Results 14,561-14,580 of 18,341 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named established 53.75 standard entitlements during the reference period. These were subsequently consolidated down to 38.89 National Reserve entitlements. Small numbers of these entitlements have reverted to the National Reserve due to lack of use so that at the start of the 2009 Scheme year the person named holds a total of 36.9 National Reserve entitlements. The person named...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: I understand that Portmagee Youth Group is in discussions with Kerry County Council regarding acquiring a site for the purpose of developing a playground. The group, in conjunction with Kerry County Council, is considering a number of sites for the proposed playground, including an area of reclaimed foreshore. No application for a foreshore lease has been received by my Department. Any...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named has five animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has issued for three of the animals. The remaining two animals are in error, as the applicant declared that they were castrated during the six-week meal feeding period. The rules of the scheme state that castration must take place outside this time. My Department has written to the person...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The forestry premium was paid to this applicant on 5th May 2009.

Written Answers — Land Commission: Land Commission (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department is not aware of any outstanding requests for copy documents in this case. Certified copies of former Land Commission documentation may be obtained from the Keeper of Records in my Department, Records Branch, National Archives Building, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Telephone 01 4750766. Owners and purchasers of land and their legal or personal representatives may access relevant...

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: In the context of the reform of the EU sugar regime in 2006, EU restructuring aid was made available where a sugar processor renounced sugar quota and undertook to dismantle the associated sugar production facilities. The amount of the aid available was based on the size of the quota involved. The sugar processor concerned had to implement a restructuring plan including social commitments...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: (Brendan Smith) Payment will issue to the person named within the next 15 days.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The only record available in respect of the person named is of an application to purchase milk quota in the second stage of the 2007/2008 Milk Quota Trading Scheme. He applied as a new entrant under 35 years of age, but was over the qualifying age limit and his application was ruled ineligible by the Co-Operative. The rules regarding eligibility for new entrants over 35 years of age were...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department has not employed consultants or lobbyists to act for it outside of the State in the past five years.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The persons named have 15 animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. There are errors regarding eight of the animals. A query letter recently issued regarding this matter, and an officer from my Department has also been in contact with a view to resolving the issue. The remaining seven animals have not yet been weaned.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next 15 days.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named began his REPS 4 contract on 1 January 2009. The question of a payment to him in respect of 2009 will not arise until all administrative checks on all 2009 applications for REPS 4 and the Single Payment Scheme are completed. In practice this is not likely to be earlier than October 2009.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next 15 days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named has 11 animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the rules of the scheme, a gradual weaning procedure must be followed. As the applicant weaned the animals in one group, they do not qualify for payment. My Department has written to the person named with a view to resolving the issue.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The following table sets out the Bills that were introduced and enacted into law and whether or not they gave effect to an EU Directive. Year Name of Act Information in relation to provisions to implement an EU Directive 2004 An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act 2004 No - Not applicable 2005 Veterinary Practice Act While the main purpose of the legislation was not driven by the need to implement...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The terms of reference for the Review Group established to examine dioxin contamination of pork and beef in Ireland are: to examine and report on the sequence of events leading up to the discovery of the dioxin contamination of Irish pork and beef; to assess the actions taken by the relevant authorities leading up to the withdrawal of products from the market. In the light of experience...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: At 1 January 2009, 17,397 payment claims remained to be processed to payment stage under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. To date in 2009, 8,703 payments totalling €120.3 million have been made to farmers under the Scheme. Processing of the remaining claims continues and it is not possible at this stage to provide estimates of the number of payments which remain to be made this year or...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: By 31 December 2008 my Department had received 12,146 applications for REPS 4. As of today, payments have issued in 9,332 cases and a further 418 are approved for payment. Some 350 applications have been determined to be ineligible, and the applicants in such cases have until 15 May to submit a corrected application in order to be eligible for payment in respect of 2009. Some 2,000...

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the fisheries policy of the European Union which was first put in place in 1983 and has been subject to reviews every 10 years, the most recent was in 2002 and the next is formally scheduled for 2012. On 21 April 2009 The European Commission published a Green Paper on the latest reform of the CFP in order to launch a consultation with Member States and...

Written Answers — Fallen Animal Collection Scheme: Fallen Animal Collection Scheme (12 May 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department's contribution to the Fallen Animals Scheme ceased with effect from Tuesday 14th April 2009. This was as a result of budgetary constraints and also reflects the greatly reduced incidence of BSE in this country. The State will continue to provide financial support for the collection of certain dead animals, notably bovines over 48 months of age, for sampling, as required under...