Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Agriculture and Food

Grant Payments

9:00 pm

Photo of Joe CareyJoe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 961: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasons for non-payment of 2009 Disadvantaged Area Payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1269/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2009 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 15 May 2009.

The Terms and Conditions governing the Scheme require, inter alia, that applicants maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare declared, for at least three consecutive months, during the calendar year of application. Where the holding of an applicant is identified as not meeting this minimum requirement, the person in question is invited to submit evidence of satisfactory stocking i.e. Flock Register, Horse Passports or details of a REPS or Commonage Framework Plan, which provides for a lower stocking level.

The person named was written to on 23 July 2009 and invited to submit appropriate evidence of the numbers of livestock maintained on her farm, as Department records currently do not show the person named as having yet achieved the minimum stocking density. To date, no reply has been received from the person named. Upon receipt of a satisfactory response, the application will be further processed with a view to payment at an early date if the applicant is eligible.

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 962: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1298/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The first phase of the 2009 REPS 4 payment issued to the person named on 8 Jan 2009. The remaining 25% will issue shortly.

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 963: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Question No. 408 of 8 December 2009, the reason for the delay in issuing payment to a person (details supplied) under the installation aid scheme whose grant aid has been approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1299/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned is an applicant under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. The application has been approved and payment will be issued shortly by my Department.

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 964: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will expedite a REP scheme 4 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1302/10]

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

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