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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 22 April 2011 following processing of which payment issued to the applicant on 1 November.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: Single Payment Scheme applications were submitted for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 on behalf of the late father of the person named. As the herd-number was transferred to the person named on 3 May 2007, Single Payment Scheme applications for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 were submitted in the name of the person named. An application to transfer the Single Payment entitlements to the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 401 together. An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 21 April 2011, processing of which has recently been completed, thereby allowing payment the 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme to issue on 28 October. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme as also...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme with effect from 1 November 2010. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue. During these checks a query arose...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2011, following processing of which over-claims were identified on two of the 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 then be further processed with a view to the appropriate payment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 16 May 2011, processing of which has recently been completed and the 50% advance payment under this Scheme issued to the applicant on 25 October 2011. The Single Payment Scheme balancing payments will commence issuing on 1 December, as is provided for in the relevant EU Regulations.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: Staff numbers in my Department decreased by 672 FTE (full-time equivalents) from the beginning of 2009 to the end of September 2011. TABLE 1: END-YEAR STAFFING LEVELS End-Year Total FTE 2008 4,245.1 2009 3,881.0 2010 3,632.2 End-Sep 2011 3,572.9 The Department's staff are spread over various staffing streams, all of which have been affected by reducing staff numbers in the timescale...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme/Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2011, following processing of which, payments under both Schemes issued to the applicant on 1 November.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 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 have now been processed. Payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme and a 50% advance payment under the Single...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: While an application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2011, as validation of this application is not complete, payment has not yet issued. Immediately validation is completed, payment will issue shortly thereafter.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 9 April 2011, following processing of which, and notwithstanding the circumstances as outlined by the Deputy, an over-claim on one of the parcels declared by the person named remains to be resolved. The person named was written to recently in this regard and, on receipt of a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 5 May 2011, following processing of which, payment of the 50% advance of the Single Payment issued on 17 October. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme is due to issue in the coming days.

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: EU Member States' national reference butterfat contents were set at the commencement of the milk quota regime, and were confirmed as recently as 2007 by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007. Ireland's national reference butterfat content is 35.81 g/kg. Individual producers' reference butterfat contents have been subject to change over the years on foot of quota transfers, quota allocations...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 4 May 2011. The application has now been fully processed with a view to the appropriate payments issuing shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: Applicants under the Single Payment Scheme are required, inter alia, to declare one eligible hectare in respect of each payment entitlement held. Such land being declared for the purposes of the scheme is identified via the unique system of my Department's Land Parcel Identification numbers, rather than using Land Folio ID numbers. However, if the owner of the lands provides proof of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 8 April 2011, following processing of which, the 50% advance payment was issued to the applicant on 25 October.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2011, processing of which has recently been completed, thereby allowing the 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme to issue on 28 October. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was also issued to the...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: The person named commenced REPS 3 in October 2006 and received payments for the first four years of the contract. However, a 100% penalty for the amount of €4824.53 was applied in 2008 for the removal of scrub in a habitat. On 19 July 2010, the Agricultural Appeals Office upheld the decision of the Department to impose the penalty and advised the person named of his right of appeal to the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas was received from the person named on 12 May 2011, following processing of which an over-claim on one of the parcels declared by the person named was identified. The person named has been written to regarding the matter and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Simon Coveney: An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 5 April 2011, following processing of which, a dual-claim was identified on one of the parcels declared by the person named. As this has recently been resolved, payment will issue to the person named shortly.