Written answers
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Department of Agriculture and Food
Grant Payments
8:00 pm
Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 685: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when forestry payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12499/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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It is expected that the applicant's premiums will be paid in the annual premium run which is currently scheduled for the second last week of April 2010.
Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 686: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the crop damage compensation scheme applies to strawberry growers who have lost considerable amounts of their crop due to frost damage in winter 2009-2010; if not, if there is any alternative scheme that will apply to fruit growers affected by the last winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12506/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Following a preliminary assessment of the crop losses caused by the severe weather conditions in January, I announced, last month, the introduction of a limited scheme of financial assistance to certain potato and field vegetable growers who have suffered significant losses of produce due to frost damage.
It is not proposed to extend the scope of the scheme to include fruit producing plants.
Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 687: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the 2009 cow welfare scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12512/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has 31 animals for consideration under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment has been approved for 25 of the animals and should issue shortly. Errors were identified with the remaining 6 animals and an official from my Department will be in contact with the applicant shortly with a view to resolving the outstanding matters.
Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 688: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the REP scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12513/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Due to industrial action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 689: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the cow welfare scheme payment[b] [/b]will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has 45 animals born during 2009 for consideration under the Suckler Welfare Scheme. Payment issued for 42 of these animals on 29 January 2010 and payment for one further animal will issue in the next few days. Errors were identified with the remaining two animals and an official from my Department will be in contact with the applicant shortly with a view to resolving the outstanding matters.
Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 690: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the cow welfare scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12515/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named had 10 animals for consideration under the Suckler Welfare Scheme for 2008. Payment has already been made for 5 of the animals. Errors were identified with the remaining 5 animals and an official from my Department will contact the applicant shortly in relation to these errors.
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 691: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12551/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Due to industrial action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 692: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their REP three scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12552/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Due to industrial action by staff in my Department, I am not in a position to provide a reply to this question.
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