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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), an independent authority, was established under Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 on January 1st 2007. The total budget of pay, non-pay and capital for 2009 is €12.026m while the current total number of people working for SFPA is 103. The principal functions of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority are— to secure efficient...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application was received from the person named on the 3rd May 2007 requesting the transfer of 15.37 single Payment Scheme entitlements by way of Inheritance, from another farmer under the 2007 scheme year. As the person named was not assigned ownership of a herd number until 4th November 2009 it was not possible to proceed with the requested transfer. In addition, my Department has...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (10 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: I set out below the number of farmers involved in pig production on a county by county basis. The Government is conscious of the difficulties different sectors of the economy has in obtaining credit. It has taken a number of measures including the Guarantee Scheme, the recapitalisation of AIB and Bank of Ireland and the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank to ensure that the banks are in a...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (10 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: A Development Strategy for the pig sector was drawn up by Teagasc following consultations with a broad range of stakeholders. This document contains a comprehensive summary of the issues facing the Irish pig sector and proposes measures that need to be taken to position it for a successful future. Compliance with environmental protection legislation, increasing production efficiencies, pig...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (10 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: Following the incident at the named premises investigations were initiated by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, an Garda Síochána and an Inter Agency Review Group which I set up under the Chairmanship of Dr. Patrick Wall. The investigation by the Joint Oireachtas Committee has been completed and a Report and Recommendations were published last May. The...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (10 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application from the person named has been received in my Department. It will be examined in due course and the details of the application, as well as the funding available, will be taken into account in reaching a decision. As soon as the decision has been made, the person named will be notified of the outcome.

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (5 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: The rental cost of all my Department's offices in Cork City is a matter for the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2009. Following initial processing of the application, it was found that one of the land parcels claimed by the person named had also been claimed by two other scheme applicants. In keeping with standard procedures, all parties concerned were written to in order to establish which of them had the...

Written Answers — Website Access: Website Access (5 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food uses standard security software to control and monitor access from its computer network to all external websites. Access to any public representatives' websites is not proactively restricted by my Department. Notwithstanding this and in accordance with my Department's internet usage policy, the third party software utilised, initially...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 8 May 2009. As this application has now been fully processed, the 70% advance payment will issue shortly,and will be paid directly into the nominated bank account of the person named.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Nov 2009)

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, including plan checks, to be completed before the first 2009 payments issue. Processing of applications, including the application from the person named, has commenced to facilitate the release of payments at the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application in respect of the 2009 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2009. Processing of the application revealed that one of the land parcels declared by the person named had overlapped with a parcel claimed by another scheme applicant. Both parties were written to and asked to clarify the position regarding their entitlement to claim the overlapping...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Nov 2009)

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, including plan checks, to be completed before the first 2009 payments issue. Processing of applications, including the application from the person named, has commenced to facilitate the release of payments at the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: Target times for the processing for REPS 3 are set out in the Charter of Rights for Farmers. REPS 4 processing is not yet finished for 2009, so average times are not available. 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, including plan checks, to be completed...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (4 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 246 together. The organisation in question held a lease on a property in Howth Fishery Harbour Centre. A number of conditions were included in the lease agreement. One of these conditions set out that at the end of the term the lessee will "quietly yield up the demised premises with all buildings erected thereon in a good and tenantable state of...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (4 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 243 together. Data on Irish Economic Expenditure is published by Forfás in the Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (ABSEI). This survey covers the client base of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Udaras na Gaeltachta, Shannon Development and comprises of all manufacturing firms with over ten employees. The data collated relate to the aggregated...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (4 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: The public consultation period in respect of this foreshore licence application ended on 18 October. Consideration of the application by my Department, in conjunction, with legal, technical and scientific advisers, is ongoing. The final determination in the case will be made available to the public in the normal way, including by means of my Department's website. It is not possible at this...

Written Answers — Irish Equine Industry: Irish Equine Industry (4 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: EC Directive 90/427/EC defines a studbook as "any book, register, file or data medium: - which is maintained either by an organization or an association officially approved or recognized by a Member State or by an official agency of the Member State concerned, and - in which equidae are entered or registered with mention of all their known ascendants". Horse Sport Ireland's (HSI) Strategic...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (4 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: The list of primary processors who have received payment under the Pigmeat Recall Scheme will be supplied separately to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (4 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: The draft legal instrument to introduce a ban on the sale of raw milk from all species for direct human consumption is at an advanced stage. Officials from my Department have been in consultation with the Department of Health and Children with a view to implementing the ban by means of a Statutory Instrument under the Health Act of 1947 (as amended). A public consultation process was...