Liam Aylward
Question:144 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the reason for the delay in having an area aid application processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4929/02]
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
The person named is a new applicant for arable aid and his 2001 area aid application has now been fully processed without errors. Payments due to him will issue shortly.
Ned O'Keeffe
Question:145 Mr. N. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when payment in respect of an area aid application for 2001 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4983/02]
The person named submitted a late arable area aid application in November 2001. His application was accepted by my Department on grounds of force majeure. The seven plots he added to his 2001 application are now being entered on the Department's electronic database and he will be paid his full entitlement as soon as possible.
John Ellis
Question:146 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if all premium payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be made. [5032/02]
A parcel claimed by the person named is part of a commonage on which a cumulative over-claim has arisen. The area aid unit is currently examining the documentation received with a view to clarifying the correct entitlements to area aid on this commonage. It is hoped to have this exercise, which by its nature is time consuming, completed shortly. No payments under the 2001 area-based compensatory allowance scheme or the final instalment of the 2001 ewe premium scheme can issue until this problem has been resolved. A solicitor acting for the person named has also contacted the Department.
John Ellis
Question:147 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if his Department will make premium payments and an area based payment to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [5033/02]
A parcel claimed by the person named is part of a commonage on which a cumulative overclaim has arisen. The area aid unit is currently examining the documentation received with a view to clarifying the correct entitlements to area aid on this commonage. It is hoped to have this exercise, which is by its nature time consuming, completed shortly. No payments can issue until this problem has been resolved.
A solicitor acting for the person named has also contacted the Department.
The person named submitted one application in respect of six bulls under the 2001 special beef premium scheme. This application has been processed to payment stage by the special beef premium unit. Payment cannot be made until such time as the outstanding area aid problem is cleared.
The person named was paid an 80% advance payment on slaughter premium on 11 animals – three of which also qualified for national envelope top-up – slaughtered during the period 1 January 2001 to 30 September 2001.
The person named applied for premium for 18 animals under the 2001 suckler cow premium scheme. The application has been processed to payment stage and her 100% entitlement will issue when the area aid application details are finalised.
Processing of the final instalment of the 2001 ewe premium has also been processed to payment stage and payment will issue when the outstanding area aid problem has been resolved. Payment due under the 2001 area-based compensatory allowance scheme will issue when the area aid application is fully processed.
Seymour Crawford
Question:148 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive the balance of money due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4122/02]
The person named submitted one application for special beef premium in respect of a total of 22 animals on 5 January 2001. An 80% advance payment has issued in respect of 12.08 animals. Payment will issue on the remaining 9.92 animals during February 2002 when cattle movement monitoring system – CMMS – details have been inputted regarding the purchase of the animals. The person named does not hold a milk quota.