Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 November 2010
233 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40377/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. The 50% advance payment, which issued 18 October, was in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the further payment due issuing shortly thereafter.
234 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for a forestry planting grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40397/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application from the person in question for afforestation grant aid is currently being processed by my Department. I understand that there is an issue with Provenance Certificates which is the subject of correspondence between my Department and the applicant's registered forester.
235 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a single farm payment and an area-based payment have not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40399/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2010 with a claimed area of 8.90 hectares. On processing the application a parcel of land declared by the person named overlapped with another applicant's claimed area and both parties were written to in this regard. The person named incorrectly claimed the area in overlap, as it did not form part of the folio submitted by that person. The issue is now resolved and the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas for the person named has been fully processed and payment will issue shortly on the reduced area of 8.66 hectares.
236 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a single farm payment has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the payment issued only on behalf of 12 entitlements when the applicant has 19.2 entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40400/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 07 May 2010. Payments under the Single Payment Scheme commenced on 18 October, with an advance payment of 50% issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation, immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, payment due in respect of the Single Payment Scheme will issue to the person named.
237 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a payment will issue to a person (detail supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40405/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the 2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme/Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2010. Payments under the 2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and Single Payment Scheme have commenced nationally on 22 September 2010 and 18 October 2010 respectively. The person named submitted their application with 7 land parcels requiring re-digitisation. My Department has now completed this process. However, a response from the person named with regard to an over-claim is currently being processed. Immediately this process is complete, provided no further errors are identified, the application will be processed in full with a view to payments due issuing shortly thereafter.
238 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40425/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 21 April 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed. Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme all Ground Eligibility Inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a Ground Eligibility Inspection.
In 2010 some 3,500 farmers were selected for Ground Eligibility Inspections and all of these inspections were completed in advance of the first payments made under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payment Scheme. A further 4,200 inspections were conducted by remote sensing without the need to visit the farm. In the vast majority of cases that were inspected amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that the Land Parcel Identification System that is used for making payments to farmers is kept up-to-date. Processing of these changes is continuing with priority being given to applications that were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.
