Written answers

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

9:00 pm

Photo of Seymour CrawfordSeymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be granted their single farm payment and REP scheme for 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28707/07]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 11th April 2007. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation, governing these Schemes the application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross-compliance inspection. The inspection commenced on the 30/10/2007. The details of the inspection are still being considered and the findings will be communicated to the person named within 14 days of the inspection. Until the inspection process is complete no payment can be made.

If the person named is not satisfied with the result of the inspection, they may seek a review by contacting her Local Office. They also have the right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office. An application for REPS payment (Form 1C) was received on 13 August 2007 and has been processed. Payment will issue within the next two weeks.

Photo of Seymour CrawfordSeymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 329: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their area aid and single payment for 2006 and their single farm payment for 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28708/07]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 27th April 2007. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation, governing these Schemes, the application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross-compliance inspection. The details of the inspection are still being considered and the findings will be communicated shortly to the person named. Until the inspection process is complete no payment can be made.

If the person named is not satisfied with the result of the inspection, he may seek a review by contacting his Local Office. He also has the right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office. In relation to 2006, as stated in reply to a previous question, the application cannot be processed until documentation requested from the person named is submitted to the inspecting officer.

Photo of Seymour CrawfordSeymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their area aid and single farm payment for 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28709/07]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Compensatory Allowance Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2007. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation, governing these Schemes, the application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross-compliance inspection. The details of the inspection are still being considered and the findings will be communicated shortly to the person named. Until the inspection process is complete no payment can be made. If the person named is not satisfied with the result of the inspection, he may seek a review by contacting his Local Office. He also has the right to appeal the outcome of any such review to the Independent Agriculture Appeals Office.

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