Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Photo of Noel CoonanNoel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the young farmer scheme, the single payment scheme, the organic scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2011/16]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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An application under the 2015 basic payment/Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 29 May 2015. Payment under the ANC scheme issued directly to the nominated bank account of the person named on 14 January 2016. Under the EU Regulations governing the Organic Farming Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Basic Payment Scheme must take place. It is expected that these checks will be completed shortly.  Payment will issue once the application concerned has passed all administrative checks including cross checks.

The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by way of gift from the previous owner of the herd number shown to the person named as the new owner of this herd number. The change of name on the herd number occurred after the submission of the Basic Payment Scheme application. This necessitated the submission of a new Basic Payment Scheme application from the person named. The transfer application is now being processed with a view to issuing payment under the Basic Payment Scheme as soon as possible.

The person named also submitted an application under the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. This application is currently being processed and once finalised the applicant will be notified in writing of the decision with a view to payment shortly thereafter.

Photo of Pat BreenPat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/16]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a 2015 Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and reference values by Change of Registration details from two individuals who previously held the above herd number in joint names, to the person named who now holds the above herd number in his sole name. On 15 October 2015 my Department wrote to both the transferors and transferee under this application requesting further information which is required in order to process the transfer application. No reply has been received to date. My Department will contact the parties again with a view to clarifying the outstanding issues.

The person named also submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department.  Once payment under the Basic Payment Scheme has been made, the applications to the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme will be processed.

The person named commenced their AEOS 1 contract on 1 November 2010 and has been paid for the 2010-2014 scheme years.

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 take place. As it is their final scheme year re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed.   It is expected that these checks will be completed shortly.

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