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Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 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 — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Some 48,580 applications were received from farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006. Some 17,397 payment claims remain to be brought to final payment stage in 2009, including those which completed the inspection process towards the end of 2008. I regret that it is not possible at this stage to provide a breakdown of these figures on a...

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

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on the 13th May 2008. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. The result of this inspection was clear. However, a cross-report was received in the Single Payment Unit relating to irregularities uncovered as part of an investigation...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 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 — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department is processing two foreshore applications in respect of the proposed Belmullet Sewerage Scheme. The first application was received from Mayo County Council on 23 June 2008 for a foreshore licence to facilitate the discharge of treated effluent from a proposed wastewater treatment scheme at Belmullet. The application was circulated to my Department's consultees in the normal...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together. The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: Following the recall of pork products initiated on 6 December 2008, my initial objective was to ensure that all the necessary measures were rapidly put in place to enable the restoration of supplies of Irish pork and bacon products in which the consumer can have full confidence. I have since established a Review Group to be chaired by Professor Patrick Wall to examine the dioxin...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The following are the details of press conferences and policy launches held by the Department in 2007 and 2008. Date Launch/Press Conference Cost € 24 Jan '07 Launch of National Development Plan 1,584.77 5 Mar '07 National Tree Week Launch 431.30 28 Mar '07 Bord Bia Horticulture Report 508.01 18 April '07 Launch of Dairy Investment Fund 782.96 26 Apr '07 Fruit and Veg. Growers...

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

Brendan Smith: The closing date for the receipt of applications under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme was 15 May 2008, with a further twenty-five calendar day period up to 9 June, for the acceptance of late applications, subject to a rising scale of penalties for such applications. Applications received on or after 10 June were subject to a 100% late penalty on all Single Payments for 2008. An application...

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

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together. The person named did reply to queries from my Department concerning the remaining animals but the information he supplied did not resolve the problem. An official from my Department has now been in touch with him again and he is to forward more material. As soon as this additional material is received, the case will be processed further....

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The number of herds recorded on 31 December 2008 per county is set out in the table: Number Carlow 1,354 Cavan 4,970 Clare 6,264 Cork 12,293 Donegal 5,671 Dublin 413 Galway 12,059 Kerry 7,038 Kildare 1,892 Kilkenny 3,232 Laois 2,929 Leitrim 3,160 Limerick 5,601 Longford 2,466 Louth 1,182 Mayo 9,998 Meath 3,623 Monaghan 4,263 Offaly 3,140 Roscommon 5,612 Sligo 3,833...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (4 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The release of phosphate to receiving waters following tree felling is only associated with clearfelling on peat soils. It is not associated with thinning and is not associated with mineral soils. (Clearfelling occurs at the end of the forest cycle, usually at age 30 years and greater). Significant increases have been recorded in drains and in small, first order, streams rather than in...

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

Brendan Smith: The Department is currently examining the usage of a commonage parcel that was included on the Single Payment application of the person named. This examination is necessary because the claims submitted by a number of applicants on this commonage under the Single Payment Scheme exceed the area of the commonage that is eligible for payment. The Department contacted all the claimants concerned,...

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

Brendan Smith: The European Court of Auditors and the European Commission both carried out audits on REPS in early 2008. The conclusions of the audit by the Court have been published but I am still awaiting the outcome of the audit by the Commission.

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

Brendan Smith: The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued last week to those whose applications required no correction following the necessary administrative checks. Of the 1,281 REPS 4 applications that have been processed in the Galway local offices up to the end of 2008, 96 required no correction following the necessary administrative checks and these have been approved for payment....

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (4 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. Further payments...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (4 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 recently to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments will...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: An Garda Síochána are continuing their investigation into the dioxin contamination incident that arose in a food recycling premises. My Department is assisting them in whatever manner required. They are also being assisted by other Agencies. I am not in a position to comment further.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management Scheme: Farm Waste Management Scheme (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: 17,397 payment applications remain to be brought to final payment stage under the Farm Waste Management scheme in 2009, including those which have completed the inspection process in 2008. As all these applications are at different stages of finalisation, including those under query with the farmer, etc., it is not possible to determine an average waiting time for inspection in regard to...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management Scheme: Farm Waste Management Scheme (3 Feb 2009)

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of the grants due to farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme which closed for payment applications at the end of 2008 are currently under review.