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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, which issued on 13 September, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. Following re-digitisation of a number of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2010. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme which issued on 13 September, was on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. Following re-digitisation of a number of parcels listed on the application of the person named, an overclaim was identified in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 19 April 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to payment due issuing shortly thereafter.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 21 September, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2010. On processing the 2010 application a parcel of land declared by the person named was found to be over-claimed by the applicant. My Department wrote to the person named in this regard. The person named appealed the over-claim on the grounds that he had made an...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 7 May 2010. Full payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme has issued to the person named in respect of an eligible area of 14.75 hectares. Payment in respect of 2009 Scheme issued in respect of an eligible area of 16.79 hectares. The overall eligible area within...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2010. While the advance payment under the Scheme has issued to the person, this have been based on those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application required re-digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified,...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The Agri-Environment Options Scheme is 75% funded by the EU and 25% by the Exchequer, subject to a maximum EU contribution of €132 million.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named registered 35 animals in the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has issued on 29 animals and the remaining six have errors associated with them. Correspondence has issued to the person named seeking clarification on these errors. An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2010. While the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation and this process is now complete. An advance payment of 50% of the Single Payment Scheme and payment in full of the Disadvantaged Area Scheme will issue to the person shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 14 May 2010. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification Inspection. The inspection process is completed and the application has now been fully processed. The 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. Single Payment Scheme advance payments of 50% commenced issuing on 18 October in respect of those lands cleared for payment at that stage while 75% of the Disadvantaged Area payment commenced on 21 September. As the area of the parcels cleared did not meet the...

Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: No printing contracts on behalf of my Department have been awarded to companies based outside this country.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The position is as follows in relation to Coillte Teoranta. Coillte Teoranta Location County Garvagh Glebe Leitrim Cloosh Valley Galway Raheenleagh Wicklow Sliabh Bawn Roscommon Castlepook Cork Bunkimalta Tipperary Killinaparson Laois Cluddaun Mayo Straness Donegal In relation to the nine projects above, six of the projects involve joint ventures with other companies and I...

Written Answers — Departmental On-line Services: Departmental On-line Services (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: There are a number of my Department's services, which have an on-line facility, including the Single Payment Scheme, Afforestation Aid Scheme and calf registration/animal movement. In total 3,127 Clare farmers, or their authorised agents, have registered for my Department's online services, to date. Under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme, a total of 1,311 on-line applications were submitted by,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 21 September, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2010. Advance payments of 50% commenced on 18 October in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. The applicant received an advance payment on that date on all eligible land declared which did not require re-digitisation. A number of parcels listed on the application of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Under the terms and conditions of the Single Payment Scheme, farmers cannot make applications for payment under two herd numbers. As the person named was farming under both a Monaghan herd number and a Longford herd number and had established entitlements under both, it was necessary to amalgamate her entitlements under her significant herd number R1050650 for the 2009 scheme year. The...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2010.A number of parcels listed on the application required digitisation and this process is now complete. An advance payment of 50% of the Single Payment Scheme and payment in full of the Disadvantaged Area Scheme will issue to the person shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 15 April 2010. While the advance payment has issued to the person, this has been based on 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, the application will be...