Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 259: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the outcome of an appeal relating to a suckler cow welfare scheme application on 2008 born animals, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [37976/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The person named registered 16 animals in the 2009 Suckler Welfare Scheme. Under the Terms and Conditions of the Welfare Scheme one of the primary requirements for applicants with herds of more than 10 cows is that the animals must be weaned in at least two separate groups with at least five days between the weaning of each group. The applicant declared that he had weaned all of the animals on 15 October 2009 and therefore is ineligible for payment.

A letter issued to the person named on 13th September 2010 outlining the position, and advising him of his right of appeal. My Department has not received an appeal to date from the applicant.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants under the farm waste management scheme that have yet to be paid their final grant; the number of applications that are still awaiting payment due to the inability of applicants to provide concrete certificates; his views on whether it is reasonable to withhold payment in cases where the person has paid their building contractor, but the supplier of concrete has not been paid by the building contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38003/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Approx. 17,600 farmers are due to receive the final instalment of grant-aid under the Farm Waste Management Scheme early next year.

As far as the circumstances referred to by the Deputy are concerned, I am aware of a case which is currently the subject of an appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office in which the applicant has not provided the necessary quality certificates for some of the completed works. However, instalments of grant-aid due under the Scheme have been paid to the applicant in respect of the remaining works.

John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was only paid for 14 hectares under the disadvantage area scheme rather than the 34 hectares to which they were entitled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38017/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. Payments under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September, with an advance payment of 75% issuing in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage. The person named declared amendments to land parcels declared on his application which require re-digitisation by my Department. When this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the balance of the payment due in respect of the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will issue.

Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of successful applicants, the average payment and, in so far as is possible, the average administration cost of each scheme administered by his Department during the past year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38022/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The number of applicants and the average payments made in respect of the main schemes operated by my Department for 2009 are as follows:

* Based on 2009 born animals The average administration cost for each scheme is not readily available as the Divisions within my Department have multifunctional roles. However, I can provide the Deputy with a copy of my Departments annual output statement which summarises the main activities into five programmes and specifies, among other things, the resources required for each of these programmes.