Written answers
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Farm Inspections
9:00 pm
Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farm inspections under all schemes and programmes operated by his Department; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11991/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The following are the details of farm inspections undertaken by my Department in 2008 unless otherwise stated.
| Name of Scheme/Programme | No. of Inspections | Cost of Inspections (Non Salary) |
| € | ||
| Feed Inspection Programme | 852 | 55,000 |
| Farm Forestry Programme | 5,003 | 227,423 |
| On-Farm Investment Scheme | Approx. 20,000 | 1 |
| Installation Aid Scheme | Approx. 50 | 1 |
| Suckler Welfare Scheme | 625 | 1 |
| Single Farm Payment/Disadvantaged Area's/Rural Environmental Protection Schemes integrated area eligibility and cross compliance inspections | 6,500 | 1 |
| Early Retirement Scheme | 350 | 1 |
| 1Not possible to apportion costs to specific Schemes as the relevant staff would work on a number of schemes operated by the Department. |
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