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Grant Payments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2004

Tuesday, 6 July 2004

Ceisteanna (144, 145, 146, 147, 148)

Michael Ring

Ceist:

176 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has still not received a slaughter premium payment for 2002. [20132/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

The person named originally had four animals slaughtered and deemed eligible under the 2002 slaughter premium scheme. Payment issued in full on these animals in April 2003. My Department contacted the person named during 2002 regarding the possible eligibility of a further eight animals. As the slaughter records for these animals were incorrect, eligibility under the 2002 slaughter premium scheme could not be established. However, these records have since been amended and the animals concerned deemed eligible under the 2002 scheme. Payment will issue later this week.

Paul Connaughton

Ceist:

177 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the second instalment of the REP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20145/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Payment dated 10 June 2004 has been issued to the person named.

Paul Connaughton

Ceist:

178 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason grants have not been awarded for top-up payments for suckler cows, the extensification 2003 and the beef premium 2003 to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20146/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

The 2003 area aid application for the person named was processed with an area determined for payment purposes of 49.51 hectares. Subsequently, it was established that the area contained buildings. There was no change in the total area determined, however, when the buildings were removed. The persons named applied for premium on 25 animals under the 2003 suckler cow premium scheme. The application has been processed for payment and the 80% advance instalment amounting to €4,483 issued on 16 October 2003 with a balancing payment for €1,120.75 issuing on 30 June 2004. These represent payment in full in respect of the 25 animals applied on. The person named submitted one application under the 2003 special beef premium scheme in respect of 11 animals on 23 May 2003. The 80% advance payment was paid on 20 October 2003 while the remaining 20% was issued on 24 June 2004.

Two payable orders amounting to €2,880 were issued to the persons named on 24 and 30 June 2004 representing their full 2003 extensification premium entitlement on a total of 36 animals that had already qualified for payment of 2003 suckler cow premium and special beef premium on their holding.

National envelope payments in respect of heifers not calving in 2003 and in respect of suckler cows or heifers calving for the first time in 2003 have begun recently. The persons named had animals qualifying under both category and payment will issue within the next week.

Paul Connaughton

Ceist:

179 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason an area aid grant has not been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway for 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20147/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

According to my Department's records the person named did not submit a 2003 area aid application. As the person named is not registered under the herd number quoted, my Department does not know of any grants that are due to him.

Paul Connaughton

Ceist:

180 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason an area aid payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in 2002; if an area aid payment will be made for 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20148/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

The person named applied for a total forage area of 19.84 hectares on his 2002 area aid application. Forestry was subsequently verified on one parcel of land during the course of a cross compliance check with the forestry services. The revised area found was 18.27 hectares, which represents an overclaim of 8.59%. Where an overclaim of more than 3% or more than two hectares, but not exceeding 20% of the forage area declared is established, the forage area found is reduced by twice the difference between the area declared and the area found. The reduced area found following penalty was 15.13 hectares. In 2003, the person named declared a total forage area of 15.84 hectares of forage land and was fully processed with that area determined for payment purposes.

The person named applied for premium on 16 animals under both the 2002 and 2003 suckler cow premium schemes. Payments amounting to €3,586.40 in respect of each year has issued to the herd owner representing entitlement in full on 16 animals.

The extensification premium may only be paid where the stocking density of a holding does not exceed 1.80 livestock units per hectare. For the 2002 and 2003 premium, since respective stocking densities of 2.0032 and 2.1161 livestock units per hectare were found, the person named does not qualify for payment for either year. He was advised of the position for each year by letter.

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