Written answers
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
Grant Payments
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of all payments made by the EU to Irish farmers over the past five years; the breakdown of these payments according to category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27701/07]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The table that follows this reply sets out the value of EU payments made to Irish farmers over the past five years. Payments under the various schemes and measures are administered by my Department. The figures in the table exclude the national funding element of rural development and veterinary measures and EU funding for market support schemes.
| Scheme | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Scheme | (€ million) | (€ million) | (€ million) | (€ million) | (€ million) |
| Single Payment | — | — | — | 1,058.417 | 1,308.948 |
| Area Aid | 134.238 | 130.418 | 132.640 | 2.099 | 0.418 |
| Livestock Premia Schemes | 910.491 | 927.524 | 937.533 | 584.488 | 4.882 |
| Veterinary Compensation (BSE) | 51.219 | 46.666 | 29.616 | 27.746 | 0.112 |
| Rural Development Measures (including REPS, Forestry, Early Retirement, Disadvantaged Areas) | 368.100 | 305.225 | 357.399 | 358.433 | 356.046 |
| Other | 6.099 | 0.87 | 0.007 | 0.004 | 0.003 |
| Total | 1,470.147 | 1,410.7 | 1,457.196 | 2,031.188 | 1,670.409 |
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment for 2007 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon in view of the fact that the on farm inspection has clarified that there is no overclaim and the landowner has furnished a contract outlining the control of the queried lands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27738/07]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 14 May 2007. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation governing the Single Payment Scheme, the application was selected for, and was the subject of, a ground eligibility inspection. This inspection was carried out and the application is now being processed for payment. It is expected that payment will issue shortly.
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