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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Question 640: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when applicants who are awaiting their REPS 4 payments will receive them as many are still awaiting their 2009 payments and are being refused feed stuffs by suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6729/10]

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I wish to ask the Taoiseach a question on behalf of the small farmers of South Kerry. In excess of 70% of the farmers in South Kerry have not received their REPS payments because there is not a superintendent in the Department-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Kerry. In excess of 70% have not received their REPS cheques because there is no superintendent to sign off on them.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Will the Taoiseach get around the recruitment embargo and put a Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food superintendent in office in Kerry, please? There is now a travel embargo where the outside superintendents cannot come.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: There will be no answers on the Adjournment either. I have simply asked the Taoiseach a question. There are in excess of 70% of the farmers-----

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I tried to raise this issue on the Adjournment during the week but a three-month delay in payments is required. I refer to the issue of REPS 4 payments in County Kerry. The agricultural offices in Tralee and Killarney are without district superintendents.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I know. However, I tried to raise this matter but could not. The position is that the agricultural offices in County Kerry are dependent on outside superintendents coming in to sign off on files for payments.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: The point is that a travel embargo is in place within the Civil Service.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Consequently, the superintendents are unable to travel and 70% of the REPS 4 participants-----

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----in County Kerry have not been paid

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Such a delay would not be encountered anywhere else in the world. I tried to raise this matter on the Adjournment but the Ceann Comhairle refused to accept it.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: As a travel embargo is in place, no superintendent is available to sign off on the files for payment.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: No superintendent is available to deal with the files that come in and a travel embargo is in place.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Consequently, the superintendents based in counties Cork and Limerick will not be paid to travel to County Kerry. The result is that 70% of the farmers in County Kerry have not been paid their REPS 4 payment because of what is happening-----

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----within the Department. The Tánaiste should put someone in place-----

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----as the files are available to be signed off by a superintendent.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: From the outset, Deputy Fahey has talked about facts. I only deal with facts and everything I am going to say can be substantiated. Before I start, however, I would like to say the name "Stroke" Fahey is wasted on Deputy Fahey's colleague from County Galway. Deputy Fahey is neither qualified nor able to come in here and criticise officials in the carrying out of their duties when one sees...

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I just said I am disappointed the official is not here because she had a starring role in the whole debacle. I will start by quoting from correspondence from Mark Lochrin to the Minister. It stated that the establishment of an appeals mechanism to cater for cases such as these had been an issue for years. In this instance, according to the correspondence, the Minister was obviously...

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: According to this document, Mr. Sheehan "advised that there is strong feeling at local level and a group of fishermen are coming together to take the Minister to court for not applying licensing policy in a fair and even handed manner". A note from Ms Kelly states: "I explained that any significant change in policy in relation to licensing and registration of fishing vessels was discussed...

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Tom Sheahan: This is the Deputy's writing.