Written answers

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

4:00 pm

Photo of Tom FlemingTom 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]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon 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
CountyNo. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction AppliedValue - Late Penalty Reductions AppliedNo. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)No. of Applicants - Overclaim PenaltyValue - Overclaim Penalty
Carlow8€2,17932€6,0417€6,134
Cavan23€3,254162€26,53247€30,747
Clare24€5,236262€41,15350€42,398
Cork54€7,734717€137,232137€119,228
Donegal36€3,936679€93,014197€96,337
Dublin6€73033€4,3256€2,593
Galway100€16,474671€84,768181€86,703
Kerry32€4,704525€50,189116€36,014
Kildare26€6,73694€24,15025€27,424
Kilkenny19€5,690172€35,11523€30,602
Laois12€2,611177€40,68238€40,406
Leitrim16€1,513183€16,03143€17,888
Limerick39€8,451289€69,14562€71,965
Longford20€2,240233€28,07166€24,889
Louth12€1,62384€12,73122€9,108
Mayo53€5,569964€101,187260€104,709
Meath59€14,161208€41,04556€49,747
Monaghan13€2,248263€43,86284€50,993
Offaly26€5,551134€21,51033€16,681
Roscommon25€2,876375€51,12885€56,967
Sligo23€4,104209€30,23249€28,075
Tipperary32€4,150360€76,37959€63,299
Waterford11€1,638108€24,97625€25,234
Westmeath14€2,822189€45,85554€63,334
Wexford21€3,572122€17,53220€11,143
Wicklow15€4,60690€18,54825€21,903
Total719€124,4097,335€1,141,4321,770€1,134,522
2010 Single Payment Scheme - Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions & Penalties
CountyNo. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction AppliedValue - Late Penalty Reductions AppliedNo. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)No. of Applicants - Overclaim PenaltyValue - Overclaim Penalty
Carlow10€2,53767€54,08415€121,618
Cavan52€15,075316€47,36271€46,777
Clare34€6,178488€79,45686€56,547
Cork79€43,3531,030€402,164208€463,658
Donegal61€12,200782€136,245208€211,394
Dublin11€5,28339€13,51811€21,272
Galway101€23,629802€149,220173€170,583
Kerry48€12,735630€128,346118€145,472
Kildare23€8,08187€40,40818€24,400
Kilkenny23€17,898251€60,88932€60,576
Laois12€3,652205€52,36131€46,779
Leitrim23€12,102300€32,25958€35,649
Limerick44€37,515311€76,97057€103,381
Longford21€7,661196€25,24053€28,314
Louth13€2,16791€19,52424€19,787
Mayo77€23,8811,193€118,116245€115,078
Meath35€15,931229€234,19048€176,349
Monaghan21€9,474236€109,89663€125,989
Offaly19€4,499215€73,62447€176,820
Roscommon35€6,680428€77,80785€77,640
Sligo30€6,705241€34,75568€40,205
Tipperary40€37,659482€192,33172€215,187
Waterford14€4,415129€59,32822€62,561
Westmeath19€3,055231€36,97145€29,859
Wexford28€7,341213€53,00337€59,902
Wicklow18€14,985172€29,93825€28,698
Total891€344,6899,364€2,338,0011,920€2,664,493
2009 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme - Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions & Penalties
CountyNo. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction AppliedValue - Late Penalty Reductions AppliedNo. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)No. of Applicants - Overclaim PenaltyValue - Overclaim Penalty
