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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2000

Vol. 513 No. 1

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

John Perry

Question:

324 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if an installation aid grant will be immediately granted to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that all documents are lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1979/00]

An application under the national scheme of installation aid was received in the local office of my Department from the person named on 19 December 1999. Due to the volume of work on hands, processing of this application has been delayed. It is anticipated that the application will be processed within the next three to four weeks.

John Perry

Question:

325 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 16 November 1999, his attention has been drawn to the fact that no correspondence was issued to the herd owners with a view to resolving the dispute; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has not received 1998 area aid payment; the progress, if any, made; if the plots concerned have been entered in his Department's electronic database; the reason for the delay; the amount of payment which will be released; and the timescale involved. [1980/00]

As stated in my replies to previous parliamentary questions in this case, one of the parcels claimed by this person on his 1998 area aid application was also being claimed by another herdowner. Letters accompanied by maps issued to both herdowners with a view to resolving the dispute. The other herdowner involved provided proof of his entitlement to claim the parcel in question. This reduced the area found to 6.46 hectares. Under Article 9 of EU Regulation 3887/92 as the difference was greater than 20%, a 100% penalty was applicable to his 1998 application.

However a review of the map that the person named submitted reveals that he should in fact have claimed a parcel of land directly adjacent to the dual claimed parcel. In the particular circumstances of this case, the area aid unit is prepared to regard the dual claim as an obvious error on the part of the person named and to allow the parcel concerned to be added to his application.

The application has now been fully processed on this basis and any outstanding payments due will be made shortly.

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