Written answers

Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

Photo of Seymour CrawfordSeymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 461: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to be awarded their REP scheme three payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28192/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My officials are currently processing the application of the person named. It is expected that payment will issue within the next 15 days.

Photo of John CreganJohn Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 462: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm when inspections will be carried out in the context of applications for the farm waste management scheme in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick. [28193/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to say that pre-payment inspections have been carried out in both these cases. My Department is currently processing the applications concerned and a decision will be made as soon as possible.

Photo of Tom SheahanTom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 463: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their entitlements from the national reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28194/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements under Category B of the 2007 National Reserve. This category caters for new entrants to farming who commenced farming after 31 December 2005. In addition applicants are required to fulfil certain criteria relating to on and off-farm income limits and educational qualifications.

When the person named initially submitted her application she did not submit sufficient information in order to fully process her application. My Department wrote to the person named on 26th March 2008 requesting the outstanding information. My Department contacted the person named by telephone and spoke with her husband on 9th July 2008 who confirmed the relevant information would be submitted. My Department subsequently wrote to the person named on 10th September 2008, 6th November 2008, 14th November 2008 and 2nd December 2008 requesting the outstanding information.

As the person named had still not submitted the required information a letter issued to her on 4th June 2009 stating that her application was being rejected, as the required information had not been submitted. To date numerous attempts have been made to obtain the required information and if the person named can submit the outstanding information my Department will be in a position to re – examine her application.

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 21 October 2008, the position regarding the recovery of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is in discussions with the Company regarding recovery of the amount involved.

Photo of P J SheehanP J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be awarded their REP scheme three payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28328/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Payment to the person named will issue within the next 10 days.

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