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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2004

Wednesday, 13 October 2004

Questions (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)

Paul Connaughton

Question:

82 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason an area based payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24805/04]

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The area aid application for the person named has been fully processed with an area determined for payment purposes of 33.60 hectares. Payment of her full entitlement under the 2004 area based compensatory allowance scheme will issue shortly.

Paul Connaughton

Question:

83 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the single payment calculation has not been provided to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24806/04]

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The person named submitted an application for consideration of force majeure-exceptional circumstances on the grounds of animal disease outbreak during the reference period. Following examination of the circumstances outlined it has been deemed that force majeure should apply.

The person named has been notified that his single payment entitlement will be based on bovine schemes payments in respect of reference years 2000 and 2002 only and that reference year 2001 will be excluded as a result of the force majeure circumstances put forward. A provisional entitlement statement will issue shortly to the person named.

Paul Connaughton

Question:

84 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a single payment has been so low in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24807/04]

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The single payment entitlement is calculated using the average number of animals and hectares on which direct payments were made during the reference period 2000, 2001 and 2002.

The single payment provisional entitlement which issued to the person named is reflective of the average direct payments made during the reference years and has been calculated in accordance with the criteria laid down in the EU regulations underpinning the single farm payment scheme.

If the person named wishes to have any aspect of the provisional entitlement statement reviewed he may seek a review by completing a single payment scheme review form which is available from my Department.

Paul Connaughton

Question:

85 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the area based payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24808/04]

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The named person was selected for on-farm inspection in 2004. The 2004 area aid application for that person has now been processed fully with an area of 19.36 hectares determined for payment purposes. Payment of her full entitlement under the 2004 area based compensatory allowance scheme will issue shortly.

Paul Connaughton

Question:

86 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason notification of the single payment entitlement has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24809/04]

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A provisional entitlement statement has not yet issued to the person named as Department records indicate an administrative change during the reference period. My Department is currently in the process of resolving all such cases and a provisional entitlement statement will issue shortly to the person named.

Paul Connaughton

Question:

87 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a farm development grant for farm buildings dating back to 1983 and currently in the Chief State Solicitor’s office has not been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24810/04]

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Legal proceedings taken by the person named are still in place regarding this matter. I am not, therefore, in a position to make any payment to the person concerned at this time. Negotiations are currently taking place between solicitors for the plaintiff and the Chief State Solicitor's office regarding settlement of this and related cases and it is hoped that these should be concluded shortly.

Paul Connaughton

Question:

88 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the 2004 suckler cow and other grants have not been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24811/04]

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The person named was selected for on-farm inspection in 2004. His 2004 area aid application has been fully processed with an area of 34.23 hectares determined for payment purposes.

He applied for 2004 EU suckler cow premium on 25 animals. He has lodged no 2004 EU special beef premium application so far. Up to now two of his animals have been deemed eligible for 2004 EU slaughter premium and he has also applied for 2004 ewe premium.

In accordance with the relevant EU regulations, premium payments cannot start until 16 October. The person named should be paid 60% suckler and slaughter premium advances soon after that date and the balances in March-April 2005. He should also be paid full EU ewe supplementary premium soon after 16 October.

The person named has submitted an application under the 2004 extensification premium scheme. Payments under this scheme are due to commence in June 2005. This application will be considered in due course.

The 2004 area based compensatory allowance claimed by the person named will be paid shortly.

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