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Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2012

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Questions (133)

Tom Fleming

Question:

135 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of the penalties applied to farmers by number and by size of penalty under the single farm payment, disadvantaged areas and rural environment protection schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/12]

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I regret the delay in responding to the Deputy.

The data sought by the Deputy is set out below in respect of the 2009 and 2010 Schemes. The data in respect of the 2011 Schemes will be made available when it is finalised later in the year.

2009 Single Payment Scheme — Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions and Penalties

County

No. of Applicants — Late Penalty Reduction Applied

Value — Late Penalty Reductions Applied

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

Value — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Penalty

Value — Overclaim Penalty

Carlow

8

€2,179

32

€6,041

7

€6,134

Cavan

23

€3,254

162

€26,532

47

€30,747

Clare

24

€5,236

262

€41,153

50

€42,398

Cork

54

€7,734

717

€137,232

137

€119,228

Donegal

36

€3,936

679

€93,014

197

€96,337

Dublin

6

€730

33

€4,325

6

€2,593

Galway

100

€16,474

671

€84,768

181

€86,703

Kerry

32

€4,704

525

€50,189

116

€36,014

Kildare

26

€6,736

94

€24,150

25

€27,424

Kilkenny

19

€5,690

172

€35,115

23

€30,602

Laois

12

€2,611

177

€40,682

38

€40,406

Leitrim

16

€1,513

183

€16,031

43

€17,888

Limerick

39

€8,451

289

€69,145

62

€71,965

Longford

20

€2,240

233

€28,071

66

€24,889

Louth

12

€1,623

84

€12,731

22

€9,108

Mayo

53

€5,569

964

€101,187

260

€104,709

Meath

59

€14,161

208

€41,045

56

€49,747

Monaghan

13

€2,248

263

€43,862

84

€50,993

Offaly

26

€5,551

134

€21,510

33

€16,681

Roscommon

25

€2,876

375

€51,128

85

€56,967

Sligo

23

€4,104

209

€30,232

49

€28,075

Tipperary

32

€4,150

360

€76,379

59

€63,299

Waterford

11

€1,638

108

€24,976

25

€25,234

Westmeath

14

€2,822

189

€45,855

54

€63,334

Wexford

21

€3,572

122

€17,532

20

€11,143

Wicklow

15

€4,606

90

€18,548

25

€21,903

Total

719

€124,409

7,335

€1,141,432

1,770

€1,134,522

2010 Single Payment Scheme — Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions and Penalties

County

No. of Applicants — Late Penalty Reduction Applied

Value — Late Penalty Reductions Applied

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

Value — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Penalty

Value — Overclaim Penalty

Carlow

10

€2,537

67

€54,084

15

€121,618

Cavan

52

€15,075

316

€47,362

71

€46,777

Clare

34

€6,178

488

€79,456

86

€56,547

Cork

79

€43,353

1,030

€402,164

208

€463,658

Donegal

61

€12,200

782

€136,245

208

€211,394

Dublin

11

€5,283

39

€13,518

11

€21,272

Galway

101

€23,629

802

€149,220

173

€170,583

Kerry

48

€12,735

630

€128,346

118

€145,472

Kildare

23

€8,081

87

€40,408

18

€24,400

Kilkenny

23

€17,898

251

€60,889

32

€60,576

Laois

12

€3,652

205

€52,361

31

€46,779

Leitrim

23

€12,102

300

€32,259

58

€35,649

Limerick

44

€37,515

311

€76,970

57

€103,381

Longford

21

€7,661

196

€25,240

53

€28,314

Louth

13

€2,167

91

€19,524

24

€19,787

Mayo

77

€23,881

1,193

€118,116

245

€115,078

Meath

35

€15,931

229

€234,190

48

€176,349

Monaghan

21

€9,474

236

€109,896

63

€125,989

Offaly

19

€4,499

215

€73,624

47

€176,820

Roscommon

35

€6,680

428

€77,807

85

€77,640

Sligo

30

€6,705

241

€34,755

68

€40,205

Tipperary

40

€37,659

482

€192,331

72

€215,187

Waterford

14

€4,415

129

€59,328

22

€62,561

Westmeath

19

€3,055

231

€36,971

45

€29,859

Wexford

28

€7,341

213

€53,003

37

€59,902

Wicklow

18

€14,985

172

€29,938

25

€28,698

Total

891

€344,689

9,364

€2,338,001

1,920

€2,664,493

2009 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme — Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions and Penalties

