the European Lobster (Homarus gammarus) is 87mm carapace length as laid down in EU Regulation 850/98 as amended. The regulations apply only to the European lobster caught in European waters. This legal minimum size does not apply to the American or Canadian Lobster (Homarus gammarus) when imported into Ireland as the European legislation is a fisheries...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Year Payslip & Stationary costs Postage 2007 â¬1,589 â¬21,479 2008 â¬1,729 â¬23,920 2009 â¬1,112 â¬15,711 Hard copy payslips are only issued to some 8% of Department's staff who are currently paid by cheque (payable order) and to a small number of other staff who do not have regular access to the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named applied for 19 calves in 2009. Payment is currently being processed in respect of 16 calves and will issue shortly. No payment is due on the remaining three calves as one is a twin and the other two were sold prior to weaning.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: The sale of goods in a public place is a matter covered by the Casual Trading Act 1995. The enforcement of this Act is the responsibility of the Local Authority in whose functional area the goods are sold. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has responsibility for the Casual Trading Act 1995. The Local Authority with responsibility for implementing the Control of Horses Act...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: The person named has received his full REPS payment for 2009; 75% of the payment issued on 23 February 2010 and the remaining 25% issued on 22 March. No payments for 2010 can be released until administrative checks have been completed on every participant's payment application. This process involves a cross-check with the IACS database, which cannot be done until the database has been...
- Written Answers — Beef Imports: Beef Imports (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: Under EU harmonized legislation a series of health and supervisory requirements are applied in the Member States to ensure that animal products are produced to standards that guarantee the safety of food and the protection of human and animal health. The application of these standards in the Member States is monitored by the FVO (Food & Veterinary Office) of the EU. It is a requirement that...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: Arrangements are in place to deal effectively with the REPS 4 files which were submitted to the Department's local office in Killarney. Files are being actively processed and have been brought to payment stage where possible. Those with outstanding queries have been referred back to the applicants.
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: Kerry County Council proposes to construct a new pier at Cromane. The proposed pier will be the property of that Local Authority who will be responsible for its development, maintenance and repair. No arrangements have been put in place for a visit to Cromane in the near future.
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: The Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF) has made a proposal to my Department concerning a limited Sea Bass fishery in the Celtic Sea. In the proposal, the FIF have stated that they will take a "precautionary approach to avoid any fishing whatsoever of the Irish inshore stock". The FIF has specifically proposed that vessels would be permitted to land only Sea Bass caught south of (51.30'N) in...
- Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (1 Jun 2010)
Brendan Smith: There are 488 aquaculture licence applications awaiting determination â this consists of 259 applications for first time licences and 229 renewal applications. The backlog in the processing of new and renewal licence applications largely arises because the majority of areas for which the licences are sought are designated Special Areas of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and/or...
- Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (27 May 2010)
Brendan Smith: The details requested by Deputy Kenny in relation to the Department's websites are provided in the following table: Website Name Annual maintenance cost (ex vat) for each site in 2010 (to date) Annual maintenance cost (ex vat) for each site in 2009 http://www.agriculture.gov.ie â¬7,306.69 â¬7,306.69 http://www.fawac.ie â¬62.99 â¬62.99 http://www.fishingnet.ie â¬69.99 â¬69.99...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (27 May 2010)
Brendan Smith: A number of REPS 4 plans produced using eREPS included chemical phosphorus levels which appeared to be in excess of the levels permitted. This situation was not caused by any deficiency in the eREPS system but because instructions for using the system were not followed. To try to prevent this happening again, work was carried out in February 2010 on the eREPS system to provide additional...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 May 2010)
Brendan Smith: Payment in full for 2009 has issued to 1,736 out of a total of 1,898 Donegal farmers who applied to participate in REPS 4. The remaining 162 cases are being processed as issues outstanding are being resolved and full payments will be made as soon as possible in these cases.
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (27 May 2010)
Brendan Smith: Greencastle harbour is owned by Donegal County Council and the maintenance and development of the harbour is the responsibility of the Council in the first instance. My Department has, however, in recent years, project managed works on phase 1 of the Greencastle Harbour development project on behalf of Donegal County Council as well as providing funding. The position with regard to...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 May 2010)
Brendan Smith: My officials have now received satisfactory clarification from the Revenue Commissioners on this matter. Processing of the payment will now take place and it will issue to the applicant in the coming days.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 May 2010)
Brendan Smith: REPS 3 participants were paid for a twelve months period in advance at each anniversary of the start of their contract. Almost all of the final-year payments to participants in REPS 3, the last version of the scheme to which this payment arrangement applies, have now issued. Participants in REPS 4 are paid in respect of each calendar year rather than for each twelve-month contract period....
- World Trade Negotiations (26 May 2010)
Brendan Smith: I conveyed our Government's serious reservations about the decision to re-engage in negotiations with Mercosur directly to Commissioner Ciolos when I spoke to him on Monday, 17 May. In my discussion with him, I expressed our deep concerns over the decision to relaunch the negotiations and the threat which these negotiations could pose for Irish and European agriculture, at a time of great...