Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 404: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment under the grassland sheep scheme 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32756/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2010 Single Payment Scheme/Grassland Sheep Scheme was received from the person named on the 14 May 2010. This application was fully processed and payment under the Grassland Sheep Scheme issued on 1 February 2011, based, in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, on the original Sheep Census return received by my Department on 11 January 2010, which indicated that the person named had twenty breeding ewes in his flock.

The person named has since appealed to my Department stating that incorrect details were entered on the Sheep Census return. This appeal was received after it was found at inspection that the sheep census return was correct. The appeal was subsequently rejected.

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

Question 405: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has been requested to submit a map that was already submitted with the single farm payment application last May; the reason for the delay in finalising this application in view of the fact that they have submitted the map a second time; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32767/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2011, following processing of which an over-claim was identified in respect of a land parcel declared by the person named. This necessitated correspondence in order to clarify the mapping position and, having been satisfactorily resolved, the 50% advance payment issued to the person named on 3 November.

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

Question 406: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their single farm payment or area based payment; when same will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32771/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 16th May 2011.

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

This inspection was completed and the results are now being processed.

In the vast majority of inspected cases 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 and priority is given to applications who were the subject of a Ground Eligibility Inspection.

Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [32789/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 13 May 2011. While the person named replied to a query in relation to an over-claim, which had been identified following processing of the application, the matter is not yet resolved and is still being investigated. However, immediately the matter is resolved, the application will be further processed with a view to the appropriate payment issuing shortly thereafter.