County

No. of Applicants — Late Penalty Reduction Applied

Value — Late Penalty Reductions Applied

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

Value — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Penalty

Value — Overclaim Penalty

Carlow

6

€590

10

€164

8

€1,794

Cavan

20

€4,032

139

€3,813

74

€20,572

Clare

22

€6,881

196

€4,700

74

€11,115

Cork

24

€9,158

272

€6,939

145

€30,868

Donegal

40

€4,741

533

€12,449

298

€77,067

Dublin

0

€0

7

€180

5

€681

Galway

119

€21,359

665

€15,737

260

€58,877

Kerry

43

€15,735

385

€10,061

170

€28,395

Kildare

5

€388

17

€346

21

€2,737

Kilkenny

8

€4,926

65

€1,505

43

€6,242

Laois

9

€1,923

75

€1,871

53

€13,594

Leitrim

19

€3,850

190

€4,720

67

€11,176

Limerick

30

€5,006

153

€3,967

69

€13,736

Longford

21

€5,967

176

€4,489

88

€17,873

Louth

3

€169

29

€594

25

€2,603

Mayo

50

€4,109

844

€18,913

359

€61,472

Meath

11

€746

53

€998

33

€3,745

Monaghan

17

€1,763

275

€6,825

123

€24,406

Offaly

18

€1,858

67

€1,323

50

€7,525

Roscommon

26

€2,487

357

€9,280

122

€31,141

Sligo

27

€3,624

215

€5,457

93

€17,451

Tipperary

17

€3,738

191

€3,678

86

€19,200

Waterford

5

€435

29

€743

34

€7,237

Westmeath

12

€3,038

113

€2,505

66

€15,684

Wexford

9

€319

34

€567

20

€3,176

Wicklow

12

€7,907

40

€916

41

€8,146

Total

573

€114,749

5,130

€122,738

2,427

€496,512

2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme — Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions and Penalties

County

No. of Applicants — Late Penalty Reduction Applied

Value — Late Penalty Reductions Applied

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

Value — Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)

