Written answers

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants who are active farmers and who submitted an application under the 2015 basic payment scheme, but whose payments under the rural environment protection scheme are still outstanding, where his Department has stated that issues arose with the single payment scheme and the rural environment protection area scheme area cross-checks in 2012 and 2013; the number and details of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of cases where a REPS4 payment is still outstanding for the 2012 Scheme Year and the 2013 Scheme Year because of an issue that arose with the land areas under the Single Payment Scheme is 7. The breakdown of these cases per county is contained in the following table:

2012 Number of Cases 2013 Number of Cases
Cork 1 Galway 1
Galway 1 Tipperary 2
Monaghan 1 Wicklow 1

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants who are active farmers and who submitted an application under the 2015 basic payment scheme, but whose payments under the rural environment protection scheme remain outstanding, where his Department has stated that no issues of non-compliance were found at inspection, but where an issue arose with the single payment scheme reference areas, which issue has since been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of cases where a REPS4 payment is still outstanding because of issues which arose originally with Single Payment Scheme reference areas, is 3.

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