Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2011
340 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has had their entitlements cut in respect of their land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6607/11]
View answerAn application under the 2009 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 30 April 2009. Under the provisions of the governing EU Regulations, payments under these Schemes may be made only in respect of eligible land and applicants are obliged annually to only declare eligible lands available to them. While the person named was initially paid on a declared eligible area of 16.79 hectares, following a review of the commonage area declared, an ineligible area was identified and removed from the overall claimed area. The person named was written to and informed of this finding. Payment was subsequently recalculated on the amended eligible area.
341 Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when arrears of single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [6617/11]
View answerMy Department received an application on 1 February 2011 to transfer 81.01 Single Payment entitlements, into the joint names of the person named and another farmer. While the closing date for submission of transfer applications for the 2010 Scheme year was 17 May 2010, this application was accepted as it involved a change to the registration details of the herd number only.
The entitlements were transferred on the 16th March 2011 and the 2010 Single Payment issued on 24 March 2011. Disadvantaged Areas Scheme payments issued to the applicant on 3 November 2010 and 17 November 2010 respectively.
342 Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the full amount of single farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [6618/11]
View answerAn application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. Payments under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme commenced nationally on 18 October 2010. The person named submitted an application with 14 land parcels, one of which required re-digitisation. Full payment under the Single Payment Scheme was issued to the applicant on 6 December 2010.
