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Grant Payments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 March 2004

Tuesday, 30 March 2004

Questions (105, 106)

Dan Neville

Question:

218 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when decisions will be made in connection with the force majeure and exceptional circumstances in relation to the establishment of entitlements under the mid term review of Agenda 2000 single payment scheme Council Regulation EC 1782-2003. [9572/04]

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Written answers

My Department has received in excess of 14,000 applications from farmers, requesting consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances in the calculation of their entitlements under the single payment scheme. The processing of their applications has commenced and individual applicants are currently being informed of the outcome of their applications. Farmers, who may be dissatisfied with the decision in their case, will have the right to appeal that decision to the recently appointed single payment appeals committee.

Jimmy Deenihan

Question:

219 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if provisions will be made under the Fischler proposals for beef producers who are not involved in beef production in the reference years 2000 to 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/04]

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The single payment will be based on the average number of animals or the average number of hectares in the case of arable aid on which payments were made under the livestock premia and arable aid schemes in respect of the three reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002. The single payment is calculated by taking the three-yearly average number of animals-arable hectares which attracted payment and multiplying them by the payment rate for 2002 in respect of livestock or by €383.04 per hectare in the case of arable aid. Entitlements are calculated by dividing this single payment amount by the average number of hectares over the three year period. Consequently, beef producers who did not participate in any of the livestock premia schemes during one or more of the reference years would not normally have any beef related entitlements established for them.

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