Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 April 2009
620 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a revised farm improvement scheme plan from a person (detail supplied) in County Cork was accepted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15201/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Payment of grant-aid will issue shortly from my Department.
621 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded REP scheme four. [15229/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraREPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared. Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.
622 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15250/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraREPS 4 is a measure under the current Rural Development Programme 2007-13 and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before the first payments issue. The first payments for 2008 REPS 4 applications issued in the last week of January to those whose applications required no correction following the administrative checks. Further payments continue to be made as applications are cleared. Queries have arisen during the administrative checks on the plan of the person named and it is currently under further examination.
623 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department will process an application for the farm improvement scheme received in early October 2007 from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15251/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named is an applicant under the Farm Improvement Scheme. Applications under this Scheme are being processed by my Department up to the level of funding provided for the Scheme in the 2006 Partnership agreement, Towards 2016.
624 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15252/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2008 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 April 2009. This application has been accepted on the basis that proof of postage dated 1 May 2008 was received from the person named. The application is currently been processed and a decision regarding the payment of Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will issue to the person named shortly.
625 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their forestry payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15253/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is intended that the annual forestry premium payment will issue to this applicant before the end of April 2009.
626 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a farm installation aid application by persons (details supplied) in County Cork has been processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the case of the first person referred to by the Deputy, my Department has no record of having received an application under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme from the person concerned. As far as the second person referred to by the Deputy is concerned, his application under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme was received by my Department after its suspension for new applications on 14 October 2008.
627 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason REP scheme payment was not awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraPayments for REPS 3 are made in advance at the beginning of each contract year. The person named began his REPS 3 contract on 1 July 2006. He was paid for the first two years of the contract, covering the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2008. He died on 20 June 2008 and his contract ended automatically in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Scheme. There is no outstanding payment due. It is open to those now in possession of the deceased person's lands to make a new application for REPS in their own names.
628 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their REP scheme payment. [15315/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraPayment issued to the person named on 9 April.
