Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 327: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a REP scheme payment will be made to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12816/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Payment dated 21 April 2005 has issued in this case.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application, as a [i]forcemajeure[/i] case, was approved for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [12817/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The persons named, having been notified that the circumstances outlined by them did not satisfy the criteria for forcemajeure-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 to the persons named on 22 April 2005. The findings of the appeals committee were that the original decision taken by my Department should be upheld.