Results 15,961-15,980 of 18,347 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Scraggane Pier, Co Kerry is in the ownership of Kerry County Council and responsibility for maintenance and upgrade works at the harbour lie with that office. My Department has however this year allocated funding of €75,000 towards works at Scraggane Pier under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme for 2008. All claims in respect of funding allocated under...

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 389 together. An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received in this case on the 15th May 2008. This application was selected for a cross compliance and satellite eligibility inspection. The cross compliance inspection was carried out on 10th October 2008. This inspection raised issues in relation to bovine...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: REPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007–13 and is subject to different EU Regulations from the preceding versions of REPS. Under REPS 4, all payments are to be made in just two instalments. The first payment, of 75%, can be made only when all administrative checks on all 2008 applications for REPS 4 and the Single Payment Scheme are completed. This is why it...

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: My Department complies with all relevant Department of Finance guidelines on foreign travel. All officials engaging in foreign travel in my Department must have their travel approved in advance by an Assistant Secretary or equivalent grade. All foreign travel is booked centrally in the Department and particular attention is paid to ensuring that the least cost option is used where possible...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person named was allocated a National Reserve Top-Up to his Single Farm Entitlements and supplementary payments fell due under the Single Payment Scheme for each of the scheme years 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Single Farm payment including the supplementary payment due for the scheme year 2006 issued to the person named on 5 November 2008 and the Single Farm payment including the...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The deadline of 31 December 2008 for completion of work by farmers under the revised Farm Waste Management Scheme introduced by my Department in March 2006 is a condition of the EU state aid approval for the Scheme. The European Commission has since reaffirmed that it expects Ireland to respect this deadline strictly. I have no plans to approach the European Commission for approval to...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394, 395 and 398 together. BIM's National Fisheries College in Greencastle provides training for the Irish seafood industry and it is an operational matter for Bord Iascaigh Mhara to decide what fisheries training courses it provides for fishermen in the National Fisheries College. I have no remit in relation to the National Maritime College of Ireland.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The Breakwater is part of a phased approach to the development of improved harbour facilities at Greencastle, Co. Donegal, which is currently under construction. The extent of the breakwater as currently constructed extends from the shore 125 metres of its planned construction length of 290 metres. The primary function of the breakwater is to shelter the new harbour area and the existing...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Greencastle Pier is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its repair, maintenance and development rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. The current development works at Greencastle are however being project managed by my Department's Engineering Division. The Fishery Harbours & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme for 2009 is currently being drafted...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Please find the information below as requested by the Deputy. Minister of State Tony Killeen Number of persons employed Salary Costs â'¬ Private Office 3 118,975 Constituency Office 4 158,737 Minister of State Trevor Sargent Number of persons employed Salary Costs â'¬ Private Office 5.00 273,813.00 Constituency Office 4.98 236,665.21

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 and 401 together. An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 15th May 2008. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. Full...

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: A Limited Felling Licence was issued by the Forest Service of my Department to the person named on the 28th November 2008.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Rathmullan Pier is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its repair, maintenance and development rests with the Local Authority in the first instance. My Department provided €50,625 in funding to Donegal County Council for this location in 2007 as part of the Fishery Harbours & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. However no application for funding was made by...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The terms and conditions of the Farm Waste Management Scheme explicitly provide that— (a) the grant shall be calculated on the basis of the eligible receipts presented by the farmer or my Department's Standard Costs, whichever is the lesser, and (b) investments grant-aided under the preceding versions of the Scheme are taken into account in determining the level of eligible investment...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The following table shows the staff numbers in my Department based at Dockgate Building, Merchants Road, Galway in the years 2004-2008: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Agri Environment Schemes 19.0 17.0 20.0 20.00 19.00 District Livestock Office 27.5 26.4 District Veterinary Office 55.0 54.0 57.0 48.96 48.46 Integrated Controls 17.0 16.0 16.0 13.00 15.00 Services Staff 1.0 1.0 1.00 1.00...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person named is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. Payment will be made by my Department to the person concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned is an applicant under the Installation Aid Scheme. His application for payment is currently being examined and a decision will be made in regard to the application as soon as possible.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I want to be clear about this. Indicative tests on a sample of pork fat routinely taken under the Department's national residue monitoring programme were found to be positive for non-dioxin-like marker PCBs at the Department's laboratory at Backweston. That was on Friday 28 November, not September. Deputy Crawford, Deputy Ó Caoláin and I know many pig producers and people working in the...

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An extremely important point was made by Deputy Creed and others. On Sunday, through the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Micheál Martin, and his Department's senior management, we contacted all our embassies in the relevant countries and appraised them of the situation. We gave them a particular message to get out to the markets. Bord Bia has been in discussion with people who have...

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: A sample of pork was taken in a pig processing facility——