Written answers
Tuesday, 16 November 2004
Department of Agriculture and Food
Grant Payments
9:00 pm
Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason persons in REP scheme 2 who had opted to transfer to REP scheme 3 have not yet been processed for payment in any of her Department offices five months after the scheme was made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28577/04]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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As was indicated when REPS 3 was introduced in June of this year, REPS 2 participants transforming to REPS 3 have had their REPS 2 payments processed in the normal way and will receive top-up payments by the end of the year. These top-up payments will start to issue next week. This arrangement was a temporary one pending modification of my Department's systems. From this week on, REPS 2 farmers transforming to REPS 3 will receive the full REPS 3 payment.
Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications under the [i]force majeure[/i] scheme for single farm payment which have been received to date from persons in County Clare; the number which have been successful, refused, appealed successfully or otherwise respectively; the number still awaiting a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28578/04]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following is the up to date position regarding the processing of force majeure applications received from herd owners in County Clare under the single payment scheme:
| Number | |
| No. of cases received | 637 |
| No. of successful applicants | 88 |
| No. of unsuccessful applicants | 513 |
| No. of cases requiring additional information | 36 |
| No. of applicants who submitted an appeal to the Independent Single Payment Appeals Committee | 163 |
| No. of successful appeals | 7 |
| No. of unsuccessful appeals | 110 |
| No. of applicants awaiting a decision | 46 |
Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will carry out an investigation into the REP scheme appeal of a person (details enclosed) in County Clare to the director of the appeals office; her views on whether the delay in this case is totally unacceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28579/04]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Additional resources have now been allocated to the Agriculture Appeals Office to assist the director in dealing with arrears of work. It is expected that this case will be concluded within the next three weeks.
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