Written answers
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Agriculture Scheme Penalties
4:00 pm
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of the penalties applied to farmers by number and by size of penalty under the single farm payment, disadvantaged areas and rural environment protection schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I regret the delay in responding to the Deputy.
The data sought by the Deputy is set out below in respect of the 2009 and 2010 Schemes. The data in respect of the 2011 Schemes will be made available when it is finalised later in the year.
2009 Single Payment Scheme - Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions & Penalties | ||||||
County | No. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction Applied | Value - Late Penalty Reductions Applied | No. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | No. of Applicants - Overclaim Penalty | Value - Overclaim Penalty |
Carlow | 8 | €2,179 | 32 | €6,041 | 7 | €6,134 |
Cavan | 23 | €3,254 | 162 | €26,532 | 47 | €30,747 |
Clare | 24 | €5,236 | 262 | €41,153 | 50 | €42,398 |
Cork | 54 | €7,734 | 717 | €137,232 | 137 | €119,228 |
Donegal | 36 | €3,936 | 679 | €93,014 | 197 | €96,337 |
Dublin | 6 | €730 | 33 | €4,325 | 6 | €2,593 |
Galway | 100 | €16,474 | 671 | €84,768 | 181 | €86,703 |
Kerry | 32 | €4,704 | 525 | €50,189 | 116 | €36,014 |
Kildare | 26 | €6,736 | 94 | €24,150 | 25 | €27,424 |
Kilkenny | 19 | €5,690 | 172 | €35,115 | 23 | €30,602 |
Laois | 12 | €2,611 | 177 | €40,682 | 38 | €40,406 |
Leitrim | 16 | €1,513 | 183 | €16,031 | 43 | €17,888 |
Limerick | 39 | €8,451 | 289 | €69,145 | 62 | €71,965 |
Longford | 20 | €2,240 | 233 | €28,071 | 66 | €24,889 |
Louth | 12 | €1,623 | 84 | €12,731 | 22 | €9,108 |
Mayo | 53 | €5,569 | 964 | €101,187 | 260 | €104,709 |
Meath | 59 | €14,161 | 208 | €41,045 | 56 | €49,747 |
Monaghan | 13 | €2,248 | 263 | €43,862 | 84 | €50,993 |
Offaly | 26 | €5,551 | 134 | €21,510 | 33 | €16,681 |
Roscommon | 25 | €2,876 | 375 | €51,128 | 85 | €56,967 |
Sligo | 23 | €4,104 | 209 | €30,232 | 49 | €28,075 |
Tipperary | 32 | €4,150 | 360 | €76,379 | 59 | €63,299 |
Waterford | 11 | €1,638 | 108 | €24,976 | 25 | €25,234 |
Westmeath | 14 | €2,822 | 189 | €45,855 | 54 | €63,334 |
Wexford | 21 | €3,572 | 122 | €17,532 | 20 | €11,143 |
Wicklow | 15 | €4,606 | 90 | €18,548 | 25 | €21,903 |
Total | 719 | €124,409 | 7,335 | €1,141,432 | 1,770 | €1,134,522 |
2010 Single Payment Scheme - Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions & Penalties | ||||||
County | No. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction Applied | Value - Late Penalty Reductions Applied | No. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | No. of Applicants - Overclaim Penalty | Value - Overclaim Penalty |
Carlow | 10 | €2,537 | 67 | €54,084 | 15 | €121,618 |
Cavan | 52 | €15,075 | 316 | €47,362 | 71 | €46,777 |
Clare | 34 | €6,178 | 488 | €79,456 | 86 | €56,547 |
Cork | 79 | €43,353 | 1,030 | €402,164 | 208 | €463,658 |
Donegal | 61 | €12,200 | 782 | €136,245 | 208 | €211,394 |
Dublin | 11 | €5,283 | 39 | €13,518 | 11 | €21,272 |
Galway | 101 | €23,629 | 802 | €149,220 | 173 | €170,583 |
Kerry | 48 | €12,735 | 630 | €128,346 | 118 | €145,472 |
Kildare | 23 | €8,081 | 87 | €40,408 | 18 | €24,400 |
Kilkenny | 23 | €17,898 | 251 | €60,889 | 32 | €60,576 |
Laois | 12 | €3,652 | 205 | €52,361 | 31 | €46,779 |