Carlow6€59010€1648€1,794
Cavan20€4,032139€3,81374€20,572
Clare22€6,881196€4,70074€11,115
Cork24€9,158272€6,939145€30,868
Donegal40€4,741533€12,449298€77,067
Dublin0€07€1805€681
Galway119€21,359665€15,737260€58,877
Kerry43€15,735385€10,061170€28,395
Kildare5€38817€34621€2,737
Kilkenny8€4,92665€1,50543€6,242
Laois9€1,92375€1,87153€13,594
Leitrim19€3,850190€4,72067€11,176
Limerick30€5,006153€3,96769€13,736
Longford21€5,967176€4,48988€17,873
Louth3€16929€59425€2,603
Mayo50€4,109844€18,913359€61,472
Meath11€74653€99833€3,745
Monaghan17€1,763275€6,825123€24,406
Offaly18€1,85867€1,32350€7,525
Roscommon26€2,487357€9,280122€31,141
Sligo27€3,624215€5,45793€17,451
Tipperary17€3,738191€3,67886€19,200
Waterford5€43529€74334€7,237
Westmeath12€3,038113€2,50566€15,684
Wexford9€31934€56720€3,176
Wicklow12€7,90740€91641€8,146
Total573€114,7495,130€122,7382,427€496,512
2010 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme - Eligibility/Area-Based Reductions & Penalties
CountyNo. of Applicants -Late Penalty Reduction AppliedValue - Late Penalty Reductions AppliedNo. of Applicants -Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)Value - Overclaim Adjustment Applied (Not Penalty)No. of Applicants - Overclaim PenaltyValue - Overclaim Penalty
Carlow2€13722€52911€8,331
Cavan48€6,405209€5,193101€28,657
Clare34€3,129297€8,234108€22,036
Cork36€3,286361€9,707213€68,346
Donegal60€8,083547€14,239289€60,421
Dublin0€06€1395€805
Galway108€13,732621€15,913268€86,314
Kerry38€5,255339€8,738161€42,545
Kildare8€2,53118€42516€2,117
Kilkenny12€4,38975€1,66141€10,562
Laois8€2,44380€1,90650€9,204
Leitrim24€6,170252€6,436121€34,141
Limerick18€3,514115€2,66072€22,410
Longford17€874152€4,19971€12,655
Louth5€57842€89138€7,390
Mayo61€6,611949€24,508338€67,388
Meath10€1,41154€1,08434€6,083
Monaghan27€5,740206€5,24892€36,244
Offaly9€1,04697€2,07078€13,919
Roscommon33€4,870391€10,070147€44,945
Sligo30€5,927206€5,341121€29,555
Tipperary24€5,067179€3,999107€23,368
Waterford4€94141€90818€5,695
Westmeath20€3,064135€3,05869€20,016
Wexford8€34863€1,27327€6,689
Wicklow15€8,31890€2,10144€5,063
Total659€103,8675,547€140,5272,640€674,897
2009 Rural Environment Protection Scheme Penalties
CountyNo. of Scheme PenaltiesNet Amount of Scheme PenaltiesNo. of Cross Compliance PenaltiesNet Amount of Cross Compliance Penalties
Carlow39€16,6572€339
Cavan73€15,1268€2,314
Clare79€22,7836€518
Cork334€92,27320€6,091
Donegal224€71,68716€2,408
Dublin17€9,3830€0
Galway488€91,45429€7,028
Kerry366€87,67920€2,210
Kildare71€9,4407€379
Kilkenny34€8,6753€279
Laois153€54,5436€663
Leitrim158€42,6811€98
Limerick109€45,7449€1,150
Longford92€31,5747€753
Louth26€8,3692€621
Mayo319€61,5877€644
Meath71€28,2775€866
Monaghan58€20,2297€1,956
Offaly131€20,8013€181
Roscommon99€18,8251€39
Sligo92€22,6893€502
Tipperary171€46,55320€9,039
Waterford94€68,22822€4,050
Westmeath127€36,0443€507
Wexford98€33,25712€1,608
Wicklow86€20,8176€654
