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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 3rd May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility/Cross Compliance Inspection. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases, including this case, amendments have had to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 11 May 2011. The 50% advance of the Single Payment was paid to the person named on 1 November 2011 with payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme paid on 3 November 2011. The balancing payment under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 1 December 2011.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 12th May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases, including this case, amendments have had to be made to the maps in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in June 2008 and received payments for the first three years of the contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments could issue. The administration checks in respect of 2011 payments have...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2011, following processing of which overlaps were identified on two of the land parcels declared by the person named. The person named has been written to in this regard and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to the appropriate payments...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 April 2011. The 50% advance payment issued on 24 November 2011 and the balancing payment issued on 1 December.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: This applicant was the subject of a Satellite inspection in 2010 which resulted in a penalty of between 3 and 20 percent arising from over-declaration of eligible land. As a result the applicant submitted an application in 2011 which reflected the determined area in 2010. In response to Parliamentary Question 32674/11 on 3rd November, I confirmed that the person named was entitled to lodge...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 10 May 2011, processing of which has recently been finalised, thereby allowing full payment under the scheme to issue on 1 December.

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: My Department has now issued a copy of the letter referred to the person named. The letter conveys my Department's decision in relation to an appeal against a penalty imposed under REPS and informs the person named the right of appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office. No appeal was received on behalf of the person named in that office. The notice of appeal to the Agricultural Appeals...

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named is one of seven applicants who have each declared part of the same commonage land on their 2011 Single Payment Scheme applications and, as the Deputy is aware, my Department is conducting a full review, involving the affidavits sworn by the claimants and other evidence submitted. It is anticipated that this matter will be resolved shortly, thereby allowing outstanding...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2011. In accordance with the provisions of the governing EU Regulations, this application was the selected for an eligibility inspection by way of a satellite inspection. That inspection detected some over-claims on land parcels declared on the application form by the person named. A follow up ground...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Schemes was received from the person named on 13 May 2011. After the satisfactory resolution of a number of dual claim queries, processing was finalised recently with full payments under both schemes due to the applicant. The entire Single Payment issued to the person named on 1 December 2011 with payment under the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named registered twelve calves, including a set of twins under the 2010 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme it is not necessary to castrate calves, however, if they are to be castrated it must be done at least four weeks before, or two weeks after, weaning the animals. The applicant had notified my Department that he had castrated five of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility/cross compliance inspection. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases, including this case, amendments have had to be...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 4 in December 2006 and received full payments for the first four years of the contract. Following an inspection in 2010, a 100% penalty was imposed for failure to keep "listed habitats retained as specified" which resulted in a nil payment in respect of year 5. The decision to impose this penalty has been appealed to the Agricultural Appeals Office and that...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2011. This application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility/cross compliance Inspection. This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed. In the vast majority of inspected cases, including this case, amendments have had to...

Written Answers — Animal Health: Animal Health (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The Resolution on antimicrobial resistance, adopted by the European Parliament on 27 October 2011, set out a broad range of recommended actions to be taken by the European Commission and other stakeholders to address the antimicrobial resistance threat. However, the Resolution is not a legally binding decision and, as such, does not have any practical effect on the current availability here...

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The badger culling strategy implemented by my Department is underpinned by research studies that demonstrate that the culling of infected badger leads to a significant reduction in the incidence of TB in cattle. My Department is satisfied that this strategy has contributed to a reduction in the incidence of TB over the past number of years and, accordingly, to a significant reduction in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The timeframe for the completion of the process of identifying Conservation Objectives and conducting Appropriate Assessments varies depending on location and key operational factors including weather conditions, the quality of data received from field operations, the need to carry out additional survey work in certain specific instances and seasonal factors in relation to bird migrations. My...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: As previously stated in PQ on the 8th November 2011 this application was randomly selected for an on farm inspection. As a result of the inspection and the digitisation process, queries arose which required a further field visit. My Department is now finalising the examination of this case with a view to resolving all outstanding issues as quickly as possible.