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Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department has not tendered for any capital construction projects that are due to begin in 2010. There are two ongoing capital projects being constructed by my Department at present – the Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre - Dinish Wharf Development project and the Rossaveel Fishery Harbour Centre -Ferry Terminal Pontoons project. There is also a third ongoing capital construction...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. Payments have issued to those applicants whose applications cleared the administrative checks. The administrative checks are carried out manually in the Department's local...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. Payments have issued to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However, queries arose in the course of those checks...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. Payments have issued to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However, queries arose in the course of those checks...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: I would like to put on record that at no point has compensation been awarded to fishermen in the Castlemaine Harbour, County Kerry, area. It therefore follows that no qualifying criteria exist. As a non-prejudicial, once off response to the events of late 2000, early 2001, whereby the bottom grown mussel industry in Castlemaine Harbour suffered protracted closures due to biotoxin incidence,...

Written Answers — Crop Losses: Crop Losses (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: I am aware that due to very wet conditions in November 2009 a proportion of the total national area of potatoes remained unharvested at the end of the year. Since Christmas Ireland has experienced very severe frost conditions which have resulted in losses to potatoes and other crops. The extent of losses is difficult to quantify at this stage. It would be influenced by the nature of the crop,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: To be eligible under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme applicants are required, inter alia, to occupy and farm a minimum of three hectares of forage land; land designated as other than forage is not eligible. The closing date for the 2009 Scheme was 15 May 2009. The Scheme provided for amendments forms to be submitted up to 31 May 2009, without penalty, and afterwards up to 9 June 2009, subject...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Early Retirement Scheme application from the person-named could not be accepted for processing, as it did not satisfy all of the scheme conditions. The applicant was notified on 21 January 2010 of the reasons for the refusal of his application.

Written Answers — Horse Sport Ireland: Horse Sport Ireland (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: Horse Sport Ireland is a private company limited by guarantee controlled and managed by it's own Board of Directors. The Deputy's query regarding the number of employees in Horse Sport Ireland is an operational matter for that organization, as a result the query should be addressed directly to Horse Sport Ireland.

Written Answers — Horse Sport Ireland: Horse Sport Ireland (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department provided €2,541,890 in 2008 and €2,007,759 in 2009 to Horse Sport Ireland to assist it in the development and promotion of an internationally competitive Irish sport horse (i.e. non-thoroughbred) industry through the breeding, sport, leisure and business sectors. No monies have been paid to Horse Sport Ireland in the year to date by my Department. Funding from my Department...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: To date, a total of €85m has been paid to qualifying applicants under the Scheme, €35m in 2008 and €50m in 2009/2010. Of this, €41m has been paid to 9 primary processors and €44m to 104 secondary processors. Payments are still continuing and it is not possible to provide a final list of all beneficiaries, or the total sums involved. However, a list of the applicants who have...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: Mindful of the commitments to the development of an All-Island Animal Health and Welfare Strategy agreed under North South Ministerial Council arrangements, officials from both administrations are in ongoing contact on issues of mutual concern pertaining to animal health and welfare in both parts of the island including a co-ordinated approach to legislation appropriate to the area. Drafting...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: An issue has arisen during the processing of the REPS 4 application from the person named. Processing of the application cannot be completed until this has been resolved. My officials have been in contact with the person named.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. Payments in 2009 to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However, queries arose on a significant number of...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named in Parliamentary Question No 1025 of 3 November 2009 has been visited in 2010 by an Inspector from my Department and he has signed a document which will enable a purchase agreement and payment receivable order for the turbary plot to be drawn up. The Inspector will again be in contact with the person named in the next few days.

Written Answers — Animal Health Ireland: Animal Health Ireland (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: Animal Health Ireland (AHI) is a private company limited by guarantee and is not a public body under my control. Accordingly it is not within my sole authority to extend its remit. AHI has just completed its first year of operation and I expect the board of AHI to further develop its scope of operation in the control of non-regulated diseases in respect of bovine animals and in other species...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. Payments issued in 2009 to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However, queries arose on a significant number of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: A 75% payment issued to the person named on 31 December 2009. The remaining 25% is currently being processed and will be issued shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: The first payments for the 2009 scheme year issued on 18 December 2009, and payments have continued to issue in the meantime. To date, 9,823 REPS 4 participants have been paid in full. A further 4,508 have received the first phase of 75% of their payments and are due to receive the balance shortly. Payments will issue this week to approximately 1,300 participants. My Department continues to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. Payments have issued to those whose applications required no further examination following the administrative checks. However, queries arose in the course of those checks...