Total3,609€985,374225€44,897.88
CountyNo of Scheme PenaltiesNet Amount of Scheme PenaltiesNo of Cross Compliance PenaltiesNet Amount of Cross Compliance Penalties
Carlow25€8,2766€1,052
Cavan67€16,15313€741
Clare109€20,6464€154
Cork321€84,50927€3,754
Donegal144€23,4747€961
Dublin8€11,9691€38
Galway385€61,01123€2,908
Kerry287€78,01113€1,615
Kildare12€5,0712€450
Kilkenny73€17,3159€1,913
Laois81€20,05512€1,127
Leitrim116€27,4079€504
Limerick53€23,12812€2,433
Longford29€13,2335€424
Louth28€1,4583€445
Mayo286€61,75115€2,244
Meath94€27,7146€590
Monaghan95€10,6634€661
Offaly84€19,1984€91
Roscommon87€17,9978€1,007
Sligo52€10,7674€151
Tipperary175€22,26935€6,652
Waterford78€21,25619€4,820
Westmeath38€14,0905€607
Wexford148€38,22223€6,203
Wicklow27€3,2658€1,189
Total2,902€658,911277€42,735
Calendar Year Penalty*Value of Penalties
County1% - 2%3% - 4%5% - 8%9% - 14%15% - 20%>20%SPSDAS
Carlow563111€11,736€749
Cavan14610074€23,517€7,522
Clare1574021€11,556€3,050
Cork582347083€128,858€4,369
Donegal281510050€24,357€4,698
Dublin1479041€49,146€1,069
Galway4327340176€87,291€19,131
Kerry201510071€20,023€6,239
Kildare251216012€31,330€497
Kilkenny3511031€57,542€3,392
Laois1559031€27,319€3,050
Leitrim227030€7,817€1,720
Limerick101019036€74,995€7,098
Longford101010052€52,021€8,626
Louth754010€20,606€1,061
Mayo181512110€17,437€3,523
Meath1489030€22,428€584
Monaghan14124243€23,016€7,982
Offaly1131051€32,974€1,712
Roscommon16119010€10,657€2,814
Sligo654020€4,032€1,925
Tipperary182730086€68,682€7,181
Waterford231118161€48,008€3,189
Westmeath12106020€12,668€1,880
Wexford292122000€47,968€1,019
Wicklow9144001€7,048€1,363
Total439292322510241€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
County1% - 2%3% - 4%5% - 8%9% - 14%15% - 20%>20%SPSDAS
Carlow864130€30,216€1,846
Cavan3569091€19,199€5,531
Clare7411011€12,918€2,291
Cork8829453181€203,527€12,291
Donegal181315011€42,764€5,296
Dublin211000€4,019€235
Galway4524382235€92,821€19,804
Kerry2821242123€65,139€14,571
Kildare15714120€18,455€1,204
Kilkenny18819151€54,265€3,927
Laois10315155€107,129€6,533
Leitrim1648010€7,886€2,406
Limerick2422233383€129,370€17,167
Longford765062€37,714€6,327
Louth1044012€36,226€2,419
Mayo211517030€20,196€5,242
Meath321311220€41,680€1,012
Monaghan1375042€8,456€3,218
Offaly755042€49,011€3,607
Roscommon27510030€36,643€4,459
Sligo1522210€3,092€1,496
Tipperary5845381278€247,657€16,944
Waterford2325314123€144,081€8,693
Westmeath111210010€22,245€2,662
Wexford5833340115€227,797€11,170
Wicklow161422021€48,736€5,570
Total6123344202319546€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)
COUNTY1% - 2%3% - 4%5% - 8%9% - 14%15% - 20%>20%
Carlow000000
Cavan000000
Clare000000
Cork000000
Donegal000000
Dublin000000
Galway000000
Kerry000000
Kildare000000
Kilkenny000000
Laois000000
Leitrim000000
Limerick000000
Longford000000
Louth000000
Mayo000000
Meath000000
Monaghan000000
Offaly000000
Roscommon000000
Sligo000000
Tipperary000000
Waterford000000
Westmeath000000
Wexford000000
Wicklow000000

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