Written answers

Thursday, 28 April 2016

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8791/16]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application under the Basic Payments (BPS) and Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes (ANC) on 13 May, 2015. The advance and balancing payments due under the BPS have already issued to the nominated bank account of the person named. A final balancing payment will issue over the coming weeks when the definitive value of entitlements has been established.

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8793/16]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by Change of Registration Details of Herdnumber following the addition of his daughter to his herdnumber. This application was fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 8thMarch 2016.

The person named also submitted an application under the 2015 Young Farmers’ Scheme to my Department, with his daughter as the young farmer. Officials from my Department have been in direct contact with the person named in relation to outstanding documentation required to finalise the processing of this application. Once the relevant documents have been received the applications will be finalised, with a view to payment issuing as soon as possible thereafter.

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal of a decision on entitlements by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8795/16]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted a Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights and values by Gift of Holding as transferee. This application was fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued on 18thApril 2016.

The person named also submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the National Reserve and also the Young Farmers Scheme. These applications were fully processed and payment issued on 26thApril 2016.

My Department has no record of having received an appeal from the person named in respect of a decision on entitlements.

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