No. of Applicants — Overclaim Penalty

Value — Overclaim Penalty

Carlow

2

€137

22

€529

11

€8,331

Cavan

48

€6,405

209

€5,193

101

€28,657

Clare

34

€3,129

297

€8,234

108

€22,036

Cork

36

€3,286

361

€9,707

213

€68,346

Donegal

60

€8,083

547

€14,239

289

€60,421

Dublin

0

€0

6

€139

5

€805

Galway

108

€13,732

621

€15,913

268

€86,314

Kerry

38

€5,255

339

€8,738

161

€42,545

Kildare

8

€2,531

18

€425

16

€2,117

Kilkenny

12

€4,389

75

€1,661

41

€10,562

Laois

8

€2,443

80

€1,906

50

€9,204

Leitrim

24

€6,170

252

€6,436

121

€34,141

Limerick

18

€3,514

115

€2,660

72

€22,410

Longford

17

€874

152

€4,199

71

€12,655

Louth

5

€578

42

€891

38

€7,390

Mayo

61

€6,611

949

€24,508

338

€67,388

Meath

10

€1,411

54

€1,084

34

€6,083

Monaghan

27

€5,740

206

€5,248

92

€36,244

Offaly

9

€1,046

97

€2,070

78

€13,919

Roscommon

33

€4,870

391

€10,070

147

€44,945

Sligo

30

€5,927

206

€5,341

121

€29,555

Tipperary

24

€5,067

179

€3,999

107

€23,368

Waterford

4

€941

41

€908

18

€5,695

Westmeath

20

€3,064

135

€3,058

69

€20,016

Wexford

8

€348

63

€1,273

27

€6,689

Wicklow

15

€8,318

90

€2,101

44

€5,063

Total

659

€103,867

5,547

€140,527

2,640

€674,897

2009 Rural Environment Protection Scheme Penalties

County

No. of Scheme Penalties

Net Amount of Scheme Penalties

No. of Cross Compliance Penalties

Net Amount of Cross Compliance Penalties

Carlow

39

€16,657

2

€339

Cavan

73

€15,126

8

€2,314

Clare

79

€22,783

6

€518

Cork

334

€92,273

20

€6,091

Donegal

224

€71,687

16

€2,408

Dublin

17

€9,383

0

€0

Galway

488

€91,454

29

€7,028

Kerry

366

€87,679

20

€2,210

Kildare

71

€9,440

7

€379

Kilkenny

34

€8,675

3

€279

Laois

153

€54,543

6

€663

Leitrim

158

€42,681

1

€98

Limerick

109

€45,744

9

€1,150

Longford

92

€31,574

7

€753

Louth

26

€8,369

2

€621

Mayo

319

€61,587

7

€644

Meath

71

€28,277

5

€866

Monaghan

58

€20,229

7

€1,956

Offaly

131

€20,801

3

€181

Roscommon

99

€18,825

1

€39

Sligo

92

€22,689

3

€502

Tipperary

171

€46,553

20

€9,039

Waterford

94

€68,228

22

€4,050

Westmeath

127

€36,044

3

€507

Wexford

98

€33,257

12

€1,608

Wicklow

86

€20,817

6

€654

Total

3,609

€985,374

225

€44,897.88

County

No. of Scheme Penalties

Net Amount of Scheme Penalties

No. of Cross Compliance Penalties

Net Amount of Cross Compliance Penalties

Carlow

25

€8,276

6

€1,052

Cavan

67

€16,153

13

€741

Clare

109

€20,646

4

€154

Cork

321

€84,509

27

€3,754

Donegal

144

€23,474

7

€961

Dublin

8

€11,969

1

€38

Galway

385

€61,011

23

€2,908

Kerry

287

€78,011

13

€1,615

Kildare

12

€5,071

2

€450

Kilkenny

73

€17,315

9

€1,913

Laois

81

€20,055

12

€1,127

Leitrim

116

€27,407

9

€504

Limerick

53

€23,128

12

€2,433

Longford

29

€13,233

5

€424

Louth

28

€1,458

3

€445

Mayo

286

€61,751

15

€2,244

Meath

94

€27,714

6

€590

Monaghan

95

€10,663

4

€661

Offaly

84

€19,198

4

€91

Roscommon

87

€17,997

8

€1,007

Sligo

52

€10,767

4

€151

Tipperary

175

€22,269

35

€6,652

Waterford

78

€21,256

19

€4,820

Westmeath

38

€14,090

5

€607

Wexford

148

€38,222

23

€6,203

Wicklow

27

€3,265

8

€1,189

Total

2,902

€658,911

277

€42,735

Calendar Year Penalty*

Value of Penalties

County

1%-2%

3%-4%

5%-8%

9%-14%

15%-20%

>20%

SPS

DAS

Carlow

5

6

3

1

1

1

€11,736

€749

Cavan

14

6

10

0

7

4

€23,517

€7,522

Clare

15

7

4

0

2

1

€11,556

€3,050

Cork

58

23

47

0

8

3

€128,858

€4,369

Donegal

28

15

10

0

5

0

€24,357

€4,698

Dublin

14

7

9

0

4

1

€49,146

€1,069

Galway

43

27

34

0

17

6

€87,291

€19,131

Kerry

20

15

10

