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

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

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

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. Payment of the initial 40 per cent to farmers approved for payment has commenced and will continue as claims are...

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

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. Payment of the initial 40 per cent to farmers approved for payment has commenced and will continue as claims are...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2006 (SI No. 378 of 2006) are a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the first instance. The objective of the Regulations is to protect water quality, and the various provisions are designed to control the management of fertilisers, including the timing, method...

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443 and 444 together. The purpose of AHCS1 forms is to permit testing practitioners to manually submit amendments to test reports that have already been submitted electronically. The acceptance of such forms is at the discretion of the Superintending Veterinary Inspector (SVI) in my Department's local District Veterinary Office (DVO). These forms can be...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The following is a list of staff in my Department at end December on each year from 1974 to 2008, as sourced from the Books of Estimates for the relevant years. Year (end of) Numbers 1974 4,213 1975 4,283 1976 4,225 1977 4,284 1978 4,439 1979 4,560 1980 4,450 1981 4,399 1982 5,128 1983 4,929 1984 4,746 1985 4,556 1986 4,365 1987 4,196 1988 3,832 1989 3,716 1990 3,627 1991...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The following is a breakdown of staff numbers by general administrative grade in my Department, as of 2 March 2009. Grade Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) Secretary General 1.0 Assistant Secretary 11.0 Principal Officer 40.6 Assistant Principal 146.7 Administrative Officer 23.6 Higher Executive Officer 289.3 Executive Officer 498.8 Staff Officer 114.8 Clerical Officer 1,089.9

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

Brendan Smith: Both persons named have been approved for payment in respect of eleven months of 2008. The first part of the payment to the first person named issued on 20 February 2009. The first part of the payment to the second person named will issue within the next ten days. The balance of both payments will be made as soon as possible.

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

Brendan Smith: A REPS 3 payment issued to the person named on 3 March 2009.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: New rules restricting fishing vessels' days at sea in the Irish Sea and the waters to the northwest of Ireland and Scotland have been introduced as part of the EU's revised Cod Recovery Plan. The plan has introduced a new system of effort management that sets effort ceilings (expressed in kilowatt-days) for groups of vessels or fleet segments. The management of these ceilings has been...

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

Brendan Smith: The person named is entitled to a REPS 4 payment in respect of eleven months of 2008, and 75% of his payment issued on 6 March 2009.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Mar 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Mar 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 Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department keeps its staffing arrangements in local offices under constant review in order to ensure that payments continue to flow in a timely manner to farmers under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. It is also endeavouring to ensure that the appropriate inspections are completed within the shortest time possible and has introduced revised arrangements to expedite this process.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Mar 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 — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Government decision in relation to the decentralisation of my Department is that the headquarters will move to Portlaoise. In 2004 the Department of Finance requested each Secretary General to discuss the question of decentralisation with their senior officers at Assistant Secretary level. Since then vacancies at this level in my Department are being filled by the Top Level Appointments...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: A good deal of work has been undertaken on drafting the Animal Health and Welfare Bill which gives effect to a number of commitments in the area of animal health and welfare contained in the Programme for Government. The Bill will update existing legislation to ensure that the welfare of all animals, including non-farm animals, is properly protected and that penalties for offenders are...

Written Answers — Agricultural Training: Agricultural Training (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: Under the Agriculture (Research, Training, and Advice) Act, 1988, Teagasc has delegated responsibility for the provision of education and training in agriculture. The future of agricultural colleges is therefore an operational matter for Teagasc itself which I understand is currently under consideration. Ministerial responsibility to Dáil Eireann in relation to Teagasc is confined to...

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

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. Payment of the initial 40 per cent to farmers approved for payment has commenced and will continue as claims are...

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

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis have been confirmed with 40 per cent being paid this year as claims are approved. A further 40 per cent will be paid in early January 2010 and the remaining 20 per cent in January 2011. I have also announced that a special ex-gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the deferred...