Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2012
213 Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the grazing of horses on a land parcel will affect the agri-environment options scheme application of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5939/12]
View answerThe person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 September 2010 and has received full payment in respect of 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, had to be completed before any payment can issue. These checks are currently being carried out in respect of the 2011 Scheme year and once successfully completed payment will issue. The specific query appears to relate to the traditional hay meadow measure which is part of the plan of the person named. To ensure compliance with scheme terms and conditions on the particular parcel of land, it is necessary to follow traditional grazing practices. Accordingly it may not be grazed from 1 April until after the hay is cut each year.
214 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the single farm payment has not issued to persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and when payment will issue. [5940/12]
View answerThe above named applicants under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme received full advance and balancing payments on 17 October and 1 December 2011 in respect of the entitlements held by them at that time. These applicants received an additional allocation of entitlements on 15 December requiring additional processing of their application. When processing was completed a further balancing payment was generated in respect of these entitlements on 26th January 2012.
