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Grant Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 December 2011

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Questions (73, 74, 75)

Tom Hayes

Question:

73 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the single farm payment scheme and the disadvantaged area scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39119/11]

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Written answers

An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2011, following processing of which an over-claim was identified on one of the parcels declared by the person named. The person named has been written to in this regard and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to the appropriate payments issuing shortly thereafter.

Niall Collins

Question:

74 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment of single payment entitlements to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [39120/11]

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An application under the 2011 Single Payment/Disadvantage Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing the 50% advance of the Single Payment to issue on 22 November 2011 and the 50% balancing payment to issue on 1 December 2011.

Denis Naughten

Question:

75 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average hectare payment made under the single farm payment scheme on a county basis; the number of applicants in each county and the total acreage claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39184/11]

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The following table gives details of the number of applicants paid, the total eligible area declared and average payment per hectare by county under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme:

County Name

Number of Applicants

Total Eligible Area (hectares)

Average payment per hectare.

Carlow

1,633

66,694.58

€378.49

Cavan

4,729

124,143.76

€290.79

Clare

6,037

190,452.19

€255.09

Cork

12,827

490,776.42

€348.11

Donegal

7,909

251,551.89

€192.88

Dublin

633

28,718.07

€323.26

Galway

11,789

329,077.53

€245.90

Kerry

7,554

296,162.28

€199.79

Kildare

2,027

94,044.74

€344.72

Kilkenny

3,429

147,490.60

€384.60

Laois

2,912

107,870.35

€386.82

Leitrim

3,328

90,724.10

€193.84

Limerick

5,112

173,040.60

€307.81

Longford

2,352

64,052.26

€314.17

Louth

1,491

54,582.70

€372.88

Mayo

11,269

311,587.84

€194.50

Meath

3,662

149,828.27

€376.06

Monaghan

3,958

88,584.19

€354.22

Offaly

3,016

107,454.38

€345.14

Roscommon

5,657

146,296.13

€281.98

Sligo

3,904

108,072.19

€214.00

Tipperary

6,901

284,026.71

€362.52

Waterford

2,415

116,935.09

€342.44

Westmeath

2,919

105,692.85

€325.33

Wexford

3,996

165,066.03

€377.98

Wicklow

2,045

103,075.03

€274.08

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