Seán Ryan
Question:341 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason beef premium and suckler payments were not made to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004. [29764/04]
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Questions (291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297)
Seán Ryan
Question:342 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason an area based payment was not granted to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [29765/04]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 342 together.
I understand there are legal proceedings between members of the family involved in this case. As a result my Department is not in a position to identify the person entitled to payment of grants and accordingly payment must be withheld until the dispute is resolved.
Pat Breen
Question:343 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive headage payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29766/04]
View answerThe person named has advised my Department of the death of her late husband, with whom she was registered as joint herdowner. My Department has asked that she provide a letter from her solicitor confirming that she is entitled to full ownership of the lands and stock. As soon as this information is received her applications for 2004 area- based compensatory allowance and 2004 suckler cow premium will be processed for payment.
John Perry
Question:344 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will again review the force majeure application of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29767/04]
View answerThe person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal, the independent single payment appeals committee made a recommendation and a letter issued to the person named on 24 August 2004. The appeals committee found that the original decision taken by my Department should be upheld.
My Department has re-examined the circumstances of this case, taking account of the additional medical evidence submitted and has decided that the single farm payment entitlements for the person named will be based on the 1997-1999 reference period. A statement of provisional entitlements reflecting this position will issue shortly to the person named.
John Perry
Question:345 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will rescind the decision made on the force majeure of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29768/04]
View answerThe person named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003, submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee. Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal, the independent single payment appeals committee made a recommendation and a letter issued to the person named on 29 September 2004. The appeals committee found that the original decision taken by my Department should be upheld.
My Department has re-examined the circumstances of this case, taking account of the additional medical evidence submitted and has decided that the reference year 2000 will be excluded from the calculation of the single farm payment entitlements for the person named and the entitlements will be based on the reference years 2001 and 2002 only. A statement of provisional entitlements reflecting this position will issue shortly to the person named.
John Perry
Question:346 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a decision will be expedited on forestry payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29769/04]
View answerThe forest service of my Department has been in contact with the person in question and awaits documentation from him.
Pat Breen
Question:347 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for forestry premium; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29831/04]
View answerThe person named was an applicant under the 1989 EEC scheme of compensatory allowances in respect of forestry paragraph 3(a) of the terms and conditions of the scheme: provided that the scheme will apply only to individual natural persons permanently engaged in agriculture who were in receipt of 1986, 1987 and 1988 grants under the sheep headage scheme or cattle and equine headage scheme or beef cow scheme in the disadvantaged areas.
As the person named did not receive grants under the disadvantaged areas schemes in 1986, 1987 and 1988, he was deemed ineligible and was notified of the decision in writing by my Department on 13 March 1990.