Dan Neville
Question:257 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the headage grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [33167/04]
View answerTuesday, 14 December 2004
Questions (234, 235, 236)
Written answers
The holding of the person named was selected for an on-the-spot inspection. The results of this inspection have now been finalised and the 2004 area aid application for the person named has been fully processed with an area determined for payment purposes of 87.86 hectares.
Payment of his full entitlement under the 2004 area based compensatory allowance scheme on the maximum of 45 hectares will issue shortly.
John Perry
Question:258 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the single payment force majeure will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33168/04]
View answerAn application for consideration under the force majeure-exceptional circumstances measure of the single payment regulations was submitted by the person named on 22 January 2004. The person named was notified on 29 April 2004 that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure-exceptional circumstance under article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No.1782/2003 and was advised that he could appeal this decision to the Independent Single Payment Appeals Committee who would carry out a full review of the circumstances outlined.
The application for consideration of force majeure-exceptional circumstances related only to TB restriction from November 1999 to March 2000 and made no reference to medical circumstances affecting the person named. The option of appealing the single payment unit decision was not availed of. However, if the person named wishes to put forward medical circumstances for consideration, then he should do so as soon as possible.
Michael Ring
Question:259 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when details will be announced for the 2005 national reserve; the criteria for application; when application forms will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33218/04]
View answerI will be in a position shortly to invite applications to the 2005 single payment national reserve. Full details of the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions governing the national reserve will be announced at the same time.