Written answers

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Grant Payments

8:00 pm

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 747: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the single farm and area based payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1211/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application was received on 9 March 2011 requesting the transfer of Single Payment entitlements from the first person named to the second person named by way of inheritance under the 2011 scheme year. A copy of the first person's Will was also received. Under the Will of the first person named, his wife is the rightful beneficiary of the entitlements. A letter issued on 29 September 2011 requesting the completion of a Waiver form if she wished to waive her rights in favour of the second person named. To date no such Waiver has been received and it has not been possible to complete the requested transfer. In addition, while the second person named has applied to transfer the herd-number into her own name, to date sufficient legal evidence for such a transfer has not been provided to the Local District Veterinary Office namely a copy of Probate.

Following receipt of the required documentation, payment under the 2011 Single Payment Scheme and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme will be released.

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 748: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application to the agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1223/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) with effect from 1st November 2010. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.

These checks have now all been successfully completed and I expect payment to issue shortly.

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 749: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application to the agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1224/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved for participation in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) with effect from 1st November 2010. Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.

These checks have now all been successfully completed and I expect payment to issue shortly.

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 750: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment has issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1230/12]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 751: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment has issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1231/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 750 and 751 together.

An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on 6 April 2011, following processing of which over-claims were identified in respect of four land parcels declared by the person named. Following correspondence with my Department, the applicant confirmed in writing, on 15 November, that he accepted the reference areas assigned to these parcels under my Department's Land Parcel Identification System and the payments which have already issued in respect of both Schemes were accordingly reduced, in line with the governing EU regulations.

I have arranged to have an official contact the person named directly in this regard.

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 752: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1240/12]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 755: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an inspection for REP scheme payment was only carried out in November even though the application (details supplied) was submitted at the end of May; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is resulting in a delay in payment being made to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1251/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 752 and 755 together.

The person named commenced REPS 4 in May 2009 and received payment for the first two years of the contract. REPS 4 is a measure under the current 2007-13 Rural Development Programme and accordingly is subject to EU Regulations which require detailed administrative checks on all applications to be completed before any payments can issue.

The file in this case was chosen for an on farm inspection. The inspection was carried out as part of the overall programme of farm inspections that the Department is required to carry out in order to meet its regulatory obligations. The inspection revealed that land parcels declared under the scheme required digitisation. I expect this digitisation to be completed shortly and that the 2011 application will be processed for payment in the very near future.

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