Leitrim | 23 | €12,102 | 300 | €32,259 | 58 | €35,649 |
Limerick | 44 | €37,515 | 311 | €76,970 | 57 | €103,381 |
Longford | 21 | €7,661 | 196 | €25,240 | 53 | €28,314 |
Louth | 13 | €2,167 | 91 | €19,524 | 24 | €19,787 |
Mayo | 77 | €23,881 | 1,193 | €118,116 | 245 | €115,078 |
Meath | 35 | €15,931 | 229 | €234,190 | 48 | €176,349 |
Monaghan | 21 | €9,474 | 236 | €109,896 | 63 | €125,989 |
Offaly | 19 | €4,499 | 215 | €73,624 | 47 | €176,820 |
Roscommon | 35 | €6,680 | 428 | €77,807 | 85 | €77,640 |
Sligo | 30 | €6,705 | 241 | €34,755 | 68 | €40,205 |
Tipperary | 40 | €37,659 | 482 | €192,331 | 72 | €215,187 |
Waterford | 14 | €4,415 | 129 | €59,328 | 22 | €62,561 |
Westmeath | 19 | €3,055 | 231 | €36,971 | 45 | €29,859 |
Wexford | 28 | €7,341 | 213 | €53,003 | 37 | €59,902 |
Wicklow | 18 | €14,985 | 172 | €29,938 | 25 | €28,698 |
Total | 891 | €344,689 | 9,364 | €2,338,001 | 1,920 | €2,664,493 |
2009 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme - Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions & Penalties | ||||||
County | No. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction Applied | Value - Late Penalty Reductions Applied | No. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | No. of Applicants - Overclaim Penalty | Value - Overclaim Penalty |
Carlow | 6 | €590 | 10 | €164 | 8 | €1,794 |
Cavan | 20 | €4,032 | 139 | €3,813 | 74 | €20,572 |
Clare | 22 | €6,881 | 196 | €4,700 | 74 | €11,115 |
Cork | 24 | €9,158 | 272 | €6,939 | 145 | €30,868 |
Donegal | 40 | €4,741 | 533 | €12,449 | 298 | €77,067 |
Dublin | 0 | €0 | 7 | €180 | 5 | €681 |
Galway | 119 | €21,359 | 665 | €15,737 | 260 | €58,877 |
Kerry | 43 | €15,735 | 385 | €10,061 | 170 | €28,395 |
Kildare | 5 | €388 | 17 | €346 | 21 | €2,737 |
Kilkenny | 8 | €4,926 | 65 | €1,505 | 43 | €6,242 |
Laois | 9 | €1,923 | 75 | €1,871 | 53 | €13,594 |
Leitrim | 19 | €3,850 | 190 | €4,720 | 67 | €11,176 |
Limerick | 30 | €5,006 | 153 | €3,967 | 69 | €13,736 |
Longford | 21 | €5,967 | 176 | €4,489 | 88 | €17,873 |
Louth | 3 | €169 | 29 | €594 | 25 | €2,603 |
Mayo | 50 | €4,109 | 844 | €18,913 | 359 | €61,472 |
Meath | 11 | €746 | 53 | €998 | 33 | €3,745 |
Monaghan | 17 | €1,763 | 275 | €6,825 | 123 | €24,406 |
Offaly | 18 | €1,858 | 67 | €1,323 | 50 | €7,525 |
Roscommon | 26 | €2,487 | 357 | €9,280 | 122 | €31,141 |
Sligo | 27 | €3,624 | 215 | €5,457 | 93 | €17,451 |
Tipperary | 17 | €3,738 | 191 | €3,678 | 86 | €19,200 |
Waterford | 5 | €435 | 29 | €743 | 34 | €7,237 |
Westmeath | 12 | €3,038 | 113 | €2,505 | 66 | €15,684 |
Wexford | 9 | €319 | 34 | €567 | 20 | €3,176 |
Wicklow | 12 | €7,907 | 40 | €916 | 41 | €8,146 |
Total | 573 | €114,749 | 5,130 | €122,738 | 2,427 | €496,512 |
2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme - Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions & Penalties | ||||||
County | No. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction Applied | Value - Late Penalty Reductions Applied | No. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty) | No. of Applicants - Overclaim Penalty | Value - Overclaim Penalty |
Carlow | 2 | €137 | 22 | €529 | 11 | €8,331 |
Cavan | 48 | €6,405 | 209 | €5,193 | 101 | €28,657 |
Clare | 34 | €3,129 | 297 | €8,234 | 108 | €22,036 |
Cork | 36 | €3,286 | 361 | €9,707 | 213 | €68,346 |
Donegal | 60 | €8,083 | 547 | €14,239 | 289 | €60,421 |
Dublin | 0 | €0 | 6 | €139 | 5 | €805 |
Galway | 108 | €13,732 | 621 | €15,913 | 268 | €86,314 |
