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- 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.
- Written Answers — Smarter Travel Policy: Smarter Travel Policy (17 Feb 2009)
Brendan Smith: My Department is aware of, and supports, the Government's Smarter Travel Policy, launched by the Minister for Transport on 5 February, which recognises the valuable role that workplace travel planning can play in making commuting travel patterns more sustainable. In particular, my Department supports greater flexibility in work patterns and eWorking.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2009)
Brendan Smith: Under EU state aid rules the final year for awards under my Department's Capital Investment Scheme for the Marketing and Processing of certain agricultural products was 2008. Following calls for proposals all aid applications went through a competitive assessment and evaluation process in which their strengths were assessed and ranked in line with the objectives of the Scheme. In the case of...
- 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 — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Feb 2009)
Brendan Smith: Eleven Bodies come under the aegis of my Department. The table sets out the current membership of each of these Bodies together with details of those members who have served for two terms or more. Body Current Membership Members â More than two terms Teagasc Dr Noel Cawley (Chair), Prof Patrick Fottrell, Margaret Sweeney, James J. Brett, Martin Heraghty, Derek Deane, Padraig Gibbons,...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2009)
Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Payment of grant-aid will issue shortly from my Department.
- 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....