Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 369: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will consider allowing persons who had commonage, particularly in the Achill area, and who did not put that commonage in their area aid form due to reasons outside of their own making, to go into the REP scheme. [11737/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of the circumstances of farmers with commonage on Achill. The provisions of the rural environment protection scheme do not allow the farmers to receive REP scheme payments on the commonage. I have asked my officials to examine the situation.

Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding an appeal lodged under the single payment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [11765/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question was notified that the circumstances outlined by him did not satisfy the criteria for force majeure exceptional circumstances under Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003. He then 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 to the person on 15 April 2005. The findings of the appeals committee were that the original decision taken by the Department of Agriculture and Food should be upheld.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 371: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive details of their single payment entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11791/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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A certificate of provisional entitlements under the single payment scheme issued to the herdowner in this case on 12 April 2005. The statement included a detailed breakdown of how the provisional entitlements were calculated.