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Grassland Sheep Scheme Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2015

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Questions (298)

Michael Healy-Rae

Question:

298. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive approximately €2,000 for the grassland sheep scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9396/15]

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Written answers

An application under the 2014 Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2014. Payments under this Scheme are based on per hectare basis, calculated from an average of the number of breeding ewes listed on the 2012 and 2013 annual sheep census. Mountain Type Grazing grassland requires 2.5 breeding ewes per hectare. The person named declared an average of 200 breeding ewes thereby determining a payable area of 80 Mountain Type Grazing hectares. However, as the area declared by the person named was 50.82 Mountain Type Grazing hectares, payment issued accordingly based on this area. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme, payment is issued on the calculated payable area or the area declared by the applicant, whichever is the lower.

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