Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food, further to correspondence (details supplied), if she will furnish a full reply to the issue raised. [12051/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Agriculture and Food has established 40.66 single payment entitlements for the person named following the application of the force majeure provision under Article 40 of Council Regulation EC No 1782/2003, which governs the single payment scheme. The person in question joined the early retirement scheme in 2002 and he leased 25.3 hectares of land to the lessee. He may activate his single payment entitlements by completing and submitting a 2005 single payment application form, even if he declares no land in 2005. The activation of entitlements will mean that the lessor can retain the entitlements until the closing date for applications under the 2007 single payment scheme unless he has transferred the entitlements with land prior to that date. He may transfer his 25.3 entitlements with land leased to the lessee under the private contract clause arrangement if the lessor and the lessee agree. The lessee may then use these entitlements and qualify for single payment on them for the duration of the lease. The lessee only established 8.4 entitlements — 25.3 hectares divided by three — on the leased land as he was only leasing it for one of the years — 2002 — of the reference period.

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a company (details supplied) has been approved for forestry grant aid in County Roscommon. [12053/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There is no record of an application for afforestation grant aid by the company in question in respect of the townland referred to.