Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2010
302 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when financial approval will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for the planting of forestry on their land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43645/10]
View answerFinancial approval for afforestation grant aid issued to the person in question on 16th November 2010.
303 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single payment scheme and disadvantaged area scheme payments from 2005 onwards and if any progress has been made on this file. [43648/10]
View answerMy Department has completed its review of the situation of the person named in the light of the Court ruling determining that he was entitled to a 1/38 share of the commonage in question. A decision has been made to carry out a re-calculation of the payments made to the applicant for each year since 2006. When the processing work is completed in respect of the re-calculations, payments in respect of each year will issue as quickly as possible.
304 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an appeal for the suckler welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43649/10]
View answerThe person named registered 36 animals under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Welfare Scheme, it is necessary in the case of herds with more than 10 animals that calves be weaned in at least two separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of 5 days.
As the person named submitted a weaning date of 8 October 2009 for all the animals, the correct procedures as outlined have not been followed. To this end, a letter issued to the person named advising him of the non-payment of his animals. An appeal was received in June 2010 but offered no new information to warrant a reversal of the original decision. A letter has now issued to the applicant advising him of the review decision and informing him of his right to appeal this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office.
