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Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The pier at Brandon is the property of Kerry County Council and responsibility for its repair and upkeep rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. Each year my Department invites proposals from all Local Authorities for inclusion in the annual Fishery Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. No application was made by Kerry County Council in respect of the above...

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 — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The provisions of Section 7 of the Finance (No.2) Act 2008 introduced an exemption from an income tax charge under section 118 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in respect of a benefit in the form of a bicycle or associated safety equipment provided to a director or employee by his or her employer, where the bicycle/associated safety equipment is used by the employee or director mainly for...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 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 (5 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: Afforestation Grant Aid Approval issued to the person in question on 3rd March 2009.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 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 — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (5 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The funding provided under Ireland's Rural Development Programme for the period 2007-2013, including the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme, is substantially higher than that required to draw down all of the available EU co-funding. For this reason, there will be sufficient eligible expenditure during the period to maximize Ireland's draw down of co-funding notwithstanding the suspension of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 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% to farmers approved for payment will begin this week and will continue as claims are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: A REPS 4 payment will issue to the second person named within 10 days.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 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% to farmers approved for payment will begin this week and will continue as claims are...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 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% to farmers approved for payment will begin this week and will continue as claims are...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application for a foreshore lease to facilitate construction of a pier at Doonbeg Co Clare was received on 9 October 2007. The application was circulated to my Department's consultees in the normal way. Issues have been raised by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding potential impacts of the proposed development on underwater archaeology. The applicant...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The pier at Doonbeg is the property of Clare County Council and responsibility for its repair and upkeep rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. In 2008, funding of €525,000 was allocated by my Department for development works at Doonbeg, Co. Clare. However, this project did not progress in 2008 as the necessary statutory permissions were not in place. My Department has,...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: On the evening of December 5th 2008 an official from the Dutch food safety authority phoned an official in my Department seeking information on contents of my Department's Press Release which had been issued the previous day. The Press Release indicated the detection of marker PCBs in pork fat samples. My understanding is that a similar enquiry was made to the FSAI on the same evening.

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: The agreement concluded with pig processors in December involved making available a facility of €180 million from the public finances to assist processors in funding the recall and destruction of certain pork products from the market and product in storage. As a result of that agreement, processing plants were able to resume operations within a week. To date, a total of €37.16m has been...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 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 Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: There are no grants or reliefs available from my Department for assisting in home feed mixing operations.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Mar 2009)

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

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department's Vote for 2009 includes a provision of €355 million for REPS. I have previously indicated my intention to make REPS available to farmers as a scheme that meets environmental imperatives and consumer demands for environmentally-friendly food production.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Mar 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 384 and 399 together. On the basis of EU regulation for co-funded schemes and on the basis of legal advice, it is not proposed to make back-dated payments in cases such as these. However the revised higher payment will be made in respect of future premiums in such cases. The status of the application is that the premium is expected to be paid on 31st March 2009.