Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 283: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their area based payment or their single farm payment. [42131/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 May 2010. On processing the application an over-claim was identified on one of the parcels declared and the person named was written to in this regard on 13 September 2010. No reply has been received to date. An official from my Department will contact the person named with a view to resolving this query.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 284: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if payments due will issue without any further delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [42141/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 6 May 2010.

This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance Inspection.

The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed.

Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme all Ground Eligibility Inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

In the vast majority of cases that were inspected amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that the Land Parcel Identification System that is used for making payments to farmers is kept up-to-date. Processing of these changes is continuing with priority being given to applications that were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 285: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received his area-based payment or his single farm payment. [42151/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2010. A number of land parcels declared on the application required re-digitisation. This process is now complete and advance payment due in respect of the Single Payment Scheme will issue shortly to the person named. The applicant was paid his full payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme on 1 November 2010.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 11 May 2010. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme, which issued on 18 October and the 75% advance payment under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme, which issued on 13 September, were on the basis of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation. Immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the further payment due issuing shortly thereafter.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 19 April 2010. This application is now fully processed and payment will issue in the coming days.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 288: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to have the single farm payment granted immediately to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [42225/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 20 April 2010. The 50% advance payment, which issued on 20 October, was in respect of those parcels cleared for payment at that stage, as a number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required digitisation. Immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the further payment due issuing shortly thereafter.

Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 289: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [42245/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 29 April 2010.

This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Animal Identification Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed.

Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme all Ground Eligibility Inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

In the vast majority of cases that were inspected amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that the Land Parcel Identification System that is used for making payments to farmers is kept up-to-date. Processing of these changes is continuing with priority being given to applications that were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 290: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [42246/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation; following digitisation, issues were revealed regarding over-claims and parcel use in respect of a number of parcels concerned. My Department has written to the person named regarding these matters and, on receipt of a satisfactory reply, the application will be further processed with a view to payment at an early date thereafter.

Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 291: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [42247/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 14 May 2010.

This application was selected for and was the subject of a Ground Eligibility and Full Cross Compliance Inspection. The inspection process is complete and the results are now being processed.

Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payments Scheme all Ground Eligibility Inspections must be completed before any payment can issue to any applicant under either scheme, including those not selected for a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

In the vast majority of cases that were inspected amendments have had to be made to the maps in order that the Land Parcel Identification System that is used for making payments to farmers is kept up-to-date. Processing of these changes is continuing with priority being given to applications that were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 292: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [42253/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 29 April 2010. A number of parcels listed on the application of the person named required re-digitisation; immediately this process is complete, provided no errors are identified, the application will be further processed, with a view to the payment due issuing shortly thereafter.