Written answers

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Grant Payments

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 450: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason single farm payment has not issued in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26297/11]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2010. Payments under the Single Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 9 November 2010 (advance payment) and 1 December 2010 (balancing payment) on the clear eligible area. However, the person named subsequently appealed a reduction applied to the eligible area on a Commonage parcel declared on their application. Following a review by my Department, the appeal was upheld, as a result of which arrangements are now being made to have the balance of the payment due issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named.

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 451: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason headage payment for sheep has not issued in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26298/11]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Applicants under the Grassland Sheep Scheme are required, inter alia, to submit an appropriately completed Sheep Census to my Department, payment being confined to the breeding ewes held by the applicant. Although an application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 12 May 2010, it was found, following validation, that while the person named had returned the Sheep Census, as required, no breeding ewes had been declared. Therefore, no payment is due under the Grassland Sheep Scheme to the person named.

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 452: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/11]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 16 May 2011. The 50% advance payment under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme is not due to issue until 16 October 2011. Payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme commenced on 22 September.

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

Under EU regulations governing the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme and the Single Payment 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.

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