Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 November 2011
411 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32082/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 4 May 2011. The application has now been fully processed with a view to the appropriate payments issuing shortly.
412 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person is claiming single farm payments on folio numbers (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32086/11]
View answerApplicants under the Single Payment Scheme are required, inter alia, to declare one eligible hectare in respect of each payment entitlement held. Such land being declared for the purposes of the scheme is identified via the unique system of my Department’s Land Parcel Identification numbers, rather than using Land Folio ID numbers. However, if the owner of the lands provides proof of ownership to my Department’s Single Payment Unit, the requested information will be supplied directly to him/her.
413 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the single farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details provided) in County Tipperary. [32095/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 8 April 2011, following processing of which, the 50% advance payment was issued to the applicant on 25 October.
414 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive his or her disadvantaged area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32104/11]
View answer415 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32105/11]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together.
An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2011, processing of which has recently been completed, thereby allowing the 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme to issue on 28 October. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was also issued to the applicant on 28 October and the balancing payments under the Single Payment Scheme will commence to issue on 1 December, as is provided for in the relevant EU Regulations.
