Results 15,541-15,560 of 18,347 for speaker:Brendan Smith

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

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 30 April 2008. This application was selected for a satellite eligibility inspection, which required a follow-up field visit being carried out by a Department inspector. During this visit, discrepancies were found in relation to parcels A11812095, A11812096, A11812097 and...

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

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Installation Aid Scheme. His application has been approved and payment will issue shortly.

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

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant for grant aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in respect of the application as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 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 (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: There are no grants available from my Department for the setting up of animal feed plants. Please note that all operators involved in the animal feed business, be they importers, manufacturers, retailers, storekeepers, etc, must be registered with my Department before they commence business.

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

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 2008. Following initial validation of the application, one of the land parcels declared was identified as having also been claimed by another scheme applicant. In keeping with standard practice, both parties were written to and requested to submit evidence of their right...

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department has no record of having received an application under the Installation Aid Scheme from the person concerned.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 payments have been made to participants in every county and the details are set out in the following table. Number paid Carlow 7 Cavan 84 Clare 160 Cork 139 Donegal 151 Dublin 1 Galway 95 Kildare 32 Kilkenny 7 Laois 98 Leitrim 28 Limerick 104 Longford 52 Louth 66 Mayo 50 Meath 43 Monaghan 59 Offaly 55 Roscommon 77 Sligo 34 Tipperary 109 Kerry 7 Waterford 39...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The pier at Helvick is the property of Waterford County Council and responsibility for its repair and upkeep rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department has received an application from Waterford 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 — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. A decision will be made in respect of the application as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 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. If their applications require no correction following the necessary administrative checks, those who applied for REPS 4 in late 2007, like the person named, will have...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (5 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 last week to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. However queries...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: I understand that the Deputy is referring to aquaculture licences. The Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997, as amended, governs the granting, renewal, amendment or revocation of aquaculture licences. In accordance with section 10 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 it is open to any individual or legal entity to apply for an aquaculture licence within the meaning and in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Rural Environmental Protection Scheme: Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (5 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. If their applications require no correction following the necessary administrative checks, those who applied for REPS 4 in late 2007, like the person named, will have their...

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: In the course of the recently concluded Health Check negotiations, the Council of Ministers agreed as part of the compromise that the future of the CAP post 2013 will be open for review and discussion, based on proposals to be brought forward by the Commission. The compromise provided that these discussions will afford the opportunity to discuss different future models for direct payments....

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The number of Department owned laptops or other data devices, such as Blackberries, mobile phones and memory keys, reported lost or stolen from my Department since 2007 are set out in the table: Year Item(s) Lost/Stolen 2007 Laptop 1 Laptop reported stolen (car break in) 2008 Laptop 6 Laptops reported stolen (5 in burglaries, 1 stolen from luggage on plane) 2009 (to date) Mobile 1...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Given the wide geographic location of offices, my Department currently has six accounts with taxi companies. In 2007, expenditure to these six companies totalled €16,379.24 while in 2008, the figure was €17,706.16.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: External file storage facilities are used by my Department and are mainly used to store currently inactive files that cannot be stored on-site in the Departments Office accommodation. The cost involved for my Department in off site storage of files amounts to .078 cents plus vat per week per storage box. The contract was organised by the Office of Public Works.

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

Brendan Smith: There is a form to be signed by the next of kin of deceased REPS participants and my officials have sent this form to the solicitors representing the person named. When the form is returned, a payment for the period from 1 February 2007 to 21 August 2007 will issue to her without delay.

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

Brendan Smith: A REPS 3 payment will issue to the person named within the next 10 days.