Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the availability of grants from his Department for forestry roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21094/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Funding is currently available for the Forest Road Scheme and applications are being processed in the normal way.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had their application for installation aid rejected; if, in the circumstances, he will review this decision and approve payment to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21103/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned is an applicant under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme. His application was rejected as certain requirements, notably concerning the lease, were not met. Under the terms and conditions of the Scheme a lease must run for at least seven years from an applicant's set-up date and this was not the case for this application. Further submissions regarding the application were received, however the issue with the lease was not addressed. Following a review by an Officer of my Department the original decision was upheld.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a 2008 REP scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21109/10]

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

Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment under the suckler cow scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [21130/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has 14 animals for consideration under the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. The Terms and Conditions of the Suckler Welfare Scheme (section 8.5.2) clearly states that for herds of more than 10 suckler cows a gradual weaning procedure must be followed. It is open to the farmers to wean at pasture or indoors but the calves must be weaned in at least 2 separate groups with each group being removed at a minimum interval of 5 days. A copy of the Terms and Conditions is issued with the application form to each farmer, and in signing the application form the applicants agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.

The applicant originally declared a weaning date of 23rd September 2009 and has since amended the weaning date for some of the calves. However, having carefully considered the amendment received my Department cannot accept it as it is inconsistent with the information already provided by the applicant. Consequently, a letter has issued to the applicant advising him of my Department's decision in his case.