Agriculture Schemes (Houses of the Oireachtas)

Agriculture Schemes - Agri-environment options scheme - applications

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the reason for the delay in processing an application for the AEOS 2 plan by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 173 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Agri-environment options scheme - applications

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] The person named joined AEOS2 with a start date of 1 September 2011. The contract was due to run up to 31 December 2016. An inspection was carried out on 11 May 2012. An issue arose in relation to water courses on the farm. The inspectors decision was to disallow the Alternative...

Agriculture Schemes - Data - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the individual allocation to AEOS, GLAS and organics under the €233.8 million announced for agri-environmental schemes in budget 2018. [Q. No(s) 180 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Data - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] The allocations for the individual schemes mentioned by the Deputy will be set out in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) to be published later this year.

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Topical Issues] I understand that and I understand why the problem has arisen. I would like the Minister of State to try to deal with it. The system was to take in the nutrient management plans before March 2017. The deadline was extended until the middle of June. It then had to be extended a s...

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Topical Issues] The advisers.[Doyle, Andrew]

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Topical Issues] Or the advisers. There will always be somebody who is a little late. Everybody does not get every wisp of hay home; that is life but farmers have been waiting for their money for a very lengthy period as the Minister of State will acknowledge. What needs to be acknowledged is tha...

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Topical Issues] I wish to clarify a couple of points. I attended the Agricultural Consultants Association annual conference and was asked about this matter at the end of it. It was just coming up to the deadlines for area aid applications, in May. Those to whom I spoke said the workload at that ...

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Topical Issues] I am very glad to see the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, in the Chamber. The issue I am raising is about green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments. The 6,000 or more farmers waiting for their GLAS money are waiting for their 2016 payments, and we are now nearly at...

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Topical Issues] I thank Deputy Kenny for raising this matter, which gives me an opportunity to outline the up to date position regarding the 2016 payments under GLAS. It is important to point out with regard to the Deputy's final point, that GLAS is the most heavily subscribed scheme ever run unde...

Agriculture Schemes - Payments - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the status of single farm payments following inspection for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 174 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Payments - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] The person named submitted a 2017 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes application on 15 April 2017. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (i.e. sat...

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the steps he will take to ensure that an ANC payment due to a person (details supplied) is issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 165 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] An application under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 12 May 2017. Processing of this application is now completed and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the position regarding the issuing of a 2016 ANC payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 172 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] An application under the 2016 ANC Scheme was received from the person named on 6 April 2016. Under the 2016 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants were required to meet a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per eligible forage hectare for a retention period of seven cons...

Agriculture Schemes - Eligibility - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the reason a person (details supplied) did not qualify for a single farm payment since inheriting a 30 acre farm in 2014. [Q. No(s) 171 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Eligibility - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] In order to be eligible for an automatic allocation of entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme, a farmer must have been eligible to receive a direct payment under the 2013 Single Payment Scheme. The person named commenced farming under the herd as supplied in September 2014 an...

Agriculture Schemes - Young farmers scheme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the number of applications under the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme; the number of applications processed to date if not yet finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 174 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Young farmers scheme - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] My Department has received 1,339 applications under the 2017 National Reserve and 9,308 applications under the 2017 Young Farmers Scheme. Processing of applications is at an advanced stage. My Department continues to engage with a number of applicants where outstanding documentat...

Agriculture Schemes - Agri-environment options scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...if the overpayments made to a person (details supplied) under the AEOS 2 scheme 2011 will be examined with a view to minimising the amount of overpayment calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 417 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Agri-environment options scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] The person named joined AEOS 2 on 16 May 2011 with actions of Species Rich Grassland and Traditional Stonewall Maintenance. Following an inspection, which was carried out on 15 September 2015, the total eligible area found for Species Rich Grassland was 5.35 ha. The area claime...

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 418 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] An application under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received in my Department from the person named on 17 April 2017. Under the 2017 ANC Scheme, eligible applicants are required to have met a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per hectare for...

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 419 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Areas of natural constraint scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] An application under the 2017 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on 27 April 2017. Processing of the application is now completed and payment will issue directly to the nominated bank account of the person named shortly.

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when a GLAS balancing payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 412 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and has been paid the 85% advance payment for 2016. During the processing of the 15% 2016 balance payment an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. Depa...

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the status of a GLAS 2016 payment for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 413 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Agriculture Schemes - Green low-carbon agri-environment scheme - payments

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. The applicant has received their 2015 GLAS payment in full. The 85% advance payment for 2016 has recently been paid. The claim will now move to validation checks for the processing of...