Grant Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 March 2012

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Questions (165)

Willie Penrose

Question:

168 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take steps to expedite an application for farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford, where all the necessary registration documentation has been furnished to the office in Cork, and is duly registered there, although the Department offices in Portlaoise claim it has not been received and that ten animals have not been so registered; if same can now be reviewed immediately and all payments made to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/12]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Deputy Simon Coveney)

The person named registered 51 animals under the 2010 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has been made for 33 of these animals. The necessary information relating to the required measures has not been submitted for three animals and therefore, payment cannot be made on the animals.

Payment has not issued in respect of the remaining fifteen animals as they were not registered within the statutory twenty-seven day timeframe as specified in the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme. A letter issued from my Department on 4 August 2011 setting out the position in respect of these animals. To date, no reply has been received from the participant.