Kerry | 38 | €5,255 | 339 | €8,738 | 161 | €42,545 |
Kildare | 8 | €2,531 | 18 | €425 | 16 | €2,117 |
Kilkenny | 12 | €4,389 | 75 | €1,661 | 41 | €10,562 |
Laois | 8 | €2,443 | 80 | €1,906 | 50 | €9,204 |
Leitrim | 24 | €6,170 | 252 | €6,436 | 121 | €34,141 |
Limerick | 18 | €3,514 | 115 | €2,660 | 72 | €22,410 |
Longford | 17 | €874 | 152 | €4,199 | 71 | €12,655 |
Louth | 5 | €578 | 42 | €891 | 38 | €7,390 |
Mayo | 61 | €6,611 | 949 | €24,508 | 338 | €67,388 |
Meath | 10 | €1,411 | 54 | €1,084 | 34 | €6,083 |
Monaghan | 27 | €5,740 | 206 | €5,248 | 92 | €36,244 |
Offaly | 9 | €1,046 | 97 | €2,070 | 78 | €13,919 |
Roscommon | 33 | €4,870 | 391 | €10,070 | 147 | €44,945 |
Sligo | 30 | €5,927 | 206 | €5,341 | 121 | €29,555 |
Tipperary | 24 | €5,067 | 179 | €3,999 | 107 | €23,368 |
Waterford | 4 | €941 | 41 | €908 | 18 | €5,695 |
Westmeath | 20 | €3,064 | 135 | €3,058 | 69 | €20,016 |
Wexford | 8 | €348 | 63 | €1,273 | 27 | €6,689 |
Wicklow | 15 | €8,318 | 90 | €2,101 | 44 | €5,063 |
Total | 659 | €103,867 | 5,547 | €140,527 | 2,640 | €674,897 |
2009 Rural Environment Protection Scheme Penalties | ||||||
County | No. of Scheme Penalties | Net Amount of Scheme Penalties | No. of Cross Compliance Penalties | Net Amount of Cross Compliance Penalties | ||
Carlow | 39 | €16,657 | 2 | €339 | ||
Cavan | 73 | €15,126 | 8 | €2,314 | ||
Clare | 79 | €22,783 | 6 | €518 | ||
Cork | 334 | €92,273 | 20 | €6,091 | ||
Donegal | 224 | €71,687 | 16 | €2,408 | ||
Dublin | 17 | €9,383 | 0 | €0 | ||
Galway | 488 | €91,454 | 29 | €7,028 | ||
Kerry | 366 | €87,679 | 20 | €2,210 | ||
Kildare | 71 | €9,440 | 7 | €379 | ||
Kilkenny | 34 | €8,675 | 3 | €279 | ||
Laois | 153 | €54,543 | 6 | €663 | ||
Leitrim | 158 | €42,681 | 1 | €98 | ||
Limerick | 109 | €45,744 | 9 | €1,150 | ||
Longford | 92 | €31,574 | 7 | €753 | ||
Louth | 26 | €8,369 | 2 | €621 | ||
Mayo | 319 | €61,587 | 7 | €644 | ||
Meath | 71 | €28,277 | 5 | €866 | ||
Monaghan | 58 | €20,229 | 7 | €1,956 | ||
Offaly | 131 | €20,801 | 3 | €181 | ||
Roscommon | 99 | €18,825 | 1 | €39 | ||
Sligo | 92 | €22,689 | 3 | €502 | ||
Tipperary | 171 | €46,553 | 20 | €9,039 | ||
Waterford | 94 | €68,228 | 22 | €4,050 | ||
Westmeath | 127 | €36,044 | 3 | €507 | ||
Wexford | 98 | €33,257 | 12 | €1,608 | ||
Wicklow | 86 | €20,817 | 6 | €654 | ||
Total | 3,609 | €985,374 | 225 | €44,897.88 | ||
County | No of Scheme Penalties | Net Amount of Scheme Penalties | No of Cross Compliance Penalties | Net Amount of Cross Compliance Penalties | ||
Carlow | 25 | €8,276 | 6 | €1,052 | ||
Cavan | 67 | €16,153 | 13 | €741 | ||
Clare | 109 | €20,646 | 4 | €154 | ||
Cork | 321 | €84,509 | 27 | €3,754 | ||
Donegal | 144 | €23,474 | 7 | €961 | ||
Dublin | 8 | €11,969 | 1 | €38 | ||
Galway | 385 | €61,011 | 23 | €2,908 | ||
Kerry | 287 | €78,011 | 13 | €1,615 | ||
Kildare | 12 | €5,071 | 2 | €450 | ||
Kilkenny | 73 | €17,315 | 9 | €1,913 | ||
Laois | 81 | €20,055 | 12 | €1,127 | ||
Leitrim | 116 | €27,407 | 9 | €504 | ||
Limerick | 53 | €23,128 | 12 | €2,433 | ||
Longford | 29 | €13,233 | 5 | €424 | ||
Louth | 28 | €1,458 | 3 | €445 | ||
Mayo | 286 | €61,751 | 15 | €2,244 | ||
Meath | 94 | €27,714 | 6 | €590 | ||
Monaghan | 95 | €10,663 | 4 | €661 | ||
Offaly | 84 | €19,198 | 4 | €91 | ||
Roscommon | 87 | €17,997 | 8 | €1,007 | ||
Sligo | 52 | €10,767 | 4 | €151 | ||
Tipperary | 175 | €22,269 | 35 | €6,652 | ||
Waterford | 78 | €21,256 | 19 | €4,820 | ||
