Results 16,201-16,220 of 18,372 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Fisheries Protection. (3 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Yes. I repeat the advice available to me, that the possibility of introducing a Minister's sanction was comprehensively considered, including examination of practice in other member states, at the time of the passage of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 through the Oireachtas. The position taken by the Minister at the time was based on the legal advice from the then...

Fisheries Protection. (3 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: In the many meetings that the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, and I have had with individual Members of the Oireachtas and with the Federation of Irish Fishermen, these issues have been raised. Indeed, we have raised them subsequent to our meetings with the fisheries' representative organisation. Naturally, when the advice of Professor Hogan is received by us from the Oireachtas...

Fisheries Protection. (3 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: I am not going to state that I can bring in legislation immediately. The Government is advised by the Attorney General and that advice will be forthcoming.

Farm Waste Management. (3 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. This has been made known to all farmers who have been approved to...

Farm Waste Management. (3 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: There is no merit in comparing the scheme in the three Ulster counties in this jurisdiction with the remaining 23 counties. The scheme rolled out by the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the North for its farming community is a scheme where grant aid is only applicable in respect of slurry storage capacity. There was no element to include grant aid for housing, so it is not...

Farm Waste Management. (3 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: One of the reasons for getting the extension to the end of December 2008 was the existence of adverse weather conditions. Unfortunately, those conditions have not improved in the meantime.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 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 — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (2 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 EU Commission has since reaffirmed that this deadline must be respected strictly. Accordingly there are no further plans to approach the European Commission for approval to...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Mr Farrell's application for a Ministerial Declaration to allow him to temporary lease his milk quota for the 2008/2009 milk quota year was received in my Department on 13 October 2008. His application was refused on the grounds that it did not come under the category of force majeure. Mr Farrell has been informed of his options regarding his quota, including the possibility of selling it...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An application was received on 15 May 2008 requesting the transfer of 30.86 Single Farm Payment entitlements from the joint names of the person named and his late father into the sole name of the person named. As the requested transfer was by way of inheritance, it was necessary to request the normal testamentary documentation in support of this transfer. The required documentation has now...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Payment under the Farm Waste Management Scheme issued to the person concerned on 28 November 2008.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Early Retirement (ERS3) Scheme for the person named was received in my Department on 16 October 2008. It could not be accepted for processing as the Scheme was suspended for new applications with effect from 15 October 2008. I have no plans, at present, to reopen the Early Retirement Scheme to new applications, but the limiting of the suspension of the Scheme will...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 1st 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. Payment will issue within one week.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Payment will issue to the person named within the next ten days.

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Following a series of meetings at the Labour Relations Commission, the industrial dispute which commenced on Monday 6th October, 2008 was resolved. Normal work resumed last week in all of the Department's local offices and work is ongoing to ensure the prompt delivery of all payments to farmers.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Under the terms and conditions of the Farm Waste Management Scheme, the grant-aid is paid on the lesser of the receipts/invoices lodged by the applicant together with costs of own contributions in terms of labour and machinery or my Department's Standard Costs. In this case, the grant-aid of 60% was calculated on the basis of my Department's Standard Costs.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person concerned was paid grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme by my Department on 24 October 2008.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Applications under the Farm Waste Management Scheme continue to be approved for payment in the South Roscommon office of my Department.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 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 — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (2 Dec 2008)

Brendan Smith: Chicken fillets produced within the EU are subject to the same health and safety requirements regardless as to their origin. For poultry products imported from outside the EU these must come from plants approved under the European Union veterinary inspection regime and having equivalent standards as that within the EU. There is a set of inspection procedures in place to ensure compliance...