Written answers

Thursday, 31 January 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

5:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the payments outstanding to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for the year 2007; if a DAS payment and full SPS payment issued to them; if so, the dates they issued; and if not, when these payments will issue. [2801/08]

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 14 May 2007.

The person named has 80.03 standard entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme, and he declared 79.69 hectares of land on his 2007 application form. In order to receive payment in respect of standard entitlements an applicant must have an "eligible hectare'' to accompany each entitlement. In that regard an advance payment for €1,795.36 issued to the person named on 16 October 2007, based on the 79.69 hectares declared. A balancing payment for €1,795.35 issued on 3 December 2007.

Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 21 September, with payments issuing in respect of those cases cleared for payment at that stage. The application of the person named was processed for a payment of €4,456.75.

However, the person named was advised of a penalty for non-compliance in the REPS Scheme in early 2007 in the amount of €3,145.56 plus €88.10 interest. This amount was recovered from the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme payment, which resulted in a cheque for €1,374.28 issuing. A further REPS penalty remains unpaid in the sum of €104.85 for late submission of a payment application. This overpayment will be recovered from his next due payment.

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received payments for 2007; and if she will investigate this matter and confirm when payments will issue. [2811/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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An application was received on 16 May 2007 requesting the transfer of 5.63 standard entitlements by way of sale with land from the person named to another farmer.

The proposed transferee did not have a herd number at the time of receipt of the transfer application. This was requested and subsequently received. It was also necessary to request a copy of a Deed of Transfer or Sale Agreement for land sold with entitlements. A Sale Agreement was received on 10 September 2007.

In addition the proposed transferee is claiming 'New Entrant' status but has not supplied relevant documentation in support of his claim. This documentation has been requested and the transfer application will be processed without delay upon receipt after which any payments due to the person named will be made.

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