Westmeath | 38 | €14,090 | 5 | €607 | ||
Wexford | 148 | €38,222 | 23 | €6,203 | ||
Wicklow | 27 | €3,265 | 8 | €1,189 | ||
Total | 2,902 | €658,911 | 277 | €42,735 |
Calendar Year Penalty* | Value of Penalties | |||||||
County | 1% - 2% | 3% - 4% | 5% - 8% | 9% - 14% | 15% - 20% | >20% | SPS | DAS |
Carlow | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | €11,736 | €749 |
Cavan | 14 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | €23,517 | €7,522 |
Clare | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | €11,556 | €3,050 |
Cork | 58 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 3 | €128,858 | €4,369 |
Donegal | 28 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | €24,357 | €4,698 |
Dublin | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | €49,146 | €1,069 |
Galway | 43 | 27 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 6 | €87,291 | €19,131 |
Kerry | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | €20,023 | €6,239 |
Kildare | 25 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | €31,330 | €497 |
Kilkenny | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | €57,542 | €3,392 |
Laois | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | €27,319 | €3,050 |
Leitrim | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | €7,817 | €1,720 |
Limerick | 10 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | €74,995 | €7,098 |
Longford | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | €52,021 | €8,626 |
Louth | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | €20,606 | €1,061 |
Mayo | 18 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | €17,437 | €3,523 |
Meath | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | €22,428 | €584 |
Monaghan | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | €23,016 | €7,982 |
Offaly | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | €32,974 | €1,712 |
Roscommon | 16 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | €10,657 | €2,814 |
Sligo | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | €4,032 | €1,925 |
Tipperary | 18 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 6 | €68,682 | €7,181 |
Waterford | 23 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | €48,008 | €3,189 |
Westmeath | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | €12,668 | €1,880 |
Wexford | 29 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | €47,968 | €1,019 |
Wicklow | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | €7,048 | €1,363 |
Total | 439 | 292 | 322 | 5 | 102 | 41 | €923,032 | €105,443 |
* An applicant can breach across multiple SMRs or inspections but these will be represented by a single Calendar Year Penalty |
2010 Cross Compliance Penalties applied to SPS/DAS - County Breakdown | |||||||||
Calendar Year Penalty* | Value of Penalties | ||||||||
County | 1% - 2% | 3% - 4% | 5% - 8% | 9% - 14% | 15% - 20% | >20% | SPS | DAS | |
Carlow | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | €30,216 | €1,846 | |
Cavan | 35 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | €19,199 | €5,531 | |
Clare | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | €12,918 | €2,291 | |
Cork | 88 | 29 | 45 | 3 | 18 | 1 | €203,527 | €12,291 | |
Donegal | 18 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | €42,764 | €5,296 | |
Dublin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | €4,019 | €235 | |
Galway | 45 | 24 | 38 | 2 | 23 | 5 | €92,821 | €19,804 | |
