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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment issued to the person named on 13 March.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named in the next ten days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named applied for 9 animals under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. A number of errors were identified with the application. My Department wrote to the applicant in January regarding these errors. No response has been received to date. A further letter has now been issued with a view to resolving the matter.

Written Answers — Milk Prices: Milk Prices (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Dairy farmers incomes are comprised of the market price paid for milk and direct income support from the EU. Market forces have a major influence on the price paid for milk. World market prices determine the returns received by dairy processors and these in turn are reflected in the price paid to farmers. In essence, farm gate prices normally reflect the returns from international markets...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 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 to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The applicant applied for a herd number to Limerick DVO on 30th June, 2006. To date the applicant has not complied with all requirements associated with the granting of a new herd number and has been advised by an officer of this Department of the requirements in this regard on a number of occasions. The application will be processed further on receipt of the required information.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The terms of the original approval issued by my Department in this case will be applicable in the circumstances referred to by the Deputy, subject to the completed works being in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Farm Waste Management Scheme.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: I believe the present labelling legislation does indeed provide the necessary strength to protect consumers with regard to the labelling of fishery products. The regulation referred to by the deputy deals with the establishment of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and defines the framework for Community support for the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, fisheries areas and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next 10 days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 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 to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The cost to this Department of providing mobile telephony and PDA services to me during my tenure as Minister (and Junior Minister) in each of the years since 2002 is set out in the Table: Year Rental & Call Costs Handset Purchase Costs Other Costs Monies Refunded for Telephony Services Totals 2002 N/A N/A 2003 N/A N/A 2004 â'¬257.06 â'¬371.47 â'¬628.53 2005 â'¬2,420.37...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The new Nitrates Regulations, which revise and replace the Regulations made in 2006 and 2007, were made by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on 26 March 2009. The Regulations were developed by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in conjunction with my Department following a comprehensive public consultation process and are intended...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The application in question is being examined with a view to being finalized shortly. The person named will be informed of the outcome once this examination is complete.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 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 to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks....

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next 10 days.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: No Staff with less than two years service in my Department gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under Section 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Officials in my Department's local office have been in contact with the person named and his file is currently being reviewed.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person named applied for 10 animals under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. A number of errors were identified with the application and my Department wrote to the applicant. No response has been received to date. An official from my Department will contact him again.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (7 Apr 2009)

Brendan Smith: Payment of the first instalment of 40 per cent will issue in this case following approval by my Department of the payment claim concerned.