Results 16,501-16,520 of 18,496 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Where a valid REPS 4 application has been submitted, advance payments of 75% under the EU regulations governing REPS 4 can issue only when all administrative checks on all 2008 applications for REPS 4 and the Single Payment Scheme are completed. This work is still ongoing with a view to beginning payment this month. The balancing 25% payment will follow when all 2008 REPS on-farm...
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Only fully completed applications made under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and received up to and including 14 October 2008 will be processed by my Department.
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: My Department has no record of undertaking works of the nature raised by the Deputy in his question.
- Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL) of my Department routinely monitors TB in wild or domestic species submitted to it and, in recent years, TB has been diagnosed in farmed Alpaca, goats, domestic sheep and in wild species. However, in the majority of wild species where TB has occasionally been detected, such as rabbits, rats and foxes, these animals are considered to be merely...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: The herd of the person concerned was restricted on 22 May 2008. To date 24 animals have been removed as reactors and compensation amounting to approximately â¬30,000 is due under the On Farm Market compensation scheme. In addition, the person concerned may also be eligible for payment under the Income Supplement and Hardship Grant Schemes. Under the TB and Brucellosis Eradication Scheme...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: My Department has accepted tenders electronically for a number of tendering procedures and I expect the level of usage to increase significantly over the coming years.
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Since my appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on the 7 May 2008 I have not used public transport while on official business.
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Expenditure for my Department since the 1st January 2008 on public transport is as follows. Bus Ferry Taxi Train Airfares â¬10,108.59 â¬2,061.09 â¬64,703.95 â¬61,452.54 â¬563,768.50 Of the total expenditure for airfares, refunds totalling â¬188,929.25 were received from the EU relating to flight costs for official EU business.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: The person named is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Applications under this Scheme are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016.
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Only fully completed applications made under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and received up to and including 14 October 2008 will be processed by my Department.
- Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Only fully completed applications made under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme and received up to and including 14 October 2008 will be processed by my Department.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Additional documentation has been requested from the person concerned. Until this documentation is received, the application cannot be processed any further.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: My officials have asked the person named to submit her REPS record sheets for examination. This is a normal requirement. The initial request by my officials was made on 19 September last but not all of the required documentation was submitted. My Department wrote again to the person named on 28 October and I understood that the outstanding documents are to be submitted this week. The...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (11 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: The original Government decision on the decentralisation of the Department was that some 600 headquarters posts would move to Portlaoise; some 100 posts in the Cork local offices would move to Fermoy; and that some 100 posts in laboratories in Cork and Limerick would move to Macroom. The decision regarding Bord Bia was that it would move to Enniscorthy involving some 80 posts. The Fisheries...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: I have detailed as follows the number, grade and salary details of staff located in my Constituency and Department Offices who deal with representations from my constituency: Department Office Number of Staff Grade Salary Scale 3* Clerical Officer (Higher Scale) â¬24,255 to â¬38,397 1 Personal Secretary â¬30,566 to â¬45,416 *Two of whom are involved in work-sharing arrangements. ...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows. Minister of State Sargent Department Office Number of Staff Grade Salary Scale 1 Personal Secretary â¬46,558 â â¬64,296 Constituency Office Number of Staff Grade Salary Scale 1 Personal Assistant â¬46,558 â â¬64,296 2 Staff Officers â¬34,941 â â¬46,342 2 Temporary Clerical Officers â¬23,174 â â¬37,660...
- Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (6 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: The individual in question originally applied for an Aquaculture Licence on 23 February 2006 and subsequently withdrew the application on 24 January 2008 due to the unsuitability of the site for the cultivation of shellfish. An application for an alternative site was received on 24 January 2008. My Department's advisors have some concerns about the suitability of this site and my Department...
- Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (6 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: Officials from my Department together with officials from BIM and the Marine Institute met with representatives of the Dundalk Cockle fishermen recently to discuss the current situation in Dundalk Bay and the possible re-opening of the cockle fishery. It was agreed that BIM and the MI would continue to work closely with fishermen on a management plan for the fishery. I am not aware of...
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (6 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: The European Court of Auditors and the European Commission both carried out audits on REPS earlier this year. The Commission has requested additional information which is currently being collated within my Department and will shortly be forwarded to the Commission. The outcome of the audit will not be known for some time.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2008)
Brendan Smith: My Department uses the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) to record and monitor absences. This system allows analysis of absence and the production of statistics on total and average number of sick days in a given time period, by grade, and by location, and enables my Department to estimate the direct salary cost of absence. The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is currently...