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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Feb 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 (18 Feb 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 will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The pier at Renard is the property of Kerry County Council and responsibility for its repair and upkeep rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department has however received an application from Kerry County Council for funding under my Department's 2009 Fishery Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme for improvements at the pier. This application together...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 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 will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Sector: Sugar Beet Sector (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: An official of my Department has been in direct contact with the persons named and has given them details of the payments already made to them under the various provisions of the EU Sugar Reform package. Subject to one further payment, which will issue shortly, the applicants will then have received their full entitlements under the EU Sugar Reform Package.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant for grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. An inspection will be carried out in this case as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require the completion of detailed administrative checks on all applications. Payments are currently issuing to REPS 4 applicants whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments will be made as applications are cleared.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 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 (17 Feb 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 will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 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 (17 Feb 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 — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The enterprise to which the Deputy refers is currently trading reduced volumes and its staff is on protective notice because its contracts with one of the major multiples have been wound down. These are commercial decisions made by private organisations and not something in which I would be entitled to intervene. I understand that the enterprise in question intends to continue in business....

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Article 6 of the Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) Order 1989 S.I. No. 308 of 1989, as amended, provides that the test to be used for the detection of bovine TB shall be the intradermal tuberculin comparative test using PPD or HCSM bovine and avian tuberculins or a test specified in an authorisation in writing by the Minister. In infected herds, a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 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 will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th May 2008. This application was selected for and was the subject of ground eligibility and full cross compliance inspection. During the course of the cross-compliance inspection breaches, were found in the areas of Animal Identification & Registration, Food Hygiene and Animal Welfare. This resulted...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The first 75% of his payment issued to the person named on 2nd February 2009. The balance will follow in due course.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 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 will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 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 will be made as expeditiously as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: In respect of grant applications made under the Farm Waste Management Scheme, I have made arrangements in my Department's local offices for the return, on request, to farmers of original invoices as soon as possible to facilitate any such farmers who require those invoices to claim VAT refunds from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 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 will be made as expeditiously as possible.