Michael Ring
Question:163 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received area based payments for 2002. [19092/02]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The 2002 area aid application of the person named has been fully processed with an area determined for payment purposes of 25.52 hectares. The animal-based headage schemes were replaced in 2001 by the area-based compensatory allowance scheme. This scheme, which was approved by the European Commission, provides that applicants must meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare of the holding in the year preceding application. However, farmers who are unable to meet that minimum stocking density but who traditionally qualified for headage grants in respect of cattle and/or sheep may continue to qualify for payment, provided their land is being utilised and is not in danger of undergrazing. The person named was not a headage recipient in 2000, and according to my Department's records, the stocking density of the holding does not meet the minimum requirement. My Department will be in contact with the person named shortly with a view to establishing the type of farming activity being pursued. A decision on entitlement to 2002 area-based compensatory allowance will be made on receipt of reply.
Michael Ring
Question:164 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive area based payments for 2002. [19093/02]
The person named included a land parcel on his 2002 area aid application in respect of which an apparent over-claim was determined. Following contact by the area aid unit with the herdowner, he submitted a map confirming the correct boundary for the land parcel. His 2002 area aid application has now been fully processed without error and with an area determined for payment purposes of 20.08 hectares. The person named will be paid his full entitlement under the 2002 area-based compensatory allowance scheme shortly.
Question No. 165 answered with Question No. 138.
John Ellis
Question:166 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if area based payments will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [19153/02]
The 2002 area aid application of the person named has been fully processed with an area determined for payment purposes of 53.05 hectares. The person named will be paid his full entitlement under the 2002 area-based compensatory allowance scheme shortly.
John Ellis
Question:167 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an area based payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [19154/02]
The 2002 area aid application of the person named has been fully processed with an area determined for payment purposes of 88.90 hectares. The person named will be paid his full entitlement under the 2002 area-based compensatory allowance scheme shortly.