Michael Ring
Question:92 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive 1999 cattle and sheep headage. [20154/99]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
An overclaim has been identified on one of the land parcels claimed by the person named in 1999. Maps have issued to him with a view to resolving the difficulties. His application cannot be processed further until a reply is received.
Ivan Yates
Question:93 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if area aid tillage payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford on the basis of his actual set-aside rather than a penalty disqualifying his full set-aside payment in view of the marginal nature of the error involved. [20155/99]
The applicant in question submitted 4.86 hectares of set-aside on his 1999 area aid application. At field inspection on 16 September 1999 only four hectares of set-aside were found. This represents a difference of 0.86 hectares or 21.5 per cent between the area claimed and that found on inspection. Under article 9 of EU Regulation 3887/92, no penalty is applied when the difference is less than 3 per cent, the penalty is based on double the difference when it is between 3 per cent and 20 per cent and when the difference is over 20 per cent, a 100 per cent penalty must be applied. The payment for cereals will not be affected.