Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 February 2010
213 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) will receive compensation for a fodder beet crop that was destroyed in the recent weather conditions. [8210/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include fodder beet.
214 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide compensation to persons in the hardy nursery stock sector who have suffered losses due to the recent weather conditions in view of the fact that the viability of their businesses is in doubt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8336/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January, I recently announced the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage. It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include hardy nursery stock.
215 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an application for review of penalties applied in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be completed in view of the substantive documentation provided there with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8432/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 12th May 2009. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross compliance inspection. During the course of the ground inspection carried out on 29th June 2009 discrepancies were found with parcel numbers X13101048, X13403091 and X19405020 resulting in portions of these parcels being rejected. The discrepancies in question were inadequate deduction for scrub in parcel X13101048, inadequate deduction for roadway and farmyard in parcel X13403091 and boundary change required in parcel X19405020. As there is an over declaration of over 20%, no payment will be made under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Compensatory Allowance Scheme for the year in question.
The person named was informed of these findings on the 19th November 2009 and of his right to seek a review of this decision within 21 days and of his right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office. The person named requested a review of the decision on 13 January 2010 and this review is currently ongoing. The person named will be duly notified of the outcome of this review.
