Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2005
286 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused the single payment scheme for consideration of force majeure-exceptional circumstances. [16916/05]
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 13 April 2005. The findings of the appeals committee were that the original decision taken by my Department should be upheld.
The force majeure application on behalf of the person named relates to parcels of cereal land submitted as forage area for the past 15 years on his area aid applications. Both the single payment unit and the single payment appeals committee are satisfied that the circumstances put forward do not fulfil the force majeure criteria under the single payments regulations.
287 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of an application for the fourth round of the horticultural grant scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16933/05]
View answerThere were 156 applications received by my Department this year under the 2000-2006 NDP scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector. The application for grant aid in this case is being finalised alongside all the other applications, the outcome of which will be conveyed to him very shortly.
