Results 14,601-14,620 of 18,341 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: Three Senior Inspector positions have been filled in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 2009. One position was filled on 13 January 2009, whilst the other two were filled on 27 March 2009. The moratorium on recruitment and promotions was notified to this Department on 27 March 2009.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: For the purposes of the control of area-based schemes operated by my Department, details of the area on which payments are based must be maintained on a digital system. The Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) in Ireland reflects the digitised details of land parcels as submitted to my Department under a number of area-based schemes. As well as the Single Payment Scheme, the LPIS supports...
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The eREPS system is an on-line facility for the preparation of REPS plans and is accessible to all planners. The contract to carry out the developments of the eREPS system was entered into by Teagasc with software company Bizmaps. The system, which was funded by the Department, is hosted by Bizmaps and is managed on the Department's behalf by Teagasc. Bizmaps continues to be responsible...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The arrangements for the payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed, with 40% being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40% will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20% in January 2011. I have announced that a special ex gratia payment not exceeding 3.5% of the value of the deferred amount will be made to farmers...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: Payment issued to the person named on 5 May 2009.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The process of paying the annual forestry premium is under way. Payments will issue to this applicant shortly. The amounts that will be paid to the applicant are â¬4,844.21 and â¬2,384.13.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The process of paying the annual forestry premium is under way. Payments will issue to this applicant shortly. The amounts that will be paid to the applicant are â¬1,139.72 and â¬1,313.67.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The process of paying the annual forestry premium is under way. Payments will issue to this applicant shortly. The amounts that will be paid to the applicant are â¬11,201.03 and â¬1,117.16.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The application from the person in question cannot be processed further until information requested in a letter dated 3 November 2008 has been received. The applicant's REPS planner was in touch with my officials in the last week and has undertaken to forward the information requested.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The person in question has 100 animals for consideration under the 2008 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has already issued in respect of three animals. In August 2008, his holding suffered severe flooding. Following an on-farm inspection, my Department agreed this was a case of force majeure. In the interests of animal welfare, permission was given by my Department to sell weanlings early...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The process of paying the annual forestry premium is under way. Payments will issue to applicants shortly.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The process of paying the applicant in question is under way. A payment will issue to him shortly.
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: Under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme and other area-based schemes, all of the land declared by an applicant to support a claim (owned, rented and leased) must be available to the applicant for a period including 31 May 2009. The person declaring the land for the single payment will be held responsible for any non-compliance with statutory management requirements under cross-compliance, or...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The REPS planners in question are employed on temporary fixed-term contracts by Teagasc. The recently announced moratorium on public service recruitment prevents Teagasc from renewing such contracts. The budgetary impact of the non-renewal of contracts is an operational matter for Teagasc. My Department has allocated â¬132 million to Teagasc for non-capital purposes in 2009. Subject to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: One Civil Servant in my Department has been dismissed from 2004 to date in 2009.
- Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: It is not out of the traps yet.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The person concerned had 125 animals removed as reactors under the Brucellosis Depopulation scheme on 22 September 2000. There are two rates of Depopulation grant available under the scheme: the Standard Rate and the Standard Rate Plus. In order to qualify for the Standard Rate Plus category of compensation, it is necessary for a herdowner to have voluntarily post-movement blood tested...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The process to pay the annual forestry premium is already underway and the payment will issue to this applicant very shortly. The amount that will be paid to the applicant is â¬19,636.52.
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (6 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and the Early Retirement Scheme were suspended for new applications on 14 October, 2008 due to budgetary constraints. I indicated at the time that I would monitor all schemes and services throughout 2009 and would review the position thoroughly in the context of the preparations of the 2010 Estimates for my Department.
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (6 May 2009)
Brendan Smith: The arrangements for REPS 4 are derived from Commission Regulations that reflect the Commission's objective of integrating and harmonising the operation of the various farm payment schemes including the Single Payment Scheme, REPS and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. For REPS 4, this means that applications to join the Scheme must be submitted by 15 May each year. Any application to join...