Written answers
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Basic Payment Scheme Data
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the basic payment scheme that were listed for a remote satellite inspection; when the inspection took place; the reason this data has yet to be returned to his Department; if it is acceptable that farmers should have their payments delayed due to administrative delays in performing such inspections, given that the contractor and his Department had in excess of three months to complete them; if he will release a partial payment to farmers, given that these delays are completely outside of their control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38540/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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EU Regulations gov erning the Basic Payment Scheme requires my Department to carry out administrative checks to verify that the eligibility conditions for aid have been met. The regulations also require that these administrative checks be supplemented by on-the-spot checks, i.e. ground and/or remote sensing inspections. Furthermore the regulations state that payments due under the Direct Payment scheme s shall not be made before the verification of the eligibility conditions have been finalised. In submitting an application under the Direct Payment Schemes and other area-based schemes, an applicant agrees to comply with the conditions of these schemes. In order to reduce the number of on farm inspections and to remove the need for an initial farm visit my Department has moved to increase the use of remote sensing inspections using satellite imagery. In 2015 6,805 cases were selected for inspection remotely. All 6,805 cases been initiated. Approximately 5,000 have been concluded and any payments due following application verification checks have issued. It is my Department’s intention to finalise all outstanding remote sensing cases as soon as possible.
Where an individual application has been selected for a remote sensing inspection no payment can issue to the applicant until the inspection has been completed and the results are fully processed. EU regulations do not allow partial payments for these cases.
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting a first instalment under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme; the corresponding value of payments outstanding; if he will ensure that a partial payment is made to all farmers, while outstanding issues are being resolved; the corresponding number awaiting the final instalment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38541/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The tables below show, at a county level, the n umber of applicants, the number of applicantspaid the number of applicants not paid and the total amount paid to date under both the Basic Payments Scheme and the Areas of Natural Constraints. It is not possible to calculate the amount of payment outstanding at county level as requested by the Deputy. This is because for outstanding cases under both schemes there may be outstanding queries which, when resolved, may have an impact on the level of payment due. My Department is prioritising the processing of all such outstanding cases with regular payment runs continuing over the coming weeks. Balancing payments of 27% will begin to issue from 1 December, with the final instalment (3%) due for payment in 2016.
2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme stats
County | Number of applicants | Number Paid | Number Not Paid | € Amount paid to date |
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Carlow | 760 | 613 | 147 | 1,290,808.77 |
Cavan | 4,866 | 4029 | 837 | 8,283,472.30 |
Clare | 6,115 | 5066 | 1049 | 11,459,218.56 |
Cork | 7,079 | 5473 | 1606 | 12,439,126.76 |
Donegal | 8,625 | 6448 | 2177 | 14,510,067.35 |
Dublin | 150 | 104 | 46 | 217,216.46 |
Galway | 12,015 | 9212 | 2803 | 19,197,440.31 |
Kerry | 7,752 | 5895 | 1857 | 14,135,628.69 |
Kildare | 528 | 406 | 122 | 765,568.91 |
Kilkenny | 1,784 | 1373 | 411 | 2,918,137.04 |
Laois | 1,727 | 1380 | 347 | 2,783,433.96 |
Leitrim | 3,527 | 2784 | 743 | 6,123,403.55 |
Limerick | 2,956 | 2356 | 600 | 4,657,616.62 |
Longford | 2,399 | 1930 | 469 | 4,000,453.70 |
Louth | 803 | 614 | 189 | 1,058,092.75 |
Mayo | 11,598 | 8902 | 2696 | 18,284,104.42 |
Meath | 1,357 | 1113 | 244 | 2,017,484.59 |
Monaghan | 4,113 | 3411 | 702 | 6,487,609.91 |
Offaly | 2,427 | 1946 | 481 | 3,781,757.50 |
Roscommon | 5,751 | 4560 | 1191 | 9,650,046.79 |
Sligo | 4,053 | 3244 | 809 | 6,820,794.21 |
Tipperary | 4,525 | 3637 | 888 | 7,788,645.94 |
Waterford | 1,445 | 1113 | 332 | 2,413,787.28 |
Westmeath | 2,690 | 2158 | 532 | 4,151,632.59 |
Wexford | 1,504 | 1125 | 379 | 2,116,615.15 |
Wicklow | 1,836 | 1370 | 466 | 3,211,376.88 |
Totals | 102,385 | 80 , 262 | 22 , 123 | 170,563,540.99 |
2015 Basis Payment Scheme
County | Num Eligible BPS | Num Paid | Number not Paid | Amt Paid |
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CARLOW | 1560 | 1321 | 239 | 12 , 813 , 987.31 |
CAVAN | 4551 | 4115 | 436 | 20 , 147 , 118.73 |
CLARE | 5818 | 5364 | 454 | 27 , 835 , 545.74 |
CORK | 12336 | 10563 | 1 , 773 | 86 , 604 , 519.78 |
DONEGAL | 8028 | 7150 | 878 | 29 , 248 , 033.92 |
DUBLIN | 599 | 488 | 111 | 4 , 241 , 150.18 |
GALWAY | 11480 | 10190 | 1 , 290 | 46 , 018 , 451.98 |
KERRY | 7415 | 6569 | 846 | 34 , 678 , 844.5 0 |
KILDARE | 1991 | 1684 | 307 | 16 , 281 , 296.65 |
KILKENNY | 3207 | 2718 | 489 | 27 , 576 , 043.03 |
LAOIS | 2743 | 2355 | 388 | 20 , 398 , 548.8 0 |
LEITRIM | 3265 | 2930 | 335 | 10 , 439 , 213.19 |
LIMERICK | 4771 | 4386 | 385 | 28 , 999 , 110.79 |
LONGFORD | 2267 | 2032 | 235 | 11 , 139 , 984.93 |
LOUTH | 1449 | 1235 | 214 | 10 , 092 , 305.3 0 |
MAYO | 11042 | 9809 | 1 , 233 | 36 , 238 , 884.82 |
MEATH | 3590 | 3201 | 389 | 29 , 418 , 140.82 |
MONAGHAN | 3860 | 3543 | 317 | 17 , 284 , 531.29 |
OFFALY | 2921 | 2552 | 369 | 19 , 501 , 018.39 |
ROSCOMMON | 5448 | 4864 | 584 | 23 , 333 , 579.87 |
SLIGO | 3834 | 3505 | 329 | 13 , 881 , 406.4 0 |
TIPPERARY | 6566 | 5785 | 781 | 53 , 057 , 046.03 |
WATERFORD | 2286 | 1912 | 374 | 19 , 830 , 223.33 |
WESTMEATH | 2849 | 2483 | 366 | 17 , 910 , 367.03 |
WEXFORD | 3796 | 3141 | 655 | 29 , 753 , 852.52 |
WICKLOW | 2007 | 1688 | 319 | 14 , 354 , 219.25 |
Total | 119 , 679 | 105 , 583 | 14,096 | 661 , 077 , 424.6 0 |
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