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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 November 2010

Tuesday, 9 November 2010

Questions (359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366)

Willie Penrose

Question:

405 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will expedite payment an application for single farm payment scheme and disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [41483/10]

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Written answers

An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the payment due issuing shortly thereafter.

Phil Hogan

Question:

406 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an application for forestry premia will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41484/10]

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An application for afforestation grant aid in respect of the person in question is currently being processed by my Department. I understand that the application has been the subject of correspondence between my Department and the applicant's forestry company in relation to remedial work which needs to be completed before payment can be considered.

I have asked that a decision in the matter be given as quickly as possible.

Michael Ring

Question:

407 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be paid the single payment scheme. [41510/10]

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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 6 May 2010.

This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification Inspection.

The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed. Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme all Ground Eligibility Inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

In the vast majority of cases that were inspected amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that the Land Parcel Identification System that is used for making payments to farmers is kept up-to-date. Processing of these changes is continuing with priority being given to applications that were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

Pat Breen

Question:

408 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare with respect to single farm payment and disadvantaged area aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41522/10]

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The person named does not hold a herd-number nor did he submit any application relating to any schemes administered by my Department, including the Single Payment Scheme. He is not therefore entitled to receive any payment under the 2010 scheme year.

Applications for the 2010 scheme year were submitted by the deceased and any payments that become due will issue to the estate of the deceased person.

The person named may wish to make contact with the Inheritance Enquiry Unit of my Department to discuss requirements for transferring Single Payment entitlements under the 2011 scheme year. That Unit can be contacted at:

Inheritance Enquiry Unit

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food

Eircom Building

Knockmay Road

Portlaoise

Co. Laois

Tel: 1890 200 560

John Perry

Question:

409 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive their suckler welfare scheme payment and their area aid payments as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41540/10]

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The person named registered 11 beef breed calves under the Suckler Welfare Scheme in 2009. Full payment amounting to €440 issued between January and March 2010.

The original 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme application form of the person named was not received in my Department. A copy of her application was submitted in October 2010 together with proof of Postage. This case has now been fully processed and resolved. The payments due to the applicant will issue shortly.

Michael Ring

Question:

410 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payments. [41548/10]

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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 April 2010. As this application is now processed, full payment in respect of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will issue shortly.

Seymour Crawford

Question:

411 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their REP 4 scheme payment for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41557/10]

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The EU Regulations governing REPS 4 and other area-based schemes provide that payments issue in two instalments. The first instalment of 75% may be paid once all administrative checks on all applications, as well as cross-checks against areas declared on Single Payment Scheme applications, have been completed. This process is under way and while my objective is to make all payments for 2010 as soon as possible, the checks are likely to take some weeks to complete. The balancing payment of 25% can issue once all on-the-spot inspections for the year have taken place. The programme of inspections is well advanced at this stage.

Andrew Doyle

Question:

412 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers that have been paid under the 2009 suckler cow welfare scheme and the number of animals involved; the amount of money paid out and the total number of applications for 2009; the amount of money outstanding and the reason for the delays in payment; the deadline date in which the Minister expects 2009 payments to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41561/10]

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Payments under the Suckler Welfare Scheme are made on an ongoing basis once the provisions of the Scheme are met. This year my Department has issued payments to 31,288 farmers for animals registered under the Scheme during 2009.

To date, payments amounting to €19.6 million have issued in respect of 490,000 of the 885,000 animals registered in the Scheme during 2009. As previously stated, payment is made on an ongoing basis and payments are cleared as soon as all of the required information has been submitted and found to be in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Scheme. Any case where payment has not already been made is as a result of outstanding information and/or the data submitted confirming non-compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme. The main types of errors that are preventing payments include the following:

Late registration of calves.

No disbudding dates supplied.

Introducing meal feeding too late before weaning.

Abrupt weaning of calves in herds of 10 or more calves.

Non-submission or incorrect submission of data on some or all of the measures.

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