Kerry | 28 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 3 | €65,139 | €14,571 | |
Kildare | 15 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | €18,455 | €1,204 | |
Kilkenny | 18 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | €54,265 | €3,927 | |
Laois | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | €107,129 | €6,533 | |
Leitrim | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | €7,886 | €2,406 | |
Limerick | 24 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 38 | 3 | €129,370 | €17,167 | |
Longford | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | €37,714 | €6,327 | |
Louth | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | €36,226 | €2,419 | |
Mayo | 21 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | €20,196 | €5,242 | |
Meath | 32 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | €41,680 | €1,012 | |
Monaghan | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | €8,456 | €3,218 | |
Offaly | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | €49,011 | €3,607 | |
Roscommon | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | €36,643 | €4,459 | |
Sligo | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | €3,092 | €1,496 | |
Tipperary | 58 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 27 | 8 | €247,657 | €16,944 | |
Waterford | 23 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 3 | €144,081 | €8,693 | |
Westmeath | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | €22,245 | €2,662 | |
Wexford | 58 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 5 | €227,797 | €11,170 | |
Wicklow | 16 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | €48,736 | €5,570 | |
Total | 612 | 334 | 420 | 23 | 195 | 46 | €1,711,242 | €165,921 | |
* An applicant can breach across multiple SMRs or inspections but these will be represented by a single Calendar Year Penalty | |||||||||
2009 - SMR1 (Special Protection Areas) | |||||||||
COUNTY | 1% - 2% | 3% - 4% | 5% - 8% | 9% - 14% | 15% - 20% | >20% | |||
Carlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Cavan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Clare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Cork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Donegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Dublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Galway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Kerry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Kildare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Laois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Leitrim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Limerick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Longford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Louth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Meath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Offaly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Roscommon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Sligo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Tipperary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Waterford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Westmeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Wexford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Wicklow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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