Written answers

Tuesday, 18 May 2004

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

9:00 pm

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will take steps to ensure that the area aid payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath are awarded to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14479/04]

Joe Walsh (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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An issue which delayed finalisation of the 2003 area aid application for the person named has now been resolved and any further payments due in respect of 2003 can now be processed.

The person named has two animals eligible under the 2003 slaughter premium scheme. The 80% advance payment issued in respect of these animals on 27 January 2004. The 20% balancing payments for slaughter premium will issue shortly.

The person named applied for premium on 62 animals under the 2003 suckler cow premium scheme. The application has been processed for payment and his 80% advance instalment amounting to €11,117.84 issued on 20 October 2003. The 20% balancing payment will issue shortly.

The person named applied to participate in 2003 extensification premium. Payment of this premium is scheduled to commence next month but it is too early to confirm if he will qualify for payment. The person named was paid his full entitlement under the 2003 area-based compensatory allowance scheme on the maximum of 45 hectares on 23 September 2003.

Seán Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, with regard to the capital investment scheme for the marketing and processing of certain agriculture products (details supplied) in 2001, he will report on the number and names of the projects approved for grants and the amount of money drawn down to date in each case. [14617/04]

Joe Walsh (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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Six applicants in the potato sector were awarded grant aid under the 2001-2002 tranche of the capital investment scheme for the marketing and processing of certain agricultural products. Details of amounts awarded are set out as follows:

Name of Beneficiary Amount awarded €
Donegal Potatoes Ltd., Donegal 390,976
Meade Potato Co. Ltd., Co. Meath 287,825
Peter & Eddie Doyle, Co. Kilkenny 133,134
Patrick Howard, Co. Meath 650,745
Meadowfresh Foods, Co. Waterford 160,975
Edward English, Co. Cork 172,470
Total 1,796,125

Payments totaling €708,465 have been made to date in respect of five of the above beneficiaries, two of whom have completed their projects. No payment claims have been received in the case of the other beneficiary.

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