Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 June 2011
526 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the results of an appeal of a grassland sheep scheme application will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/11]
View answerAn application under the 2010 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 14 May 2010 and was fully processed. In accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, the payment which issued on 1 February 2011, was based on the original Sheep Census return received from the person named, which indicated that the person named had ten breeding ewes. An appeal was received on 7 June 2011 in respect of the numbers of breeding ewes on the holding. This appeal is currently under consideration and the person named will be notified directly of the outcome of the appeal.
527 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the income supplement scheme application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15511/11]
View answerEU Regulations governing the Single Payment Scheme introduced in 2005 provided that payment was to be based on the three-year average payments received under the EU Livestock and Arable aid scheme for the reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Under the Force Majeure provision a farmer whose production was adversely affected during the reference period by a case of force majeure or exceptional circumstance occurring before or during the reference period was entitled to request that the reference amount be calculated on the basis of the calendar year or years within the reference period not affected by force majeure or exceptional circumstance.
The person named applied and qualified for the exclusion of scheme years 2000 and 2002 in the calculation of his entitlements.
There is no provision under the regulations to calculate entitlements using payment made under the 2003 and/or 2004 scheme year.
