Beverley Flynn
Ceist:191 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not receive any headage payments in 2001. [5139/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 16 February 2005
Ceisteanna (149, 150)
Freagraí scríofa
The 2001 area aid application of the person named was fully processed with a forage area of 27.54 hectares of which 24.02 hectares was commonage. He did not meet the required minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare and was so informed by my Department in writing on 21 March 2002. He was given the opportunity to appeal the decision to the headage and premia appeals unit. The case was fully examined by the appeals unit, after which he was allowed payment on his private acreage of 3.52 hectares. He was disallowed payment on his commonage portion as it was destocked and could not be counted as forage area. He was notified of this by letter of 26 September 2002 and a payment of €357.56 in respect of the 3.52 hectares issued on 16 October 2002.
Beverley Flynn
Ceist:192 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo received no headage for 2004. [5140/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2004 area aid application of the person named was fully processed with a forage area of 28.39 hectares. However, to be eligible for the 2004 area based compensatory allowance scheme, applicants must maintain a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare for at least four continuous months of the year. My Department wrote to the person named on 14 February 2005 to establish the type of farming activity being pursued. A decision on entitlement to area based compensatory allowance for 2004 will be made on receipt of reply.