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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...

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

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under both the Farm Waste Management and the Farm Improvement Schemes. In the case of his application under the Farm Waste Management Scheme, the arrangements for payment of grants under that 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...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: Superannuation and pension contributions paid by public servants employed in bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies themselves as part of their day-to-day activities.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The amounts paid by staff in my Department were €5,712,854 in 2007 and €6,661, 368 in 2008. These include contributions for the purchase of notional service and amounts due in order to reckon service transferred from previous public sector employment.

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

Brendan Smith: The post of professional accountant in my Department is held by a member of staff who is a fully qualified accountant.

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available and will require an extensive examination of the Department's files which has been commenced. When this has been completed, the information will be communicated to the Deputy without delay.

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: 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 — 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 — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 474 together. The third Phase of the Bioenergy Scheme (2009) was launched in December 2008 to provide establishment grants to farmers to plant miscanthus and willow. As in previous years, the 2009 budget provision was split evenly between both crops. €2 million was made available to support the planting of 900 hectares of miscanthus and 900...

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...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The financial arrangements in respect of any loans taken out by farmers for the purposes of carrying out investments under the Farm Waste Management Scheme are entirely a matter between the individual farmers and financial institutions concerned. However, I have announced that a special ex-gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the deferred payments under the Scheme will...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: Council Regulation 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy requires Member States to put in place measures to adjust the fishing capacity of their fleets in order to achieve a stable and enduring balance between such fishing capacity and their fishing opportunities. Commission Regulation 1438/2003 of 12 August 2003,...

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

Brendan Smith: A REPS 3 payment issued to the person named on 9 March 2009.

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department made €1m available in 2009 to grant aid the planting of 900 hectares of miscanthus. In total, 214 applications were received by the closing date of 31 January 2009 to plant 1,850 hectares of miscanthus. My Department has issued approvals in respect of the first 900 hectares of miscanthus submitted. The applicant concerned submitted an application to plant 6.04 hectares of...

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

Brendan Smith: The cost of publication of statutory notices (i.e. referring specifically to the making of Statutory Instruments) in 2008 was €79,283. The cost of publication of other notices mainly in relation to schemes operated by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 2008 amounted to €1,024,017.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to different EU Regulations from the preceding versions of REPS. The first 75 % payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The food and drinks sector exhibits a wide regional spread. This is seen prominently in data for the Border region (Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal) where 111 food and beverages manufacturing units are situated (10 more than the Dublin region). As such, approximately 17% of food and drink units are located in the Border region. The most recent county breakdowns available...