Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 November 2011
191 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36674/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 21 April 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing the 50% advance payment to issue in the coming days.
192 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36718/11]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) with effect from 1st November 2010. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. During these checks, queries arose in respect of a land parcel that requires digitisation for AEOS purposes and also the location of two measures listed on the application of the person named. The person named has been contacted in relation to these issues and my Department is awaiting the reply in order to further progress the application with a view to issuing payment as quickly as possible.
193 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [36732/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing the 50% advance payment to issue to the applicant on 15 November.
194 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant assistance towards fodder will be given in the case of a farmer’s herd infected with tuberculosis, TB. [36740/11]
View answerUnder the Hardship Grant Scheme, assistance is available from my Department to eligible herdownerswho are restricted under the TB/BR Eradication Scheme. This scheme is aimed at assisting eligible owner(s) whose holding is restricted during the period from the 1 November to 30 April.
My Department issues an application form to all potential applicants who are restricted during the eligibility period. An essential condition for eligibility is that the holding of the applicant applying continues to be restricted following a full herd Reactor Re-test, with certain exceptions which are detailed in the documentation. In addition, herdowners must not be in receipt of off farm income or must not have any income from milk sales during the period to which payment refers. Furthermore, an owner who moves animals into a restricted holding, with certain exceptions, will not be eligible for payment under the Hardship Grant Scheme from the date the animals are moved into the herd for the remainder of the restriction period. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme the onus is on the owner to apply immediately when s/he considers herself/himself to be eligible having regard to the eligibility criteria, as payment can only be paid from the date of receipt of the completed application.
A maximum of €250.00 per month per herd may be paid under this scheme, for a period not exceeding 4 months during the eligibility period, with a payment of €38.00 per month for each suckler cow and €25.00 per month for each dairy cow or other animal.
195 Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will issue. [36772/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing the 50% advance payment to issue to the applicant in the coming days.
196 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment in respect of their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36787/11]
View answerAn application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing the 50% advance payment issue to the applicant in the coming days.
