Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2010
394 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 636 of 9 February 2010, when a single farm payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; the penalties that will be incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21790/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn appeal by the person named in relation to over-payments recouped from the applicant and relating to Single Farm Payments made between 2005 to 2009 has been successful and all monies concerned have been refunded.
395 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their REP scheme payment; the reason for the delay in issuing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21815/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraPayment issued to the person named on 19 May 2010.
396 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if headage payments are eligible to be paid in respect of a holding of a land (details supplied) since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21891/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe herd number in question has been registered in the name of the person named since 16 May 2002. The person named submitted applications under the Single Payment Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme in respect of each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and has been fully paid in respect of each application. The applicant applied for and was allocated a top-up from the National Reserve to his SPS payment entitlements in 2007.
397 Deputy John O’Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive the balance of the grant for their slatted unit. [21895/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person concerned is an applicant under the Farm Waste Management Scheme. The first two instalments of grant-aid have been paid by my Department to the applicant and the final instalment will be paid in January 2011.
I have also announced that a special ex-gratia payment not exceeding 3.5 per cent of the value of the deferred amount will be made to farmers whose Farm Waste Management grants have been partially deferred. This payment will be made in January 2011 along with the final instalment.
398 Deputy John O’Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their suckler cow grant for the year 2009. [21896/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named applied has 11 animals for consideration under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. It is a condition of this Scheme that for herds of more than 10 cows the calves must be weaned in at least two separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of five days. The person named did not comply with this condition and, therefore, is not eligible for payment, as per the Terms and Conditions governing the Scheme.
399 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the cow welfare grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21904/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person named has 24 animals for consideration under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. It is a condition of this Scheme that for herds of more than 10 cows the calves must be weaned in at least two separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of five days. Payment has not issued as the person named provided the same weaning date for all the animals. However, the applicant has recently submitted further information to my Department, which confirmed the graduated weaning process that he followed in his herd. As the initial error has been satisfactorily resolved, payment should issue to the applicant in the near future.
