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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 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, 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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An 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.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An 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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An 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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An 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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An 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...

Written Answers — Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife Conservation (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department is currently involved in discussions with the National Parks and Wildlife Service in relation to the potential impact of proposed afforestation projects in a number of Special Protection Areas (SPAs), which have seen significant wind farm development in recent years. The discussions, which are examining the combined effect of afforestation and wind farms on hen harrier habitats...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The arrangements for payment of the remaining grants under the Farm Waste Management Scheme on a phased basis were confirmed in early 2009 with 40 per cent being paid in that year as claims were approved. A further instalment of 40 per cent was paid early in 2010 and the final instalment of 20 per cent is due to be paid in early 2011. I also announced that a special ex-gratia payment not...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: Earlier this year, in response to the widespread frost which damaged the crops of potato and vegetable growers, I introduced an emergency, targeted aid scheme, designed to give a level of support to those affected. The conditions attaching to the scheme included the following: Financial aid will only be paid in instances where genuine damage to crops was caused by the severe frost in January...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2010. While the advance payments under both Schemes have issued to the person named, these have 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,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2009 Single Payment/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 16 April 2009. This application was fully processed and payment in full issued. Subsequently, however, a Cross Compliance penalty of 5% was applied, which has consequences for the Single Payment Scheme, Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and REPS. While the person named was advised of this...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Officials have been in contact with the person named and are awaiting additional information from him in order to process his application for payment.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: The person named submitted an adjusted plan in order to be admitted to the REPS 4 Scheme. My officials have been in touch with the applicants REPS Planner in the matter and will be writing to the applicant shortly regarding the outcome of his application.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2010. As a number of the land parcels declared by the applicant required digitisation, the advance payment, which issued to the person named, was calculated on the basis of the land clear at that stage. Immediately the re-digitising process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payments Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 6 May 2010. An advance payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued to the person named on 21 September and the balancing payment issued on 20 October 2010. The advance payments under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 18 October. Balancing payments...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Bodies: Animal Welfare Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application for ex-gratia funding has been received from the organisation in question. Provision of ex-gratia assistance this year is subject to the availability of funds and the application will be considered in this context and having regard to competing claims for financial assistance submitted by other animal welfare bodies.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantages Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 31 March 2010. The person named received an advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme on 18 October on the basis of the land cleared at that time, as a number of parcels listed on the application required re-digitisation. While this process is now complete, it was...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 19 April 2010. Advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 21 September and under the Single Payment Scheme on 18 October, in both cases based on the land cleared at that stage. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named requires...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payments Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2010. The advance payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 20 October and 18 October respectively, were on the basis of the declared land clear at that stage. While a number of parcels listed on the application...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: An application under the 2010 Single Payments Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. All of the land parcels declared required digitisation; immediately this process is complete, and providing no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the payment due under both Schemes issuing shortly thereafter.