Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 385: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the application for the single payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [8853/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person named has submitted applications in respect of both the new entrant and inheritance measures of the single payment scheme.

The application in respect of the inheritance measure of the scheme has been deemed unsuccessful as there were no entitlements to transfer and the person named has been notified accordingly.

Following initial processing of her new entrant application the application form was returned to the person named to complete certain details that had been omitted. To date the amended form has not been returned. An official from my Department has been in contact with the person named and advised her that on receipt of the fully completed application form the single payment unit will be in a position to notify her that the application for the new entrant measure has been successful and the years 2000 and 2001 will be excluded from her single payment calculation.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a decision will be expedited on the [i]force majeure[/i] appeal for the single payment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8864/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The applicant for consideration of force majeure or exceptional circumstances in this case having been notified that the circumstances outlined by her did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure or exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 submitted an appeal to the independent single payment appeals committee.

Following a full examination of the circumstances outlined in the appeal the independent single payment appeals committee made a recommendation and a letter issued in the case named on 11 March 2005. The findings of the appeals committee were that the original decision taken by my Department should be upheld.