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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The application in this case was submitted on 23/1/08 and, if found to be valid, his REPS 4 contract will commence from 1 February 2008. Advance payments of 75% under the EU regulations governing REPS 4 can only issue when all administrative checks on applications for REPS 4 and the 2008 Single Payment Scheme are completed. This work is still ongoing and it is expected that payments will...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (25 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The Department submits a quarterly return to the Decentralisation Implementation Group that details the non-property costs of the programme such as travel and overtime. To the end of June 2008, the last reporting deadline, the costs reported for the programme to date amounted to €147,031. Figures for the third quarter will be available in October. The acquisition of property for the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: Certain spat falls overlap with or occur in close proximity to Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protected Areas (SPAs). It is the environmental issues associated with the Natura 2000 sites that have caused the delayed opening of the mussel seed fishery in Cromane. In order to comply with the requirements of the Habitats and Birds Directive baseline data for the area must...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1528, 1529 and 1570 together. An application from Dublin Port Company for approval under the Foreshore Acts for the proposed reclamation of an area of some 21 hectares of foreshore was made to the Department in March 2002. The application is being considered in accordance with the appropriate procedures. These include a process of public consultation in which...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: Harbour Dues at each of the six Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Fishery Harbour Centres are levied in accordance with Fishery Harbour Centres (Rates and Charges) Order 2003. The Harbour Dues invoiced but not yet paid, for the years in question, at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre are as follows: 2005: €218,154 2006: €209,699.23 2007: €269,836.80. A legal case is...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The applications received under my Department's Capital Investment Scheme for the marketing and processing of agricultural products, which included small meat establishments and abattoirs, are going through a competitive evaluation process in which the strengths of the various proposals are being assessed and ranked in line with the objectives of the Scheme. This process will be completed in...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The following table sets out details of vehicles purchased or leased by my Department in the last three years: Year Type of Vehicle Purchase (P) or Lease (L) Cost CO2 Emissons â'¬ 2006 Toyota Hiace Van P 22,025.00 224g/Km Mercedes Sprinter Van L 14,755.00 235g/Km JCB Loadall Model 524-50 P 57,813.80 5g/perKwh Fiat Doblo 1.3 Cargo van P 9,103.00 145g/Km 2007 3 Mercedes...

Written Answers — National Reserve: National Reserve (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person named applied for consideration for an allocation under the New Entrant category of the National Reserve. The new entrant category caters for farmers who have purchased, inherited or leased/rented land and who fulfil additional criteria including off-farm and farming income and farming qualifications. As the person named did not submit sufficient information in order to process her...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: No contracts have been awarded by my Department to the company named by the Deputy in his question. The awarding of contracts of the type referred to by the Deputy by Agencies under the remit of this Department is an operational matter for the agencies concerned and I have no function in the matter.

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The applications in question are being processed within my Department and I expect that I will be in a position to make determinations in the matter shortly. It is not possible to give the Deputy a precise date for final determinations due to the nature of the assessment process. This process includes publication of the Ministerial decisions and allowing a one month period for appeal of any...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: Please refer to the following table for the relevant information. Estimated figures for Employment in Seafood Processing for 2006 Company Full time Part time Total Clare 18 9 27 Cork 442 146 588 Donegal 471 283 754 Dublin 340 200 540 Galway 176 60 236 Kerry 123 58 181 Limerick 20 2 22 Louth 53 6 59 Mayo 98 29 127 Sligo 65 14 79 Waterford 28 24 52 Wexford 188 6 194 Wicklow 4 0...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The latest figure available from the Central Statistics Office is for 2005 and gross output for the fish processing sector in that year was €310 million.

Written Answers — Fish Exports: Fish Exports (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: In 2007 exports of Irish seafood amounted to 160,200 tonnes valued at €366 million.

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1539, 1558 and 1584 together. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the body responsible for the collection of all data relating to sea-fisheries under national and Community law. I have asked the SFPA to revert directly to the deputy on these matters in due course.

Written Answers — Cattle Identification Scheme: Cattle Identification Scheme (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The procedure for registering bovine animals imported into Ireland for breeding and production is that the keeper of the animals at the point of import should present the original passports at the local District Veterinary Office (DVO) and complete a registration form. The DVO will then forward the registration details to the National Calf Birth Registration Agency where the animal details...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 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. The application concerned is, therefore, eligible for consideration and will be processed subject to funding still being available at that time.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (24 Sep 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. I have raised this issue with the European Commission, as recently as July and the Commission has since reaffirmed that it expects Ireland to respect this deadline strictly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The mixed grazing supplementary measure is available to farmers joining REPS 4 and was approved by the European Commission on the basis of the environmental benefits accruing from following a mixed grazing regime. Payments of €1.112m have been made in respect of REPS 4 contracts commencing in 2007 of which €9,000 relates to the mixed grazing supplementary measure. Some 11,600 applications...

Written Answers — Fish Imports: Fish Imports (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: According to CSO figures, the volume and value of all seafood imports for human consumption in 2007 amounted to 45,171 tonnes and €177 million. CSO figures do not provide a breakdown by location of import.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Sep 2008)

Brendan Smith: The claim for payment lodged by the person concerned under the Farm Waste Management Scheme is being processed by my Department. I would expect that payment will be made in the near future provided that the claim is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Scheme.