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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 17 Apr 2002

Vol. 552 No. 1

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

John Perry

Question:

225 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the various payments made on the herd number of a person (details supplied) under the farm development scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/02]

No payments issued to the named person under any of the on-farm investment schemes operated by my Department.

Michael Ring

Question:

226 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme payment. [11950/02]

The IMPACT union had withdrawn its co-operation in respect of the processing of all REP scheme applications in all FDS offices throughout the country on the basis that a satisfactory solution to the implementation of the recommendations of a report carried out by the management services division of my Department on the staffing in the technical agricultural officer grades of the farm development service areas had not been finalised. I am pleased to say that the industrial action has been suspended from this morning. This suspension allows the Labour Relations Commission to intervene in the matter.

The protocol on direct payments to farmers sets specific processing and payment targets for REPS payments. As a consequence of the industrial action, my Department will not now be able to achieve these targets in a number of cases. However, all outstanding REPS payments applications will be processed as a matter of urgency.

Enda Kenny

Question:

227 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no superintendent has yet been appointed to the FDS office at Michael Davitt House, Castlebar, County Mayo, and that several hundred payments to farmers under the REP scheme cannot issue without such validation; if he will authorise an official of his Department to issue such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/02]

An officer in the grade of supervisory agricultural officer was upgraded temporarily on an allowance basis to the position of district superintendent and assigned to the farm development service office, Michael Davitt House, Castlebar, County Mayo, with effect from 18 February 2002.

Michael Ring

Question:

228 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme payment. [11952/02]

The IMPACT union had withdrawn its co-operation in respect of the processing of all REP scheme applications in all FDS offices throughout the country on the basis that a satisfactory solution to the implementation of the recommendations of a report carried out by the management services division of my Department on the staffing in the technical agricultural officer grades of the farm development service areas had not been finalised. I am pleased to say that the industrial action has been suspended from this morning. This suspension allows the Labour Relations Commission to intervene in the matter.

The protocol on direct payments to farmers sets specific processing and payment targets for REPS payments. As a consequence of the industrial action, my Department will not now be able to achieve these targets in a number of cases. However, all outstanding REPS payments applications will be processed as a matter of urgency.

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