0

7

1

€20,023

€6,239

Kildare

25

12

16

0

1

2

€31,330

€497

Kilkenny

3

5

11

0

3

1

€57,542

€3,392

Laois

15

5

9

0

3

1

€27,319

€3,050

Leitrim

2

2

7

0

3

0

€7,817

€1,720

Limerick

10

10

19

0

3

6

€74,995

€7,098

Longford

10

10

10

0

5

2

€52,021

€8,626

Louth

7

5

4

0

1

0

€20,606

€1,061

Mayo

18

15

12

1

1

0

€17,437

€3,523

Meath

14

8

9

0

3

0

€22,428

€584

Monaghan

14

12

4

2

4

3

€23,016

€7,982

Offaly

11

3

1

0

5

1

€32,974

€1,712

Roscommon

16

11

9

0

1

0

€10,657

€2,814

Sligo

6

5

4

0

2

0

€4,032

€1,925

Tipperary

18

27

30

0

8

6

€68,682

€7,181

Waterford

23

11

18

1

6

1

€48,008

€3,189

Westmeath

12

10

6

0

2

0

€12,668

€1,880

Wexford

29

21

22

0

0

0

€47,968

€1,019

Wicklow

9

14

4

0

0

1

€7,048

€1,363

Total

439

292

322

5

102

41

€923,032

€105,443

*An applicant can breach across multiple SMRs or inspections but these will be represented by a single Calendar Year Penalty

2010 Cross Compliance Penalties applied to SPS/DAS — County Breakdown

Calendar Year Penalty*

Value of Penalties

County

1%-2%

3%-4%

5%-8%

9%-14%

15%-20%

>20%

SPS

DAS

Carlow

8

6

4

1

3

0

€30,216

€1,846

Cavan

35

6

9

0

9

1

€19,199

€5,531

Clare

7

4

11

0

1

1

€12,918

€2,291

Cork

88

29

45

3

18

1

€203,527

€12,291

Donegal

18

13

15

0

1

1

€42,764

€5,296

Dublin

2

1

1

0

0

0

€4,019

€235

Galway

45

24

38

2

23

5

€92,821

€19,804

Kerry

28

21

24

2

12

3

€65,139

€14,571

Kildare

15

7

14

1

2

0

€18,455

€1,204

Kilkenny

18

8

19

1

5

1

€54,265

€3,927

Laois

10

3

15

1

5

5

€107,129

€6,533

Leitrim

16

4

8

0

1

0

€7,886

€2,406

Limerick

24

22

23

3

38

3

€129,370

€17,167

Longford

7

6

5

0

6

2

€37,714

€6,327

Louth

10

4

4

0

1

2

€36,226

€2,419

Mayo

21

15

17

0

3

0

€20,196

€5,242

Meath

32

13

11

2

2

0

€41,680

€1,012

Monaghan

13

7

5

0

4

2

€8,456

€3,218

Offaly

7

5

5

0

4

2

€49,011

€3,607

Roscommon

27

5

10

0

3

0

€36,643

€4,459

Sligo

15

2

2

2

1

0

€3,092

€1,496

Tipperary

58

45

38

1

27

8

€247,657

€16,944

Waterford

23

25

31

4

12

3

€144,081

€8,693

Westmeath

11

12

10

0

1

0

€22,245

€2,662

Wexford

58

33

34

0

11

5

€227,797

€11,170

Wicklow

16

14

22

0

2

1

€48,736

€5,570

Total

612

334

420

23

195

46

€1,711,242

€165,921

*An applicant can breach across multiple SMRs or inspections but these will be represented by a single Calendar Year Penalty

2009 — SMR1 (Special Protection Areas)

County

1%-2%

3%-4%

5%-8%

9%-14%

15%-20%

>20%

Carlow

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cavan

0

0

0

0

0

0

Clare

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cork

0

0

0

0

0

0

Donegal

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dublin

0

0

0

0

0

0

Galway

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kerry

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kildare

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kilkenny

0

0

0

0

0

0

Laois

0

0

0

0

0

0

Leitrim

0

0

0

0

0

0

Limerick

0

0

0

0

0

0

Longford

0

0

0

0

0

0

Louth

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mayo

0

0

0

0

0

0

Meath

0

0

0

0

0

0

Monaghan

0

0

0

0

0

0

Offaly

0

0

0

0

0

0

Roscommon

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sligo

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tipperary

0

0

0

0

0

0

Waterford

0

0

0

0

0

0

Westmeath

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wexford

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wicklow

0

0

0

0

0

0

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