Results 15,761-15,780 of 18,347 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Forest Service of my Department is currently in correspondence with the applicant in this case in relation to an area of land which was planted without approval and which contains an archaeological site. It will be necessary for the applicant to agree to the deletion of the unapproved plots from the payment application before payment of the approved area can be considered.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: Only fully completed applications made under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and received by my Department up to and including 14 October 2008 are being processed.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: Officials of my Department have been in direct contact with the person named on a number of occasions, in connection with the late submission by her of an application under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme. The current position is that the person named was again advised that, in the absence of a Postal Certificate confirming the posting of the application form in sufficient time to reach my...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 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 will issue this week to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. However queries...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 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 will issue this week to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. However queries...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: All staff in Dublin who have not applied to decentralise with this Department or other decentralising organisations are to be placed in alternative locations in Dublin through the 'Dublin Arrangements' (the Department of Finance and Public Appointment Service operated scheme for assigning those who wish to remain in Dublin) or bilateral transfers.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2006. Following the processing of his application to consolidate his entitlements, which was a complex process, one further payment remains to be made, approximately €1,347.00, which will issue shortly. The application submitted under the 2007 Scheme was the subject of a ground eligibility...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 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 will issue this week to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. However...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: The first REPS 4 Plans were submitted to my Department in August 2007.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: Out of the 10,773 applications for REPS 4 received in my Department by the closing date of 15 May 2008, the number converting from REPS 3 to REPS 4 before the end of their REPS 3 contracts was comparatively small. The information requested is not readily available, and its provision would require staff to be diverted from urgent work expediting REPS payments. The average yearly payment for...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department keeps its staffing arrangements in local offices under constant review in order to ensure that payments continue to flow in a timely manner to farmers under the Farm Waste Management and other Schemes. The person concerned was paid grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on 9 December 2008.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 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 will issue this week to those whose applications require no correction following the administrative checks. However...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: Applications received under the Farm Improvement Scheme prior to its suspension on 31 October 2007 are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding made available for the Scheme by the 2006 Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: The application under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme submitted by the person named included a commonage parcel. My Department is currently examining the usage of this entire commonage, as the claims submitted by applicants in respect of this commonage under the Single Payment Scheme exceed the area of the commonage that is eligible for payment. My Department will make direct contact with the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned was paid grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on 6 November 2008.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2009)

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

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: The area for which the licences are sought is a designated Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive and a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive (Natura 2000 site). In the course of assessing the applications a number of complexities have arisen due to the Natura 2000 status of the area. As a result further consultation will be necessary with the...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: My Department requested additional information from the person named on 13 January 2009 as further queries had arisen in relation to his application. Processing of the application cannot be finalised until these queries have been answered.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: I have made provision of €47 million in 2009 to meet current commitments under the Early Retirement Scheme from Farming. It was necessary to suspend new applications for this scheme due to the budgetary situation.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Jan 2009)

Brendan Smith: The Nitrates Regulations (SI No. 378 of 2006) are a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the first instance. The objective of the Regulations is to protect water quality and the various provisions are designed to control the management of fertilisers, including the timing, method of application and maximum amounts that may be applied, in order to...